Le Ragose, Amarone della Valpolicella, Classico
Le Ragose · Veneto › Amarone della Valpolicella › Italy
Critics Average score from professional wine critics and publications.
90
/100
Reviews
21
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93
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Taster #3258
· May 17, 2025
2
2015 vintage
Taster #7740
· Sep 22, 2023
92/100
Lovely and good fruit depth. Still plenty of compact and sweet fruit. Classic and lovely.
2004 vintage
Taster #7740
· Feb 4, 2023
90/100
This bottle was slightly underwhelming and it needed a lot of time opening up to just give a little bit of fruit. When it does open up, it was dense and had a good acidity but still felt a bit muted in the fruit. I am hoping that this was just a slightly off bottle.
2004 vintage
Taster #7740
· Dec 29, 2021
92/100
Lovely and open for easy drinking. Dried fruit with a good persistence and a medium aftertaste. Great wine with a very long drinking window.
2004 vintage
Taster #7740
· Feb 12, 2019
92/100
Consistent with previous note. Nice and open with a good depth. Drinking very nicely right now if you enjoy the dried fruit character.
2004 vintage
Taster #7740
· Sep 14, 2018
91/100
Has started to shed some of its youthful dense fruit and is opening up nicely. Still has lots of dried cherry flavors but the acidity is very nice and making the wine quite enjoyable. Starting to show some nice complexity, wet dirt, leaves and leather.
2004 vintage
Taster #1541
· Aug 6, 2016
A really rather splendid wine. Nicely rounded, rich and smooth with an earthy back taste. Why this is marked best by 2015 beats me. Many years to go
2004 vintage
Taster #7740
· Dec 23, 2015
93/100
Still very young and dense dried fruit. The acidity is well integrated and the wine has opened up for what should be the beginning of a very long drinking window.
2004 vintage
Taster #1959
· Oct 10, 2015
92/100
I don't get why this isn't scoring better amongst others, but I thought she was singing up a storm tonight. This baby is still full of life and should not disappoint!
2004 vintage
Taster #8355
· Feb 16, 2013
89/100
Good nose with nice, sweet prune and fig fruit on the palate. However, som heat comes through on the back end of the palate and the finish left a somewhat undesirable aftertaste. Average QPR at $40.
2004 vintage
Taster #4840
· Dec 27, 2012
91/100
A sympathetic amarone made in a classic botti-italian, almost dry and food-friendly style. The finely tuned nose conveys aromas of dried sour cherries, dried roses, bouquet of herbs, salty liquorice, sweet pipe tobacco and dried fig. Palatewise it shows extremely well-balanced proportions without any residual sweetness. High and piercing acidity, smooth tannins, persistent sweet-sour cherry flavours and a really long warm finish that does'nt burn too much at 15,5%. Nice pairing with swedish elk meatballs, potato stomp, sauce and jelly. …
2004 vintage
Taster #0475
· Dec 15, 2012
92/100
Tried this producer for the first time and was impressed. Had it decanted. The nose is clean and medium plus to pronounced in intensity, with beautiful aromas of black fruit, red fruit, dried fruit and spice. It really smells like a good Christmas cake. The palate is dry but rich and generous. The alcohol is a whopping 15.5% but not noticeable thanks to the great balance achieved with this wine. The tannins are medium. Its body weight, flavor intensity and …
2004 vintage
Taster #6838
· Jun 6, 2012
93/100
Grapes of Northen Italy (Copenhagen) : Amazing. Smell and taste are hand in hand with notes of cellar, wet spoil and forret lake. Long aftertaste and perfect balance. Mature and delightfull
2004 vintage
Taster #1272
· May 1, 2012
81/100
Sidste 2004 Ragose - god vin - men som sagt tidligere savner vi Amarone præget.
2004 vintage
Taster #1639
· Apr 18, 2012
88/100
A good wine, my first Amarone. Very musty on the nose, figs and dates on the palate. I noticed a little on heat on the finish. I would like to try some other Amarones to compare.
2004 vintage
Taster #7960
· Apr 17, 2012
87/100
Decanted and poured. Dark berry red, slim yellow rim, 5. Discrete nose dominated by burned rubber! Dense taste, tannin, uncharming!! +5 years?
2004 vintage
Taster #1272
· Apr 2, 2012
88/100
Vi har købt denne igennem mange år og det er bestemt en god vin. Den har mange af en "rigtig" amarones karakteristika - desværre mangler de tørrede konfektrosiner, den afrundede intense trænede frugtsmag. Ragose har frugt og alkohol som illuderer den rigtige vare.
2004 vintage
Taster #1272
· Mar 20, 2012
88/100
Dyb rød farve men lille vandkant. Fortættet frugt båret frem af alkohol. Smag dyb og intens af frugt, sveske og rosin. Lang eftersmag. le Ragose benytter dygtigt frugt / alkohol kombinationen - men både prismæssigt kvalitet og smag er der langt fra "en rigtig amarone".
2004 vintage
Taster #3176
· Jan 14, 2012
88/100
A bit disappointing for the price but still a good glass of wine
2004 vintage
Taster #3565
· Dec 24, 2011
Still great storage potential. The Wine should definately be given the time to breathe for a couple of hours before drinking.
2004 vintage
Taster #9925
· Jun 14, 2011
87/100
Best with some air. Sweet red fruit, but a little unbalanced with to mush heat.
2004 vintage
Taster #7406
· Jun 6, 2011
90/100
Served with cheese and light snacks. A very nice wine.
2004 vintage
Taster #5792
· Mar 14, 2011
91/100
A Couple Italian Producers from Frederick Wildman (Store) : Ripe but balanced. Spices, smooth, very cool. 91-93
2004 vintage
Taster #2929
· Dec 25, 2010
88/100
A little disappointing. Tart fruit and quite acidic somehow?? Palate dominated by star anise/licorice flavors.
2004 vintage
Taster #6171
· Nov 1, 2010
Rather full bore, unfocused and big for the sake of being big. I prefer Bussola or Tenuta Sant' Antimo, or hell, even Mazzi but that is in a different style.
2004 vintage
Taster #7740
· Jul 23, 2010
Still very young. Consistent performance and at a high level at this QPR. Showing the stuff of a great vintage!
2004 vintage