Krug Vintage

The story of a year, captured by Krug.

 

At Maison Krug, every Krug Vintage celebrates the distinct character of a particular year – a blend of its most expressive wines, enhanced by a stay of over ten years in the cellars. Each Krug Vintage is different: it tells the story of the unique circumstances of the year, of what surprised, enchanted or moved our Tasting Committee in the tasting room.

 

Part 1

The Latest édition

KRUG 2013

Chardonnay defines the aromatic expression of Krug 2013, a medley of citrus notes, with plots of pinot noir and meunier selected to amplify and reveal the purity of its character. Krug 2013 is the tangy expression of a cool, rainy year and its autumnal harvest. The Tasting Committee decided to nickname this champagne “Exalted Citrus”.

Krug 2013 is a captivating and wonderfully fresh blend of pinot noir (41%), chardonnay (38%) and meunier (21%).

DISCOVER THE LATEST édition

Part 2

The Story of

Krug Vintage

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"CHAMPAGNE No.2", Krug Vintage

Krug Vintage is created as Joseph wrote, “according to the circumstances.” In the House of Krug, Krug Vintage is not the selection of the best wines of a good year, but the selection of the wines which better express the story of the year, those wines which better play the music of the year. The creation is then enhanced by a stay over ten years in Krug’s cellars.  

Krug Cellar Master Julie Cavil
"A Krug Vintage is an intimate immersion into the world of the Tasting Committee, of what surprised, enchanted or moved us in the tasting room after the harvest. When I decide to craft a Krug Vintage, I always do so to tell the story of these unique circumstances. "

JULIE CAVIL

Krug Cellar Master

Discover our champagnes

Title:

Krug Grande Cuvée

Content:
The most generous expression of Champagne.

Krug Grande Cuvée is born from the dream of Joseph Krug to craft the very best champagne he could offer, every year, regardless of annual variations in climate.
Location:
Our Champagnes
Title:

Krug Rosé

Content:
A singular rosé champagne, an astonishing balancing act between finesse and substance.

The story of Krug Rosé dates back to 1976. With Joseph’s non-conformist spirit at heart, the 5th generation of the Krug family crafted a new composition, an unexpected rosé inspired by the Maison’s reputed art of blending.
Location:
Our Champagnes
Title:

Krug Clos du Mesnil

Content:
The purity of a single plot of Chardonnay, from a single year.

Krug Clos du Mesnil exalts the extreme purity of one of the finest terroirs in Champagne – a single walled plot of vines, the Clos du Mesnil – and of a single grape variety – Chardonnay – from a single year.
Location:
Our Champagnes
Title:

Krug Clos d'Ambonnay

Content:
The intensity of a single plot of Pinot Noir, from a single year.

Krug Clos d’Ambonnay exalts the elegant intensity of a single parcel – the Clos d’Ambonnay – and a single grape variety – Pinot Noir – from the harvest of a single year.
Location:
Our Champagnes
Title:

Krug Collection

Content:
Time’s second revelation of Krug Vintage.

A limited number of bottles of Krug Vintage are kept in ideal conditions in our cellars, developing additional facets, depth, concentration and patina. When the Cellar Master notes the emergence of these new flavours, the bottles receive their cork and are presented as Krug Collection.
Location:
Our Champagnes