Cheese Room
Fontina Valdostana DOP di Alpeggio
Code: VAL-31201
Raw material:
Raw whole cow's milk from Pezzata Valdostana cows
Shape & Texture:
The rind is thin and compact. The paste is soft and its colour is yellowish. Small eyes across the paste
Tasting note:
The washed rind is reddish and sticky while the supple paste has small holes and a mild, nutty flavour that hints of the herbaceous pastures on which the cows graze.
How to enjoy:
Famously used in a fonduta, a dish in which the cheese is whipped with eggs and cream. It goes well with full-flavoured red wines.
Curiosity:
The milk is used, still warm, immediately after the milking, still done by hand by the 5 people working in the dairy
Region:
Aosta Valley, Italy
Ageing:
Half-matured (1-6 months)
Mountain cheese
Certificated:
PDO
Weight
3 kg