Cheese Monte 27

Formaggio Monte 27 is a semi-cooked paste cow's milk cheese of medium ageing produced in the Lombard alpine area: the name recalls the typology of mountain dairy cheeses, a heritage of the cooperative cheesemaking tradition that characterised the Italian alpine valleys between the late 19th and first half of the 20th century. Village dairy cooperatives arose in northern Italy between 1870 and 1920 in response to the needs of mountain farmers who could not individually process the small quantities of milk produced each day. The number 27 in the name refers to the production type or specific ageing of the batch - an identification code typical of the Lombard and alpine cheese tradition. Monte 27 fits into this tradition with an accessible and versatile profile: soft and elastic paste, fine and sparse eyes, compact rind, mild and progressive flavour with notes of hay and brown butter. An everyday table cheese, authentic example of that alpine quality cheesemaking that seeks no spotlight but builds loyalty through consistency.

• Temperature: 4-8 degrees C, wrapped in cheese paper or microperforated film
• Remove from the fridge 20 minutes before eating to express the aromas
• Use within 2-3 weeks of opening
• Do not freeze

In the kitchen: Ideal on a regional board with Lombard cured meats and mountain bread. Melted over polenta or stirred into risotto off the heat. As a filling for casoncelli, ravioli or pasta al forno. On warm croutons with porcini trifolati. Paired with fresh white wines: Lugana DOC, Soave Classico; or young reds: Valtenesi Groppello, Bardolino.

Formaggio Monte 27 is produced in compliance with current European regulations for semi-cooked paste cheeses, without a specific PDO or PGI, fitting into the Padanian tradition of medium-aged cheeses with a traceable pasteurised cow's milk supply chain. Quality is guaranteed by the local origin of the milk and traditional processing methods.

Product information

• Allergens: pasteurised cow's milk
• Lactose: present in short to medium-aged versions
• Gluten: absent
• Pregnancy: suitable - pasteurised milk
• Vegan/vegetarian: not suitable (animal rennet)