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Structure
Drinking window
Best 2 to 15 years from vintage.
vintage2 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
Aroma: concentrated cherry, redcurrant
Palate: dense ripe forest fruit, dark chocolate
Intense with concentrated cherry and redcurrant, then dense ripe forest fruits with a pinch of dark chocolate: an unusual dessert red of power and elegance, harmonious and seductive, at 100 to 110 grams per litre of sugar.
What it pairs with
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Chocolate cake
The estate names chocolate desserts first for this wine. -
Almond pastries
Le Ragose lists almond desserts and dry pastry. -
Blue cheese
The producer notes some pairings with blue-veined cheeses.
History
The estate explains that Recioto takes its name from the Veronese dialect recia, meaning ear, for the two wings of the bunch, and notes that Recioto was the first wine of the Veneto to earn DOCG status. Le Ragose limits production to ten to twenty hectolitres a year.
Facts
- Producer
- Le Ragose · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Corvina (50%), Corvinone (20%), Rondinella (20%)
- Classification
- Recioto della Valpolicella Classico DOCG
- Oak
- Fermented in steel on indigenous yeasts for ten to twelve days, then repeated rackings and filtrations before bottling
- ABV
- 14.0%
- Price
- €35-55 at retail
- Drinking window
- 2-15 from vintage
Frequently asked about Le Ragose Recioto della Valpolicella Classico
How sweet is Le Ragose Recioto?
The estate publishes 100 to 110 grams per litre of residual sugar, at 14 to 14.5 degrees of alcohol.
Why is it called Recioto?
Le Ragose explains that the name comes from the Veronese dialect word recia, meaning ear, for the two wings of the grape bunch, and more generally for the smaller bunches suited to drying.
What food pairs with Le Ragose Recioto?
The producer suggests chocolate and almond desserts and dry pastry, plus some pairings with blue-veined cheeses. Serve slightly cool.
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