Nostrano di Monte

Nostrano di Monte! This is a special cheese, a raw-milk ancestor to modern day Taleggio, from high up in the mountains above the Valsassina, in Lombardia, where the cows are led each Summer in a storied tradition known as “transhumance.” The result is slightly firmer and less “stinky” than Taleggio, but with a delicacy and nuance and long finish that point to the quality of the raw milk, and the Alpine pastures where the cows were grazed.