This is a little shout out to Botrytis that delightful little mold that concentrates sugar and acidity in the grapes of the worlds greatest sweet wines. Every grape is hand harvested when it has reached the peak of its rotten state. “Noble rot” as it is called and it truly is, loves misty lowland vineyard, France, Hungary and Germany being its fondest stomping grounds. Every region has it own story about how this oddity of nature came to be discovered, they all have the same theme. A farmer was unable to harvest the grapes watches in horror as they rot and turn gray and as necessity is the creator of invention when harvest was finally possible, they made the wine. And Tadaaaaa…. Some of the most honeyed,concentrated flavor and aging power in the wine world.
Check out: Sauternes, Hungary and the Loire Valley for some great examples
Serve with: Blue cheese, very lightly sweetened fruit desserts or alone.
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