(crew boor-j'wah) The so called lesser wines of Bordeaux, France. Those that do not rank in the five classified growths (1st growth - 5th growth). Wines of this class were once considered a bargain. Increasingly, Bourgeois wines of note are fetching prices that rival the classified growths.
A wine grade in the Bordeaux region. Between Grands Crus Classés and AOC. New law as of June 2003, Visit the " The classification of cru bourgeois".
The Cru Bourgeois classification lists some of the high quality wines from the Bordeaux region of France that were not included in the 1855 Classification of Classed Growths, or "Grand Crus Classés".