Krug Grande Cuvée 169ème Édition
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.
Each year, Maison Krug honours his vision with a new Édition of Krug Grande Cuvée: the most generous expression of Champagne.
Beyond the notion of vintage, Krug Grande Cuvée is always a blend of over 120 individual wines from more than 10 different years, expressing a fullness of flavours and aromas impossible to achieve with the wines of a single year.
In all, reserve wines from the House’s extensive library made up 40% of the final blend, bringing the breadth and roundness so essential to each Édition of Krug Grande Cuvée.
The final composition of this champagne is 43% Pinot Noir, 35% Chardonnay and 22% Meunier.
In all, over 20 years of careful craftsmanship were necessary to enjoy Krug Grande Cuvée 169ème Édition.
A word from
The cellar master
After two challenging years, the harvest of 2013 gave the House’s oldest plots the conditions they needed to shine. In this Édition of Krug Grande Cuvée, you will find beautiful wines from our plots in Ambonnay and Ricey. The Chardonnays of the year were magnificently fresh and pure, with great intensity and length. The Pinot Noirs were powerful and long with discreet fruit, while the Meuniers added structure, tension and vivacity. To complete the blend, different plots’ wines were selected from throughout the first decade of the millennium, including Meuniers from Sainte-Gemme, which contributed warmth, opulence and texture, contrasting with the chiselled Meuniers of 2013.
Julie Cavil, Krug cellar master
FOOD PAIRING
This Champagne can be enjoyed as an aperitif with Jabugo ham and mature comté or served to accompany oysters, grilled shrimps, Indian or Moroccan food, as well as desserts such as carrot cake, tarte tatin and cheesecake.
TASTING NOTES
Aromas of flowers in bloom, ripe, dried and citrus fruits, as well as marzipan and gingerbread.
Flavours of hazelnut, nougat, barley sugar, jellied and citrus fruits, almonds, brioche and honey.
Serving Temperature
The Joseph Glass
The Influence of Time
RATINGS
Rating: 18,5+/20
Jancis Robinson
The Krug Experience
MUSIC
PAIRINGS
Echo of Krug Grande Cuvée
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Composed by- Iwao Furusawa
Echo of Krug Grande Cuvée
Grand Soleil/sites/default/files/media/audio/krug_grande_cuvee_by_grand_soleil.mp3
Composed by- Grand Soleil
Echo of Krug Grande Cuvée
Bleu Asa/sites/default/files/media/audio/echo_de_krug_grande_cuvee_by_bleu_asa.mp3
Composed by- Bleu Asa
The Krug Experience
