Tuscan sheep's milk pecorino with wild fennel pollen woven throughout.
Tuscan sheep's milk pecorino from De'Magi, needled with wild fennel pollen and flower for a savory, floral, anise-lifted finish.
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Semi-hard and pressed, with a dense paste that flakes a little under the knife while still holding a clean slab.
Pronounced and aromatic. The sheep's milk gives it a savory backbone, and the wild fennel pollen pushes it into a louder, more perfumed register than a plain pecorino.
A long, aromatic finish, with the anise-floral lift of the fennel pollen lingering on the back of the palate well after the cheese is gone.
The fresh milk note is in the background, dialed down by aging and crowded out by the fennel aromatics on top.
A gentle toasted-nut and brown-butter pull from the aged sheep's milk paste, sitting underneath the fennel.
A quiet vegetal, hay-like earthiness from the wild fennel flower, more meadow than mushroom.
A faint warmth on the back of the palate, more aromatic anise than peppery bite.
Natural rind
Natural rind with traces of fennel pollen at the edge, carrying the same floral, anise-sweet aroma into the bite right next to the rind.
Pecorino Buhaiolo stands on its own, but the right partners turn a wedge into a moment. Regional pairings first — they were built for each other.
Crisp Tuscan whites like Vermentino lift the fennel aromatics, while a medium-bodied Sangiovese or Chianti Classico matches the savory sheep's milk depth.
Floral honeys echo the wild fennel pollen, and ripe fruit gives the savory, aromatic paste something sweet to lean on.
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“De'Magi is an affineur operation — Andrea Magi sources young wheels from trusted Italian producers and finishes them in his own Tuscan cellars with wine soaks, herb and pollen treatments, and extended cave aging.”
Cellar affinage in Castiglion Fiorentino — wine-and-must burial for Briacacio, fennel-pollen drilling for Buhaiolo, and extended cave maturation for the green-label Taleggio and Antani.
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