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Definition of noble rot in English: noble rotnoun mass nounA grey mould that is deliberately cultivated on grapes in order to perfect certain wines. The fungus is Botrytis cinerea, subdivision Deuteromycotina Example sentencesExamples - It is every thing that one could hope for in a dessert wine, complex flavours (a veritable fruit bowl of exotic fruits), unctuousness, sweetness without being cloying thanks to a hint of noble rot.
- The most important Hungarian wine region is Tokaji, the oldest sweet wine from noble rot in the world.
- Wines labelled as Sélection des Grains Nobles, however, nearly always contain a proportion of grapes affected by botrytis, or noble rot.
- Her ‘Botrytis’ is for Sauternes-ophiles who love the noble rot.
- A sweet white wine produced from the noble rot, Louis XIV of France declared it ‘king of wines, wine of kings’.
Origin 1930s: translation of French pourriture noble. Definition of noble rot in US English: noble rotnoun A gray mold that is deliberately cultivated on grapes to enhance the making of certain sweet wines. The fungus is Botrytis cinerea, subdivision Deuteromycotina Example sentencesExamples - The most important Hungarian wine region is Tokaji, the oldest sweet wine from noble rot in the world.
- Her ‘Botrytis’ is for Sauternes-ophiles who love the noble rot.
- A sweet white wine produced from the noble rot, Louis XIV of France declared it ‘king of wines, wine of kings’.
- It is every thing that one could hope for in a dessert wine, complex flavours (a veritable fruit bowl of exotic fruits), unctuousness, sweetness without being cloying thanks to a hint of noble rot.
- Wines labelled as Sélection des Grains Nobles, however, nearly always contain a proportion of grapes affected by botrytis, or noble rot.
Origin 1930s: translation of French pourriture noble. |