Pazo de Anzuxao (Lácteos Anzuxao)
Dairy beside a pazo with origins in 1713, in the Deza near Lalín (inland Pontevedra province, outside Rías Baixas), making Tetilla and Arzúa-Ulloa; guided visit with tasting, groups book ahead.
About Queso Tetilla
A soft, creamy cow's milk cheese sold as a rounded cone with a small nipple at the tip, which gives it its name (tetilla means small breast). The consortium rules call for a concave-convex cone 9 to 15 cm tall, with a thin straw-yellow rind under 3 mm, weighing 0.5 to 1.5 kg. It has had a Denominación de Origen since 1993 and European protection since 1996. It is a Galician cheese rather than a Rías Baixas one; its Pontevedra makers sit inland in the Deza country around Lalín and Agolada.
Made in: Galicia; traditionally the east of A Coruña province around Curtis, Arzúa and Melide, with makers today in A Coruña, Lugo, Pontevedra and Ourense provinces
On the plate
Natural, milky, slightly acidic and mildly salty, with a soft, creamy, uniform paste, according to the consortium, which presents it as an everyday cheese suited to many palates.
Rind: natural crust
Wine and cheese
What to pour with Queso Tetilla
Dry Albariño (Val do Salnés or Condado) Rías Baixas
Our pickTetilla is milky, creamy and mildly salty. Young dry Albariño, unoaked and raised on its lees in steel, brings high acidity that lifts the milk fat without covering the soft paste, and its fresh fruit suits a cheese sold young.
Light Atlantic red (Caíño Tinto) Rías Baixas
Our pickCaíño Tinto is a high-acid Atlantic red, medium in body and tannin, so it stays light enough for Tetilla's mild, creamy paste while its acidity cuts the milk fat and its fruit sits beside the cheese's slight tang.
The grapes behind these winesAlbariñoCaíño Tinto
From the source
Where to buy and taste it
Quesos Feijoo
Cheese maker with roots in 1947 to 1949 at Acebedo do Río, Celanova, in Ourense province and outside Rías Baixas; makes Tetilla DOP, requeixo and sheep cheeses; shop on site and online.
Cheese experiences nearby
Festa do Queixo de Arzúa
Arzúa's cheese fair, a Festa de Interese Turístico de Galicia built around Arzúa-Ulloa, with a producers' fair, workshops, a tapas contest and concerts. Arzúa is in A Coruña province, outside the Rías Baixas wine area, in Arzúa-Ulloa's home country.
Feira do Requeixo e Mel de As Neves
Fair devoted to requeixo and honey in As Neves, in the Condado do Tea subzone inside the Rías Baixas wine area. It has run since 1991 and was declared a Festa de Interese Turístico de Galicia in 2013; the Condado-Paradanta cooperative organises it.
Festa do Queixo San Simón da Costa
Vilalba's cheese fair for the DOP San Simón da Costa, with showcooking, cheese tastings paired with sake, cava and Ribeiro wines, a children's cooking workshop and evening concerts. Vilalba is in the Terra Chá in the north of Lugo province, outside the Rías Baixas wine area.
Visit and tasting at Pazo de Anzuxao
A visit to the Anzuxao dairy beside a pazo in the Deza, inland in Pontevedra province and outside the Rías Baixas wine area: a walk round the grounds, an audiovisual on cheesemaking and a tasting of Galician cheeses, with a view of production through a glass wall when the visit coincides with cheesemaking. Groups book ahead.
Cheese stalls at the Mercado de Abastos of Santiago
Santiago's public market, in A Coruña province, north of Pontevedra and outside the Rías Baixas wine area. Its cheese stalls include Máis que Queixos, Chacinería Seco (Galician and imported cheeses) and Chacinería Hernández (national and imported cheeses).
Queso Tetilla: questions
What shape is Queso Tetilla?
A concave-convex cone with a small nipple at the tip, 9 to 15 cm tall, according to the DOP consortium; the rules set the height between the radius and the diameter of the base.
Which wine goes with Tetilla?
Galician Wikipedia says it can also be taken with a young red wine or with Albariño, after a list of simple companions. It does not call this the local pairing, so our Albariño pairing is an editorial one.
Is Tetilla made in Rías Baixas?
It is a Galician DOP, not a Rías Baixas one. The consortium lists makers in A Coruña, Lugo, Pontevedra and Ourense provinces, including Lalín and Agolada in Pontevedra.
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Plan the trip
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Tastings and tours where it is made, and somewhere to stay.
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Rías Baixas Albariño Experience: Winery Visit & Cheese
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Sources: protection register, queixotetilla.org, gl.wikipedia.org. The drawing is made from the cheese's recorded shape, rind and paste, not a photograph.