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'''[[Grand cru (wine)|Grand Cru]]''' (great growth) is the highest level in the vineyard classification of '''[[Burgundy wine|Burgundy]]'''. There are a total of {{convert|550|ha}} of Grand Cru vineyards—approximately 2% of Burgundy's {{convert|28000|ha}} of vineyards (excluding [[Beaujolais wine|Beaujolais]])—of which {{convert|356|ha}} produce [[red wine]] and {{convert|194|ha}} produce [[white wine]]. In 2010, 18,670 hectoliters of [[Burgundy Grand Cru]] wine was produced, corresponding to 2.5 million bottles, or just over 1.3% of the total wine production of Burgundy.<ref>[http://www.vins-bourgogne.fr/connaitre/ses-reperes/chiffres-cles-de-la-bourgogne/gallery_files/site/392/17660.pdf BIVB: Chiffres‐clés de la Bourgogne Viticole] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121028044643/http://www.vins-bourgogne.fr/connaitre/ses-reperes/chiffres-cles-de-la-bourgogne/gallery_files/site/392/17660.pdf |date=2012-10-28 }}, accessed on May 5, 2012</ref>

The origin of Burgundy's Grand crus can be traced to the work of the [[Cistercians]] who, from amongst their vast land holdings in the region, were able to delineate and isolate plots of land that produced [[wine]] of distinct character.<ref name="Johnson pg 131">H. Johnson ''Vintage: The Story of Wine'' pg 131 Simon and Schuster 1989 {{ISBN|0-671-68702-6}}</ref> Following the [[French Revolution]] many of these vineyards were broken up and sold as smaller parcels to various owners. The [[partible inheritance]] scheme outlined in the [[Napoleonic code]], which specified that all inheritance must be equally divided among heirs, further contributed to the parceling of Burgundy's vineyards. This created situations such as the case of [[Clos Vougeot]], a single {{convert|125|acre|ha|adj=on}} vineyard run by the monks, that today is parceled into plots owned by nearly 80 different owners, some of whom only own enough vines to make a [[Case (goods)|case]] of wine per [[vintage]]. In accordance with ''[[Appellation d'origine contrôlée]]'' laws, each of these owners is entitled to use the ''Grand Cru Clos de Vougeot'' designation on their labels, although the quality, style, price and reputation of each owner's wine can vary widely.<ref name="MacNeil pg 191-195">K. MacNeil ''The Wine Bible'' pg 191-195 Workman Publishing 2001 {{ISBN|1-56305-434-5}}</ref>

