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POURRITURE NOBLE [1 record]

Record 1 1999-02-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Viticulture
  • Winemaking
DEF

A beneficial mold or fungus that forms on certain white grapes and makes possible the great sweet wines of Sauternes, in particular.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Viticulture
  • Industrie vinicole
DEF

Altération des grains très mûrs de certains cépages, produite par le champignon Botrytis cinerea et correspondant notamment à la concentration du sucre.

OBS

Parmi les moisissures qui attaquent le raisin mûrissant, il en est une, le «Botrytis cinerea» qui, loin d'être un mal, produit des crus fameux dont le plus célèbre est le sauternes.

Spanish

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