BOTTLE MATURATION
Maturing the wine in the bottle as opposed to tank or barrel.
BOTTLE READY
Describes a wine that has aged enough to be ready for bottling.
bouquet:Traditionally refers to any wine scent emanating from winemaking practice or bottle maturation. Rarely used today as the distinction between grape derived and non grape derived characters unnecessarily complicates an already complex task.
Meaning "aged" or to do with oaking when referring to barrel maturation. Allowed to develop or attain peak condition when referring to bottle maturation.
Mauzac...
White grape variety. French.
Bright: Perfectly clear wine with no suspended particles. Bright colour is an important pointer to wine quality, except in premium red wine where some crust can be expected to form after bottle maturation.
do not improve significantly with age, whereas the unfiltered wines will usually be improved by a few extra years in the bottle. Since 2002, bottles that carry the words 'bottle matured' must have enjoyed at least three years of bottle maturation ...
 See also: Harvest, Light, Aging, Grape, Character
  
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