Definition of premier cru in English:
premier cru
nounPlural premiers crus pʀəmje kʀyˌprɛmɪə ˈkruːprəˈmyā ˈkrY
(chiefly in French official classifications) a wine of a superior grade, or the vineyard that produces it.
as modifier the village acquired premier cru status in 1985
Compare with grand cru
Example sentencesExamples
- The wines are continually tasted, and when he judges that they have reached their peak, they are carefully blended to create the chateau's premier cru vintage wine.
- The influential American critic Robert Parker compared it with a premier cru Volnay and awarded it 93 points.
- Chateau Climens is one of the most consistent of the premiers crus.
- Everything on our tabletop seemed to vibrate, including a premier cru burgundy that trembled within its thin, expensive goblet.
- This wine embodies the classic Chambolle terroir of refined, silky fruitiness, and it delivers nicely on the heightened expectations of a premier cru wine.
- The surrounding land has two excellent premier cru vineyards.
- Each vine of this grand premier cru at Sauternes will yield a mere glass.
- This one delivers most of the flavours of a premier cru Burgundy at around a third of the price.
Origin
French, literally 'first growth'.