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    Grand cru. A French Grand Cru Champagne from the village of Ambonnay, a Bernard Brémont Millésime [ fr] 2004. Grand cru ( French for 'great growth' [3]) is a regional wine classification that designates a vineyard known for its favorable reputation in producing wine.

  3. 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.

  4. To be classified as a Grand Cru wine in the Alsace wine region, it needs to be produced from one of the 51 single named vineyards (“lieu-dits”) with a Grand Cru status. Each vineyard has a different terroir but are all at an altitude between 200 and 300 meters.

  5. 1% Grand Cru (e.g. Grands-Echézeaux, Montrachet, etc) Wines from Burgundy’s top plots (called climats). There are 33 Grand Crus in the Côte d’Or and about 60% of the production is dedicated to Pinot Noir.

  6. Jul 14, 2018 · There are 31 grand cru vineyards, supplying 33 grand cru appellations (counting Corton as one site with the overlapping Corton, Corton-Charlemagne and Charlemagne appellations, and excluding Grand Cru Chablis).

  7. All the wines come from the Saint-Émilion Grand Cru appellation with Merlot and Cabernet Franc as major grapes. Expect these wines to deliver ripe plum and blackcurrant aromas, with fresh violet, leather, chocolate, smoke, and earthy undertones.

  8. Apr 3, 2024 · Montrachet (or "Le Montrachet") is a highly-prized and much vaunted Grand Cru vineyard in Burgundy's Côte de Beaune subregion. Montrachet Grand Cru wines are dry white wines entirely made from Chardonnay and often aged in oak barriques, vary proportions of which will often be new oak.

  9. Made with Cabernet Sauvignon, expect these wines to taste highly structured (as in tannic) with notes of menthol, black currant, and tobacco. The remaining wines of this system include sweet wines from Sauternes and Barsac. Buyers like to collect Grand Cru Classé wines because they age for decades.

  10. Jun 26, 2023 · Le Chambertin is the most important grand cru vineyard in Gevrey-Chambertin, one of the northernmost wine villages in Burgundy's Côte de Nuits. The vineyard produces exclusively red wines made from Pinot Noir, which rank among the world's very finest.

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