Igor Gorgonzola Dolce DOP

Tast­ing Notes from the Curator

Soft Gor­gonzo­la Dolce cheese is often referred to as sweet gor­gonzo­la and is char­ac­ter­ized by its blue-green mar­bling. Its taste is sup­ple and lux­u­ri­ous with a hint of tangy creaminess. 

Pair­ings

The soft and creamy gor­gonzo­la cheese is best matched with soft, savoury wines. In the selec­tion of White wines, you may select from Ries­ling, Pinot Bian­co, Orvi­eto Clas­si­co are excel­lent match­es. Among the Rosé wines: Chiaret­to del Gar­da and Lagrein Kret­zer. As for Red wines in gen­er­al: Val­tel­li­na supe­ri­ore, Sas­sel­la, Dol­cet­to with any ori­gin, slight­ly sparkling Bar­bera, Chi­anti Clas­si­co, Terold­ego, Mer­lot del Trivene­to, San­giovese di Romagna, etc.

Nat­u­ral­ly Lac­tose Free

Igor Gor­gonzo­la cheese is cer­ti­fied ​“nat­u­ral­ly lac­tose free” by the Ital­ian lac­tose-intol­er­ant Asso­ci­a­tion (AILI), and is until today the only PDO cheese to have obtained this impor­tant cer­ti­fi­ca­tion. In Gor­gonzo­la the absence of lac­tose is a nat­ur­al result of the pro­duc­tion process of this cheese. It is rich in pro­tein and cal­ci­um and nat­u­ral­ly free from gluten and lac­tose, Gor­gonzo­la has a cho­les­terol con­tent in a hec­togram of prod­uct equal to the turkey breast, chick­en, dried beef, sea bream or sea bass. For this rea­son, peo­ple who are intol­er­ant or who do not digest lac­tose can find Gor­gonzo­la a pre­cious ally for not giv­ing up taste and pleasure.

Storage Instructions

Keep refrig­er­at­ed. Store wrapped in foil/​plastic or air­tight con­tain­er. Once opened, con­sume with­in 1 week.