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Manchego DOP Cured Sheep’s Milk Cheese from La Mancha for Cheese Boards, Tapas and Steak Nights
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Real Manchego, not a “Spanish-style” copy: 100% Manchega sheep’s milk, made and cured in La Mancha by the Cuquerella family, cheesemakers since 1965. Firm, nutty and rich, it turns a steak night into a proper Spanish feast. Add a wedge to your box and finish dinner the Spanish way.
Protected origin DOP | Queso Manchego DOP. Every wedge carries the numbered label of the Manchego Regulatory Council |
100% sheep’s milk | Made only from the milk of Manchega sheep from La Mancha, never a cow’s milk blend |
Family dairy since 1965 | Three generations of the Cuquerella family in Manzanares, La Mancha |
Cured slowly | Matured in controlled curing rooms, at its own pace, for a firm, nutty bite |
Ready to slice | 250g wedge, vacuum-packed, long shelf life in the fridge |
Why choose Manchego
from Private Butcher?
❌ Many “Spanish-style” cheeses on the shelf are made from mixed milk, with no protected origin. They look the part but taste of very little.
✅ Ours is real Queso Manchego DOP: 100% Manchega sheep’s milk, made in La Mancha by a family dairy, with the numbered Regulatory Council label on every wedge.
Choose the real thing for your cheese board: add it to your box now.
✅ Ours is real Queso Manchego DOP: 100% Manchega sheep’s milk, made in La Mancha by a family dairy, with the numbered Regulatory Council label on every wedge.
Choose the real thing for your cheese board: add it to your box now.
- The real DOP: only cheese made in La Mancha from Manchega sheep’s milk can be called Manchego.
- Fresh local milk: collected every day from farms near the dairy, so the cheese starts with fresh milk.
- Family know-how: three generations of the Cuquerella family have made cheese in Manzanares since 1965.
- Firm and nutty: a rich, buttery sheep’s milk flavour with a gentle tang that gets better with every slice.
- Made for steak night: serve it before the steak with a glass of red, or after it instead of dessert.
Why This Manchego
The Cheese of
Don Quixote’s Country
Don Quixote’s Country
La Mancha is the land of windmills and Don Quixote, and of one of Spain’s most famous cheeses. Only cheese made here, from the milk of the native Manchega sheep, can carry the name Queso Manchego DOP.
Ours is made in Manzanares by the Cuquerella family, cheesemakers since 1965. Milk is collected every day from local farms, and every cheese is cured at its own pace, without shortcuts.
The result is a firm, nutty, proper Manchego, the one Spanish families put on the table every day.
Ours is made in Manzanares by the Cuquerella family, cheesemakers since 1965. Milk is collected every day from local farms, and every cheese is cured at its own pace, without shortcuts.
The result is a firm, nutty, proper Manchego, the one Spanish families put on the table every day.
How to Serve It
The classic: thin triangles with membrillo (quince paste), a few olives and a glass of red wine.
With olive oil: drizzle with our Cornicabra extra virgin olive oil and add a pinch of black pepper.
With steak: serve slices on the board while the steak rests. They disappear before the steak is cut.
Tip: take it out of the fridge 30 minutes before serving and cut off the rind, which is not edible.
With olive oil: drizzle with our Cornicabra extra virgin olive oil and add a pinch of black pepper.
With steak: serve slices on the board while the steak rests. They disappear before the steak is cut.
Tip: take it out of the fridge 30 minutes before serving and cut off the rind, which is not edible.
Kept Cool, Delivered With Your Meat
Your Manchego travels in the same insulated box with ice packs as your steaks, so it arrives cool and ready for the fridge.
Vacuum-packed, it keeps for months in the fridge, best before August 2027. One wedge, many cheese boards.
👉 Add a wedge of Manchego to your Private Butcher box and make your next steak night a Spanish one!
Vacuum-packed, it keeps for months in the fridge, best before August 2027. One wedge, many cheese boards.
👉 Add a wedge of Manchego to your Private Butcher box and make your next steak night a Spanish one!
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