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Nebuchadnez- zar

A bottle that contains fifteen liters, the equivalent of twenty 75 cl bottles.

Nervy

Describes a wine that makes an impression on the palate with well-defined characteristics and high yet not excessive acidity.

New

A young wine, at the time when fermentations have finished. By extension, it is also used to describe a wine that has recently been released for sale, which has the characteristics of a young wine, especially in terms of primary aromas (fruity, floral). In Bordeaux, rosé wines are sold in their youthful prime.

Noble rot

The work of the Botrytis cinerea fungus on Sémillon and Sauvignon berries, with the effect of dehydrating the fruit and concentrating their sugars. The noble rot phenomenon is required in the production of fine Bordeaux sweet wines.