Trockenbeerenauslese

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Botrytized grape cluster

Trockenbeerenauslese (German:

QmP ("quality wine with distinction") category that includes also Auslese and Beerenauslese.[1]

The grapes for TBA are individually picked among shrivelled with noble rot, often to the point of appearing like a

Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon.[5]

The TBA wines are very rare.

dessert wines, often with low alcohol content (6-8% ABV).[6] The high cost is caused by multiple factors:[1]

  • the onset of Botrytis is unpredictable, highly dependent on weather and location (down to an individual cluster of grapes);
  • the pickers therefore have to go through the vineyards multiple times, cherry-picking clusters and sometimes individual grapes.

The very specific climatic conditions (which do not necessarily occur every year) are required to create botrytized grapes. Some of the best wines of this type are sold almost exclusively at the various German wine auctions.[citation needed] They are usually golden to deep golden in color, sometimes even dark caramel.[7] The body is viscous, very thick and concentrated, and arguably can be aged almost indefinitely due to the preservative powers of its high sugar content. Like other botrytized wines, the finest TBAs, despite very high sugar content, are far from being cloying due to a high level of acidity.[8]

Rust and St. Margarethen, wine of exceptionally good quality can be found. This region is known for its wide and shallow lakes which can lose more than half their volume due to evaporation. The mists created by these lakes provide a very conducive climate for noble rot to shrivel grapes.[citation needed
]

The style[

of what?] is similar to, but much more concentrated than, Sélection de Grains Nobles from Alsace.[citation needed
]

The wines are much more acidic compared to Sauternes (and similar to Tokaji),[12] are considerably sweeter, have a lower alcoholic strength and are usually not matured in oak barrels.[7]

As with most other premium grade dessert wines, Trockenbeerenauslese is to a large extent sold in half bottles of 375 ml.[citation needed]

Requirements

The minimum must weight requirements for Trockenbeerenauslese is as follows:

The requirements are part of the

Tokaji Eszencia in concentration.[citation needed
]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Teissedre & Donèche 2013, p. 290.
  2. ^
    ISBN 0-19-860990-6
    .
  3. ^ Teissedre & Donèche 2013, p. 294.
  4. ISBN 0-19-860990-6
    .
  5. ^ Teissedre & Donèche 2013, p. 285.
  6. ^ Teissedre & Donèche 2013, p. 296.
  7. ^ a b Magyar 2011, p. 157.
  8. ^ Magyar 2011, p. 148.
  9. ^ Brook 2019, p. 224.
  10. ISBN 978-0-19-870538-3
    . Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  11. ^ Brook 2019, p. 225.
  12. ^ Magyar 2011, p. 158.
  13. ^ a b c Magyar 2011, p. 150, Table 6.1.

Sources

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