Humagne Rouge Hospices de Salquenen AOC VS

Ferdinand Mathier, great-grandfather of today's best Swiss winemaker of the decade, laid the foundations for the success of the family business now run by Nadia and Diego Mathier. As a dedicated vineyard inspector, he was already aware of the importance of the soil conditions, the vineyards and the microclimate in Valais at the beginning of the 20th century. In 1951, he pressed his first 12,000 liters of wine in the house where guests are now treated to regional specialties and, of course, exquisite wines from the Adrian & Diego Nouveau Salquenen AG wine cellar in the Barrique "Wine & Raclette" restaurant in the village center of Salgesch.

Adrian and Rosmarie Mathier, Diego's parents, played a pioneering role and presented their wines to countless people at numerous trade fairs in Switzerland. This was an important foundation stone for the upswing of the winery. Their tireless work was crowned in 1986 with the world championship title for the Œil-de-Perdrix.

Nadia and Diego have been running the company since 2001. With a great deal of passion and commitment, they have successfully developed the family-run business in the canton of Valais on the basis of continuity and sustainability in line with the company philosophy "Tradition, emotion, innovation and enjoyment - for generations". Countless international and national awards, including Best Swiss Winemaker of the Decade and three-time Swiss Winemaker of the Years 2018-2011-2007, as well as more than 1000 gold medals for their wines are impressive proof of this.

And perhaps the best news of all: in a wine world that will be increasingly characterized by female influences in the future, Nadia and Diego Mathier have already laid an important foundation stone for the successful continuation of the Mathier family's traditional business in their marriage with their five daughters and their future families and will continue to provide people with countless moments of pleasure with their wines in the future.

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Humagne Rouge is sometimes called an autochthonous Valais grape variety, but it is only the Valais name for Cornalin d'Aoste. From a genetic point of view, Humagne Rouge is the daughter of Cornalin and has no relation to Humagne Blanche. It migrated to the Valais via the Great Saint Bernard.

The Humagne Rouge is a connoisseur's wine of very light colour, with personality and character. Robust and of late maturity, it seduces on the palate with an earthy, aromatic profile at the start (notes of wild berries, undergrowth, tree bark and violets) and is then densely woven on the finish. It deserves a few years of ageing and then, with its wild bouquet, goes particularly wonderfully with game specialities.

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