La Retorta Finca Pascualete cheese is a raw sheep's milk cheese made in a traditional way with artisan care. It is characterized by its mild flavor that lingers on the palate and reminds of the countryside due to its vegetable rennet. La Retorta cheese has certain acidic and floral notes with a strong but very pleasant aroma. Due to its creamy almost liquid texture, La Retorta is a cheese that can be eaten with a spoon or spread on toast. Manufactured by Finca Pascualete, a family-owned company whose origins date back to the 13th century. This cheese is available in two formats: Mini (160g) and medium format (300g). About Finca Pascualete: Finca Pascualete is a family-owned company whose origins date back to the early years of the 13th century. After helping in the conquest of Trujillo, in 1232 Don Fernán Ruiz Altamirano was gifted with the vast lands where Finca Pascualete is now located, in the heart of one of the richest and best-preserved ecosystems in Europe: the Extremaduran pasture. In these pastures, generations of shepherds settled over centuries, starting to make cheese with the leftover milk from their sheep to supplement their families' scarce diet. Over time, the shepherds' wives evolved their recipes, competing to achieve more exquisite flavors, creating new and different varieties of cheeses, and even producing pieces that could be preserved for months in the primitive stone huts that still dot the terrain. Crowned by an ancient Romanesque manor house, the estate is flanked by the Tarroja and Magasta rivers and populated by forests of oaks, cork oaks, and a multitude of herbaceous species, such as rockrose, juniper, thyme, tender blackberry leaves, or rosemary, which provide the sheep with a 100% natural diet. Second Prize Franciacorta in Bianco XXI edition 2016, Castegnato Storage: Between 2º and 10º Animal origin: Sheep Maturation time: Cured Milk type: Raw