🍷 Extra brut
Also known as: extra-brut
A very dry sparkling wine with almost no sweetness.
Extra brut is a very dry sparkling wine with almost no perceptible sweetness. Under EU rules it has 0 to 6 grams of sugar per litre. That is drier than brut, which allows up to 12 g/l, but slightly softer than brut nature, with no more than 3 g/l.
The sweetness of sparkling wine is set by the dosage, a small amount of liqueur added after the yeast sediment is removed. Extra brut gets little or no dosage. The taste is therefore clean and fresh, with bright acidity and a clear sense of grape and place.
The term appears on Champagne, Cava, Italian sparkling wines such as Franciacorta, and Crémant. That is why it is known in France, Spain and Italy. Extra brut suits people who like a dry taste, and it pairs well with oysters, fish and seafood.
How it connects to Wine
🍷 Extra brut → made in → 🗺️ French wine → kind of → 🗺️ Wines of Europe → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Part of
- 🍷 Dosage
- Where it is made
- 🗺️ French wine, 🗺️ Spanish wine, 🗺️ Italian wine
- Similar and different
- 🍷 Brut nature, 🍷 Brut, 🍾 Canard-Duchêne Cuvée V 2010, 🍾 Canard-Duchêne P181 Extra Brut, 🍾 Lanson Le Clos Lanson 2012, 🍾 Lanson Noble Champagne Blanc de Blancs 2008, 🍾 Lanson Le Green Bio-Organic, 🍾 Lanson Le Réserve Extra Brut, 🍾 Nicolas Feuillatte Réserve Exclusive Premier Cru Extra-Brut, 🍾 Nicolas Feuillatte Organic Extra-Brut
and 55 more
🍾 Bollinger R.D. 2008, 🍾 Bollinger R.D. 2007, 🍾 Bollinger R.D. 2004, 🍾 Moët & Chandon Grand Vintage 2015, 🍾 Moët & Chandon Grand Vintage 2016, 🍾 Moët & Chandon Grand Vintage Rosé 2015, 🍾 Moët & Chandon Grand Vintage Rosé 2016, 🍾 Veuve Clicquot Extra Brut Extra Old 1, 🍾 Veuve Clicquot Extra Brut Extra Old 2, 🍾 Veuve Clicquot Extra Brut Extra Old 3, 🍾 Veuve Clicquot Extra Brut Extra Old 4, 🍾 Veuve Clicquot Extra Brut Extra Old 5, 🍾 Mumm RSRV Cuvée Lalou 2008, 🍾 Piper-Heidsieck Essentiel Extra Brut, 🍾 Piper-Heidsieck Essentiel Blanc de Noirs, 🍾 Gosset 21 ans de cave a minima, 🍾 Gosset Celebris Vintage 2008, 🍾 Gosset Celebris Vintage 1998, 🍾 Drappier Carte d'Or Extra Brut, 🍾 Bruno Paillard Première Cuvée Extra Brut, 🍾 Bruno Paillard Rosé Première Cuvée, 🍾 Bruno Paillard Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru, 🍾 Bruno Paillard Blanc de Noirs Grand Cru, 🍾 Bruno Paillard Cuvée 72, 🍾 Bruno Paillard Blanc de Blancs 2015, 🍾 Bruno Paillard Assemblage 2015, 🍾 Bruno Paillard N.P.U. Nec Plus Ultra 2009, 🍾 Ayala Le Blanc de Blancs A/19, 🍾 Perle d'Ayala 2015, 🍾 De Venoge Cordon Bleu Extra Brut, 🍾 De Venoge Princes Extra Brut, 🍾 Billecart-Salmon Le Réserve, 🍾 Billecart-Salmon Le Rosé, 🍾 Billecart-Salmon Le Sous Bois, 🍾 Billecart-Salmon Vintage 2016, 🍾 Joseph Perrier Les Chalmonts 2020, 🍾 Philipponnat Cuvée 1522 Extra-Brut 2019, 🍾 Philipponnat Cuvée 1522 Extra-Brut 2018, 🍾 Philipponnat Cuvée 1522 Rosé Extra-Brut 2018, 🍾 Philipponnat Cuvée 1522 Rosé Extra-Brut 2014, 🍾 Philipponnat Blanc de Noirs Extra-Brut 2020, 🍾 Philipponnat Blanc de Noirs Extra-Brut 2019, 🍾 Philipponnat Blanc de Noirs Extra-Brut 2018, 🍾 Philipponnat Blanc de Blancs Extra-Brut 2020, 🍾 Philipponnat Blanc de Blancs Extra-Brut 2019, 🍾 Philipponnat Blanc de Blancs Extra-Brut 2018, 🍾 Larmandier-Bernier Latitude Extra-Brut, 🍾 Larmandier-Bernier Longitude Premier Cru Extra-Brut, 🍾 Larmandier-Bernier Rosé de Saignée Premier Cru Extra-Brut, 🍾 Pierre Gimonnet & Fils Brut Extra, 🍾 Pierre Gimonnet & Fils Spécial Club Grands Terroirs 2017, 🍾 Pierre Gimonnet & Fils Spécial Club Grands Terroirs 2016, 🍾 Pierre Gimonnet & Fils Spécial Club Grands Terroirs 2015, 🍾 Pierre Gimonnet & Fils Spécial Club Grands Terroirs 2014, 🍾 Pierre Gimonnet & Fils Spécial Club Grands Terroirs 2012
Frequently asked questions
Is it true that extra brut has no sugar at all?
No, up to 6 g per litre is allowed; only brut nature stays below 3 g/l.
Is extra brut drier than ordinary brut?
Yes. Brut may have up to 12 g/l, extra brut far less.
Why does extra brut taste so fresh?
Because it gets little or no dosage, so the acidity, the grape and the place come through.
Guides
What to read next
- 🗺️ Italian wine — The country's wine and winemaking: regions, grape varieties, appellations.
- 🍾 Lanson Le Green Bio-Organic — Lanson Le Green Bio-Organic: a non-vintage white Champagne (Extra Brut) from Lanson. Pinot Noir 46 %, Chardonnay 36 %, Meunier 18 % (according to the house).
- 🍾 Moët & Chandon Grand Vintage 2015 — Moët & Chandon Grand Vintage 2015: the 2015 vintage of Grand Vintage by Moët & Chandon, Extra Brut.
- 🗺️ French wine — The country's wine and winemaking: regions, grapes and appellations.
- 🗺️ Spanish wine — The country's wine and winemaking: regions, grapes and appellations.
Similar
🍷 Extra dry · 🍷 Doux · 🍷 Demi-sec · 🍷 Brut nature · 🍷 Sec · 🍷 Brut
⚠️ Wine contains alcohol: adults only, drink in moderation. Wine usually contains sulphites; egg white or milk proteins are sometimes used for fining — important for allergies and for vegans.
Sources
- EU Delegated Regulation 2019/33 (labelling, sugar terms)
- Encyclopaedia Britannica: Wine
- Comité Champagne