SelecciĂ³n Manchego Sheep’s Cheese, 7 months, QueserĂa 1605
Technical sheet:
Ingredients: Raw Manchega sheep’s milk
Fat content: 37%
Ageing: 7 months
Producer: QueserĂa 1605
Origin: Finca Sierra La Solana, Ciudad Real (Spain)
P.D.O.: Manchego
Every Manchego cheese is identified on one of its flat faces with a numbered and serialized casein plate. QueserĂa 1605 is located on Finca Sierra La Solana, in the very heart of La Mancha, in the town of Herencia, in a privileged natural setting with a harsh, extreme climate that encourages the growth of very rustic vegetation, which serves as food for its Manchega-breed sheep. All these factors contribute to producing a cheese with unique characteristics.
Nutritional Information
- Energy value: 467.0 Kcal/ 1954 kj
- Protein: 36,49g
- Carbohydrates: 0.51 g. of which sugars: 0,51 g.
- Fat: 35.80 g. Of which saturated: 18.70 g.
- Dietary fiber: 0.00 g.
- Sodium: 1500 mg.
- Calcium: 848 mg.
Tasting notes:
1605 SelecciĂ³n, aged, is a bold, full-bodied, powerful yet harmonious Manchego cheese. It offers a palate full of nuances that invite you to keep tasting. Clean, elegant and fruity aroma, with hints of leather and wool. A pleasant fatty sensation (reminiscent of olive oil) and a slightly floury graininess can be perceived. Intense in flavor, smooth at first, but with great persistence on the palate. An elegant acidity is appreciated, combined with clean animal aromas and a very pleasant spicy aftertaste that appears at the end, accompanied by notes of nuts (lightly toasted hazelnuts). It is aged for a minimum of 7 months. Pure Spanish delicatessen.
Pairing:
We would pair it with young crianza red wines, and it can also be enjoyed with extra virgin olive oils, honeys or jams.
Storage
The ideal storage temperature for the cheese is 8 – 10 ºC. If you want to stop the development of the cheese and the molds on the natural rind, the temperature should be 4ºC. Best before at least 8 months, although it should be noted that from the 4th month onward, if the cheese is wrapped in paper, the paper will begin to stain due to the activity of the molds on the natural rind.