My mother suggested I try Epoisse cheese from Burgundy

While wishing my mother a Merry Xmas, I mentioned that my wife liked very much Fromage d’Affinois. In my mother’s opinion Affinois is a generic, mass produced cheese and that if we were looking for authenticity, we should try Epoisse which she tasted numerous times on a recent trip to Burgundy visiting friends and family.
It has been rated as one of the 10 most pungent cheeses. Made with cow’s milk, it was introduced to the world by Cistercian Monks in the 16th century.
Sauternes would be a good wine pairing.