KRUG Grande Cuvée 170ème Édition 150 cl. Magnum

Krug Grande Cuvée 170ème Édition er en hyldest til grundlæggerens vision om at skabe den mest generøse udtryk for champagne – en cuvée, der ikke kan opnås med en enkelt årgang alene.

Denne udgave er skabt ud fra:

• 195 vine fra 12 forskellige årgange (1998–2014)

• Baseårgang 2014 suppleret af 45% reservevine – nogle helt tilbage fra 1998

• Over 4.000 smagsnoter blev analyseret af kældermesteren Julie Cavil og smagskomitéen, før blandingen blev fastlagt

Resultatet er en champagne, der udtrykker en fylde, kompleksitet og rigdom, som er unik selv i Krugs standard.

Hvordan smager Krug Grande Cuvée 170ème Édition?

Aroma

• Blomster i fuld flor

• Modne, tørrede og citrusfrugter

• Nuancer af marcipan og honningkage

Smag

• Hasselnød, nougat og bygsukker

• Gelé og citrusfrugter

• Mandler, brioche og honning

Smagen er både generøs og nuanceret – et sandt udtryk for Krugs husstil.

Teknisk information om Krug Grande Cuvée 170ème Édition Magnum

• Vinmarker: Primært Premier & Grand Cru

• Druesorter: 51% Pinot Noir, 38% Chardonnay, 11% Meunier

• Baseårgang: 2014

• Reservevine: 45% (ældste fra 1998)

• Lagring på gærrester: 9 år

• Degorgeret: Februar 2024

• Dosage: 6 g/l

• Alkohol: 12%

• Drikkemoden: Nu og frem til mindst 2045+

• Flaskestørrelse: Magnum (150 cl.)

“This Grande Cuvée Edition is a blend of 195 wines from 12 different years spanning from 1998 to 2014. The colour is rich, lemon-gold; the nose already generous, with a complex melange of apricot jam and dried fruits, sweet pastries and baking spices. The oak is notable but neatly in the background and with no oxidative tones; it lends only sweet, spicy tones and charred-wood whiffs. This is the child of a cool year, and the acidity feels accentuated, the overall impression a little lighter than on most vintages. But there is a welcome freshness cutting all that concentration and vinosity, leading to a super-long, driven and mouthwateringly fresh finish. Even if it comes with great potential, the wine is generous, laudable and already approachable now. Krug ID 221037. Dosage 6g/l”
cluboenologique.com, Aug 2022

“Krug's NV Grande Cuvée 170ème Édition is based on the 2014 vintage, complemented by some 45% reserve wines dating back to 1998, with the house drawing on, among many others, 2013 for structure and 2012 and 2003 for generosity. Opening in the glass with aromas of pastry cream, dried fruits, pear, warm spices, freshly baked bread and vanilla pod, it's medium to full-bodied, pillowy and fine-boned, with excellent concentration, racy acids and a precise, chiseled profile. But if the latter adjective could be applied to the 2013-base 169ème édition equally felicitously, the 2014-base 170ème is more giving and less tightly wound out of the gates and will offer more demonstrative drinking young.”
RobertParker.com, Jun 2022