Cypress Grove Midnight Moon is an aged gouda-style goat’s-milk cheese made in Europe for Cypress Grove by a Dutch cheese company. Aged six months or more, this pale, ivory cheese is dense, firm and smooth with the slight graininess of a long-aged cheese. The flavor is rich, nutty and brown-buttery, with prominent caramel notes. The wheels are 8 to 9 pounds and finished in black wax.
Origin: California, USA
Milk: Pasteurized goat Rennet Type: vegetable Age: 6 months
Look: hefty black wax covered wheels, pinkish interior
Feel: Semi-firm with crunchy crystals
Smell: goaty, nutty
Taste: nutty, dense, smooth, palate coating, with a long caramel finish
Pairs well with: pinot noir, syrah
Tastes good with: spiced crackers, fig jam, charcuterie
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