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This level of maturity requires several successive passages for the gatherers to collect only the berries affected by noble rot. Quantities are of course tiny except for a few very large vineyards where noble rot grows every year. The pickings are assembled before the alcoholic fermentation, which takes place very slowly to be exhausted and reach a level of 10 to 12 °, leaving 80 to 120 grams of residual sugar in general.
Conditions for the wine labeled as “Appellation Alsace Late Harvest” or “Sélection de Grains Nobles”:
Harvest after prior declaration to the INAO, at least 8 days before the expected date for harvest
Chaptalization is prohibited
Mandatory manual harvesting
Indication of grape variety and vintage
Volume Control
Minimum Natural Residual Sugar for Nobel Rot
Riesling and Muscat 276 g/l i.e 16°4
Pinot Gris and Gewurztraminer 306 g/l i.e 18°2
Two approval tastings:
Tasting in barrique 6 months later after harvest
Final approval tasting in the bottle 18 months later after harvest
Each harvester is equipped with a kitchen knife with round toe and a...
This level of maturity requires several successive passages for the...
This level of maturity requires several successive passages for the...
