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Grand Cru (great growth) is the highest level in the vineyard classification of Burgundy.There are a total of 550 hectares (1,400 acres) of Grand Cru vineyards—approximately 2% of Burgundy's 28,000 hectares (69,000 acres) of vineyards (excluding Beaujolais)—of which 356 hectares (880 acres) produce red wine and 194 hectares (480 acres) produce white wine.
Grand cru (French for 'great growth' [3]) is a regional wine classification that designates a vineyard known for its favorable reputation in producing wine. Although often used to describe grapes, wine or cognac, the term is not technically a classification of wine quality per se, but is intended to indicate the potential of the vineyard or ...
The grand cru designation signifies that the beans in a bar all come from a certain country or region. [2] Since the introduction of the grand cru, a new classification has arisen, that of the premier cru, which designates that the cocoa in a bar is sourced from a specific area, such as a plantation, within a country or region. A premier cru ...
Grand cru may refer to: Grand cru (wine), a regional wine classification; Grand cru (food and drink) a non-official descriptor for other products such as beer and chocolate; Grand Cru (cipher), a block cipher; Grand Cru, a 2010 film starring Hailee Steinfeld; Grand cru, a 2015 album by Danish rapper L.O.C.
At the turn of the 21st century, there were 40 Premier cru vineyards in Chablis. In 2009, the official list was expanded to 89 vineyards. [2] The names of many of these vineyards do not appear on wine labels because of an INAO allowance that permits the use of "umbrella names" - where smaller, lesser known vineyards are allowed to use the name of a nearby more famous Premier cru vineyard.
The Côte de Nuits covers fourteen communes. Six produce grand cru wines, in the central district between Gevrey-Chambertin and Nuits-Saint-Georges, with four lesser villages either side. The Grand Crus of the Côte de Nuits are some of the smallest appellations in France, less than a hectare in the case of La Romanée. [1] [2]
These are Bourgogne, village, premier cru and grand cru. [3] Eighty-five miles southeast of Chablis is the Côte d'Or, where Burgundy's most famous and most expensive wines originate, and where all Grand Cru vineyards of Burgundy (except for chablis grand cru) are situated.
Alsace Grand Cru Brand is a French white wine produced in the Haut-Rhin department, in Alsace.. On the Alsace Wine Route, Brand is located between the crus of Gloeckelberg to the north and Kanzlerberg just to the west.