{"id":29312,"date":"2020-06-08T12:12:04","date_gmt":"2020-06-08T10:12:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bodegasprotos.com\/uncategorized\/what-are-fine-lees\/"},"modified":"2020-06-08T12:12:04","modified_gmt":"2020-06-08T10:12:04","slug":"what-are-fine-lees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bodegasprotos.com\/en\/blog-en\/what-are-fine-lees\/","title":{"rendered":"What are fine lees?"},"content":{"rendered":"

It doesn\u2019t take a great connoisseur to have read \u201caged in fine lees\u201d<\/strong> in some wine label; and it doesn\u2019t go unnoticed either, that these wines are the most desirable by wine lovers everywhere. Why is it so important for a wine to be aged in fine lees? and what are they?\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Let\u2019s find out.<\/p>\n

Wine \u201cmothers\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is said that lees are the \u201cmothers\u201d of wine<\/strong>, however, they are only a result of a completely natural process in which solid matter falls to the bottom of the vat during fermentation.<\/p>\n

This solid matter is nothing more than the dead yeasts and other grape residue that fall to the bottom of the vat during fermentation. But apart from its composition, what is important is the benefits they give to the wine, making it richer and more envolving.<\/p>\n

It is important to point out, that there are two kinds of lees, gross and fine. The gross lees are bigger and give wine unpleasant odors and bitter tastes, that is why they are taken out during racking. However, fine lees are very small, give very pleasant odors and more volume and structure to the wine. When visualizing lees, think of the bottom of marshes, where the mud sits at the bottom but smaller particles remain floating in the water.<\/p>\n

Benefits of fine lees\u2019 ageing<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fine lees\u2019 ageing is not done out of whim, but as stated above, to make a better wine, and its benefits are:<\/p>\n