Usually means: Beneficial fungus sweetens some wines.
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  3. noble rot: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
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  8. Noble rot: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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  1. Epicurus.com Wine Glossary (No longer online)

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

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