Agour Ossau-Iraty AOP 12 Month
Made by Agour in Hélette, deep in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques on the French Basque side of the Pyrenees, this is Ossau-Iraty AOP aged a minimum of twelve months. Pure sheep's milk, pressed and uncooked, with an amber natural rind speckled with cave mold that signals proper cave time.
The paste is firm and a touch waxy with a fine, dense break under the knife. Twelve months in the cave pulls the moisture down and concentrates the sweet sheep cream into something rounder, with toasted hazelnut and brown butter through the middle. There is a quiet salinity that stretches the finish, and the mouthfeel coats the palate without ever going dry.
Ossau-Iraty has been made in these Pyrenean high pastures for centuries, and the AOP safeguards the quality, authenticity, and "terroir" of the cheese. At twelve months, this Agour wheel sits right in the sweet spot for the style.
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Agour Ossau-Iraty AOP 12 Month
Agour Ossau-Iraty AOP 12 Month
Made by Agour in Hélette, deep in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques on the French Basque side of the Pyrenees, this is Ossau-Iraty AOP aged a minimum of twelve months. Pure sheep's milk, pressed and uncooked, with an amber natural rind speckled with cave mold that signals proper cave time.
The paste is firm and a touch waxy with a fine, dense break under the knife. Twelve months in the cave pulls the moisture down and concentrates the sweet sheep cream into something rounder, with toasted hazelnut and brown butter through the middle. There is a quiet salinity that stretches the finish, and the mouthfeel coats the palate without ever going dry.
Ossau-Iraty has been made in these Pyrenean high pastures for centuries, and the AOP safeguards the quality, authenticity, and "terroir" of the cheese. At twelve months, this Agour wheel sits right in the sweet spot for the style.
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Made by Agour in Hélette, deep in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques on the French Basque side of the Pyrenees, this is Ossau-Iraty AOP aged a minimum of twelve months. Pure sheep's milk, pressed and uncooked, with an amber natural rind speckled with cave mold that signals proper cave time.
The paste is firm and a touch waxy with a fine, dense break under the knife. Twelve months in the cave pulls the moisture down and concentrates the sweet sheep cream into something rounder, with toasted hazelnut and brown butter through the middle. There is a quiet salinity that stretches the finish, and the mouthfeel coats the palate without ever going dry.
Ossau-Iraty has been made in these Pyrenean high pastures for centuries, and the AOP safeguards the quality, authenticity, and "terroir" of the cheese. At twelve months, this Agour wheel sits right in the sweet spot for the style.
