C 263/26
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
8.7.2022
The identification of origin by means of stencilling bands is supplemented with the affixing of a casein disc bearing the words ‘Grana Padano’, the year of production and an alphanumeric code which unambiguously identifies each cheese wheel.
‘Grana Padano’ cheese which has been matured for at least 20 months after being moulded within the production area and which has all the following qualities may be described as ‘RISERVA’ [‘reserve’]: — classified as ‘scelto sperlato’ [‘certified top quality’]; — paste with evident grains and a texture that clearly breaks into flakes along radial cracks; — uniform white or straw colour; — absence of abnormal odours; — fragrant and delicate taste.
Classification in the category ‘Grana Padano’ RISERVA is shown by a second mark branded onto the side of the wheel of cheese at the request of the operators, in accordance with the same rules governing the affixing of the PDO mark.
The mark in question consists of a circle, split transversely in the centre by a large band delimited by parallel upper and lower lines; the word ‘RISERVA’ in upper-case letters is written in the centre of this band.
The word ‘OLTRE’ in upper-case letters and the number ‘20’ are written in the upper half, and the word ‘MESI’ in upper-case letters is written in the lower half [meaning ‘more than 20 months’].
Cheese packaged by authorised packagers must bear the ‘Grana Padano’ logo on the packaging.
When printed on the packaging, the features of the official mark attesting to the product having met the requirements justifying the use of the ‘Grana Padano’ protected designation of origin, as described at the beginning of this point 3.6, are slightly different, in that the letters ‘G’ and ‘P’ are missing from the upper and lower corners of the rhombus.
This is shown on a background colour of Pantone 109 C, in the same shape as the black component of the design but slightly bigger.
The parameters for reproducing the logo on packaging are as follows: