pas dosé

French · not dosed

Pas dosé is an EU-listed equivalent of brut nature: sugar under 3 g/L, with no sugar added after secondary fermentation.1

The phrase refers to the dosage, the liqueur that may be added before final closure, which here is left out.2 It carries the same legal meaning as brut nature, dosage zéro and dosaggio zero.1 Italian rules use it too: Asti DOCG allows sweetness 'from pas dosé to dolce'.3 Actual sugar may differ from the labelled term by no more than 3 g/L.4 Franciacorta lists the Italian form, dosaggio zero, among its permitted types.5 See pas dosé and sugar scale.

See also

Pas doséStylesbrut natureGlossaryThe sugar scale of sparkling wineDosage

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. OIV International Code of Oenological Practices, II.4.1 Definitions common to all sparkling wines (II.4.1.1-II.4.1.10)
  3. Regione Piemonte. Disciplinare di produzione DOCG Asti (2025-01)
  4. EUR-Lex. Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 (consolidated text), Articles 47, 48, 49, 53, 54 and Annex III Part A (2023-12-08)
  5. Associazione Italiana Sommelier (reproduction of the official disciplinare). Disciplinare di produzione della DOCG Franciacorta (text as amended by DM 7.05.2024, GU n. 114 of 17.05.2024), reproduced by AIS (2024-05-17)

Facts checked on 2026-10-19