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This is a robust and full flavoured orange wine. If you've never tried orange wine before, it's difficult to provide a comparison, the closest thing is probably a fruity IPA.
Ben Hulland, Huxbear winemaker, is a technical perfectionist and he will only make wine when the grapes and conditions are right. When Ben looked at the Chardonnay grapes, he knew they would make an excellent orange wine.
He was right.
The wine was skin fermented for five weeks. It is unfiltered, unfined and low sulphur. This means that the wine can be cloudy and it will have naturally occurring deposits in it (bits floating in the wine).
On the nose it has definite notes of orange peel, tropical fruit, elderflower and linseed. The palate is tannin rich and complex.
If you love orange wine, buy this. If you've never tried orange wine, try it!
Lucy and Ben started their vineyard from scratch following an idea inspired by a (possibly over-enthusiastic) wine tasting session. They sold up everything and moved to Brighton so that Ben could study winemaking at Plumpton College. After qualifying they found the perfect site in 2007 at Huxbear Farm near Chudleigh in Devon. The south-east facing slope offers ideal protection from late frosts.
Devon's vineyards are situatued in the valleys and lowlands of south and east Devon. Mostly close to the rivers Exe, Teign and Dart.
The growing season is long, with sun and heat starting earlier and lasting longer than in many other English counties. This gives the grapes more time to ripen and more time to hang.
One of the world’s most popular grapes, Chardonnay is made in a wide range of styles from lean, sparkling Blanc de Blancs to rich, creamy white wines aged in oak.
Depending on how ripe the grapes get, the flavour ranges from crips, clean citrus and green apple, to ripe peaches and tropical fruit.
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