Crosta d’oro is a cave-aged sheep cheese, made according to the most ancient Tuscan traditions. During the refinement, it is treated with grapeseed oil and at the end of its maturation, which lasts at least 150 days but can even reach 10 months. It has the dished shape, typical of Tuscan pecorino, the characteristic light golden-brown color, with some darker spots in the cavities. Animal scents of sheep, delicate and vegetable notes of hay and dried fruit. Balanced taste, slightly spicy, salty but sweet, in the mouth it is very crumbly and has excellent persistence.
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