Lavender Fennel Goat cheese rules the plate in Tucson

I have officially located the best cheese ever.  

While in Tucson for Christmas with my husband's family, we went for dinner to Vin Tabla. They have a terrific (if brief) cheese menu (available here) and we ordered 1 oz each of the following: 

• Brillat Savarin, which is a melt in your mouth soft cow's milk cheese;   
• Cabecou Armagnac, a soft goat's milk cheese wrapped in chestnut leaves that have been soaked in french brandy;  
  
• Purple Haze, a fluffy chevre with a dusting of lavender and fennel seed mixed in.
  

The Purple Haze blew me away!  I've never had a cheese that tasted like morning. It was just so pleasant and fresh and creamy, with none of the heaviness that people sometimes associate with cheese. I liked it so much, I looked to see if I could get it at the Cowgirl Creamery here in DC -- happily, I can.  Check out their cheese encyclopedia entry with full info.

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