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Grape varieties in Valais – Traditional varieties – Reds. Name Etymology Origins Ancestry Pinot Noir 1302 ha From pine – the bunches of grapes resemble pine cones. North-east France Parent-offspring relationship with Savagnin. Numerous descendants, for example Chardonnay, Gamay etc. Gamay 474 ha From the village of Gamay, near Saint-Aubin on the Côte d’Or Burgundy Natural crossing of Pinot (from north-east France) and Gouais Blanc (from north-east France and south-west Germany; Gwäss in Haut-Valais) Humagne Rouge 142 ha Cornalin, Cornalin du Valais, Landroter, Rouge du Pays 161 ha See Humagne Blanc Aosta Valley Natural crossing of Cornalin du Valais (or Rouge du Pays) and an unknown variety. Unrelated to Humagne Blanc. Rouge du Pays and Landroter allude to being commonplace. The name Cornalin may come from cornouiller (dogwood) Aosta Valley Natural crossing of Mayolet and Petit Rouge, both from the Aosta valley, where it was most likely born 28
First known reference First mention in Valais Wine characteristics 1375 in Burgundy, under the name Pinot Vermeil 1395 in Burgundy, under the name Gaamez 1838 in the Aosta Valley under the name Cornalin 1878 under the name Rouge du Pays, mentioned as cultivated since ancient times Introduced on a wide scale in Sion, Valais from the canton of Vaud in 1848 under the name Cortaillod 1856 in Sion, under the name Dôle, probably introduced from the canton of Vaud Around 1900, in Fully under the name Humagne Rouge Valais Pinots are lively, with aromas of warm strawberries, sometimes almost cooked if the terroir is particularly sunny, with a lovely freshness due to its pleasing natural acidity. Dôle, the historical and emblematic Valais blend, is composed of 85% Pinot Noir (in majority) and Gamay. In the Rosé version, the same blend is called Dôle Blanche, while Œil de Perdrix is made of Pinot Noir only. Gamay produces light and fruity wines from limestone terroirs, and rich and complex wines from granite terroirs such as Martigny and Fully, with aromas of cherries and peonies, light in body and crisp. Gamay (in minority) and Pinot Noir produce Dôle, the historical and emblematic blend of Valais (called Dôle Blanche in the Rosé version). Humagne Rouge wines give unusual aromas of dried vine leaves, elderberry and violet, and have a smooth structure and unique rustic element. 1878; see left A grape that is hard to grow and vinify, yet when its yield is well managed, it produces high-quality wines with notes of morello cherry and cloves, deep in colour and with an unmistakable character. 29
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