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Fresh La Mancha Sheep's Milk Cheese
2.2 Pounds - 'Baby Manchego' Cheese

$32.50 / CS-36   2.2 lb / 1 kilo

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Average Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 4 Star Rating

  • Young, fresh cheese from La Mancha
  • Identical to true Manchego, just younger
  • Bone white and deliciously mild
  • 2.2 Pound Wheel
Because this fresh Villegas La Mancha sheep's milk cheese has only aged for about two weeks, it is smooth, buttery, and bone white in color. Its texture is somewhat similar to goat's milk cheese, although its flavor is much richer. When you sample the first slice of this young cheese you will recognize that this is truly an artisan product made by hand. It is one of our favorites! (more info)

  • Young, fresh cheese from La Mancha
  • Identical to true Manchego, just younger
  • Bone white and deliciously mild
  • 2.2 Pound Wheel
Because this fresh Villegas La Mancha sheep's milk cheese has only aged for about two weeks, it is smooth, buttery, and bone white in color. Its texture is somewhat similar to goat's milk cheese, although its flavor is much richer. When you sample the first slice of this young cheese you will recognize that this is truly an artisan product made by hand. It is one of our favorites!

We choose it for everyday eating at breakfast with fruit. You can also serve slices or wedges of this pleasant cheese as tapas or snacks with olives, accompanied by sherry, beer or sangria. We serve it as a light dessert accompanied by traditional membrillo (quince preserve), fig or date wheels, fresh fruit or honey.

The milk used to make this wonderful cheese is identical to that used in all of the other Villajos prize winning Manchego cheeses. The only difference is that it was removed from curing after only 10-15 days! For this reason the Villegas is too young to earn the official D.O. Manchego designation.

The Villegas pasteurized fresh sheep's milk cheese is a part of a remarkable family of cheeses that are produced in a remote village in La Mancha. The cheeses are made in a small facility that originally was the Villajos family home, following traditional methods! They use pure fresh ewe's milk from the unique Manchega breed of sheep that graze on the pastures surrounding the village.

The Villajos family has created an extraordinary line of cheeses due to cheese making skills of Beni, their master cheese maker. He draws from the experience of generations past, and makes a limited amount, allowing him to pay meticulous attention to detail.

Their flagship cheese has been awarded four Gran Selección prizes in 2002, 2003, 2005 and 2006 by the regional Government of Castilla--La Mancha. It is a hitherto unheard of accomplishment.
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Customer Reviews for Fresh La Mancha Sheep's Milk Cheese
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Allyn  5 Star Rating
"Our whole family loves this cheese. So yummy. And La Tienda is right- it makes an awesome grilled cheese sandwich, among all the other delicious ways to eat it."

Tomas R Garcia  5 Star Rating
"EL MEJOR QUESO QUE E PROBADO "

Daniel  5 Star Rating
"Very good cheese. It is mild and buttery, with an intense milky flavor. The shipping of La Tienda is excellent, they sent it in a Styrofoam box with ice packs. It arrived in perfect condition."

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