Huxelrebe

The huxelrebe is a Cépage tank German of white grapes.

Origin and geographical distribution

The type of vine is obtaining Georg Scheu in the institute Landesanstalt für Rebenzüchtung with Alzey. The genetic cause is checked and it is a crossing of the type of vines chasselas X Muscat early of Saumur carried out in 1927. The type of vine is authorized in many Länder in Germany. The planted surface is in regression passing of 1474 hectares in 1994 to 991 hectares in 2004.

The name of type of vine was chooses in homage to Fritz Huxel , wine grower with Westhofen close to Worms, which planted type of vine like one of the first and which made it popular.

Characters ampelographic

End of the young white cottony branch
adult Sheets, 3 to 5 lobes, with a petiolar sine out of V narrow or quadrant on superimposed board, teeth ogival, broad, in two series, a aranéeux limb.

Farming aptitudes

Maturity is of first late time: 5 - 6 days after the chasselas.

Technological potential

The bunches are large and the bays are of large size. The bunch is cylindrical or conical, winged and fairly compacts. The type of vine is of good fairly fertile strength but. It is slightly sensitive to the gray Pourriture. The type of vine gives elegant wines white, slightly musky, keeping a good acidity. In late vintage, the quality of the wines is high.

Synonyms

The huxelrebe is known under initials AZ 3962.