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PACKSIZE | 10/7 oz |
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Colombo’s Cremificato sets itself apart thanks to its exclusive formula: its creamy texture and delicious flavor have brought this Gorgonzola fame all over the world.
This unparalleled raw milk Manchego is exclusively produced using sheep`s milk collected from local herds. Once the milk is collected, Artequeso Manchego cheese is produced following only the strictest of artisan traditions, during which cheesemaker Alfonso Alvarez and his staff keep absolute control over each step of the cheese making process: this includes curd cutting, whey drainage, salting, and finally drying. Once the make process is complete, each wheel is carefully tended to during the affinage process, with particular attention devoted to controlled temperature and humidity levels.
Fourth generation cheesemaker Javier and his wife make this teardrop shaped cheese in their home in Lugo, Galicia, which also doubles as a cheese plant. It’s a tiny operation with only 4 employes, and the care with which this award-winning cheese is made shows. Javier waits until the end of the process to smoke the cheese with birch wood for up to 90 minutes. It develops a lovely caramel colored exterior, a golden interior with tiny eyes and a subtle smoked flavor. Javier says the aroma reminds his customers of a time gone by, when their food was cooked over a wood-fired flame. We couldn’t agree more.
Elaborated with raw sheep milk, Idiaza¡bal is a robust and sharp cheese, and usually ripened for a long period (at least 60 days). Its paste is delightful and chewy. The P.D.O. Idiazabal bheese is elaborated in the Basque Country and Navarre, from raw milk of the `Lacha` and `Carranzana` sheep´s varieties, natural rennet, and a minimum ripering of 2 months.
We start by using the best milk that we can find in our area. This means we start making cheese with the freshest milk possible. No artificial colorings, preservatives, or additives are used in the cheese making process of our Camembert, which is all done by hand. This cheese is quite creamy from the start with hint of milky creaminess. As the cheese ripens it develops creamy undertones and buttery characteristics topped off with a nutty mouth feel. MouCo Camembert is fully aged at 7-8 weeks. At this point the cheese flavor is fully complex with butter, creamy and nuts in it`s flavor display. The cheese just begins to flow when left to warm to room temperature.
This Manchego is aged for 12 months, and is a semi-firm cheese with a rich golden color and small holes. It ranges from mild to sharp, depending on how long it is aged.