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Roncal DOP

Origin

• Navarra

• Spain

Milk

• Raw
An ancient raw sheep’s milk cheese from the
• Sheep’s
Navarra, at the foot of the Pyrrenes in the
Flavor
Basque territory near the border with France.

Roncal was the first Spanish cheese to receive • Butterscotch

DOP status. Cheesemaker Mikal runs a family • Piquant

operation assisted by his wife and brother, and Texture

is one of only a handful of dairies producing • Semi-firm

Roncal producers. Though often compared to Pairing

Manchego, Roncal is more complex and piquant
• Tempranillo
with notes of lanolin and butterscotch. Aged
• Belgian Ale
for six months.

10053865 CHEESE SHEEP RONAL 2/6# Average

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