Winery Philippe et Veronyc MettazHumagne Rouge
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with
Details and technical informations about Winery Philippe et Veronyc Mettaz's 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.
Informations about the Winery Philippe et Veronyc Mettaz
The Winery Philippe et Veronyc Mettaz is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 21 wines for sale in the of Fully to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Fully
The wine region of Fully is located in the region of Valais of Switzerland. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Chappaz or the Domaine Chappaz produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Fully are Gamay noir, Chasselas and Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Fully often reveals types of flavors of blackberry, honey or lime and sometimes also flavors of tropical fruit, dried fruit or dried apricot.
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.
The word of the wine: Grand Cru
In Burgundy, the fourth and final level of classification (above the regional, communal and premier cru appellations), designating the wines produced on delimited plots of land (the climats) whose name alone constitutes the appellation. The climats classified as Grand Cru are 32 in the Côte d'Or plus one in Chablis which is divided into 7 distinct climats. Representing barely 1.5% of the production, the Grand Crus are the aristocracy of Burgundy wines.
