This is a 20-month extra-aged Gruyère from Switzerland, a raw cow's milk Alpine in the classic mountain style, aged well past the young supermarket versions most people know. It comes to us as an 80-pound wheel and it's a completely different cheese by the time you get out this far.
The paste is dense and dry, breaking into short flinty shards under the knife with a proper crystalline crunch running through it. That's the tyrosine you get in any long-aged Alpine, and it's part of what tells you this one has done its time in the cave. Flavor is a deep toasted hazelnut and brown butter through the middle, savory and almost brothy on the finish, with a whisper of sweet caramel that sticks to the palate for a long time.
What 20 months buys you is that shift from mild table cheese to a serious eating cheese. It's still smooth enough to grate or fondue with, but it eats beautifully on its own in shards off the block. Right in the sweet spot for extra-aged Gruyère.
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Domenico and his team are fantastic. I’m a chef and I often get my supplies from The Cheese Store — unique products, carefully selected, from top Italian and French cheeses to excellent local ones.
Absolutely loved the cheese store! Everyone was super helpful and friendly. Lena helped us — she was very knowledgeable on all the cheeses: where they came from, what the region is like, what they are known for. It was like wine tasting for cheese.
Ordered several cheeses from them and the wrong items were delivered. Contacted the store and they recognized the error and immediately sent the correct order the next day without any fuss. Really appreciate the promptness and professionalism.
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