brut nature

French · natural brut

Under EU rules, brut nature means a sugar content under 3 g/L and may be used only for products with no sugar added after the secondary fermentation.1

The EU lists language equivalents: pas dosé, dosage zéro, dosaggio zero, naturherb, bruto natural and брют натюр.1 Actual sugar may differ from the labelled term by no more than 3 g/L.2 UMC notes that wines with no dosage may also be labelled 'Zero Dosage', 'Brut 100%', 'Brut Intégral' or 'Brut Sauvage', and that after disgorgement the space is filled with the same wine.3 In Cava, Brut Nature is 0-3 g/L with no added sugar.4 See brut nature and sugar scale.

See also

Brut nature (zero dosage)StylesThe sugar scale of sparkling wineDosagepas doséGlossaryextra brutGlossary

Sources

  1. legislation.gov.uk (copy of EU OJ text). Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33, Annex III Part A (sugar-content terms for sparkling wines), original version as adopted (2018-10-17)
  2. EUR-Lex. Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 (consolidated text), Articles 47, 48, 49, 53, 54 and Annex III Part A (2023-12-08)
  3. Union des Maisons de Champagne. Dosage
  4. Consejo Regulador DO Cava. Categories and types

Facts checked on 2026-10-19