cuvée

[ koo-vey; French ky-vey ]

noun

1. wine in vats or casks, blended, often from different vintages, for uniform quality.
2. a blend resulting from the mixing of wines, especially of champagnes produced by several vineyards in the same district.

cuvée

/ kuːˈveɪ /

noun

1. an individual batch or blend of wine

Word History and Origins

Origin of cuvée¹

1825–35; < French, equivalent to cuve cask, vat (≪ Latin cūpa; cup ) + -ée past participle suffix; -ee

Word History and Origins

Origin of cuvée¹

C19: from French, literally: put in a cask, from cuve cask

Example Sentences

With all that’s happened this year, word that the champagne house Billecart-Salmon has released its first brut nature cuvée will not rank in the top stories of 2020, even in wine.

From Washington Post

Chartogne-Taillet NV Cuvee Saint-Anne is particularly good example.

From The Daily Beast