==List of Grands Crus==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Grand Cru
! Region
! Village
! Wine style
! data-sort-type="number" | Vineyard surface (2010)<ref>[http://www.vins-bourgogne.fr/connaitre/ses-reperes/chiffres-cles-de-la-bourgogne/gallery_files/site/392/20646.pdf BIVB: Les Appellations d’Origine Contrôlée de Bourgogne], accessed on May 5, 2012</ref>
|-
|[[Chablis Grand Cru]] || [[Chablis (wine)|Chablis]] || [[Chablis]] || White wine || {{convert|104.08|ha}}
|-
|[[Chambertin]] || [[Côte de Nuits]] || [[Gevrey-Chambertin]] || Red wine || {{convert|13.57|ha}}
|-
|[[Chambertin-Clos de Bèze]] || Côte de Nuits || [[Gevrey-Chambertin]] || Red wine || {{convert|15.78|ha}}
|-
|[[Chapelle-Chambertin]] || Côte de Nuits || Gevrey-Chambertin || Red wine || {{convert|5.48|ha}}
|-
|[[Charmes-Chambertin]] || Côte de Nuits || Gevrey-Chambertin || Red wine || {{convert|29.57|ha}}
|-
|[[Griotte-Chambertin]] || Côte de Nuits || Gevrey-Chambertin || Red wine || {{convert|2.63|ha}}
|-
|[[Latricières-Chambertin]] || Côte de Nuits || Gevrey-Chambertin || Red wine || {{convert|7.31|ha}}
|-
|[[Mazis-Chambertin]] || Côte de Nuits || Gevrey-Chambertin || Red wine || {{convert|8.95|ha}}
|-
|[[Mazoyères-Chambertin]] || Côte de Nuits || Gevrey-Chambertin || Red wine || {{convert|1.82|ha}}
|-
|[[Ruchottes-Chambertin]] || Côte de Nuits || Gevrey-Chambertin || Red wine || {{convert|3.25|ha}}
|-
|[[Bonnes-Mares]] || Côte de Nuits || [[Morey-Saint-Denis]]{{efn|name=A}} || Red wine || {{convert|14.71|ha}}
|-
|[[Clos de la Roche]] || Côte de Nuits || Morey-Saint-Denis || Red wine || {{convert|16.52|ha}}
|-
|[[Clos des Lambrays]] || Côte de Nuits || Morey-Saint-Denis || Red wine || {{convert|8.52|ha}}
|-
|[[Clos de Tart]] || Côte de Nuits || Morey-Saint-Denis || Red wine || {{convert|7.30|ha}}
|-
|[[Clos Saint-Denis]] || Côte de Nuits || Morey-Saint-Denis || Red wine || {{convert|6.24|ha}}
|-
|[[Bonnes-Mares]] || Côte de Nuits || [[Chambolle-Musigny]]{{efn|name=A}} || Red wine || {{convert|14.71|ha}}
|-
|[[Musigny AOC|Musigny]] || Côte de Nuits || Chambolle-Musigny || Red and some white wine || {{convert|10.67|ha}}
|-
|[[Clos de Vougeot]] || Côte de Nuits || [[Vougeot]] || Red wine || {{convert|49.43|ha}}
|-
|[[Échezeaux]] || Côte de Nuits || [[Flagey-Echézeaux]] || Red wine || {{convert|35.77|ha}}
|-
|[[Grands Échezeaux]] || Côte de Nuits || Flagey-Echézeaux || Red wine || {{convert|8.78|ha}}
|-
|[[La Grande Rue]] || Côte de Nuits || [[Vosne-Romanée]] || Red wine || {{convert|1.65|ha}}
|-
|[[La Romanée]] || Côte de Nuits || Vosne-Romanée || Red wine || {{convert|0.84|ha}}
|-
|[[La Tâche AOC|La Tâche]] || Côte de Nuits || Vosne-Romanée || Red wine || {{convert|5.08|ha}}
|-
|[[Richebourg (wine)|Richebourg]] || Côte de Nuits || Vosne-Romanée || Red wine || {{convert|7.89|ha}}
|-
|[[Romanée-Conti]] || Côte de Nuits || Vosne-Romanée || Red wine || {{convert|1.76|ha}}
|-
|[[Romanée-Saint-Vivant]] || Côte de Nuits || Vosne-Romanée || Red wine || {{convert|8.45|ha}}
|-
|[[Corton (wine)|Corton]] || Côte de Beaune || [[Pernand-Vergelesses]]{{efn|name=B}} || Red and some white wine || {{convert|97.53|ha}}
|-
|[[Charlemagne (wine)|Charlemagne]] || Côte de Beaune || Pernand-Vergelesses{{efn|name=C}} || White wine || {{convert|0|ha}}
|-
|[[Corton (wine)|Corton]] || Côte de Beaune || [[Ladoix-Serrigny]]{{efn|name=B}} || Red and some white wine || {{convert|97.53|ha}}
|-
|[[Corton-Charlemagne]] || Côte de Beaune || Ladoix-Serrigny{{efn|name=B}} || White wine || {{convert|52.08|ha}}
|-
|[[Corton (wine)|Corton]] || Côte de Beaune || [[Aloxe-Corton]]{{efn|name=B}} || Red and some white wine || {{convert|97.53|ha}}
|-
|[[Charlemagne (wine)|Charlemagne]] || Côte de Beaune || Aloxe-Corton{{efn|name=C}} || White wine || {{convert|0|ha}}
|-
|[[Bâtard-Montrachet]] || Côte de Beaune || [[Puligny-Montrachet]]{{efn|name=E}} || White wine || {{convert|11.73|ha}}
|-
|[[Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet]] || Côte de Beaune || Puligny-Montrachet || White wine || {{convert|3.58|ha}}
|-
|[[Chevalier-Montrachet]] || Côte de Beaune || Puligny-Montrachet || White wine || {{convert|7.47|ha}}
|-
|[[Montrachet]] || Côte de Beaune || Puligny-Montrachet{{efn|name=D}} || White wine || {{convert|8.00|ha}}
|-
|[[Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet]] || Côte de Beaune || [[Chassagne-Montrachet]] || White wine || {{convert|1.57|ha}}
|}

==See also==
*[[Burgundy wine]]
*[[List of Chablis crus]]

==Notes ==
{{notelist|notes=
{{efn|name=A| The majority of the Bonnes Mares vineyard is located in Chambolle-Musigny with a small portion also in Morey-St.-Denis.}}
{{efn|name=B| Corton and Corton-Charlemagne straddle the boundary between Pernand-Vergelesses, Ladoix-Serrigny, and Aloxe-Corton.}}
{{efn|name=C| Charlemagne straddles the boundary between Pernand-Vergelesses and Aloxe-Corton, but the appellation is almost never used, as wines are usually sold as Corton-Charlemagne instead.}}
{{efn|name=D| Le Montrachet is located in both Puligny-Montrachet and Chassagne-Montrachet.}}
{{efn|name=E| Bâtard-Montrachet is located in both Chassagne-Montrachet and Puligny-Montrachet.}}
}}

==References==
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List of Burgundy Grands Crus - Revision history

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