Monte Enebro
£8.95 – £58.00
Dense. Creamy. Intense.
Origin: Castile and León
Style and Texture: Blue, soft
Milk: Goat
Milk Treatment: Pasteurised
Rennet: Traditional
Drink: Sparkling wines, medium-bodied white wines, white port
Complement with: toast for cheese, chestnut honey
Details
Monte Enebro has a considerable international reputation and is now sold worldwide. The Baeze family produce Monte Enebro using penicilium roqueforti (the same mould used to make Roquefort), but it is on the outside of the cheese. When young, the interior paste of the cheese is snowy white white and slightly chalky in texture. With age, the paste tends to break down and becomes runny and almost translucent, especially under the skin. The texture is smooth with an intense lingering flavour, hints of mushroom and herbs.