Abrigo

Rennet: Animal

Milk: Pasteurized Goat's Milk

Cheese: Type 2

Related: Ibores, Garroxta, Montcabrer

Origin: Made in Catalonia, Spain

Age: 3-4 Months

Story: Like all the other nu wave Spanish cheeses this one borrows liberally from tradition while forging its own path. It borrows the simple pressed curd recepie that is the Spanish idiom, and a traditional cheese form called tronchon. It makes the cheese look like it was stolen from a cathedral. The paste is verging on hard, and is very dense, with a salty, creamy flavor highlighted by a moldy note and a metallic tang.

Pairings: Cava, Spanish Whites, Cote Du Rhone, Cognac

1/4 LB 1/3 LB 1/2 LB 2/3 LB 3/4 LB 1 LB 2 LB 3 LB 4 LB 5 LB $22.00 per pound