This half-bottle spent at least 6 years in Krug's cellars developing its particular expression and elegance, receiving its cork in winter 2011.

As it is a half-bottle, it leaves the cellars earlier and we recommend that you enjoy it soon rather than keep it for later.

Every year since the foundation of the House of Krug, a new Édition of Krug Grande Cuvée is created to offer the fullest expression of Champagne.

This bottle belongs to the 162ème Édition, a blend of 142 wines 11 different years. The youngest dates back to 2006 and the oldest to 1990. Every glass poured from it is the fruit of more than 21 years of careful craftsmanship.

Krug Grande Cuvée 162ème Édition was composed around the harvest of 2006. The year's summer was defined by sharp contrasts with a heatwave punctuated by storms and even hail. But the end of the season was fine and bright and when the harvest began, the grapes expressed a good level of maturity.

Among the wines of the year, the Meuniers particularly stood out, while the Chardonnays did not show their usual level of expression. But as with every Édition of Krug Grande Cuvée, the House was able to draw on its extensive library of reserve wines to complement the wines of the year and give the Champagne its distinctive fullness of flavours and aromas. A carefully chosen selection of these reserve wines, including a generous 1990 Chardonnay from Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, as well as many others predominantly from the first five years of the millennium made up 40% of the blend. This palette of wines from previous years brought the freshness and vivacity so essential to every Édition of Krug Grande Cuvée.

The final composition of this bottle of Krug Grande Cuvée is 44% Pinot Noir, 35% Chardonnay and 21% Meunier.

Krug Grande Cuvée is born from the dream of one man, Joseph Krug, to offer the very best Champagne every single year, regardless of annual variations in climate. Each year, the House of Krug honours this dream with a new Édition of Krug Grande Cuvée: the fullest expression of Champagne.