I hate to tell you this, but if you can wait as long as possible, your Gouda is going to taste the best!
Once, my husband hid one of my 5 pound wheels of Gouda that I keep in my crawlspace under my house (it's my "cave"). I didn't know he had done this. So on our anniversary, he presented me with this big box of a gift. I was all excited and opened it. It was the wheel of Gouda he had hidden from me! It was exactly one year old!!! It tasted like heaven!!! So good and flavorful, raw cheese, yummmm!!!!
I know it's hard to wait that long, but if you can, do it...