Shenley Station Blue

Introducing our long awaited Gold Label cheese.

Shenley Station Blue is truly an exclusive original New Zealand blue. 

Featuring subtle raw mushroom flavour notes combined with a smooth sticky texture.

Read about our blue mould discovery below:

Our new Penicillium roqueforti mould was found somewhere completely unexpected!
Here is the story behind our discovery, as told on TVNZ1’s Breakfast.
Whitestone CEO Simon Berry and Head Cheesemaker Chris Moran spent many hours bio-prospecting for NZ’s own blue mould strain:
“The original blue mould strain we have been using is named after the Roquefort caves in the south of France, we started looking in our own limestone caves here in North Otago and sending our samples off to Christchurch lab, Plant Diagnostics, but after six or so samples we had no luck”, Simon recounted.

The lab told Chris they would keep a look out for any potential Penicillium roqueforti mould that was sent their way and after six months' time he received a call:
“You'll never guess what! I've got some Roqueforti in front of me, it's come in from a farmer's baleage up in Fairlie".
Luckily the farmer had sent the mould to the lab for identification and when Penicillium roqueforti was found to be present, Whitestone Cheese was the lab's first port of call.
Now we're bringing it into the cheese world, “it's a totally different flavour - quite mild yet it boasts complex, savoury flavours”. 

Watch what Hilary Barry had to say about our Shenley Blue on TVNZ Breakfast here.

Please note that weights are approximate, actual weights may vary.

Awards:

Silver Medal, Outstanding NZ Food Producer Awards 2021.

Bronze Medal, Outstanding NZ Food Producer Awards 2020.

Bronze Medal, Outstanding NZ Food Producer Awards 2019.

Highly Commended, Outstanding NZ Food Producer Awards 2018.