Beerenauslese

Beerenauslese (short: BA) is a predicate for quality wines. It belongs to the wine - quality level of quality wines. With the predicate Beerenauslese natural sweet wines are described that have been made ​​from grapes with noble rot. Beerenauslese is a rare and intense taste lusciously sweet wine specialty with concentrated natural sweetness and often deep golden color. Good qualities usually have a great durability and can often, if stored for decades in bottle. It is characterized by the rich sweetness with a low alcohol content and a fine touch of honey. The annual production volume is very low.

Full Ripe grapes and favorable fall weather (hot and humid, foggy ) for the incidence of sweet grapes with noble rot condition. They are read out individually by hand at harvest and the yield is very low, so the production is particularly costly. The fermentation is due to the high Süßegradation often very slow. The finest Beerenauslesen bring forth the Riesling and Scheurebe. The vital acidity of this white wine can make a delicious gustatory counterweight to the concentrated sweetness of the berry selection. Top qualities come from the Mosel, Nahe and the Rheingau in Germany or from Lake Neusiedl in Austria. They are often touted as expensive rarities.

In the Federal Republic of Germany only noble rotten or overripe berries are read with a minimum requirement of 125 ° Oechsle, with the minimum legal requirements in the wine region of Baden depending on grape variety at 127 or 128 degrees Oechsle are fixed.

In Austria, a Beerenauslese must have at least 127 ° Oechsle/25 ° KMW. Is known of the Rust outbreak from Lake Neusiedl. Even the famous Tokaj outbreak is similar to a Beerenauslese. In France, wines that have certain similarities with Beerenauslese, as Vin liquoreux referred; such as the " Sélection de Grains Nobles " from Alsace.