Cornalin d'Aoste

Humagne Rouge ( synonym: cornalin d' Aosta ) is a red wine grape that most likely arrived in the early 20th century from the Aosta Valley in the Swiss canton of Valais, where it is a specialty today. The vineyard area is 124.7 hectares (2007, Source: Office fédéral de l'agriculture OFAG )

The Humagne Rouge is a robust, late -ripening grape that produces a ruby - purple, tannic and powerful wine with a fruity berry bouquet, which is well suited for a Barrique. It was formerly known as " Hell wine."

There is also a white variety called Humagne Blanche, which is also grown in the Valais, however, is not related to Humagne Rouge.

A study published in 2002 study puts the final close, the Humagne Rouge derived neither from the Aosta Valley grown Petit Rouge grape, is related more directly to her. However, it is with an old variety of the Aosta Valley, the Corniola identical.

Origin

The Humagne Rouge belongs to a group of grape varieties that were able to hold in the geographical insularity of the Alpine regions of Italy and the Valais in Switzerland. This group includes the following varieties:

Synonyms

The grape Humagne Rouge is also among the synonyms of Petit Rouge (erroneously ) cornalin d' Aosta, Corniola and Oriou known.