cuvéen.
/ˈk(j)uːveɪ/ The contents of a vat of wine; a particular blend or batch of wine.
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1833 C. Redding Hist. Mod. Wines iv. 68 Cuvée, the contents either of a cellar or vat at the vintage.
1883 19th Cent. (Stanf.) Sept. (advt.) Perrier Jouet's..Extra Dry [Champagne] Reserved Cuvee.
1911 Encycl. Brit. XXVIII. 724/1 These vattings, and indeed all blendings of any particular batch of wines, are termed cuvées.
1920 G. Saintsbury Notes on Cellar-bk. vi. 99 Some of the great shippers used to send out wines cheaper than their official cuvées.
1939 E. Ambler Mask of Dimitrios xiv. 301 The wine must be champagne..it must be a vintage cuvée.
1968 Vogue Dec. 40/2 Not even the great Cuvée could wash away the lump in my throat.
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