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The cheese is enclosed in a black and dry crust that highlights its singularity, preserving the strong aroma. The fine cellar scents of the crust evoke the place of maturation. The paste is compact and is characterized by a color that varies from light yellow to straw yellow. The Sasso Nero has a crystalline structure and a slightly melting consistency in the mouth. Its typical flavor and the notes of roasted chestnuts, dried fruit and honey are the result of the long aging. The aftertaste has sweet notes of caramel and chocolate. Its flavor is therefore very complex, vigorous and unmistakable. A cheese of character and distinct recognizability.
Region: Italian Dolomite Alps – Trentino-Alto Adige / South Tyrol
Milk: Cow
Size: approx 250g wedge cut to order
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This Reblochon style cheese is a pasturised version of the classic Reblochon. Made in the Rhone Alps this mild washed rind has a slight scent of the cellar, a creamy texture and a nutty aftertaste. Its delicate and subtle flavours go well with a glass of Savoie wine and perfect to make Tartiflette.
Region: Rhone Alps
Milk: Pasteurised Cow’s Milk
Size: Approx 250g
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Region: Poitou-Charentes, France
Milk: Pasteurised Goat
Size: approx 150g each
Paglierino Pecorino Casa Madaio
A medium-matured pecorino, cave-aged for around 3 to 4 months. It is made with milk from sheep grazing in the National park of Cilento and the Valley of Diano. The flavour is balanced and gentle – slightly sweet, nutty, grassy flavours coming from the rich sheep’s milk with a mild, savoury finish. A delicious pecorino to serve on cheese platters, enjoy with a glass of Rosé or Pinot Noir. From artisan cheese-makers and affineurs Casa Madaio.
Region: Campania, Italy
Milk: Sheep
Size: approx 250g wedge cut to order
Drunken Cheese Selection
There is a long history of coating cheese with grapes and maturing cheese in wine in Italy. We import a number of these specialty ‘drunken cheeses’, most of which are made by hand in small quantities. This is a selection of the most popular and includes:
- Selection of 4 premiun Italian Druken soaked hard cheeses
- A packet of Mario Fongo Mini Mini Lingue 100g
- Gift Hamper Box $10 extra – please select your preference below from ‘Options’
NB: Each cheese is cut approximately at 200g. If an advertised cheese is not available, a similar cheese will be substituted. Wooden board, fruit, accompaniments and other equipment including knives and wine glasses shown in picture not included.
Blu di Moncenisio
Blu di Moncenisio is a mild blue cheese named after the mountainous region from which it hails. It is made with whole milk to create a rich, creamy flavour and a dense, buttery texture. The overall sensory experience is gentle and elegant with a long, smooth finish – not too strong and not too mild, but just right.
Region: Piedmont, Italy
Milk: Pasteurised Cow
Size: approx 250g wedge cut to order
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L’Etivaz is made in the style of traditional artisan gruyère and protected by appellation law which states it can only be made by hand in a copper cauldron with unpasteurised milk from cows grazing on Summer alpine pastures (May – October only). Typical of many Swiss mountain cheeses, it has a rich, nutty flavour with hints of dried fruit, grassy meadows and melted butter and a firm, smooth texture.
Region: South-western alps, Switerzerland
Milk: Unpasteurised Cow
Size: approx 250g wedge cut to order
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Region: Piedmont, Italy
Milk: Pasteurised Cow/Goat/Sheep blend
Size: (approx 1.6kg)
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Calcagno Pecorino Casa Madaio
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Region: Sardinia, Italy
Milk: Pasteurised Sheep
Size: approx 250g wedge, cut to order
Roy Des Vallees Tomme de Chevre et Brebis
Roy des Vallees (or ‘King of Valleys’) is an elegant blend of sheep and goat milk working together in perfect harmony to create a delicious smooth flavour with nuances of grassy pastures, citrus zest and sweet cashew nuts. Roy des Vallees is a great addition to a cheese platter for anyone looking for alternatives to cow’s milk cheeses. It is very wine-friendly and works well with a wide variety of white and lighter style red wines.
Region: Midi-Pyrénées, France
Milk: Pasteurised Sheep & Goat blend
Size: approx 250g wedge cut to order
