Dairy cooperative Vélo Pays Basque

Between Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port and Mauléon, this artisanal cheese dairy transforms and matures sheep's milk from the production of 17 shepherds. Compliance with the specifications guarantees milk of exceptional quality (ewes fed on hay and non-GMO cereals) and a top-quality artisanal cheese with a natural rind. The cheese is creamy white in colour, with small openings and the taste of the cheese blossoms to reveal the complexity and fullness of its aromas.

Located in Esnazu, high above the Aldudes mountains, the farm has two passionately-practiced activities: breeding Manex Tête Noire and Tête Rousse ewes, and producing farmhouse PDO Ossau-Iraty cheese. Farmhouse sheep cheeses made from raw PDO Ossau-Iraty milk, with the particularity of maturing in wet cellars, which is atypical in the valley. Visits are organized by appointment to better understand the different stages of production. In the opinion of gourmets, this is undoubtedly one of the best Basque ewe's milk cheeses that you can also take home.