Krug Grande Cuvée Brut
Sparkling wine, 750 mL
Country : | France |
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Region : | Champagne |
Subregion : | Montagne de Reims |
Producer : | Krug SA |
Alcohol : | 12 % |
Designation of origin : | Champagne |
Grape variety(ies) : | Pinot noir 50% Chardonnay 30% Pinot meunier 20% |
Style : | Rich & Complex |
Color : | White |
Container : | Coloured Glass Container |
Closure : | Cork |
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Tasting note
Light gold. Nectarine, poached pear, toasted nuts, anise and buttered toast on the complex, mineral-tinged nose. Deeply concentrated but energetic and precise as well, offering sappy orchard and pit fruit flavors along with notes of brioche and marzipan. A bitter citrus pith note adds definition to the impressively long, smoky finish. Shows more power and heft than I've experienced from this bottling in recent years. Score - 94. (Josh Raynolds, vinous.com, Jan. 2015)
Featured in TASTE Magazine, Winter 2012 issue. This top-drawer choice tastes like fine white Burgundy with bubbles. While the aromas toy with cooked apple, creamy lemon custard, buttered toast and vanilla, the attack on the palate is a harmonious melody of complexity, elegance and power. There’s flavours of apple, coconut, toasted brioche, creamy vanilla and wet stones anchored by tantillizing acidity. It exudes charm in a bottle.