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Caprice of Chaira
Description
Pasteurized cow’s milk. Persistent, sweet and salty flavor; with a spicy and astringent touch.
Pairing
It pairs with mature wines, with an enveloping and delicate body.
Sensorial
Notes of nuts and a certain bitterness at the end.
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Roncari Blue Cheese
Description
Made in the town of Roncal, in the Basque region of Northern Spain, some call this sheep’s variety blue cheese the Roquefort de España. Due to its velvet and creamy texture and smooth flavor this cheese can be used in sauces, for croquettes, salads, compotes, cheese boards and for desserts.
Pairing
Is ideal drunk with strong wines and sparkling wine.
Sensorial
Compact cheese with some holes and blue mould. White to creamy colour with blue mould development. Lactic aroma and slightly acidic, strong taste and a creamy finish.
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Semi-mature Mahon Cheese Mercadal
Description
Mahon is a semi cured cow's milk cheese aged for 3 months and is also known as Queso Mahón-Menorca, (because of its origin), it represents the excellence in Menorcan cheese from Balearic island. It is full flavoured with a creamy lactose note that fills your mouth with the sweetness of milk. It is great in cooking sandwiches or pizzas. It comes as a pressed cheese paste, with parallelepiped shape with rounded edges. Combining sobrasada (a fermented chorizo) with melted mahon is an excellent match with toast or in a crunchy roll.
Pairing
This cheese goes fabulous with dry white or rosé wines.
Sensorial
Firm texture, easy to cut. Of medium-intense aroma reminiscent of fresh milk and butter. Mild taste which can be reminiscent of yogurt, caramel and olive oil.
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Murcia al Vino Cheese PDO
Description
Pressed, washed, uncooked cheese made from Murcian goat´s milk and cured for a minimum of 45 days for large cheeses and 30 days for small ones. Macerated in red wine during ripening to give the rind the characteristic color and aroma. A pleasantly sharp aroma and unsalty flavor. The red wine in which the cheese is soaked during ripening gives a flowery aroma and a pleasant aftertaste with reminiscences of goat’s milk and cream. The texture is creamy and elastic. The pate is semi-soft with small eyes, ivory white, slightly acidic and creamy to taste. On the outside, the rind appears purple, characteristic of red wine baths during maturation. As with other Spanish cheeses, Queso de Murcia is eaten with beer or wine or as a part of meal with fruits & nuts.
Pairing
Best combined with young, fresh white wines or Rioja Spanish red wines.
Sensorial
Firm and elastic texture with a mild to medium taste. Light wine bouquet.
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Idiazabal Cheese
Description
Idiazabal smoked artisan raw milk cheese is a classic from the Basque Country. It is a cheese that brings us the pastures and landscapes of the mountains and valleys of the Basque Country. Slightly smoke and with floral notes. Intense aromas and taste. Is a sheep’s milk and hand made cheese that has a hard inedible outer rind.
Pairing
Goes very well with dry white wines or young red ones.
Sensorial
The flavor of Idiazabal cheese is intense with a marked “aged sheep's milk” character and some natural rennet flavor . It has a spicy tone and there must be an absence of bitterness. Its salinity is medium. After a tasting, it leaves a lingering aftertaste of its characteristic flavor.
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