Grand Cru

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vineyard classification wine classification

Grand Cru is the highest quality classification for vineyards and wines in Burgundy, France, denoting exceptional terroir and prestige.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Grand Cru canonical 10
Grand Cru Classé 2

Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf vineyard classification ⓘ
wine classification ⓘ
appliesToCountry France ⓘ
appliesToRegion Burgundy ⓘ
associatedWithCellaringPotential long-term aging ⓘ
associatedWithPriceLevel very high ⓘ
associatedWithSubregion Chablis ⓘ
Côte de Beaune ⓘ
Côte de Nuits ⓘ
contrastedWith Premier Cru ⓘ
surface form: Premier Cru (Burgundy classification)

Regional Burgundy appellations ⓘ
Village-level Burgundy wines ⓘ
denotes exceptional terroir ⓘ
prestige ⓘ
governedBy Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée (AOC) regulations ⓘ
hasNotableExampleVineyard Chablis ⓘ
surface form: Chablis Grand Cru vineyards

Vougeot ⓘ
surface form: Clos de Vougeot

Aloxe-Corton ⓘ
surface form: Corton

Gevrey-Chambertin ⓘ
surface form: Le Chambertin

Montrachet ⓘ
Romanée-Conti AOC ⓘ
surface form: Romanée-Conti
implies limited vineyard area ⓘ
stricter production standards than lower classifications ⓘ
influencedBy microclimate ⓘ
slope and exposure ⓘ
soil composition ⓘ
terroir characteristics ⓘ
languageOfTerm French ⓘ
literalMeaning great growth ⓘ
marketPerception most prestigious Burgundy wines ⓘ
partOfSystem Burgundy wine classification system ⓘ
qualityExpectation highest quality Burgundy wines ⓘ
recognizedBy French wine law ⓘ
regulates use of the term “Grand Cru” on Burgundy wine labels ⓘ
relativeRank highest classification in Burgundy quality hierarchy ⓘ
typicalGrapeVarieties Chardonnay ⓘ
Pinot Noir ⓘ
usedFor vineyards ⓘ
wines ⓘ

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Burgundy → hasClassification → Grand Cru ⓘ
Saint-Émilion classification → hasCategory → Grand Cru ⓘ
this entity surface form: Grand Cru Classé
Blanchot → classification → Grand Cru ⓘ
Grenouilles → classification → Grand Cru ⓘ
Les Clos → classification → Grand Cru ⓘ
Richebourg AOC → wineClassification → Grand Cru ⓘ
La Tâche AOC → classification → Grand Cru ⓘ
Burgundy wine classification system → hasTopLevel → Grand Cru ⓘ
Burgundy wine classification system → hasLevel → Grand Cru ⓘ
Premier Grand Cru Classé A → classificationLevelAbove → Grand Cru ⓘ
this entity surface form: Grand Cru Classé
Burgundy AOC wines → qualityHierarchyLevel → Grand Cru ⓘ
Oger → wineClassification → Grand Cru ⓘ