vinos y quesos zamora LA SETERA

Hard Goat Cheese

1kg/2,25lb cylinder, mainly enzyme curding, with a natural gray rind, white uniform interior, a creamy, smooth texture. Best with 1 to 2 months ripening.

	La Setera White 2003, 2004 Grape variety Malvasia Alcohol 12,5-13% Vol Clean must fermented at 18ºC in stainless steel vats. Clarification and stabilization through low temperatures in winter. TASTING: Colour: Golden strawy with slightly green edges. Clear and bright. Aroma: Mature apple and pear, fennel, with a white floral and tropical fruit background. Palate: Smooth, glyceric, delicate, with a persistent fruit aftertaste and a slightly bitter finish which makes it linger for a long time.


	La Setera Rosé 2003, 2004 Grape variety Juan García Alcohol 13-13,5% Vol ¨Lágrima¨ wine resulting from a 12 hour maceration, fermented at 19ºC in stainless steel vats. Clarification and stabilization through low temperatures in winter and egg whites. TASTING: Colour: Strawberry, raspberry with purple sparkles at the edges. Aroma: Mature grove fruits. Blackberries and plums. Palate: Glyceric with good structure, with a wild fruit aftertaste and a final touch of candy.
	La Setera Young Red 2004 Grape variety Juan García Alcohol 13,5-14,5% Vol. Fermented in stainless steel vats at temperatures of up to 30ºC, the `pigeage´ is manual and the `cap´ of grape skins which forms in the fermentation tanks is poked with a long pole ending in three diverging prongs. Once cooled the pips and skins are removed after a lengthy maceration. The `malolactic´ fermentation then takes place and the wine is then stabilized and clarified using the low winter temperatures and egg whites. TASTING: Colour: Cherry red in upper layers with purple edges. Clear and persistent `tear´. Aroma: Very complex, combining wild red fruits from forest floors (blackberries and blueberries) with slate mineral tones. Palate: Lasting, persistent, with notable fruit content, full-flavoured, tannic and well-measured acidity. The after-taste is long-lasting.


	La Setera Oak-Matured Red 2003 Crianza Grape variety Juan García Alcohol 13,5-14,5% Vol. Fermented in stainless steel vats at temperatures of up to 30ºC, the mechanisms for polyphenic extraction are maximized. After separating the pips and skins when cooled, the malolactic fermentation takes place. Once this has finished, with the fine solutes still in suspension, the wine is introduced into French oak barrels, both used and new, to respect the full varietal character of the wine. The wine remains in the oak barrels for 6 months, during which time racking takes place several times and clarification is done using egg whites. TASTING Colour: Cherry red in upper layers with slightly rusty edges. Clear and persistent `tear´. Aroma: Very complex aroma in which the wild red fruits from the forest floor mingle with slaty mineral tones and a subtle slightly toasted touch of vanilla and cinnamon. Palate: Full-bodied, lasting and persistent, good harmony between fruit and oak. Well-balanced alcohol-acid.

Primary goat aromas, full flavour enhanced by a slightly bitter aftertaste, slight and pleasant.

Due to the strongly seasonal, extensively produced milk, this cheese is in short supply from October to December.

Storage: in a damp environment, not too cold and without drafts.

Soft White Cheese

1kg logs, lactic curding, unpressed white smooth texture, two types: fresh or matured for one month with a white mould rind.

The fresh cheese is soft and creamy, with a soft goat yogurt smell and taste. The mature log, matured with white mould, is more buttery and less sharp with a more intense flavour.

Storage: cold environments with good humidity. This cheese is fermented and thus will not go off, instead it will continue to mature.



	Fresh Cheese 400 gms, enzyme curding, no pressing, with a curd texture, white with a unique primary goat milk flavour and taste. Storage: Cold and very clean environments. Since this cheese does not contain preservatives, it must be eaten within 4 days of its making, for which this cheese is only available through orders.


	Cheese in Olive Oil This our hard cheese, with the rind removed, cut up into pieces and placed in olive oil in glass jars with a sprig of rosemary to give an added pleasant aroma. Net weight is about 260 gms.