brut [BROOT]
A label term applied to the driest (see dry) Champagne and other sparkling wines. brut wines are drier (contain less residual sugar) than those labeled “extra dry.” extra brut denotes a wine that’s extremely dry, sometimes totally dry. Totally dry sparkling wines (those that aren’t sweetened with a little dosage) are also sometimes called brut nature or brut Integral.
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