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Murray's 1 Year Manchego

murrays 1 year manchego cheese

$26.00 / Lb
murrays 1 year manchego cheese
Murray's 1 Year Manchego
  • Pasteurized
  • Animal Rennet
  • Age: 12 Months
  • Sheep Milk
  • by Murray's Cheese
  • Spain
  • Approachable
    Adventurous
  • Soft
    Hard

Murray’s 1 Year Manchego is an authentic embodiment of a traditional Spanish sheep’s milk cheese. It’s slightly granular, packed with notes of almonds and caramel. Crafted in the traditional Spanish style using 100% Manchega sheep’s milk, its rind bears the classic, cross-hatch pattern that connotes the braided grass baskets that once held the cheese. Firm and nutty, this Manchego pairs well with a slice of Murray’s Membrillo and a handful of Marcona almonds.

“This classic Spanish cheese is a beautiful taste of history and is believed to date back thousands of years. I first had some on a school trip to Spain where I fell in love with tapas and their social food culture. Give me hunk of this nutty, caramelly cheese and a glass of red wine, and I’m all set. It tastes amazing with Caramelized Fig Chutney for a perfect sweet and salty combo.”
Murray’s Wholesale – New York, NY
Pasteurized Sheep's Milk, Salt, Rennet, Cheese Cultures

Allergens: Milk

  • Manchego cheese has been made in Spain since the Bronze Age, and was even referenced Miguel de Cervantes’ literary classic, Don Quixote.
  • The cheese is made using milk from Manchega sheep, a breed that’s native to the Iberian Peninsula.
  • It’s a seasonal milk, gathered only during April, May, and June, when ewes graze across the pastures of Spain’s La Mancha Region.
  • The sheep are notorious for providing small quantities of milk. In the case of Manchego, each ewe averages just 26 gallons of milk per year.
  • The nutty, granular paste is encased in a rind that’s distinct in its cross-hatch pattern.
  • Traditionally, the curds were pressed into braided esparto grass baskets, leaving the distinct, cross-hatch design, known as pleita, on the rind.
  • Today, the cheese is shaped in a mold that imparts this pattern as a nod to its historical production methods.
  • In 1984, Manchego earned Denominación de Origen (or "DO," meaning designation of origin) status to protect its integrity and tradition.
  • For a cheese to be classified as Manchego, it must be made exclusively from the whole milk of Manchega ewes, it must come from La Mancha, and it must be aged in natural caves for at least two months.
  • This Manchego spends 12 months maturing, taking on a firm texture and full-flavor free of the waxy paste and gamy notes that can sometimes plague older versions of the cheese.
When you receive your cheese, unpack the order and refrigerate the items. We recommend using the cheese paper we send most of our products in to store the cheese. The cheese paper helps cover the items and stop them from drying out, while also allowing the cheese to breathe. Since cheese is mold, it's a living thing! If you cut off air circulation to the cheese, you can actually cause it to suffocate and spoil at a faster rate.
  • At Murray’s, we are cheese experts and enthusiasts who make, source, sell, and serve exceptional cheese and specialty foods nationwide.
  • The Murray’s Cheese branded product line comprises deliciously distinct, time-honored products made with the finest ingredients by passionate producers across the globe.
  • These products have been hand-selected by our trusted cheesemongers, who travel the world to taste countless items in search of flavors that are exceptional enough to be included in our branded product line.
  • We build strong relationships with our talented production partners. They trust our team to handle the extraordinary goods they’ve worked hard to perfect, as we bring them to households across the country.
  • Whether you’re looking for Gruyère from Switzerland, Brie from France, or Prosciutto di Parma from Italy, with a Murray’s branded product, you’ll receive our favorite version of a traditional product at an incredible value.
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