Editing Gruyère cheese (section)

==Varieties==
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[[File:Gruyère Premier Cru.jpg|thumb|upright|Gruyère from the brand/variety Le Premier Cru Switzerland]]
Gruyere (as a Swiss AOC) has many varieties with different age profiles, and an [[Organic certification|organic]] version of the cheese is also sold. A special variety is produced only in summer in the [[Swiss Alps]] and is branded as Le Gruyère Switzerland AOC Alpage.

Generally, one can distinguish the age profiles of mild/''doux'' (minimum five months old) and ''réserve'', also known as ''surchoix'' (minimum ten months old). In Switzerland, other age profiles can be found, including ''mi-salé'' (7–8 months), ''salé'' (9–10 months), ''vieux'' (14 months), and {{lang |de |Höhlengereift}} (cave aged), but these age profiles are not part of the AOC.

===Le Gruyère AOP Premier Cru===
Le Gruyère Premier Cru is a special variety, produced and matured exclusively in the canton of Fribourg and matured for 14 months in cellars with a humidity of 95% and a temperature of {{convert|13.5|°C}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vonmuhlenen.ch/index.php?c=02&p=02a&lg=en|title=Von Muehlenen|website=www.vonmuhlenen.ch|access-date=Apr 9, 2020}}</ref>

It is the only cheese that has won the title of the best cheese in the world at the [[World Cheese Awards]] five times: in 1992, 2002, 2005, 2015, and 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newsfox.com/pte.mc?pte=061002030|title=von Mühlenen et Cremo SA concluent une alliance - Newsfox|date=Nov 20, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061120004602/http://www.newsfox.com/pte.mc?pte=061002030|access-date=Apr 9, 2020|archive-date=2006-11-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gff.co.uk/press-releases/le-gruyere-aop-premier-cru-crowned-world-champion-cheese-2015/|title=Le Gruyère AOP Premier Cru crowned World Champion Cheese 2015|website=The Guild of Fine Food|access-date=Apr 9, 2020|archive-date=August 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200821085054/https://gff.co.uk/press-releases/le-gruyere-aop-premier-cru-crowned-world-champion-cheese-2015/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gff.co.uk/press-releases/world-champion-cheese-2022-announced-as-le-gruyere-aop-surchoix/|title=The World Champion Cheese 2022 is announced: Le Gruyère AOP surchoix|website=The Guild of Fine Food|access-date=Feb 21, 2023|archive-date=February 21, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230221110825/https://gff.co.uk/press-releases/world-champion-cheese-2022-announced-as-le-gruyere-aop-surchoix/|url-status=dead}}</ref>