Huxbear Corbinian 2023
This elegant dry white wine, made from the Siegerrebe and Schonberger grape varieties, has a delicate floral bouquet, alongwith notes of lychee and pear. On the palate, it reveals an array of ripe fruit flavours, balanced by a crisp, mineral finish.
This wine is best served chilled with white meat or fish, or can be enjoyed on its own.
Suitable for vegetarians and vegans
Contains Sulphites
10% alcohol
 
Origin / terroir: 
All the fruit was grown on our own vineyard in the Teign Valley, South Devon on vines planted in 2007.  The vineyard is planted on south facing slopes at an altitude of 75-100 metres above sea level.  The soil is silt loam with granite and siltstone aggregates. The vines are planted at a planting density of 3500 vines/ha.

Winemaking:
Picked in September and October 2023, this wine was fermented in stainless steel. Bottled in May 2024 with 4gl of residual sugar.

2023 Harvest:
2023 got off to a fantastic start with perfect flowering conditions leading to a perfect fruit set and large yields. The harvest itself however was one with very mixed weather conditions with torrential long lasting periods of rain causing lower sugar levels than normal as well as lower acidity at picking, but despite the challenging weather conditions which created high disease risk that had to be carefully managed, phenolic ripeness was outstanding.