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Cap Cressy

  • Made from goat's milk

  • Country of origin: Canada and Italy

  • Region: Lombardy

  • Type: semi-hard, artisan, smear-ripened

  • Texture: compact and dense

  • Rind: washed

  • Colour: pale yellow

  • Flavour: mellow, savory, sweet

  • Aroma: lactic

  • Producers: Fifth Town Artisan Cheese

Cap Cressy is a smear ripened goat cheese from the Lombardy region of Italy, imported and sold by Fifth Town Artisan Cheese. Named for the signature Cape Vessey, it is aged for a minimum of 50 days in pinewood boxes. When young, the cheese has a typical lactic goat flavour, which mellows with aging and the sweet savoury flavour takes over.  Pair Cap Cressy with a county Pinot Noir.

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