French term (also primeur, filius) for a quickly fermented, young and uncomplicated wine that is bottled and marketed in the year of harvest and is intended for rapid consumption (for some wines, this is recommended within a few weeks). In the case of a red wine, mash fermentation only takes a few days in this case. To achieve the desired flavour, they are produced using the Macération...
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