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Champagne Krug, Grande Cuvée, 161ème Édition, Brut

  • White
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Pinot Noir (44%), Chardonnay (37%), Pinot Meunier (17%)
Ready - at best
Jancis Robinson MW
18.5/20
Product: 10008104315

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Champagne Krug, Grande Cuvée, 161ème Édition, Brut
Colour White
Sweetness Dry
Alcohol % 12%
Maturity Ready - at best
Grape List Pinot Noir (44%), Chardonnay (37%), Pinot Meunier (17%)
Body Full Bodied
Producer Krug

Critics reviews

Jancis Robinson MW 18.5/20

This is the 161st creation of Krug Grande Cuvée, code 312036, based on the 2005 vintage; the oldest wine is from 1990 and the youngest 2005 with 134 wines from 12 vintages to make the Krug signature Grande Cuveé. Reserve wines this year bring brightness, richness and depth to the year's blend, mainly through very beautiful old Chardonnays and multiple expressions of Meunier from different years. 44% Pinot Noir, 37% Chardonnay, 19% Pinot Meunier. Dosage 6 g/l. Disgorged summer 2012.

Tasted blind. Fizzy and tight. But not one of the densest or finest. Based on 2005? Neat bead. Well sculpted rather than dramatic. Lots of youth and acidity. But good balance.

Drink 2016 - 2028
Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com (Feb 2017)

About this wine

Champagne

Champagne

In 1668, the monk Dom Pérignon is credited with discovering the traditional method of making sparkling wine - a technique now used worldwide. Yet it is only in Champagne, France’s most northerly wine region, that this method produces wines of such finesse and prestige. Today, Champagne is home to over 15,000 growers and 290 Champagne houses. The region’s cool climate often necessitates a blend of grape varieties: Chardonnay brings fruit and elegance, while Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier provide body and backbone.

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