Humagne Rouge
About this grape variety
This variety comes from an old cross made in Val d’Aosta, Italy, between Cornalin and an unknown variety. Humagne Rouge was introduced in Valais via the Great Saint Bernard pass at the end of the 19th century. Despite its recent arrival it has become, after Cornalin, the second great red wine with a Valais identity.
It is a vigorous grape that ripens late and gives wines that have a well steeped character; they seduce with their rustic aromas of wild fruits, wooded undergrowth, bark, violets. In mouth, they are supple but the finish is tighter.
Humagne Rouge, drunk young while still fruity, is a wine that has many fans. After three to five years in the cellar, it is the perfect accompaniment to game.
Humagne Rouge
142 ha out of 4675 ha, or 3%
Tasting profile
199 wine producers cultivate this grape variety
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Note that it is not related to Humagne Blanc.
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10 wines from this cellar
Cave L’Alchémille - Albert Luisier
Albert Luisier created his cellar in 2014, after more than 34 years of experience as a craft winemaker at two cellars in the region.
Fully
17 wines from this cellar
La Rodozine
If Eddy Rossier confesses a preference for the Petite Arvine and the Gamay, Nathalie recommends her favourite, the Pinot Blanc.
Savièse
13 wines from this cellar
Jacques Dumoulin
Since 1999, Jacques Dumoulin has been producing and selling wines that constantly seek to combine taste, quality and respect for the environment.
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