Winery Thierry ConstantinLes Maggieres Humagne Rouge
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with
Details and technical informations about Winery Thierry Constantin's Les Maggieres Humagne Rouge.
Discover the grape variety: Boskoop glory
It is said to be a natural interspecific cross between a vitis vinifera and a vitis labrusca, the isabelle variety being a better known example. It was discovered by Gérard Van Tol Boskoop and imported into Germany by Günter Pfeiffer. It can also be found in the Netherlands, Belgium and England, where it is commonly grown in greenhouses. We noted that the schuyler looks somewhat like the Boskoop glory even if the origins, each time put forward, are quite different, to be followed!
Informations about the Winery Thierry Constantin
The Winery Thierry Constantin is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 23 wines for sale in the of Saint-Leonard to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Saint-Leonard
The wine region of Saint-Leonard is located in the region of Valais of Switzerland. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaines des Virets or the Domaine Marie Bernard Gillioz produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Saint-Leonard are Pinot noir, Chasselas and Pinot blanc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Saint-Leonard often reveals types of flavors of earth, cherry or oaky and sometimes also flavors of smoke, red fruit or raspberry.
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: Cooperative cellar
A collective production structure to which winegrowers belong in order to pool their grapes, transform them into wine and ensure its marketing.
