brut

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adjective

ˈbrüt  ˈbrᵫt 

of champagne

: very dry

specifically : being the driest made by the producer

brut

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noun

plural bruts

: a very dry champagne or sparkling wine

Pair smoked salmon with … a brut that's not too dry.

—Roger Voss

Half the wines were non-vintage bruts, the best-established brands and a few newer entries.

—Thomas Matthews

Examples of brut in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Select non-vintage ones that are brut with elegant profiles, citrus and mineral notes, and save Champagne with rich, creamy and yeasty styles for colder weather. —Peg San Felippo, Sun Sentinel, 21 June 2024

The beach houses are Caribbean-chic in spirit, more brut, or raw, in style than Gyp Sea Hotel, yet still infused with touches of turn-of-the-century glamour. —Lane Nieset, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Jan. 2024

Noun

Femme de Champagne Brut Grand Cru, Champagne Duval-Leroy This non-vintage brut has a base wine from 2020. —Per and Britt Karlsson, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024

For the ever-important clink of the glasses, there’s French champagne and Anderson Valley brut as well as sparkling wine concoctions, such as a sage and honey-pear cocktail. —Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

borrowed from French, "unprocessed, gross, (of wine) having little or no sugar added during secondary fermentation," earlier, "rough, brutish," going back to Middle French — more at brute entry 1

Noun

borrowed from French, derivative of brut brut entry 1

First Known Use

Adjective

1891, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1881, in the meaning defined above