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grands crus

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Grand Cru

[Fr. grahn kry]
–noun, plural Grands Crus [Fr. grahn kry] . French.
See under cru.

cru

[kroo; Fr. kry]
–noun, plural crus [krooz; Fr. kry] .
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru).

Origin:
1815–25; < F, n. use of crû, ptp. of croître to grow < L crēscere
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