Alain Hess, Maître Fromager ★ 4.5
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.
NeighbourhoodBeaune centre
HoursMon-Fri 09:30-12:30 and 14:30-19:00; Sat 09:00-12:30 and 14:30-19:00; Sun 09:30-12:30
Known forJura cooperative shop: Comté, Morbier, Tomme, Raclette, Délice de Châlain and Jura wines
WineSells wine too
Burgundy wine and cheese
Mâconnais with Mâconnais Chardonnay (Mâcon-Villages, Pouilly-Fuissé)
Local traditionThe syndicate recommends a Mâconnais Chardonnay or a Mâcon red. A white matches the cheese's milky, buttery youth and its hazelnut and hay notes with age, without overwhelming a 30 to 40 g cheese.
Brillat-Savarin with Crémant de Bourgogne
Local traditionThe Burgundy wine board gives Crémant de Bourgogne its top rating for this triple cream. Bubbles and acidity cut through the butterfat and reset the palate after each bite.
Charolais with Viré-Clessé (Chardonnay)
Local traditionThe Burgundy wine board gives Viré-Clessé its top rating for Charolais. A Chardonnay of ripe fruit suits a creamy goat cheese with notes of grass, hay, hazelnut and butter.
Location
Address: 24 rue d'Alsace, 21200 Beaune, Burgundy
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Fromagerie Porcheret ★ 4.4
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Le Chalet Comtois ★ 4.2
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Au Gas Normand ★ 4.0
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.
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