Fromagerie Lincet
Family cheesemaker since 1895, six generations on. Its Saligny shop sells its Époisses, Chaource and Soumaintrain alongside other cheeses and regional products.
About Saint-Florentin
A small, flat, washed-rind cow's milk cheese from the village of Chailley, near Saint-Florentin in the Yonne. It is about 10 cm across and 4 cm high, with a yellow-orange, finely wrinkled rind and a cream-white paste. It is made from raw or pasteurised milk and has no protected name. It also exists as a fresh, plain white cheese.
Made in: Chailley, near Saint-Florentin, Yonne
On the plate
Mild, lactic and slightly acid with a discreet bitterness when young. As it ages the flavour grows stronger, with animal or vegetal notes. The rind is yellow-orange and the paste cream-white.
Rind: washed, orange and sticky
Wine and cheese
What to pour with Saint-Florentin
Aligoté Burgundy
Our pickSaint-Florentin is mild, lactic and slightly acid, with a discreet bitterness when young. Aligoté's high acidity matches that tang, and its body stands up to the washed rind without covering the milky paste.
The grapes behind these winesAligote
From the source
Where to buy and taste it
Ferme Lorne
Multi-generation dairy farm in the village that gives Soumaintrain its name, selling farmhouse Soumaintrain IGP and Saint-Florentin and welcoming visitors on set daily hours.
Alain Hess, Maître Fromager
Cheese shop on place Carnot in Beaune with about 200 cheeses, wine and fine groceries. Alain Hess, maître fromager since 1997 and an affineur, created the Délice de Pommard.
Fromagerie Porcheret
Founded in 1930 near the Dijon halles and renovated after Yann Lavigne took over in 2012. A glass trapdoor in the floor shows the vaulted ageing cellar below, and the counter holds more than 200 varieties of cheese.
Le Chalet Comtois
A Dijon cheese shop on rue Musette, founded in 1872 and under new owners since 2017. It stocks 250 to 300 cheeses, mostly from small producers, with Burgundy and Franche-Comté in the lead.
Au Gas Normand
Stall in the Dijon Halles run by maître fromager Sophie Greenbaum since 1983, selling raw milk Normandy cheeses and aged summer Comtés beside other French and European cheeses. Open on Halles market days.
Cheese experiences nearby
Marché des Halles de Dijon
Dijon's covered market, where cheese stalls such as Au Gas Normand sell Burgundy and other French cheeses on market days.
Atelier vins et fromages de Bourgogne
About an hour in a Dijon wine shop tasting three Burgundy wines each paired with a Burgundy cheese, including an Aligoté with Délice de Bourgogne and mustard. Saturdays at noon from 10 October to 26 December 2026.
Vélo et Fromages cycle route
A 22 km easy ride along the Canal de Bourgogne with four cheese tastings at farms, including the Soumaintrain producers Lorne and Leclère, ending at Flogny-la-Chapelle.
Fête du Vin, du Pain et du Fromage à Époisses
Annual village fair in Époisses with about 60 exhibitors selling wine, bread, cheeses and local produce, with a petting farm and music, and a festive evening the next Saturday.
Saint-Florentin: questions
Does Saint-Florentin have a protected name?
No. It is a traditional cheese without an AOP or IGP.
Same cheeseboard
More cheeses from Burgundy
Plan the trip
Visit Saint-Florentin country
Tastings and tours where it is made, and somewhere to stay.
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Sources: fr.wikipedia.org, www.leguidedufromage.com. The drawing is made from the cheese's recorded shape, rind and paste, not a photograph.