deuxième cru
[deu-zyem KROO]
French phrase that means “second growth,” the second-highest subcategory of the MÉDOC and SAUTERNES area’s CRUS CLASSÉS (classed growths). Fifteen of the Médoc’s châteaux were included in this category when it was established in the Classification of 1855 (see Official Wine Classifications of Bordeaux, page 636); that number remains unchanged today.
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