There is no truer expression of the Navarra Mountain area than this Alain Idiazabal DOP cheese. Made with an adherence to ancient techniques, the milk from local wild-grazing herds and smoked over local beechwood, it’s as transportive as you can get. This Idiazabal is naturally coated and produced with pure sea salt (no additives).
The Alain family-owned dairy farm, Gaztandegi Dorrea, is nestled in the valley of Basaburua, in the Navarra Mountains of Spain. Production began in 1984, and the family has since modernized and grown production to meet demand. Don’t worry: milk is still sourced from just several small local Latxa sheep herds, and their cheese is smoked over beechwood in the traditional way.