Beerenauslese (lit. 'selection of berries') is a German language wine term for a late harvest wine with noble rot. Beerenauslese is a category in the Prädikatswein category of the Austrian and German wine classifications, and is a category above Auslese. [1] .

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Beerenauslesen present a colour of gold to honey yellow, show intense aromas like raisins, figs, caramel or honey, are spicy and full-bodied with an animating acidity. Best suited are grape varieties with high acidity even at high must weight like Riesling, Scheurebe or Nobling.

Trockenbeerenauslese (German: [ˈtʁɔkn̩beːʁənˌʔaʊ̯sleːzə] ⓘ, lit. 'dried berry selection'), or TBA, is a German or Austrian botrytized wine made entirely from the individually selected grapes fully "dried" from Botrytis cinerea ("noble rot"), hence the name.

Beerenauslese is the fourth of six predicate levels within the quality system in Germany. The grapes for a Beerenauslese must have a minimum must weight of 110 to 128 degrees Oechsle, depending on the growing region.

Beerenauslese (BA): German classification based on the ripeness level and sugar content of the grapes. Beerenauslesen are made from individually selected grapes that are very ripe. Usually these grapes have been affected by Botrytis cinerea, or noble rot, further concentrating their high sugars. These wines are rare and costly.

German classification based on the ripeness level and sugar content of the grapes. Beerenauslesen are made from individually selected grapes that are very ripe. Usually these grapes have been affected by Botrytis cinerea, or noble rot, further concentrating their high sugars. These wines are rare and costly.

Up the ripeness/sugar scale comes Auslese. It has a richer, fuller body, a longer finish. The taste is richer, more complex. You might pick up a taste of almond and apricot. Then we get Beerenauslese (BA) and TBA, with TBA the sweetest and made only in exceptional years.

Was bedeutet Beerenauslese? Beerenauslese ist in Deutschland die vierte von sechs Prädikatsstufen innerhalb des Qualitätssystems . Die Trauben für eine Beerenauslese müssen je nach Anbaugebiet ein Mindest- Mostgewicht von 110 bis 128 Grad Oechsle aufweisen.

Designation for wines made from fully ripe and partly (but not necessarily) botrytised grapes that are specially selected (picked) during the grape harvest. Not only are individual grapes selected, but even individual berries are painstakingly selected by hand.