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Krug Grande Cuvée 166ème Édition 1.5L

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    Krug Grande Cuvée is the embodiment of Krug's unwavering commitment to crafting the finest Champagne. This 166ème Édition is a testament to that legacy, offering a complex and multifaceted experience. It's a blend of over 120 individual wines, spanning multiple years, resulting in a champagne that is both powerful and delicate.

    Krug Grande Cuvée is the embodiment of Krug's unwavering commitment to crafting the finest Champagne. This 166ème Édition is a testament to that legacy, offering a complex and multifaceted experience. It's a blend of over 120 individual wines, spanning multiple years, resulting in a champagne that is both powerful and delicate.

    Maker

    Krug

    Varietal

    45% Pinot Noir, 39% Chardonnay, 16% Meunier

    Country

    France

    Region

    Champagne

    ABV

    12%

    Bottle size

    1.5L

    Trusted by the professionals

    Krug

    Krug is one of Champagne's most prestigious houses and collectible in Champagne. The house was founded in 1843 by Joseph Krug, in his native home of Mosel part of Germany at that time. Joseph Krug moved to France and spent some time working for Jacquesson, the leading Champagne house of the time. Krug's philosophy was that every Champagne should be the best possible expression, and eschewed the common idea of a hierarchy of Champagne. Instead, he began to craft a premium wine from a reserve of wines vinified separately by the growers themselves, a wine that would eventually become the Grande Cuvée.

    Krug sits alongside the likes of Dom Pérignon and Cristal at the top of the Champagne tree, and is a blend of 120 different wines from 10 or more vintages from the so-called Krug Library (a repository of still wines held prior to blending and refermenting in bottle). It is aged for six years, and is noted for its complex brioche and spice characters.

    Today, the wines are still vinified by individual plot, and are stored in the Krug Library. Every year, the chef de cave heads a tasting committee which decides on the final blend. This library holds reserve wines anywhere from the current vintage to those 50 years old and are produced from Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier, which are all grown at Krug and used throughout the collection. Krug also makes several other Champagnes, including a rosé non-vintage and a Krug vintage, which is only produced in the best years.