Description
Sélection de Grains Nobles: a Winemaking culinary technique.
Technical
Sélection de Grains Nobles (SGN) is French for "selection of noble berries" and refers to wines made from grapes affected by noble rot. SGN wines are sweet dessert wines with rich, concentrated flavours. Alsace wines were the first to be described as Sélection de Grains Nobles, with the legal definition introduced in 1984, but the term is also seen in some other wine regions France, such as Loire.
Science
Primary Reaction
Maillard Reaction
Sensory Profile
Aroma ()
honeyedapricotgingermarmaladetoasted almondcandied citrus
Wine Analogy
Similar to late harvest Tokaji or Sauternes
Perfume Analogy
Comparable to amber-based oriental perfumes with honeyed notes