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"THE BLUE SAINT" - Blue sheep cheese aged in Vin Santo grape skins
Blue Cheese
Sheep
Pasteurized milk
Not edible crustProduct code
Availability
A rarity among rarities. From sheep milk marbled cheese, which is rare, we have created an even rarer one aged with Vin Santo “vinacce” grape skins (from Trebbiano, Malvasia and Pulcinculo grapes of the Sant’Anna di Montepulciano Winery -Siena) and therefore available only few months of the year.
“Vinacce”, are grape skins from grapes that are dried and then squeezed to obtain the juice that will become the famous Vin Santo Toscano after 7 years. Very few pieces of this cheese are produced to give great joy to the very few who will be privileged enough to try it. Blending two excellent types of cheese together is risky and may end up damaging both; however, we have managed to obtain the best from this product.
Pasteurised sheep MILK, lactic ferments, rennet, salt, noble molds of penicillium roqueforti, dried and pressed grape skins, liqueur wine.
Allergens: Milk and milk derivates, SulphitesMilk origin:
Italy
SHAPE: cylindrical with flat but irregular surfaces and rounded sides and traces of grape skins.
EXTERNAL FEATURES: the rind is barely visible under the brown grape skins; it is also mouldy and moist, of medium consistency.
INTERNAL FEATURES: when cut the marbling is brownish but once opened, after a 20-minute exposure to air, it will bloom and turn blue-green, the veins are not evenly distributed; the paste at the centre is white, changing to straw-yellow or amber towards the rind.
AROMA: an interesting cheese, it clearly releases lactic and buttery scents, vegetation like mushroom as well as the typical strong hints of sheep and barn. The rind also carries an aroma of alcohol and fruit.
TASTE: the initial saltiness dissolves gently giving space to its intense persistence and smell; many of the aromas are also reflected in the flavour. This cheese is complex and interesting with a variety of intense flavours, a real meditation cheese.
- Food pairings:
Meditation cheese; serve as aperitif, starter, on a cheese platter. Use in main courses like risotto, stuffed pasta, sauces, or as a dessert cheese paired with sweet wine.
- Wine pairings:
Best with sweet Tuscan Vin Santo, Malvasia, late harvest wine, Aleatico from Elba Island, or Passito from Pantelleria.
Blue CheeseSheepPasteurized milkNot edible crustProduct code
Availability
Unit of measurement
Kilo
Package Type
Form wrapped with aluminium paper and vacuum-packed
Weight per piece
approx. 3,8 Kg
Pieces per box
2 shapes
Storage conditions
Refrigerate from 0°C to +4°C
Transportation
Refrigerated from 0°C to +4°C
Product life in sealed package
30 days
Minimum order quantity
1 shape
Average nutritional values
per 100 g of product
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