III Affinage Duration

Longest in stone, deepest in character.

Days underground before a wheel earns its rind.

Affinage Duration by Variety Bar chart comparing days to full maturity for six canonical French cave-aged cheeses: Époisses (45), Camembert (35), Munster (60), Roquefort (90), Comté (180), and Beaufort (240). DAYS 240 180 120 60 0 45 Époisses 35 Camembert 60 Munster 90 Roquefort 180 Comté 240 Beaufort
This is the Cheese Affinage Cave design system, applied by Curio Design — a design-style library for AI agents. Full Cheese Affinage Cave guide → designbycurio.com/learn/cheese-cave-affinage