Los Cameros Mezcla Curado - Aged Three Milk - Apx 3.3kg Wheel

Los Cameros Mezcla Curado — Cured Mixed Milk Cheese

Milk: Pasteurised cow's (min. 60%), sheep's (min. 20%), goat's (min. 6%)

Ageing: 6 months

Rind: Natural mould washed in extra virgin olive oil

Rennet: Animal (Sheep)

One of the most decorated artisan cheeses in Spain and a benchmark of the Rioja region, it is a three-milk cured cheese that has won at the highest levels of international competition for many years.

Mezcla is pronounced “METH-klah”, meaning “Mixed”

Curado is pronounced: koo-RAH-thoh and means “Cured” or “Aged”

Appearance — Warm straw-yellow paste with small, even eyes. The rind is a developed patchwork of ochres, greens and browns. It is unmistakably natural.

Aroma — Earthy and herbal. Cellar depth from the mould, a grassy lift from the olive oil.

Taste — Creamy at first, building to pepper and savoury depth.

Awards

Super Gold — World Cheese Awards, Bern, Switzerland, 2025

Super Gold — World Cheese Awards, Birmingham, UK, 2010.

The World Cheese Awards attracts over 4,000 entries from 40+ countries and is judged by 250 international experts. Super Gold is the highest individual accolade at the WCA, awarded to fewer than 2% of entries. To win it twice is an extraordinary achievement and places the Mezcla Curado among the finest cheeses in the world.

Best Matured Mixed Milk Cheese — Premios Alimentos de España, Spain, 2023

Awarded by Spain's Ministry of Agriculture, it is the highest official government recognition a Spanish cheese can receive. Named the single best matured mixed-milk cheese in the country.

1st Prize — Madrid Gourmet Awards, Spain, 2004, 2006, 2007

1st Prize — Premios Cincho, Castilla y León, Spain, 2004

2nd Prize — Madrid Gourmet Awards, Madrid, Spain, 2005

2nd Prize — Premios Cincho, Castilla y León, Spain, 2006

Gold Medal — World Cheese Awards, London, UK, 2007

Gold Medal — International Dairy Competition, 2015

Silver Medal — World Cheese Awards, Bergamo, Italy, 2019

3rd Prize — Campeonato GourmetQuesos, Madrid, Spain, 2021

Bronze Medal — World Cheese Awards, Newport, Wales, UK, 2022

About the Producer

Quesos Los Cameros is family owned cheese producer located in Haro, a small town at the heart of La Rioja, Spain's most celebrated wine-producing region. They are one of Spain’s most highly awarded artisan cheese producers.

Milk is sourced exclusively from farms within a 120 km radius, many of which have worked with the family for generations.

Los Cameros insists on natural rinds. There are no waxes or artificial coatings — only mould, olive oil and time.

The cheeses are washed in the family’s own olive oil produced on their nearby farm. The oil washing moderates mould development, creates a natural protective barrier and adds a subtle aromatic dimension. As the cheese matures, the rind develops mould, forming a living rind of ochres, browns and greens. This signals genuine cave ageing and contributes enormously to flavour complexity.