Affine de Chablis Cheese

All About Affine de Chablis Cheese

Affine de Chablis Cheese In Short

• Milk: pasteurized full cream cow’s milk
• Type: soft
• Origin: Burgundy, France
• Texture: creamy and smooth
  
• Fat Content: 55%
• Shape: a round, flat disc
  
• Color: orange
• Rind: washed
• Flavor: tangy, mild
  
• Aroma: strong, stinky
• Maturity: 3-4 weeks
• Season: Spring – Fall
• Producers: Chalancey, Germain, Berthaut

The Rest of the Story

Affine de Chablis is from from Burgundy and looks like and is very similar to Epoisse so I know it’s going to have a creamy interior and stinky aroma. What makes it different is it is washed with Chablis wine until it finishes maturing. This Chablis was adds to its flavor and aroma.

Like Epoisse, Affine de Chablis is sold in a wooden box. When you remove the wooden cover, you’ll be hit by its pungent smell and orange rind. Take a sniff and just enjoy the stinky aroma. This is a cheese style you love or hate. I love it.

Not quite as strong tasting as Epoisse, it still is full flavored and will get your attention when you take that first taste.

The producer Chalancey won a bronze medal for their Affine de Chablis at the 2018/2019 Word Cheese Awards.

How to Serve Affine de Chablis

In our house, we usually serve cheese before dinner as part of a cheese board and Affine de Chablis would be a perfect fit. Saying that, it would also be a great after dinner cheese course.

Remove it from the refrigerator about an hour before you plan to serve it. When you cut into the rind, you’ll be pleasantly surprised by the delicious velvety and gooey interior.

We like to serve it with a small spoon so we can spoon the goo onto a cracker or piece of French bread. Be sure to ask your family and friends not to lick the spoon because it will be tempting.

Wine

Being a Burgundy cheese, it makes sense to serve it with a delicious Chablis or Burgundy chardonnay.  Of course the wine doesn’t have to be from Burgundy. A nice Californian Chablis or chardonnay would be fine too.