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grand cru /ɡrɒ̃ ˈkruː / /ɡʀɑ̃ kʀy/noun (plural grands crus pronounced same)(Chiefly in French official classifications) a wine of the most superior grade, or the vineyard which produces it: [as modifier]: there are seventeen villages in Champagne officially rated at grand cru status...- Nuits boasts 27 premier cru vineyards but no grands crus, perhaps because the town's leading vigneron, Henri Gouges, was too modest when the classifications were agreed in the 1930s.
- The grapes all come from four grands crus - the region's highest-ranking vineyards.
- Because there is precious little top burgundy to go round (often only a barrel or two of the finest grands crus from the finest growers are made) and when burgundy is good, it is very, very good.
Compare with premier cru. Origin French, literally 'great growth'. |