: the sediment of a liquor (such as wine) during fermentation and aging : dregs
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Made from Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon grapes that were hand-harvested throughout the summer before aging on the lees for eight months in French oak barrels (30% new), it's loaded with light and sunny flavors.—Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2023 It is aged for three to five years on the lees which results in great complexity and richness on the palate.—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 20 Dec. 2022 Cava de Paraje Calificado is a single-vineyard cuvée aged on its lees for at least 10 years.—Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2022 Fermented from rice, water, Sake-Kasu (the lees that remain after pressing Sake; these can still contain fermentable elements), rice-koji, and anything else accepted by law.—Elsbeth Sites, Discover Magazine, 29 Apr. 2014 See all Example Sentences for lees
Word History
Etymology
Middle English lie, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin lia
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