Brut

Brut meaning and definition

Brut means a dry style of Champagne or sparkling wine. It usually contains up to 12 grams per liter of residual sugar, so it should taste crisp and dry rather than sweet.

What does Brut mean?

On a wine label, Brut is a sweetness term. It does not name a grape variety, region, or quality tier; it tells you how dry the finished sparkling wine is.

Brut vs Extra Dry

Brut is drier than Extra Dry. That sounds backward, but in Champagne and sparkling wine labeling, Extra Dry usually has more residual sugar than Brut.

Is Brut the driest sparkling wine?

Not always. Brut Nature or Brut Zéro and Extra Brut are drier categories. Brut is still one of the most common dry styles.

Brut Cuvée meaning

A Brut Cuvée is a sparkling wine cuvée bottled at Brut sweetness. Cuvée means a selected blend or lot; Brut tells you the sweetness level.