lees
Example Sentences
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Aged 3-4 years on the lees, this opulent sparkler from a venerable Champagne house comes in an elegant flagon-shaped bottle.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025
Like Muscadet, this is a wine with a lot of seaside influence with body, also often intensified by lees contact.
From Salon • Jun. 3, 2023
In Austria, three tiers of quality — Klassik, Reserve, and Große Reserve — regulate region of origin, alcohol level, winemaking methods, and lees aging with increasing strictness.
From Salon • Jul. 7, 2022
It’s an old-fashioned blend of chardonnay, pinot noir and pinot meunier, blended with 20 percent reserve wines from previous vintages and aged on its lees for three years.
From Washington Post • Dec. 8, 2021
“Now,” cried the man, and he aimed a furious swipe at Lancelot’s lees.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
Vocabulary lists containing lees
"Ulysses" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
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