crus

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The wine list ranged from grand crus to top producers’ “basic” Bourgognes, at prices close to or below U.S. retail.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 2, 2025

Today Marion produces a wide range of wines, from “basic” Bourgogne to grand crus.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 2, 2025

But the region’s top wines, called beaujolais crus, are worth exploring year round.

From Washington Post • Nov. 3, 2022

At the top were the grand crus, the glorious few in which the distinctive character of the vineyards transcended all other categories.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 14, 2022

So he founded a Mission, La Mission O'Brien, and then died in the odour of the most celebrated crus.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, July 12, 1890 by Various