Dry

Referring to the sugar content in a finished wine. A dry wine by definition has no fermentable sugar left. The winemaking definition of dry is less than 2g/L of residual sugar.

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Referring to the sugar content in a finished wine. A dry wine by definition has no fermentable sugar left. The winemaking definition of dry is less than 2g/L of residual sugar. Known as Trocken in Germany or Sec in France. It should be noted that wines labelled with the German synonym trocken often still have a few grams of residual sugar left in them to balance the higher acidity of the wines.

Synonyms:
Trocken, Sec
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Bérêche & Fils Grand Cru Cramant (Disg. July 2022) 2017
Just a little oxy, at a lovely level. Beautifully settled. Excellent shape layering and build of complexity with lees, patisserie and toasty hazelnut. Expressive, generous, fresh citrus and pith. Nice textural phenolics. An excellent drink. Chalky saline acid. Green leafy herb. A cracking BdB“The 2017 Extra-Brut Cramant Grand Cru is a rich, textured wine. Lemon confit, marzipan, spice and a whole range of tropical accents are dialed up in this exuberant, open-knit Champagne. This is an
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Domaine de l'Arlot Grand Cru Romanée-Saint-Vivant 2023

Domaine de l’Arlot Grand Cru Romanée-Saint-Vivant 2023

Pinot Noir | Vosne-Romanée, Burgundy

“The 2023 Romanée-Saint-Vivant Grand Cru has a gorgeous bouquet that blossoms in the glass. Dark cherries, touches of violet and iodine just soar with aeration—wonderfully delineated. The palate is medium-bodied with svelte tannins and a killer line of acidity, very harmonious through the linear and poised finish. This is quite understated for an RSV. Lovely.”Neal Martin, Vinous 94-96 Points
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Domaine SC Guillard Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru 'Lavaux St Jacques' 2023
Layers of Silky Tannins!
The Lavaux is situated below Poissenot and next to Clos Saint Jacques. Quite ripe very black color cherry liquor blackish fruits, intensely concentrated and wound up.Firm tannins expansive palate ripeness is fine on the palate cherry fruit red fruits, acid balance long intense. It’s extracted and almost chewy in its tannin profile. Needs a few years to settleDrink 2030-2045+Tom Carson*Limit 1
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Domaine Armand Rousseau Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru 'Clos Saint-Jacques' 2001
Price on Application – Contact us.Good medium red. Strawberry, coffee, rose petal and smoky oak on the nose. Sweet, ripe and plump, with aromatic flavors of plum and spicy oak. Here the nearly 100% new oak percentage (the foregoing wines get little or no new oak) adds considerable sex appeal and nicely frames the wine's rather delicate fruit. Finishes long, subtle and aromatic, with an impression of finer tannins.Neal Martin, Vinous 90 Points Tasted Mar 2004Rousseau's 2001
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