Humagne Blanc "Fernand Cina"

Description (detail)

This Humagne Blanc delights with its vinous character, fine acidity, and delicate fruitiness. It amazes with its subtle aroma of lime blossoms.

White wine
Prozent
13.0
Option 1: Beschrieb
70cl
Option 1: Jahrgang
2023
Option 1: Preis
CHF 56

Matching mood

cheerful & sociable

Characteristics

Aromen (Nase)
Floral, linden blossom
Aromen (Mund)
Mild, mineral
Light & fruity
Dry
Stainless steel tank
Pure-sorted
Aperitif
Pork
Mushrooms
1-5 years

Words from the winemaker

What Manfred and Damian say about this wine

You should definitely try this wine, as it is one of the oldest grape varieties cultivated in Valais.

Our story

What connects us with this winery...

We simply love drinking wine from the Cina brothers. Every one we've tasted so far... ;-) But not only that, we have also had many good conversations and we share the same attitude: "Only those who trust their visions can change reality. Because visions are what move us forward." And as luck would have it, we remodelled our restaurant and they remodelled their wine cellar at virtually the same time - during Corona, in 2020. If you haven't seen the cellar yet, it's definitely worth a visit!

Fernand Cina SA

Hard-working and complementary are the adjectives used to describe the brothers Cina, Manfred and Damian. Both studied viticulture and oenology, but above all learned the trade. From a very young age with their parents Fernand & Rose-Marie, Saturdays were spent in the vineyard rather than on the football pitch with friends. Despite the hard work, Manfred and Damian saw the great development potential of their father's business early on and rightly envisioned a promising future.

The Cina brothers have been working in their business for more than 30 years, surrounded by a meticulous and enthusiastic team. Their motives? Always one step ahead, producing excellent wines, developing innovative grape varieties in Valais, being positive and, above all, close to the customer. The winery is known for its diverse range of specialties. They cultivate an exceptionally large number of grape varieties on 20 hectares of their own vineyards, which enables them to offer around 40 different wines.

In their work in the vineyard, they focus on natural and quality-oriented care of the vines. The work in the vines is the most important activity in the annual calendar and forms the basic building block for high-quality wine. From the vine to vinification and bottling, the two brothers cultivate the wine with great dedication. Wine production is far more than just a job for them, it is a passion and a pleasure for both of them to marvel at this phenomenon every year and to be a part of it.

Humagne Blanche

«Midwife's wine»

The white Humagne is one of the ancient grape varieties found exclusively in Valais. The variety was already mentioned in a document from 1313. The peculiarity of Humagne is that it contains about three times more iron than other wines. This is probably why it was given the nickname "midwife's wine", because our ancestors regarded it as a tonic that would restore strength to women in childbirth.

The grape variety can produce an amazing, very pure, fresh, long wine of great elegance and subtlety, characterised by lime blossom notes reminiscent of a young Chasselas. With age, the Humagne grape develops an unexpected dimension. A wine that you should definitely discover!

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