The benefactor
Humagne Rouge Hospices de Salquenen
AOC ValaisThe name Humagne rouge is derived from the Latin ‘Vinum humanum’. A wine that is healthy for people, and therefore a benefactor. Just like the Maltese, who from the 13th century onwards worked tirelessly in their hospice in Salgesch for the well-being of travellers and pilgrims who came to them for shelter and food. With this in mind, a well-meant ‘Santé’!
Red wine
Humagne Rouge
13.5%
Stainless steel tank
16°C
Culinary recommendation
Veal, pork, poultry and hard cheese. Delights in combination with a Valais schnitzel, a pork schnitzel with apricots and raclette cheese.
Wine history
Salgesch still proudly bears the Maltese Cross on its coat of arms today. The clergymen who settled in the heart of the Valais in the Middle Ages followed their religious vow to do good to travellers, the sick and those in need of protection by offering them exemplary hospitality and medical care. The order was able to achieve truly knightly feats with kind donations from the population.
For their part, the winegrowers of Salgesch supported the benevolent friars of the order by distributing wine. In those days, the clergy collected these fine wines in large wooden barrels in the cool cellar of the hospice. At that time, the water in the village well was of inadequate quality and contained many pathogenic germs. And so the Knights of St John preferred to rely on pure wine to restore strength to exhausted travellers and the sick. It is hardly surprising that the quality of this wine, which was served in Salgesch, soon became known far beyond the Simplon.
The wines of the Hospices de Salquenen line from the best winemaker of the decade, Diego Mathier, are a delightful tribute to the unrivalled commitment of the Knights of St John, of which Salgesch is still rightly proud today.
Tasting note
The intense colour testifies to its youthfulness. The varietal aromas of undergrowth and wild berries characterise the bouquet. On the palate, it convinces with rustic tannins and an appealing level of acidity. Very balanced immediately after bottling.
Vinification
Short fermentation on the skins to preserve the flavourful fruit and release only a small amount of tannin. Followed by traditional vinification in stainless steel tanks.
50cl
CHF 17.00
Total
CHF 204.00
Total
CHF 204.00
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