noble rot

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A benevolent form of the fungus Botrytis cinerea which, in the right conditions, leads to a concentrated sweet wine.

Equivalents

Françaispourriture noble

DeutschEdelfäule

Portuguêspodridão nobre

4 more languages

Italianomuffa nobile

日本語貴腐

Nederlandsedele rotting

Examples

“‘You said they occasionally deliberately infect ⟳ the grapes with the noble rot,’ I said.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

Noble Sanctuary noble savage noble-mindedness noblebright nobledark Nobleford

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