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Le Ragose

Negrar · Verona (VR)
← Veneto
Established
1969
Arnaldo and Marta Galli
Yearly production
estate (Valpolicella Classica)
Location
Negrar, province of Verona — at the highest point of the Valpolicella Classica
Verona (VR)
Vineyard area
32 ha
Corvina, Corvinone and Rondinella on 32 hectares at the highest point of Valpolicella Classica

Appellations

Amarone della Valpolicella DOCGValpolicella DOC

History

Le Ragose was founded in 1969 when the oenologists Arnaldo and Marta Galli bought 32 hectares of abandoned vineyard at the highest point of Valpolicella Classica, above Negrar, and replanted them.

Convinced these high sites were ideal for elegant, age-worthy Amarone, they worked as naturally as possible; Marta Galli, 'La Signora del Vino', was voted Winemaker of the World in 1990 for her role in re-establishing Valpolicella.

From the 1990s their sons Paolo and Marco guided the estate through consolidation, making Amarone and Valpolicella of great finesse.

Wines

Illustrative selection
Amarone della Valpolicella Classico
Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG · Corvina / Corvinone / Rondinella
The estate's high-altitude Amarone.
Valpolicella Classico Superiore
Valpolicella DOC · Corvina / Corvinone / Rondinella
An elegant Valpolicella Superiore.
Le Sassine
Valpolicella DOC · Corvina / Corvinone / Rondinella
A Valpolicella selection.
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