Coulommiers is, like Brie de Meaux a very old cheese; the big difference is that at the cheese does not have an A.O.C. status. There is no standard recipe for this gourmet cheese, and Coulommiers comes in various sizes.

The cheese has a white, bloomy, often uneven rind with a little brown mottling as it ages. The maturation time is 8 weeks. It has a faint aroma of mushrooms and the flavor is quite mild and delicate in the young cheese, becoming more pronounced as it matures.