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Grand Cru

American  
[grahn kry] / grɑ̃ ˈkrü /

noun

French.
  • Grands Crus
    plural
  1. cru


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And he trusts Sydney’s predatory company about as far as he could throw a Nebuchadnezzar of Cassell Grand Cru.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 19, 2025

Individual bottles can sell for five-figure sums, with a 1966 Grands Échézeaux Domaine De La Romanée-Conti Grand Cru Nicolas priced at £4,057, according to latest estimates.

From BBC Jan. 29, 2024

For example, just seven areas of Chablis have been granted the status of the high-end Grand Cru, comprising just 250 acres and producing fewer than 50,000 cases of wine in an average year.

From Seattle Times May 13, 2023

A Grand Cru Riesling from Alsace is always a good choice and I wonder if any of the German Rieslings are from the Nahe region.

From New York Times May 3, 2018

That sounds like faint praise, but this is a very nice pinot that displays the character of the grape without trying to be Grand Cru Burgundy.

From Washington Post Apr. 17, 2015

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