Species: Cow
Fat content: Semi-fat
Texture: Hard cooked
Crust: Oiled
Aging: Reserve
Exclusively produced in the summer in the mountain dairies of the Asiago Plateau, in the Vicenza region, using raw cow’s milk from two milkings, one of which is skimmed by rising. It has a semi-cooked, hard, and compact texture with a partridge-eye pattern. The color is a rich straw yellow, as the cows' diet is rich in green fodder. When young, it has a sweet flavor, but once aged, the texture becomes granular, with a slightly spicy taste. Asiago Riserva is aged from 24 to 30 months or more: this range is due to the fact that it is a cheese produced for a few months, but available year-round thanks to long aging. It pairs well with full-bodied red wines, pears, and dried fruits. In cooking, it is excellent when grated over toasted bread, in pasta dishes, as a filling, and to enrich risottos.