Az. Agricola Cattaneo di Paganoni Giacomo

Az. Agricola Cattaneo di Paganoni Giacomo produces Formai de Mut dell'Alta Valle Brembana DOP, the semi-cooked cheese that concentrates the cheesemaking vocation of the upper valley within 21 municipalities. It is a high-altitude product, linked to raw cow's milk and a restricted territory, where the denomination precisely defines its shape, weight, and aging times: each wheel weighs between 8 and 12 kilograms and requires at least 45 days of rest. It is during this aging that the cheese finds itself: the rind turns straw-yellow, and the aromatic profile settles into delicate, measured tones, without any harshness. The work begins with the quality of the milk and relies on artisanal gestures that the denomination codifies but does not mechanize. The farm welcomes visitors to its dairy, where the process can be observed in its real stages rather than just described. Those who venture into the Alta Valle Brembana can thus connect the pasture to the finished wheel, understanding why this semi-cooked cheese belongs to its mountains even before its product specification. A visit that explains more than an label.

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