Cave La Tornale - Humagne Rouge

Cave La TornaleHumagne Rouge

3.8
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Humagne Rouge of Cave La Tornale is a red wine from the region of Chamoson of Valais.
This wine generally goes well with
The Humagne Rouge of the Cave La Tornale is in the top 10 of wines of Chamoson.

Details and technical informations about Cave La Tornale's Humagne Rouge.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Humagne rouge

It is a variety of Valle d'Aosta origin and, like Arvine, it is also found in Italy. In the past, it was cultivated in Savoy and registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties, list B, under the name of red humagne, but it is not related to white humagne. According to recent genetic analyses, the Swiss variety Cornalin du Valais is its father and Rèze its grandmother. It is also the grandson of the petit rouge d' Aoste.

Last vintages of this wine

Humagne Rouge - 2017
In the top 10 of of Chamoson wines
Average rating: 411110
Humagne Rouge - 2016
In the top 10 of of Chamoson wines
Average rating: 3.311100
Humagne Rouge - 2015
In the top 10 of of Chamoson wines
Average rating: 411110

The best vintages of Humagne Rouge from Cave La Tornale are 2017, 2015, 2016

Informations about the Cave La Tornale

The winery offers 24 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Chamoson in the region of Valais

The Cave La Tornale is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 24 wines for sale in the of Chamoson to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Valais
In the top 3000 of of Switzerland wines
In the top 10 of of Chamoson wines
In the top 150000 of red wines
In the top 250000 wines of the world

The wine region of Chamoson

The wine region of Chamoson is located in the region of Valais of Switzerland. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Adrian et Diego Mathier or the Domaine Jean-René Germanier produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Chamoson are Pinot noir, Chasselas and Gamay noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Chamoson often reveals types of flavors of cream, tree fruit or mango and sometimes also flavors of lemon, grapefruit or black fruit.


The wine region of Valais

The Valais is the largest wine region and appellation in Switzerland, responsible for around one third of the country's total wine production. The main Vineyard area covers the southeast-facing slopes of the dramatic Rhône river valley as the glacial waters run southwest between Leuk (Loeche in French) and Fully. The river changes direction at Martigny and then runs northwest to exit the valley and empty into Lac Léman (Lake Geneva). Vineyard area here comes to around 4,800 hectares (11,800 acres) and is generally located on (often steep) slopes and terraces between the flat, fertile, Heavy soils at the bottom of the valley - often given over to fruit production, industry and urban development - and the bare rock of the mountainside that towers above.

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