Queso Artesano Viejo Marantona DO Manchego

Marantona Viejo Artisan Manchego Cheese

Product description: Pressed paste cheese made from sheep's milk from the Manchego breed, exclusively from our livestock, matured for a minimum of 18 months and a maximum of 24 months in a natural cave.

Production process: Collection and transport of the milk to the factory. Work in vats, heating the milk between 28°c and 32°c for 30 to 60 minutes until it coagulates. Draining and pressing of the curd in the moulds for a minimum of 4 hours. demoulding and salting by immersion in brine. Drying and maturing in chambers under controlled conditions.

 Ingredients: Sheep's milk, anti-butcher salts, rennet and salt.

Organoleptic specifications: Pale yellow to greenish-blackish hard rind and firm, compact paste varying in colour from white to yellowish ivory. Slightly acidic flavour which increases with maturing. Buttery sensation with small, unevenly distributed eyes.

Allergens: Milk as the sole raw material in the manufacture of the cheese.