crus

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Meadows calls the domaine’s namesake wine an aggregator of the top qualities of all the grands crus, Burgundy’s top-tier vineyards, forming a mystical combination of aromatics and liquid silk.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

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

If you were to drive from Burgundy to Lyon, you could meander southward through the 10 crus appellations of Beaujolais.

From Washington Post • Nov. 3, 2022

In Burgundy, land is taxed according to its value, and grand cru vineyards are considerably more valuable than premier crus.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 14, 2022

In Akodon, the anterior and posterior crus of the stapes is more rounded than in B. musculus, resembling that in B. taylori.

From Speciation and Evolution of the Pygmy Mice, Genus Baiomys by Packard, Robert L.