botrytised

adjective

bot·​ry·​tised ˈbä-trə-ˌtīzd 

variants or less commonly botrytized

1

of grapes : affected by the fungus (Botrytis cinerea) that causes noble rot and has the effect of reducing the water content and increasing the concentration of sugar

It brings to wine a sweet unctuousness most clearly apparent in good Sauternes … fermented slowly, at moderate temperature, from heavily botrytised grapes.

—Gerald Asher, Gourmet, February 1985

And when the grape is botrytised, it's a sweet revelation.

—Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg, Washington Post, 3 Sept. 2008

2

: made with botrytised grapes

botrytised wines

And every other year or so, superb botrytised Rieslings emerge from the cooler parts of these islands …

—Janice Robinson, Wine Spectator, 31 Jan. 1995

Word History

Etymology

botryt- (from New Latin Botrytis, a fungus genus) + -ise, -ise + ¹-ed

First Known Use

1963, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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