Le Ragose Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Riserva 2006 is a powerful, emotionally charged expression of old-school Amarone winemaking. Crafted in the rare Ammandorlato style—where fermentation stops before all sugars convert—this Riserva spent an incredible 13 years in Slavonian oak, evolving into a deep, brooding wine packed with herbs, spice, dried cherry liqueur, and gritty, mineral-driven tannins. It’s intense, soulful, and unforgettable.

Jamessuckling.com | JS 97
Published: May 9, 2023

Harking back to a tradition of a more concentrated must, thereafter aged as wine for 13 years in Slavonian oak. In essence, 'a mistake' after the fermentation fails to finish. A glorious mistake. This was known as an Ammandorlato style, referenced on the back label. Thick grape skin tannins, gritty and coal face tenacity. Wow! The fruit flavors almost don't matter as much to say that this is a tour de force of mint, anise, camphor, smoked charcuterie and a dark brood. A brood of herbal doused berry aspersions laden over a thick mid-palate, finely tuned by a surge of underlying freshness and those tannins. Those amazing tannins! Walnut husk, mahogany and clove linger long. I am almost in tears as I taste this. Drink or hold.

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After 50 years of work in the vineyards and in the cellar, the first Riserva of Le Ragose is out on the market. This wine is something special for our most passionate clients.

Wine    Dry red
Grapes    50% Corvina, 20% Rondinella, 20% Corvinone, 10% other authorized grapes.
Harvest    The grapes are harvested by hand, directly in the vineyard during the month of September, and placed directly into small plateaux, on single layer, until December.
This process is called "Appassimento".
Vinification    Fermentation of a special concentrate mass in stainless steel for 18/36 months. Usually this wine becomes an “Ammandorlato” or “Recioto scapá”, that is the historical sweet brother of the Amarone. For some years now the climate has been hotter and drier allowing this kind of concentrations. The wine is aged in barrels of Slavonian oak for 10 Hl for years in order to reach the perfect evolution of the sugars.
Alcohol    16,5°
Tasting notes    Intense, extraordinarily powerful, with black cherry jam, spices and notes of cherry liqueur resulting from evolved sugars.
Dense and harmonious it’s rich, dry, but soft to the palate, with silky tannins that allow a long development in the bottle.
Food match    Wild game birds, Wild goat, Risotto all’Amarone, Gorgonzola cheese, Dark chocolate desserts, Cheesecakes, Hazelnut and Almond desserts.
Serving temperature    18°C - 20°C
Planted area    Grapes selected on the surface of 18 hectares of vineyards of several years of planting.
Exposure    West - Southwest
Soil    Different, consisting mainly of red clay and brown, and "toar" on Eocene limestone.
Plantation    Simple trellis
Plants per hectar    4200
Acidity    5.90 grams/liter