Sediment in a wine barrel

I believe the answer is:

lees

(Other definitions for lees that I've seen before include "Eels found in sediment" , "Dregs, sediment" , "Dregs left by eels" , "Sediment that settles at the bottom of liquid" , "worst part" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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