Crumbly mountain cheese · Piémont
Castelmagno DOP
By Eros Buratti (sélection) · Piedmont (Cuneo), Italy
A Piémont mountain cheese (Valle Grana), semi-hard and crumbly, naturally veined with age. Raw cow's milk. Distinctive, mineral character — a connoisseur's cheese, an emblem of Piémont cuisine.
DOPAppellation
CrumblyPaste
Raw cow's milkMilk
PiémontRegion
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ITasting notes
Profile
Intensity
MildIntense
Length
ShortLong
Saltiness
Lightly saltedSalty
Crumbliness
MeltingCrumbly
Tasting
Appearance
Rustic grey-brown rind, ivory to pale yellow, crumbly paste.
Aroma
Alpine, mineral, slightly fungal.
On the palate
Mild and tangy when young, powerful when aged; crumbles on the palate.
Aromas
AlpineMineralSlightly fungalTangy
Pairings
BaroloBarbera d'AlbaGnocchi al CastelmagnoConnoisseur's cheese board
IIIThe producer
Selection by Formaggi di Eros (Eros Buratti, Verbania), affineur; cheese produced within the Cuneo DOP zone.
VSpecifications
- Origin
- Piedmont (Cuneo), Italy
- Format
- ½ form (~2.5 kg)
- Packaging
- Sold by weight
- Storage
- Refrigerated (2–4 °C)
- Reference
- FRO-015
Information
- Milk
- Raw cow's milk
- Paste type
- Semi-hard, crumbly
- Ageing
- Min. 60 days (typ. 2–8 months)
- Raw / pasteurised milk
- Raw milk
- Appellation
- Castelmagno DOP
The cheese