2025 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.6%
Grape Varieties Humagne Rouge
Classification AOC Valais
Region Valais
Soil Granite in fully
Sites Fully Planche Billon
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Contains Added Sulfites Yes
Production Details Aged for 14 months in barrels and listed in 150 cl magnum format. The producer's autumn 2026 order form independently lists Grain Sauvage 2025 as Humagne Rouge, AOC Valais, in 150 cl format.
Certifications Bio Suisse; Demeter
2023 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 12.9%
Grape Varieties Humagne Rouge
Drinking Window Medium aging potential, up to about 10 years after harvest; may gain complexity and finesse
Classification Valais AOC
Region Valais
Food Pairing Meat dishes, vegetarian dishes and game
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2021 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.7%
Grape Varieties Humagne Rouge, Sélection Valais
Region Valais
Soil Gneiss and loess
Sites Planche Billon, Fully, at the top of Les Claives
Vine Age 15
Fermentation Vessels Stainless-steel vats
Pressing Method Pneumatic Pressing
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Production Details Humagne Rouge Sélection Valais vines were grafted on 3309 rootstock. The harvest was destemmed, then fermented and macerated for approximately two weeks in stainless-steel vats using indigenous yeasts from a pied de cuve, followed by pneumatic pressing. The wine matured for six months in oak barrels and was bottled with light filtration one year after harvest.
Tasting Notes Violet, black cherry and gentian-like mountain flowers; voluminous, full-bodied yet airy, with an elegant finish
Food Pairing White meat such as poultry or veal, and venison
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2020 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 12.7%
Grape Varieties 100% Humagne
Region Valais
Production Details Presented in a 1.5 L magnum.
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2011 Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties 100% Humagne Rouge
Drinking Window 2013–2020
Region Valais
Sites Planche Billon
Vine Age 25
Production Details Bottled exclusively in magnums.
Tasting Notes Cherry red; initially restrained and slightly reductive, gaining medium aromatic intensity with air; supple texture, a hint of pepper and medium length
Critics Ratings 17
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