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A semi-hard cheese from pasteurized whole buffalo milk and Aglianico Passito wine. Its marbled thin edible rind encases a crumbly dry paste evenly veined by the wine. Its complex olfactory notes include butter, umami, yeast, aromatic herbs like salvia, and floral notes of honey. Sweet mouthfeel, with a balanced saltiness and slight milky and vegetable aromatics. A pleasant consistency thanks to its melt-in-the-mouth and crumbliness.
Approx 250g wedge cut fresh to order
Buffalo milk
Campania, Italy
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