Cru is a wine term used to indicate a high-quality vineyard or group of vineyards. [1] It is a French word which was originally used to refer to both a region and anything grown in it, but is now mostly used to refer to both a vineyard and its wines.

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.

Jan 31, 2024 · It is broken out into four different levels, listed from the lowest to the highest: grand cru, grand cru classé, premier grand cru classé B, and at the very top, premier grand cru classé A.

Jun 6, 2023 · And then there’s the word “cru” which takes on different meanings across various French wine regions. Cru translates to “growth.” More precisely, it references a great or superior growing site or vineyard, a concept linked to the French notion of terroir.

Mar 25, 2019 · Red Burgundy wines are classified based on their cru. Cru simply means “growth” and the wine classification indicates that the wine has been legally verified as a product of Burgundy. What does this mean for wine drinkers?

Grand Cru wines only represent around 1% of the total production of Burgundy wine, and they are the rarest and most expensive wines. It is dominated by the Chardonnay grape variety for Grand Cru white wines, while Pinot Noir dominates the Grand Cru red wine selection. The classification in Burgundy is all about the vineyards and terroir. Most ...

Cru wines represent the best of the best and must withstand specific legal standards to prove their status. If you’ve discovered a cru wine, keep in mind that its quality extends down to the soil terroir and grapes. A cru wine always begins and ends with luxury.

Grand Cru wines can be white, red or sparkling. Generally speaking, for Burgundy, most white Grand Crus are chardonnays (outside Alsace) with their red counterparts, pinot noirs. The allocation of Grand Cru status in most areas is strictly controlled.

Feb 20, 2024 · Most of the wines in this classification are highly structured reds, but there are a few sweet white wines that have their own set of titles. They are as follows: Red wines: White wines: Premier...

Oct 5, 2017 · The red wines of the Médoc region on Bordeaux’s left bank were ranked as part of the 1855 Official Classification of Bordeaux wines. Today, there are 61 individual wineries on the list, ranked on a hierarchy of five tiers, from Premier Grand Cru Classé (commonly known as “first growth”) to Cinquième Grand Cru Classé (“fifth growth”).