CHEESE
CHEESE WITH DOP
CODE:
1151510001
MAKERS:
Selección Arangas
FAMILY:
Blue
QUALITY MARK:
PDO (Protected Designation of Origin)
COUNTRY:
España
REGION:
Asturias
MILK:
Cow
TREATMENT:
Raw milk
RIPENING:
Aged
INTENSITY:
Strong-very strong
WEIGHT: 2 a 2,5 kg
UNITS X BOX: 3
FAT IN 100G OF CHEESE: 25g
Cheese with PDO
Undoubtedly the most famous, powerful and ‘love it or hate it’ Spanish blue cheese, made in the heart of the Picos de Europa (Asturias). Awarded “Best Cheese of Spain” of the Official Competition of the Ministry of Agriculture in 2013.
HISTORY
The Asturian Council of Cabrales, in the heart of the National Park of the Picos de Europa and crossed by the river Cares, is the birthplace of the most important blue cheese in Spain. Of very limited production, Cabrales is exclusively handmade with raw milk and aged naturally in caves and cellars. With PDO since 1990. This cheese was awarded "Best Cheese of Spain" in 2013.
TASTING NOTES
Taste so powerful and pronounced, personal and unique, that it is very difficult to pair. The best suggestion is to create a contrast by pairing Cabrales with sweet and fruity wines (Muscatel, Pedro Ximenez etc.), with dense and glyceric white wines or with well-fruited cider, and with farmhouse loaf of bread. Cabrales will lead the flavour.
