Family
Blue
Protection
PDO / DOP
Aging
Dolce min. 50 days; Piccante min. 80 days (large wheels)
Range
Italy
Milk
Pasteurised whole cow’s milk
Rind
Grey-pink, not eaten
Overview
Gorgonzola PDO is a blue cheese from pasteurised whole cow’s milk. The rind is grey or pink and is not eaten. EU rules split the name by size, taste, and time.
Dolce, large wheel (9–13.5 kg): mild, minimum 50 days, maximum 150. Piccante, large wheel: pronounced, minimum 80 days, maximum 270. A smaller piccante wheel has a 60-day floor. The consortium repeats those windows in plain language.
Two tempers
Dolce stays wet and sweet-leaning. Piccante dries, and the veins read sharper. If blue has always felt like an argument, Dolce is the truce. Heat in a risotto will also turn the volume down.
Sources
Legal ages, breeds, and cave rules are checked against official specifications or government pages. Sensory lines are editorial description, not lab results.
- Consorzio Gorgonzola — product note · Consorzio per la Tutela del Formaggio Gorgonzola Dolce min. 50 days, max. 150 days; Piccante min. 80 days, max. 270 days
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1595 · European Commission Pasteurised whole cow’s milk; Dolce / Piccante weight and aging windows