Krug Grande Cuvée 172ème 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 Maison’s extensive library make up 42% 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 44% Pinot Noir, 36% Chardonnay and 20% Meunier.
In all, over 20 years of careful craftsmanship were necessary to enjoy Krug Grande Cuvée 172ème Édition.
A word from
The cellar master
Krug Grande Cuvée 172ème Édition was composed around the harvest of 2016, a year of weather conditions so contrasted, they became a caricature of the climatic pendulum. An extremely wet spring, with 70% more rainfall versus the norm between April and June, made vineyard work difficult and increased disease pressure. Clement weather ensued from flowering onwards, allowing the vineyard to recover, ending with a heatwave at the end of ripening. The marathon harvest took place from September 9 to October 2 yielding classic grapes in good health and wines all about expression and character, regardless of grape variety or origin.
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
The Krug Experience
MUSIC
PAIRINGS
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
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Composed by- Kris Bowers
Echo of Krug Grande Cuvée
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Composed by- Iwao Furusawa
Echo of Krug Grande Cuvée
Two Kang/sites/default/files/media/audio/echo_de_krug_grande_cuvee_by_two_kang.mp3
Composed by- Two Kang
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
Echo of Krug Grande Cuvée
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Composed by- Manvsmachine
The Krug Experience
