chambré
/ˈʃɒmbreɪ
/ /ˈʃɒ̃mbreɪ/adjective [predicative]
(Of red wine) at room temperature: the French believe that Cabernet tastes best chambré...
- Is 18 minutes really sufficient to allow a bottle of wine to breathe and chambré?
- Red wine from the cellar ain't going to be chambré.
- Tasting advice: It is best drunk chambré, at 16-18° with simple or complex meals, and goes best with delicatessen, meat and cheese.
Origin
1950s: French, past participle of chambrer 'bring to room temperature', from chambre 'room' (see chamber).
Rhymes
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