São Jorge Island Cheese 40 Months

This cheese originates from São Jorge Island, which has been part of the "São Jorge Cheese" Demarcated Region since 1986. It is produced with whole raw milk sourced exclusively from São Jorge Island and matured for a minimum of 40 months. It is a yellowish-colored, hard cheese with a firm texture and small, irregularly shaped openings scattered throughout the cheese. The rind is well-formed, hard, smooth, and yellowish in color with reddish-brown spots. São Jorge Cheese DOP 40 Months stands out as the most matured cheese LactAçores offers and represents a premium edition, Reserva 2021, for three reasons: The year of its production, 2021, marked the thirtieth anniversary of the inauguration of the curing chambers where this cheese was matured; and that same year marked the thirtieth anniversary of the São Jorge Cheese Brotherhood; And because it stands out for its complete curing on wooden boards, following the 500-year-old artisanal method.