 | Description: This handmade, unpasteurized sheep's milk cheese comes from the Spanish Pyrenees. Idiazabal is naturally smoked with a hard but edible orange-brown rind. In the old days, Basque shepherds lived in small mountain huts and had no space to store and age their cheeses other than inside their stone chimneys. As it turned out, people enjoyed the smoky flavor that the cheese acquired from aging inside the chimneys, and Idiazabal spread throughout Spain. Today, Idiazabal is produced in more modern facilities, but the process is still all-natural. The cheese is as delicious as ever, and the quality is more consistent. We love its perfumy bouquet and rich, buttery flavor and enthusiastically recommend Idiazabal as one of Spain's greatest cheeses. Made from unpasteurized sheep's milk.
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Type of Milk: Sheep
Where is it Produced: Spain
Wine Pairings:
| Bordeaux: The smoky tones of the cheese pair well with the rich oak and big fruit of the wines.
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| Cabernet Sauvignon: Moderate aging of the wine brings out the currant tones which balances the oily quality, and very light smoke in the cheese.
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