Rossini

Rossini is a blue-veined cheese aged in raisin pomace that has unique characteristics. This cheese is a signature creation of Arrigoni Battista that is distinguished by its distinctive flavor, with slightly spicy notes and a sweetish aftertaste, and creamy texture, characteristics due to the long aging and contact with the pomace full of natural aromas.

Rossini

Flavour

Assertive, slightly spicy with a light sweet aftertaste imparted by the characteristic pomace aging.

Aging

70 days of maturation + 45 days of pomace aging.

Rind

Slightly moist and wrinkled, with a distinctive copper colour.

Paste

White to straw yellow, creamy and melting, veined with mould.

For 100g of product

Energy

1571 kJ / 379 Kcal

Fats

31,5 g

of which saturated fatty acids

21,4 g

Carbohydrates

3 g

of which sugars

1,0 g

Proteins

20,9 g

Salt

2,4 g

Ingredients

Pasteurized cow's milk, salt, rennet. Aged in raisin pomace.

Production Period

All year round

Production Area

Bergamo and its province (exclusive production by Arrigoni).

Food pairing

Outstanding when paired with mountain chestnut honey or with bitter orange and Mediterranean fig preserves. Also excellent and surprising in cooking as a classy alternative in the preparation of many dishes that involve the use of large blue cheeses.

Wine pairing

Perfect with a full-bodied red wine or a dessert wine.

Deepening

It all began in centuries past, when rural communities, eager to conserve surplus milk, began to create fresh, sour or curdled cheeses intended for immediate consumption. Thus spreadable cheeses were born, made by the addition of salt and other spices to ensure a pleasant taste experience. Its rind, slightly moist and wrinkled, displays a distinctive copper hue, the result of extended aging in dried grape pomace rich in natural aromas. After about two months of maturation, the paste develops a soft straw yellow hue, and like the best blue cheeses, is veined with green mould. Its taste is assertive and slightly spicy without being overpowering, and it has an extraordinary ability to blend the sweetness of dried grape pomace, full of hints of apricots and almonds, with the floral and herbal aromas from our milk. On the palate, this results in a true symphony of flavours, a crescendo of pleasant gustatory sensations.