Crottin de Chavignol
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Crottin de Chavignol is a traditional French goat’s milk cheese from the Loire Valley, renowned for its small, cylindrical shape and increasingly nutty, complex flavor as it ages.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Crottin de Chavignol canonical | 3 |
| Crottin de Chavignol AOC cheese | 1 |
| Crottin de Chavignol cheese | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2957942 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Crottin de Chavignol Context triple: [Sancerre, typicalFoodPairing, Crottin de Chavignol]
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A.
Mont d'Or cheese
Mont d'Or cheese is a soft, rich, washed-rind cow’s milk cheese from the Jura region of France, traditionally sold in a spruce-wood box and eaten warm and spoonable.
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B.
Roquefort
Roquefort is a famous French blue cheese made from sheep's milk and aged in the natural caves of Roquefort-sur-Soulzon.
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C.
Brouilly
Brouilly is a French wine appellation in the Beaujolais region, known for its fruity, approachable red wines made primarily from the Gamay grape.
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D.
Camembert cheese
Camembert cheese is a soft, creamy, surface-ripened cow’s milk cheese from France, famous for its bloomy white rind and rich, earthy flavor.
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E.
Chèvres
Chèvres is a locality within the municipality of Bernex in the canton of Geneva, Switzerland, known for its semi-rural character and proximity to the city of Geneva.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Crottin de Chavignol Target entity description: Crottin de Chavignol is a traditional French goat’s milk cheese from the Loire Valley, renowned for its small, cylindrical shape and increasingly nutty, complex flavor as it ages.
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A.
Mont d'Or cheese
Mont d'Or cheese is a soft, rich, washed-rind cow’s milk cheese from the Jura region of France, traditionally sold in a spruce-wood box and eaten warm and spoonable.
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B.
Roquefort
Roquefort is a famous French blue cheese made from sheep's milk and aged in the natural caves of Roquefort-sur-Soulzon.
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C.
Brouilly
Brouilly is a French wine appellation in the Beaujolais region, known for its fruity, approachable red wines made primarily from the Gamay grape.
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D.
Camembert cheese
Camembert cheese is a soft, creamy, surface-ripened cow’s milk cheese from France, famous for its bloomy white rind and rich, earthy flavor.
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E.
Chèvres
Chèvres is a locality within the municipality of Bernex in the canton of Geneva, Switzerland, known for its semi-rural character and proximity to the city of Geneva.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French cheese
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cheese ⓘ goat's milk cheese ⓘ |
| agingAffectsFlavor | flavor becomes more nutty with age ⓘ |
| agingAffectsTexture | texture becomes drier and firmer with age ⓘ |
| agingTime | varies from fresh to several weeks or more ⓘ |
| aroma |
earthy when aged
ⓘ
goaty ⓘ |
| category | artisanal cheese ⓘ |
| color |
ivory paste when aged
ⓘ
white paste when young ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| curdType | lactic-set curd ⓘ |
| flavor |
complex when aged
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mild and lactic when young ⓘ nutty when aged ⓘ |
| goesWellWith |
Pouilly-Fumé wine
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Sancerre wine ⓘ
linked to:
Sancerre
|
| isEatenIn |
Europe
ⓘ
France ⓘ |
| isTraditionalProductOf | Loire Valley ⓘ |
| mainIngredient | goat's milk ⓘ |
| milkSource | goat ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Chavignol ⓘ |
| originCountryLanguage | French ⓘ |
| productionMethod | traditionally made from raw goat's milk ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin |
Centre-Val de Loire
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Loire Valley ⓘ |
| rindColor |
blue-speckled when aged
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white when young ⓘ |
| rindType | natural rind ⓘ |
| servingSuggestion |
served on cheese board
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served with crusty bread ⓘ |
| surfaceMicroflora | natural molds on rind ⓘ |
| texture |
firmer when aged
ⓘ
soft when young ⓘ |
| typicalFatContent | high in milk fat ⓘ |
| typicalServingTemperature | room temperature ⓘ |
| typicalShape | small cylinder ⓘ |
| typicalSize | small ⓘ |
| typicalUse |
baked cheese dishes
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gratin dishes ⓘ salads ⓘ table cheese ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Crottin de Chavignol Description of subject: Crottin de Chavignol is a traditional French goat’s milk cheese from the Loire Valley, renowned for its small, cylindrical shape and increasingly nutty, complex flavor as it ages.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Crottin de Chavignol
linked to: Crottin de Chavignol