noble rot

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noble rot (uncountable)

  1. A benevolent form of the fungus Botrytis cinerea which, in the right conditions, leads to a concentrated sweet wine.
    • 2019, Ben Aaronovitch, The October Man, Gollancz, page 20:
      ‘You said they occasionally deliberately infect the grapes with the noble rot,’ I said.

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