Firstly, the 100 per cent chardonnay grapes were hand-picked from Grand Cru sites, which denotes exceptional quality.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/extras/indybest/food-drink/champagne-prosecco-sparkling-wine/best-champagne-brands-uk-world-dom-perignon-b1766155.html

“However, we can’t reduce the weight of bottles in some countries, because they want a Grand Cru to be in a heavy bottle,” explained Mangenot.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/lizthach/2023/05/31/burgundy-wine-powerhouse-albert-bichot-goes-100-organic-and-reduces-bottle-weight/

'It's a kind of correction,' says former investment banker Jeremy Howard, who co-founded the Cru World Wine trading platform after nearly a decade as a managing director at Deutsche Bank.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/diyinvesting/article-12575299/Investing-wine-buying-opportunity-costly-hobby.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

The Champagne Réné Geoffroy Expression 1er Cru Brut ($62.99) is a blend between a single vintage, and the winery’s Cuvée Perpétuelle, which is a blend of reserve wine that has been added to every year since 1970.

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Thus began a series of parallels between their lives, leading eventually to Fruit Cru, their joint venture into organic fruit ferments.

Source: https://capitalmag.co.nz/2023/05/18/fruit-cru-founders-give-us-the-juice-on-starting-their-natural-wine-business/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fruit-cru-founders-give-us-the-juice-on-starting-their-natural-wine-business