Premier Cru

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Premier Cru is a high-quality vineyard classification in Burgundy wines, ranking just below Grand Cru in prestige.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Burgundy vineyard classification
wine quality designation
appliesTo climats
vineyards
associatedWith Burgundy
surface form: Burgundy wines
associatedWithGrape Chardonnay
Pinot Noir
canAppearWithVillageNameOnLabel true
exampleVillageUsingTerm Gevrey-Chambertin
Meursault
Puligny-Montrachet
governedBy Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée regulations
French wine law
hasAgingPotential medium to long term
hasHigherAveragePriceThan village-level Burgundy wines
hasLabelIndication “1er Cru”
Premier Cru self-linksurface differs
surface form: “Premier Cru”
hasLowerAveragePriceThan Grand Cru Burgundy wines
hasPrestigeLevel just below Grand Cru
hasQualityLevel high quality
introducedInCentury 20th century
isSubcategoryOf Burgundy AOC wines
isUsedBy wine consumers
wine critics
wine merchants
wine producers
isUsedFor quality differentiation of Burgundy vineyards
language French
literalMeaning “first growth”
partOfSystem Burgundy wine classification system
surface form: Burgundy appellation system

Burgundy vineyard hierarchy
ranksAbove Village-level Burgundy classification
ranksBelow Grand Cru
recognizedBy INAO
requiresStricterRegulationsThan village-level Burgundy
requiresVineyardDelimitation true
requiresYieldControl true
typicalGrapeColor red
white
usedInCountry France
usedInRegion Burgundy

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Grand Cru contrastedWith Premier Cru
subject surface form: Grand Cru (Burgundy classification)
this entity surface form: Premier Cru (Burgundy classification)
Burgundy hasClassification Premier Cru
Premier Cru hasLabelIndication Premier Cru self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: “Premier Cru”