Jean-Rene Germanier Humagne Rouge 2022 750ml

Fermented in stainless steel and aged in 500-liter barrels for one year, the 2022 Humagne Réserve is deep, refined and elegant on the spicy/peppery nose that is reminiscent of concentrated red berries and notes of Alpine flowers. Silky, round and fresh, this is a textured, elegant, persistently saline and nicely astringent red wine with a stimulating concentration and minerals. This is an impressive red wine from roughly 35-year-old vines. 13.5% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted at the domaine in Vétroz, March 2025.

Humagne rouge originated in the Val d'Aosta in Italy, just over the St. Bernard pass from Valais, where it was commercially extinct, but has now been replanted under its original name "cornalin." Humagne rouge is a late ripening variety and the rustic and herbal notes diminish as the grape reaches phenolic maturity, so the choice of vineyard site is very important. This wine comes from sites in Vétroz, Conthey, and Chamoson with alluvial deposits, slate and glacial moraine sediment. The wine is produced entirely in stainless steel with 10-12 months of elevage.