Buenalba, the newest cheese

Our experience in cheese production, together with the success and recognition of  ARTEQUESO among our customers in different markets, encouraged us to increase our range of raw milk aged cheeses with new specialties made from sheep and goat´s  milk, or a blend of these and cow´s milk with the brand  BUENALBA. 

With  BUENALBA we offer cheeses with the same characteristics of ARTEQUESO,  selected milk of the highest quality and absolute control over each processing step, but switching the artisan tradition of a D.O., Manchego Cheese, for innovation. We were looking for cheeses that provide new flavours and aromas and, why not , colours, in a perfect balance.

SHEEP WITH  HERBS:

Sheep´s raw milk with grated rosemary.  1 and 3 Kg. wheels.

ORANGE GOAT WITH PAPRIKA:

Goat´s raw milk with paprika .  1 and 3 Kg. wheels.

PURPLE GOAT WITH RED WINE:

Goat´s raw milk with Merlot red wine.  1 and 3 Kg. wheels.

WHITE GOAT:

            Just goat´s raw milk.  3 Kg. wheels.

GOAT-SHEEP:

            A blend of sheep and goat ´s raw milk.  3 Kg. wheels.

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Artequeso, D.O. cheese

Our cheeses are produced in “Finca La Prudenciana”, an agricultural and cattle raising family owned property located in Tembleque, in the heart of “La Mancha” region.

We are already the fourth generation of the Alvarez Valera family, devoted to a family business that started  with farming and was later completed by breeding Manchego sheep.

Our more representative cheeses that constitute the most important volume of production and sales, are the Manchego Artisan D.O. raw milk cheeses commercialized with the brand ARTEQUESO.

These cheeses are produced with raw Manchego sheep´s milk of the highest quality, collected from selected herds from the same area, that maintain a rigorously supervised nourishment.

Produced following the most strict artisan tradition, keeping an absolute control over each of the processing steps: curd cutting, whey drainage, salting and drying; all of it finished by a careful and unforced ageing process at controlled temperature and humidity.

ARTEQUESO MANCHEGO CURADO D.O.  

Manchego Sheep´s raw milk. Aged for 8/12 months. 1 and 3 Kg. wheels.

ARTEQUESO MANCHEGO SEMICURADO D.O.  

Manchego Sheep´s raw milk. Aged for 3/5 months. 1 and 3 Kg. wheels.

ARTEQUESO MANCHEGO CURADO D.O. IN  EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL 

Manchego Sheep´s raw milk. Aged for 10/14 months. 3 Kg. and 1 Kg. wheels and vaccum packed wedges.

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About us: "La Prudenciana"

La Prudenciana is a cattle and agricultural estate located in the heart of La Mancha region, in Tembleque, Toledo, at Km. 100 off the A4 motorway (Madrid- Andalucia).

Year after year, generation after generation, the family business has developed and complemented its farm and cattle activity with the transfomation of the milk of around 8.000 manchego sheep in artisan Manchego Cheese with D.O. certification. Since then we market our cheese under the ARTEQUESO barnd name.

Artequeso has won different awards over the years, among them for The best Artisan cured and semi-cured Manchego Cheese in 2005, awarded by the castilla La Mancha Dept. of Agriculture.

It is very important for us that our customers know about the differences and the characteristics of real Manchego Cheese. (click here if you want to learn more about the Manchego Cheese)

The experience we gained after years producing Manchego Cheese, together with the success among our customers with Artequeso, encouraged us to increase our range of aged cheeses, made with raw sheep, goat or blend of these two, and cow`s milk. These specialties are marketed under the BUENALBA barnd name.

What is in common with both barns is the quality of the raw mateiral, the milk that comes form selected herds. This way we keep control of the whole production process, following a careful ageing process which controls temperature and humidity with total respect for the artisan tradition.

www.artqueso.com