Structure

Bodymedium
Tanninmedium
Aciditymedium
Sweetnessdry
Finishlong
Oaklarge or old casks

Drinking window

Best 3 to 15 years from vintage.
vintage3 yrs15 yrs17 yrs

Critic scores

No critic score is published for this bottle that we can cite with a reviewer, a vintage and a review year, so none is shown. The rating in the header is our own.

In the glass

Medium-bodiedMedium tanninMedium acidityDryLong finish

Aroma: cherry, dried fruit

Palate: medium-bodied red fruit, old-vine depth

Garnet red with scents of cherry and dried fruit, a medium-bodied wine of good longevity drawn from a single 3.5 hectare cru planted with a mix of old and new Veronese varieties.

What it pairs with

  • Braised veal shank
    The estate names meats and hearty regional cooking for this wine.
  • Roast hare
    Le Ragose lists game, where the dried-fruit note meets the sauce.
  • Polenta with sausage
    A Veronese standard, matched by the wine's medium body.

History

Le Sassine is a single 3.5 hectare south-facing cru whose plantings include old Veronese varieties propagated from mother vines already growing in the vineyard, which the estate credits for the wine's unusual range of flavour and scent.

Facts

Producer
Le Ragose · visiting guide
Grapes
Corvina (50%), Corvinone (15%), Rondinella (15%)
Classification
Valpolicella Classico Superiore DOC
Oak
About twenty-four to thirty-six months in 50hl Slavonian oak casks
ABV
14.0%
Price
€20-30 at retail
Drinking window
3-15 from vintage

Frequently asked about Le Ragose Le Sassine Valpolicella Classico Superiore

What grapes are in Le Ragose Le Sassine?

Corvina 50 percent, Corvinone 15 percent, Rondinella 15 percent and 20 percent other authorised varieties, including old Veronese vines reproduced from mother plants present in the vineyard.

What does Le Ragose Le Sassine taste like?

The estate describes a garnet red with scents of cherry and dried fruit, calling it a medium-bodied red of good longevity.

Where is Le Sassine made?

From a single south-facing cru of 3.5 hectares at Le Ragose above Arbizzano di Negrar, on red and brown clay with volcanics and Eocene limestone.

Tags

corvina corvinone dry field blend medium acid medium body medium tannin medium term mood rustic mood savoury occasion dinner party occasion winter old vines old world pairs with game pairs with pork pairs with red meat price trade up rondinella single vineyard still red

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