Manchego Curado Artesano DOP is a mature sheep’s milk cheese with a Protected Designation of Origin, made by Las Terceras on its estate in Campo de Montiel, in Spain’s Castilla-La Mancha region. The term curado refers to the cheese’s stage of maturity. This Manchego is aged for six to eight months.

It is made from raw milk from the estate’s own flock of Manchega sheep, milked daily on the farm. Lactic cultures and rennet are added to the milk, and the wheels are molded, pressed, salted, and left to mature. The cheese has a natural rind and a pale yellow interior with small, evenly distributed holes.

The texture is firm and slightly grainy, turning creamy as the cheese melts in the mouth. It has an intense, lightly fruity aroma and a rich, lingering flavor with a subtle tang on the finish. Serve it in thin wedges with a glass of full-bodied Reserva red wine.