Caves OrsatPrimus Classicus Humagne Rouge
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Primus Classicus Humagne Rouge of Caves Orsat in the region of Valais often reveals types of flavors of spices, red fruit.
Details and technical informations about Caves Orsat's Primus Classicus Humagne Rouge.
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
The best vintages of Primus Classicus Humagne Rouge from Caves Orsat are 2016, 2009, 2018, 2015 and 2014.
Informations about the Caves Orsat
The Caves Orsat is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 61 wines for sale in the of Valais to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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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The word of the wine: Ampélographie
Study of the vine, and more particularly the grape varieties.
