Cornalin d'Aoste
| Cornalin d'Aoste | |
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| Synonyms | Humagne Rouge (Switzerland), Cornalin, - for more see section synonyms |
| Art | Grape vine ( Vitis vinifera subsp. Vinifera ) |
| Berry color | blue-black |
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| origin | Italy |
| VIVC no. | 2838 |
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Cornalin d'Aoste ( Humagne Rouge ) is an autochthonous red wine variety from the Swiss-Italian Alpine region . It is mainly grown in the Swiss cantons of Vaud ( Chablais ) and Wallis ( Fully and Martigny ) as well as in the Italian Aosta Valley .
Descent, origin
Cornalin d'Aoste is a natural cross between the Rouge du Pays varieties (a natural cross between Mayolet × Petit-Rouge ) and an unknown grape variety.
During the DNA examinations carried out in 1999, it was found that the Cornalin d'Aoste (Cornalin) and Humagne Rouge, which were previously considered to be independent, are identical and that Cornalin arose from a natural cross between Rouge du Pays and an unknown and probably already extinct variety . It was also clarified that the previously assumed equality with the Petit Rouge variety does not correspond to the facts.
A distinction must therefore be made between the varieties:
- Cornalin d'Aoste (Humagne Rouge): the Cornalin from the Aosta Valley, a natural cross between Rouge du Pays and an unknown grape variety.
- Rouge du Pays (Cornalin du Valais, Walliser Cornalin): a natural cross of ( Mayolet × Petit-Rouge )
Despite identical synonyms and morphological similarities, it should not be confused with the varieties Olivette Noire ( Corniola Nera ), Petit Rouge or Rouge du Pays (Cornalin du Valais).
The name is probably derived from "corniolo", the Italian name for the cornel cherry.
The variety belongs to a group of grape varieties that have been able to stay in the geographical island location of the Alpine regions of Italy and the Valais in Switzerland. The following varieties belong to this family:
- Red wine varieties: Bonda , Cornalin d'Aoste, Cornalin du Valais , Crovassa , Durize , Eyholzer , Fumin , Goron de Bovernier , Mayolet , Ner d'Ala , Petit-Rouge , Prëmetta / Prié rouge , Roussin , Roussin de Morgex , Vien de Nus , Vuillermin .
- White wine varieties: Completer , Himbertscha , Humagne Blanche , Lafnetscha , Petite Arvine , Planscher , Prié Blanc , Resi .
Wine
The robust, late-ripening grape variety, which produces a ruby-red-purple, tannin-rich and powerful wine with a fruity bouquet of wild berries, is well suited for aging in barriques. It used to be called "hell wine".
properties
Cornalin d'Aoste suffers from fluctuating yields and is very susceptible to magnesium deficiency and botrytis .
The variety is very similar to the Rouge du Pays variety, also cultivated in Valais .
distribution
The variety is cultivated in the Italian Aosta Valley on 11 hectares (2010). In Switzerland, the area under cultivation was 137 ha in 2015. Worldwide there is an area under cultivation (2010) of 244 ha - in 2000 it was only 93 ha.
Synonyms
Eleven synonyms: Broblanc, Broblanc Humagne Rouge, Cargnola, Cornalin, Cornalin Aosta, Cornalino, Cornallin, Corniola, Humagne, Humagne Rouge, Petit Rouge.
Cornalin is also synonymous with the Rouge du Pays variety .
See also
literature
- Jancis Robinson , Julia Harding, José Vouillamoz : Wine Grapes , 1st edition 2012, Penguin Books, London, ISBN 978-0-06-220636-7 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Jancis Robinson , Julia Harding, José Vouillamoz : Wine Grapes , 1st edition 2012, Penguin Books, London, ISBN 978-0-06-220636-7 .
- ↑ Wine economy statistics - Vineyards in Switzerland 2015
- ↑ K. Anderson, NR Aryal: Database of Regional, National and Global Winegrape Bearing Areas by Variety, 2000 and 2010, Wine Economics Research Center, University of Adelaide, December 2013 (first revision April 2014) (second revision May 2014) (third Revision July 2014).
- ↑ accessed on February 24, 2017 Cornalin d'Aoste in the database Vitis International Variety Catalog of the Institute for Grapevine Breeding Geilweilerhof (English)