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What does 'premiere cru' mean in wine?

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∙ 14y ago

Updated: 11/10/2022

The very best Bordeaux wines are given the rank of Premiere Cru.

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What does cru mean?

A vineyard or wine-producing region in france or a grade/class of wine.

What does the word cru mean in English?

Cru is a french wine term means growth. For instance, the term Premier Cru generally translates to English is first growth, Grand Cru means great growth.

What kind of company is Grand Cru?

Grand cru is a regional wine classification that designates a vineyard known for flavorable reputation in producing wine. Grand cru means great growth in French.

What is the name of a wine from a famous group of vineyards?

grand cru

What is a 3 letter french word for vineyard?

Cru Edit: "cru" stands for a wine, not really for a vineyard. A vineyard is 'une vigne' or 'un vignoble'.

When is boujolie wine ready?

If it's a Cru Beaujolais, give it a year. Anything else needs to be drunk as fast as possible.

What is the highest cllassification among french wine?

There is a "technical" classification of wines, such as "vin de table" (table wine) which are usually made of grapes from mixed origins but include the sub-category "vin de pays" (regional wine), which cannot be mixed. There are also the "appellation d'origine contrôlée" (controlled origin) AOC wines, or the "vins de qualité supérieure" (of superior quality) VDQS wines, which are even more reglemented for origin, content and method. As for quality classification, there is no such generic rating system, but specific ones for different regions of France, or even for different types of wine in the same region, such as the Saint-Émilion, Médoc, Sauternes, etc. separate classifications (but not Pomerol), all of them Bordeaux wines. These classifications are usually revised every few years. For Saint-Émilion for instance, the highest classification is "grand cru classé A", then "B", then just "grand cru classé" with no letter. For Sauternes, the highest is "grand premier cru", "premier cru", "deuxième cru". Burgundy wines have "grand cru" then "premier cru".

What does que j'ai cru que je mean?

I thought that I....

What is another name for a vineyard?

I think it's CRU. As in grand cru.

When was Cru - album - created?

Cru - album - was created on 2005-05-03.

What has the author Jean Norton Cru written?

Jean Norton Cru has written: 'Temoins'

Is the great Sphinx of Egypt cru mbling?

Yes Cru Mbling is the Great Sphinx of Egypt.

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