Joseph Krug founded the house after a spell working at Jacquesson in 1842. The house is soley focussed on quality, ruthless selecton of vines and parcels of wines. All wines are fermented in small, old barriques, little to no malolactic is used and all go through a very slow second fermentation. The youngest wines undergo between five and seven years lees contact and can be made up of up to fifteen different vintages. This is a prestige cuvee house of the highest quality.
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Krug Grande Cuvee 166eme 150cl [x]
12% abv
Very elegant. This is one of the most complex wines from the Champagne region. The nose reveals an intriguing mosaic of aromas that includes lemongrass, freshly baked brioche, candied lime peel, white berries and a hint of fresh herbs. The palate is powerful and delivers a tightly coiled acidity that is entwined around plentiful fruit characters.
“Compared to Krug’s 160th edition, the bright golden-yellow colored NV Grande Cuvée 166ème Édition (ID117010) is still a baby that shows the chalky and fruity features of a young white Burgundy intermixed with notes of Schwarzwälder Kirsch (dark cherries with black chocolate) and floral (ammonia) flavors on the pure, fresh and elegant yet intense and still yeasty brioche nose with its ripe apple aromas and refreshingly bright (lemon juice) overtones. Round, wide and very elegant yet also straight and tense on the palate, this 2010-dominated cuvée is very delicate, fresh and chalky but also dense and lush in its vinous texture. The finish is well-structured, fresh and persistent, indicating great complexity and vibrancy. However, I would wait at least another three years, during which time the 166th edition will gain even more finesse and quiet. The 166ème Édition is composed of 140 wines from 13 different harvests between 1998 and 2010, and it’s a blend of 45% Pinot Noir with 39% Chardonnay and 16% Pinot Meunier, the latter of which provides the vivacity that the Chardonnay from the Côte des Blancs surprisingly didn’t have in 2010, a vintage that was marked by its “tumultuous climate,” as Eric Lebel writes. Tasted in New York in November 2018.” 2022 – 2040
96+ Points, Stephan Reinhardt. The Wine Advocate, Nov 2018
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Champagne | Champagne | Chardonnay | Duty Paid | Europe | France | Krug | Pinot Meunier | Pinot Noir | White | Wine- Reference #:
- 12428
- Strength
- 12 ABV
- Bottles per Case
- 3 bottles
- Grapes
- Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier, Pinot Noir
- Organic
- No
- Biodynamic
- No
- Vegan
- No
- Vegetarian
- No
- Sparkling
- Yes