Maffra Aged Rinded Cheddar (also known as Maffra Cloth Bound Cheddar) is award-winning cheddar produced by Maffra Cheese Company at their dairy farm located in Gippsland dairy country. The cheese has a firm yet buttery texture with a subtle creamy straw colour paste.  Each cheese wheel is aged under an ashed cloth to allow formation of a thin rind and carefully matured to its optimal age between 18 months to two years.The flavour profile varies with the seasons with sweet and rich front notes and complex after tones during spring and summer evolving to earthy and sometimes almost meaty flavours in late-Autumn and winter. Maffra Aged Rinded Cheddar has won many awards including Australia's Champion Cheese at the 2012 Grand Dairy Awards, Show Champion Cheese at the 2011 Speciality Cheesemakers' Awards and Gold Medallist at the 2012 World Cheese Awards in the UK.

Maffra Aged Rinded Cheddar

Maffra Cheese Company Pty Ltd

Maffra Mature Cheddar (also known as Maffra Red Wax Cheddar) is cheddar made using the spring milk sourced from the farm's Holstein Friesian cows. It is produced by Maffra Cheese Company at their dairy farm located in Gippsland dairy country.The cheese is matured between 12 and 18 month during which it develops a distinctive smooth flavour, finishing off with slightly acidic and salty notes. The inside of the cheese is rich yellow with a creamy yet firm texture. As it ages, the cheddar will become crumbly.

Maffra Mature Cheddar

Maffra Sage Derby is an award-winning cheese produced by Maffra Cheese Company at their dairy farm located in Gippsland dairy country. It has a firm, compressed body with a texture similar to cheddar.  During the making, the curd is mixed with crushed sage leaves, which are traditionally thought to have medicinal qualities.  This gives the cheese gentle herbaceous overtones complemented by the creamy aftertaste. Sage Derby is an excellent melting cheese which works deliciously on a toast, with pears on a fruit platter or poached egg. This exquisite cheese has won many awards including 2003 gold medal at the Victorian Dairy Industry Association Awards.

Maffra Sage Derby

Maffra Dargo Walnut is handmade cheddar produced by Maffra Cheese Company at their dairy farm located in Gippsland dairy country. It is made from a traditional English Red Leicester recipe but with crushed Dargo walnuts added for that sweet, nutty flavour. The cheese has a firm, slightly flaky texture with an attractive marbled pattern. Apparently, the marbling is due to the walnuts permeating their oils as the cheese matures. When the cheese is young, the marbling pattern won’t be seen.This is a delicious dessert cheese that pairs perfectly with fresh berries or poached pears. Accompany it with chilled Chenin Blanc to enhance the cheese flavour.

Maffra Dargo Walnut

Maffra Peppercorn Cheddar is handmade cheddar produced by Maffra Cheese Company at their dairy farm located in Gippsland dairy country. It is infused with cracked and whole peppercorns to provide spice and balance the creaminess of the cheese. The cheese has some nice peppery undertones which go well fresh bread and salami. It pairs well with wines such as Pinot Noir and Cabernet Sauvignon.

Maffra Peppercorn Cheddar

Maffra Wensleydale is handmade cheese produced by Maffra Cheese Company at their dairy farm located in Gippsland dairy country. It is made from a traditional Wensleydale recipe that can be traced back to the 11th century. This young cheese has a crumbly, moist texture with a lemony flavour and underlying creaminess on the palate.Wensleydale works well with sweet fruits but most of all is suited to an apple pie. Accompany it with a cider, sparkling wine or a sweet dessert wine to refresh its sweet aftertaste.

Maffra Wensleydale

Maffra Cheshire is an award-winning cheese produced by Maffra Cheese Company at their dairy farm located in Gippsland dairy country. It has a mellow but slightly salty flavour when young, but that evolves into a delightful sharpness with age. The crumbly texture goes well with a Ploughman's Lunch or on marmalade toast. Pair it with a light red wine or a crisp Chardonnay to set off the slight tartness of the cheese. Maffra Cheshire has won many awards including gold medal at the Fromage Du Monde, 2004, Sydney.

Maffra Cheshire

Maffra Red Leicester is a handmade cheese produced by Maffra Cheese Company using fresh milk provided by their farm's Holstein Fresians. It has a tightly knit texture and buttery, mellow flavour. The colour of the pate is thanks to the natural dye found in the seeds of the South American Annatto plant. This cheese tastes delicious with celery, fig jam and a dry white.

Maffra Cheese Company Pty Ltd

Maffra Aged Rinded Cheddar

Maffra Mature Cheddar

Maffra Sage Derby

Maffra Dargo Walnut

Maffra Peppercorn Cheddar

Maffra Wensleydale

Maffra Cheshire

Maffra Red Leicester

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