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75 words
French word
millésime
Pronunciation
IPA/milezim/
Meaning
- masculine nounvintage
Example
Quel est le millésime de cette bouteille ?
What vintage is this bottle?
More examples
Le millésime 2015 est très réputé.
The 2015 vintage is very well known.
Core concept
A harvest year placed on a wine timeline to date the grapes behind the bottle.
Common phrases
un bon millésime
a good vintage
millésime exceptionnel
an exceptional vintage
le millésime de la récolte
the harvest year
Similar words
année: A calendar year and the one-year period belonging to it.
date: A written indication of the year, month, and day when an event occurred.
Definition in French
Année de récolte portée sur une bouteille de vin, servant à situer temporellement l'origine du raisin.
Word origin
The word derives from Italian millesimo and ultimately Latin millesimus, "thousandth," before developing its French wine sense.
Usage tips
- In sparkling wine, a missing millésime often indicates a blend of harvests, while a stated year generally identifies a single harvest.
Related words
- millésimerassign a vintage yearverb
- millésimévintage-datedadjective