• The Cheese Geek Old Roan Wensleydale

cg top tip: Wensleydale calls for something fruity

Yoredale

£8.50
£19.99
£19.99
£19.99
Rated 4.5 out of 5
Based on 2 reviews
Age:  3-4 months
Milk:  Cow's
Pasteurised:  No
Region:  Yorkshire
Vegetarian:  No
Weight:  200g

Made at Curlew Dairy by husband and wife Ben & Sam, Yoredale (formerly Old Roan) represents one of the only truly traditional, raw milk Wensleydale cheeses still made in the UK. As well as being a stonker of a Wensleydale, we were rather captured by the Yoredale's journey. The milk travels a whole 5 metres (or 500cm) from milking parlour to processing room. Then, having been matured for 3-4 months it makes its way to you...via us! Unlike block Wensleydale, the manual, handmade, small batch nature of this traditional clothbound Wensleydale results in so much more complexity. It has the tell tale bite in the centre, but carries an incredible stoney, mineral earthiness closer to the rind, where you also start getting the most wonderful breakdown in the cheese. There are more hidden themes here than The Matrix, and it is a great nod to traditional cheesemaking

Delivery is FREE and it comes in a climate control box (the only in the industry) that comes with a 48 hour freshness guarantee. If that wasn't enough, we also add an insert that will talk you through the info on the cheeses, tasting notes and a scorecard to help you make the very most of your festive cheesegeek delivery.

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During checkout, you will be able to select your preferred delivery date. This is great if you're buying as a gift or are organising your cheese in advance. The cheese will be packed in chilled, insulated boxes (that look great!) and will always be prepared on the day it is dispatched. A few other handy pointers:

- We use DHL nationwide and Packfleet within the M25

- Please use the delivery date you have selected as a guide rather than a guarantee.

- Your cheese will arrive in the best condition. It will have been prepared freshly and will not have been with our courier beyond our maximum of 48hrs

- You will receive delivery notifications for when your order is dispatched that mean you can track when it’s in transit

If you aren’t in for your delivery, this won’t matter. Our couriers will leave your cheese in you designated safe place in our climate controlled packaging.

We’re a small business working with an (incredible) perishable product. For advice on delivery or any cheesy questions, get in touch via the live chat or on hello@thecheesegeek.com

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Meet the Maker

A journey that highlights the community of cheesemakers in the UK, the Spence family had to set up again from scratch after a premises move. In the space of 3 weeks they managed to set up micro dairy (and when we say micro, it's only 6 by 3 metres) with expertise and equipment from other cheesemakers. Ben & Sam have refined their Wensleydale recipe and make Old Roan in small batches using milk from a local herd of Holstein and Ayrshire cows. A testament to the cheesemaking community. 

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