Dubois-Boulay

Dubois-Boulay are one of the three or four family owned affineurs dealing exclusively in Crottin de Chavignol. The production area for the cheese stretches from Sancerre to Berrichonne in Champagne, although the AOC states that all affinage must take place within a strictly delimited AOC area. For this reason, there is a preponderance of producers but few affineurs. Dubois-Boulay alone deal with over 200 different cheesemakers. Although the AOC permits the use of frozen curds, a measure designed to ensure year-round availability of goat’s cheese, the use of frozen curds is forbidden in cheeses labelled fermier.