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
198 wine producers cultivate this grape variety
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Note that it is not related to Humagne Blanc.
wine cellar(s)
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Miège
17 wines from this cellar
Domaine Claudy Clavien
Claudy and Shadia Clavien are fond of textured and subtle wines and use high quality barrels with very fine grain for this, adapted to each grape variety.
Nax
28 wines from this cellar
Cave du Paradou
Twenty-eight grape varieties are cultivated separately and offer a wide assortment, from dry and aromatic white wines to dessert wines from late harvests.
Chamoson
14 wines from this cellar
Ghislaine Crittin - Cave du Vieux Pressoir
Gaining distinctions, firstly cantonal, then national and finally worldwide, has made it possible to position it as a quality cellar.
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