L'Infiestu

Stop 49 of 265 · Spain

One cheese on the loop, with something to drink beside it, something for the driver, and the road either side.

The cheese

Queso de Madelva

  • sheep milk
  • blue
Drink
Sauternes or a late-harvest whiteSweetness against salt is the whole principle of pairing a blue, and sheep's milk brings extra fat to cut.
Driving
Strong black tea, unmilkedTannin does the cutting that the wine's structure would.
Eat with
Walnut bread, honey or a ripe pearSweetness and nut against salt and mould — the same principle as the wine, on a plate.

Derived from the milk and the style of the cheese, not from local custom. A local will have opinions.

Queso de Madelva on Wikidata

The road

Arriving fromGamonéu15 km (9 mi) by road, about 16 min driving.
On toCabrales55 km (34 mi) by road, about 58 min driving.
L'InfiestuGamonéuCabrales

Every cheese on the loop has a drink for the driver as well as one for the passengers. On a driving tour, somebody is always driving.