Pecorino Il Fiorino (Riserva del Fondatore)
From the Maremma hills of southern Tuscany, Caseificio Il Fiorino's Riserva del Fondatore is a 100% sheep's milk cheese named for the dairy's founder, Duilio Fiorini. It's the house's flagship aged pecorino, and the wheels are finished in a natural cave after time in the cells, the kind of affinage that pulls moisture out of the paste and concentrates everything that's left.
The paste is firm and crumbly, flaking into clean shards under the knife with a fine grain that coats the palate. On the nose there's dried fig and toasted nut, and on the tongue it opens savory and concentrated before pulling into a long sweet finish with notes of dried fruit and a quiet honey pull underneath. There's real depth here from the cave time, more sustained than sharp, with the natural rind framing the paste in a dusty, rustic way.
This is the version of Tuscan pecorino that earns the trophy case. Highly awarded for a reason, and worth the splurge when you want a sheep's milk cheese with serious aging behind it.
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Pecorino Il Fiorino (Riserva del Fondatore)
Pecorino Il Fiorino (Riserva del Fondatore)
From the Maremma hills of southern Tuscany, Caseificio Il Fiorino's Riserva del Fondatore is a 100% sheep's milk cheese named for the dairy's founder, Duilio Fiorini. It's the house's flagship aged pecorino, and the wheels are finished in a natural cave after time in the cells, the kind of affinage that pulls moisture out of the paste and concentrates everything that's left.
The paste is firm and crumbly, flaking into clean shards under the knife with a fine grain that coats the palate. On the nose there's dried fig and toasted nut, and on the tongue it opens savory and concentrated before pulling into a long sweet finish with notes of dried fruit and a quiet honey pull underneath. There's real depth here from the cave time, more sustained than sharp, with the natural rind framing the paste in a dusty, rustic way.
This is the version of Tuscan pecorino that earns the trophy case. Highly awarded for a reason, and worth the splurge when you want a sheep's milk cheese with serious aging behind it.
Original: $60.00
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From the Maremma hills of southern Tuscany, Caseificio Il Fiorino's Riserva del Fondatore is a 100% sheep's milk cheese named for the dairy's founder, Duilio Fiorini. It's the house's flagship aged pecorino, and the wheels are finished in a natural cave after time in the cells, the kind of affinage that pulls moisture out of the paste and concentrates everything that's left.
The paste is firm and crumbly, flaking into clean shards under the knife with a fine grain that coats the palate. On the nose there's dried fig and toasted nut, and on the tongue it opens savory and concentrated before pulling into a long sweet finish with notes of dried fruit and a quiet honey pull underneath. There's real depth here from the cave time, more sustained than sharp, with the natural rind framing the paste in a dusty, rustic way.
This is the version of Tuscan pecorino that earns the trophy case. Highly awarded for a reason, and worth the splurge when you want a sheep's milk cheese with serious aging behind it.
