Piccolo Canestrato is a hard or semi-hard sheep’s milk cheese enriched with a pleasant spiciness imparted by kid rennet, which becomes more pronounced over time. Persistent, complex, and harmonious.
Details of excellence
Weighing approximately 2.2 kg and aged for 120 days, Piccolo Canestrato should be stored at a temperature between 4°C and 6°C.
Key ingredients
Pasteurized sheep’s milk, salt, rennet.
Milk origin
The sheep’s milk used for this outstanding product comes from Italian farms, ensuring quality and freshness.
Piccolo Canestrato pairs well with aged red wines that are sophisticated and enveloping, featuring notes of ripe fruits, fine spices, and a velvety, balsamic finish. It is also perfect with top-fermentation beers offering floral hints, acacia honey, and caramel, for a structured and seductive sip.
Aglianico del Vulture (Basilicata ITA)
Chateauneuf du Pape (Valle del Rodano FRA)
Abbazzia
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Piccolo Canestrato is an Italian excellence that was awarded the Gold Medal at the World Cheese Awards in 2014–2015.
2014-2015
Gold Medal
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