cru classé; pl. crus classés
[kroo klah-SAY]
1. French for "classed growth," indicating that a CHÂTEAU (most often in BORDEAUX) is ranked in the top category. 2. The famous Classification of 1855 (see Official Wine Classifications of Bordeaux, page 636) divided the crus classés for Bordeaux's MÉDOC region red wines into five subcate-gories—PREMIER CRU (first growth) through CINQUIÈME CRU (fifth growth).
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