French Cheeses

As a follow-up to the last post, I thought this list might be interesting.  It is a list of all the different AOC cheeses in France.  I've highlighted the ones I know we've tried in red, so it looks like we have a lot of work to do!  The years indicates the year that the cheese was officially added to the list.  As you can see, Roquefort is the oldest protected cheese on the list.

Note: I haven't highlighted Camembert or Brie because supposedly the names are very loosely applied to non-AOC cheeses and I cannot confirm whether we have tried the "real-thing".

Cow's milk cheeses

Abondance de Savoie - 1990

Beaufort - 1968

Bleu d'Auvergne - 1975

Bleu de Gex haut Jura - 1977

Bleu des Causses - 1979

Bleu du Vercors-Sassenage - 1998

Brie de Meaux - 1980

Brie de Melun - 1990

Camembert de Normandie - 1983

Cantal - 1956

Chaource - 1970

Comté - 1952

Époisses - 2004

Fourme d'Ambert - 1972

Fourme de Montbrison - 1972

Gruyère - 2007

Laguiole - 1961

Langres - 1991

Livarot - 1972

Maroilles - 1976

Morbier - 2000

Munster-Géromé - 1969

Neufchâtel - 1969

Pont l'Evêque - 1976

Reblochon - 1958

Saint-Nectaire - 1955

Salers - 1979

Tome des Bauges - 2002

Vacherin Mont d'Or - 1981

Goat's milk cheeses

Banon - 2003

Chabichou du Poitou - 1990

Chevrotin - 2002

Crottin de Chavignol - 1976

Mâconnais - 2005

Pélardon des Cevennes - 2000

Picodon - 1983

Pouligny-Saint-Pierre - 1972

Rigotte de Condrieu - 2008

Rocamadour see also Cabecou - 1996

Sainte-Maure de Touraine - 1990

Selles-sur-Cher - 1975

Valençay - 1998

Sheep's milk cheeses

Ossau-Iraty - 1980

Roquefort – 1925

Mixed milk cheeses

Brocciu - 1983 (sheep and goats' milk)