Botrytized

Dessert Full bodied

Botrytized wines: noble rot dessert wines. Sauternes, Tokaji, and TBA.

Botrytized wine style — watercolor illustration

Serving Guide

Temperature
8–10°C
Glass Type
dessert
Aging Potential
10+ Years

Typical Grape Varieties

Furmint Riesling Sémillon

Regions for This Style

Mosel 99 wines Tokaj 87 wines Burgenland 78 wines Alsace 75 wines Sauternes 65 wines Niagara Peninsula 52 wines Recioto della Valpolicella Classico 42 wines Veneto 39 wines

Food Pairings

Aperitif ●●●●● Appetizer ●●●●● Baked Potato ●●●●● Barbecue ●●●●● Beans ●●●●● Chestnut ●●●●● Chicken ●●●●● Asian Food ●●●●●

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About This Style

Noble rot (Botrytis cinerea) concentrates grapes to produce lusciously sweet wines of extraordinary complexity. Sauternes, Tokaji Aszú, and Trockenbeerenauslese rank among the world's most prized wines, with flavors of saffron, honey, and dried fruit.

At a Glance

Wines
3
Wine Type
Dessert
Body
Full

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