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

Muscadet mirrors the marina freshness of oysters while adding the light richness of lees contact making a harmonious pairing.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2023

Plain cava must be aged on its lees for at least nine months, cava reserva for at least 15 months and gran reserva for at least 30 months.

From Washington Post • Dec. 8, 2022

“Now,” cried the man, and he aimed a furious swipe at Lancelot’s lees.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White