Roquefort Papillon Rouge 330 Gr, 1 Pièce - European Score 100/100

European Score analysis

Papillon's Roquefort Papillon Rouge is a raw sheep's milk Roquefort earning a perfect European Score of 100. The breakdown awards 35 points each for French company headquarters and manufacturing, 8 for ingredients, 15 for distribution, 5 for certifications, and 5 for proximity. The ingredients sub-score of 8 is below the maximum 10, which is the only shortfall in an otherwise fully scored product. The product carries a PDO label, accounting for the full certifications allocation.

Origins are listed as France with a specific French milk origin note. Papillon is one of the historic family producers of Roquefort, and the PDO designation formally ties this cheese to the Combalou caves near Roquefort-sur-Soulzon in the Aveyron department, where Roquefort must be matured.

Within the Roquefort cheeses category, the product sits at the 41st percentile across 58 products assessed. As with other PDO Roquefort products reviewed in this batch, the mandatory geographical constraint means category differentiation is limited, and the 41st percentile reflects the competitive density at the top of the scoring range. For a European-minded shopper, this is a product with clear French provenance, PDO-verified geographical identity, and a family-producer heritage. The slight reduction in the ingredients sub-score is the only technical note in an otherwise maximum-scoring profile.