St. Nectaire is a French semisoft, washed-rind cheese from the Auvergne region of France. Made from the milk of Salers cows that feed on rich, volcanic pastures.
 
AOC awarded, St. Nectaire takes six to eight weeks to mature on rye straw mats, imparting a peculiar pungent smell to the cheese. When properly aged, it has a grayish-purple washed rind, dotted with white, yellow and red molds. The creamy, supple, silky textured paste melts in the mouth to reveal flavours of nuts, hay, cellars and mushroom.