It is named after the small town of Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine, in the department of Indre-et-Loire, at equal distance from westerly Chinon and easterly Loches.

Sainte-Maure de Touraine is an unpasteurized cheese made from full fat goat's milk.

[2] It has the form of a small log,[2] around 16–17 cm in length, and weighs at least 250 g. It is white and soft under a greyish moldy rind and is rolled in wood ash.

Protected since 1990 by the AOC Seal, Sainte-Maure de Touraine is made with traditional methods.

It is now the second-largest produced goat's cheese AOC in France, just behind Crottin de Chavignol.