La bûche Sainte-Maure (Poitou-Charentes - European Score 100/100

European Score analysis

Soignon La bûche Sainte-Maure (Poitou-Charentes) achieves a European Score of 100, ranking in the 45th percentile within the 11-product category of soft ripened cheese with bloomy rind from goat's milk. The breakdown awards 35 points each for company headquarters and manufacturing, 15 for distribution, 10 for ingredients, and 5 for proximity, with certifications contributing nothing. Origins are recorded as France, and manufacturing is confirmed at Soignon Saint-Martin-de-Saint-Maixent in the Poitou-Charentes region. Labels include vegetarian, French milk, Made in France, FSC and FSC Mix, and Triman — a set that emphasises domestic provenance and packaging responsibility without triggering the certifications scoring dimension. For a European-minded shopper, this cheese presents a clear and well-documented French provenance: the milk is French, the production is regional and named, and the corporate base is European. The absence of a PDO certification — despite the Sainte-Maure reference in the name — is noteworthy; PDO status applies to the full Sainte-Maure de Touraine denomination rather than this Poitou-Charentes variant. At the 45th percentile in a small category of 11 products, it sits just below the median, reflecting a competitive field where several products achieve similar scores.