Murica Curado
Pair with 2006 Judd's Hill Petit Syrah
The region of Murcia, in southeastern Spain, is the birthplace of the Murciano-Granadina, the best milk producing goat breed in the country. It is a rustic animal, well acclimatized to the heat and aridness of the Mediterranean region, but with centuries of genetic selection for milk production. Its attributes include a stylized anatomy, a fine mahogany to dark-colored coat, great migrating abilities to take advantage of good grazing lands and a perfect milk producing shape consisting of large, well-implanted udders.
The Murcian goat has a very high productivity, as many herds with just one milking session per day and one delivery per year, produce more than 600kg of milk per lactation, with mean values of 5.4% fat, 3.6% of protein and 14.5% of dry matter, which means an excellent cheese making yeild.
Murcia has two Denominations of Origin from pure Murcian Goat (order July/11/2001, BORM July/11/2001): Queso Murcia includes “Queso de Murcia fresco” (fresh Murcian cheese) and the “ Queso de Murcia curado” (Aged Murcian cheese).
