Aged 15+ Months

Matured for well over a year to build its deep, intense character.

Award-Winning

Named Spain’s Best Matured Sheep’s Milk Cheese.

100% Sheep's Milk

Made purely from the milk of native Manchega ewes.

OUR PRODUCER

Don Apolonio

Castilla-La Mancha, Spain

From the heart of the Spanish plateau, Don Apolonio crafts sheep's-milk cheeses that carry the flavour of La Mancha — patient, honest and rooted in a family tradition of cheese-making.

Aged over 15 months in the cellars of La Mancha

The Curing

This wheel is carried to cool, still cellars and left to rest for more than fifteen months. Over that long, patient maturation the paste turns firm and crystalline, and the flavour deepens into the intense, lingering character that defines a true reserva.

The Raw Ingredient

Everything begins with the milk of the native Manchega ewe — naturally rich and high in fat and protein. It is this exceptional milk that can withstand such a long maturation and reward it with so much flavour.

Perfecte combinaties

Zo’n lang gerijpte reserva is gemaakt voor serieuze wijn. De stevige, kristallijne structuur en de intense, lang aanhoudende smaak kunnen tegen krachtige rode wijnen en droge, nootachtige versterkte witte wijnen.

  • Rioja Gran Reserva — Lang gerijpte Tempranillo met de diepte om een meer dan een jaar gerijpte kaas te evenaren.
  • Ribera del Duero Reserva — Krachtige tannines en donker fruit die de intensiteit dragen.
  • Oloroso Sherry (droog) — Nootachtig en zilt — de klassieke partner voor een goed gerijpte schapenkaas.

Castilla-La Mancha, Spain

The Land

Nowhere else could this cheese be born. The high plateau of La Mancha — its dry air, its fierce light and its native Manchega flocks — gives these cheeses a depth of flavour that simply cannot be copied.

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