Dunbarton Blue (Roelli Cheese Haus, Shullsburg, Wisconsin)

The Roelli cheesemaking tradition started with Adolph, who hailed from Switzerland, and three generations later Chris has taken over, producing Emmental, Havarti, Cheddar, Gouda, Jack and other styles. In 2007 Chris developed a blue Stilton-style Dunbarton Blue. On tasting it you find a creamy richness with a fine crumble, and the blue is not intense but adds a nutty mineral quality. I would like to keep it a little longer to see how the flavours develop. Enjoy with a glass of dry red wine.