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Manchego

Hard from La Mancha, SpainIn our shop

Manchego PDO is made in La Mancha from milk of Manchega sheep. The texture becomes firmer and more concentrated with age, while the flavour combines sheep’s-milk sweetness with nutty, savoury and sometimes slightly caramelised notes. It is one of Spain’s most famous cheeses, but good Manchego should never feel generic. The milk, maturity and maker all matter enormously.

Tasting notes by Morgan McGlynn Carr