Noble Rot or botrytis is a fungus that
eats out the pulp of the grape concentrating the sugar and acid resulting in
gloriously rich, sweet wines. Ideal conditions for its growth are hot hazy
mornings where the haze lifts and intense sunshine prevails. Certain wine
regions of the world have this climatic condition all the time and it’s what
makes their wines what they are. Sauternes and Barzac in Bordeaux, France and
TokayAszu in northeast Hungary are prime examples. Other parts of the world get
it on and off. It’s so sporadic that it can attack certain vineyards and not
others. Sometimes one part of a
single vineyard or some individual vines within a vineyard are affected. Even
parts of a single vine will get it and not other parts. It’s fascinating.
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