Uplands Cheese Company Rush Creek Reserve
Cheese Highlights:
Seasonal: Available during Holiday/Winter
Animal Type: Cow's milk
Rennet Type: Traditional
Pasteurized: Unpasteurized, raw cow's milk.
Style: It is a soft-ripened cheese, wrapped in spruce bark.
Origin: Produced by Uplands Cheese Company in Dodgeville, Wisconsin, USA
Pairing: Pairs well with full-bodied white wines, light to medium-bodied red wines, and dark beers like stouts and porters, complementing its rich, creamy, and savory flavor profile.
Pleasant Ridge's Rush Creek Reserve is an exceptional cheese produced by Uplands Cheese Company, located in Dodgeville, Wisconsin. This cheese is a seasonal specialty, highly anticipated and revered among cheese enthusiasts for its luxurious texture and depth of flavor.
Rush Creek Reserve is a soft-ripened cheese, made from the rich, unpasteurized milk of cows that graze on the lush pastures of Uplands Cheese Company's farm. This cheese is inspired by the European Vacherin Mont d'Or and is only produced in the autumn, coinciding with the seasonal dietary changes of the cows, which imparts a distinctive character to the milk and, consequently, the cheese.
The cheese is known for its creamy, almost liquid interior encased in a delicate, spruce bark band that imparts subtle woody notes. Its flavor profile is rich and savory, with hints of smoky, meaty tones underlined by a slight sweetness. Rush Creek Reserve is ideally served warmed, which enhances its creamy texture and complex flavors, making it a perfect centerpiece for a cheese platter. It pairs exceptionally well with full-bodied white wines, light to medium-bodied red wines, and is also delightful with darker beers like stouts and porters, offering a rich and indulgent cheese experience.