This bottle spent at least 15 years in Krug's cellars further developing its particular expression and elegance, receiving its cork in Summer 2007.

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 is one of a limited number of Krug Grande Cuvée 157ème Édition specially kept in the House's cellars, waiting for this moment to be discovered. It is a blend of 71 wines from 11 different years, the youngest of which dates back to 2001 and the oldest to 1988. Every glass poured from it is the fruit of more than 20 years of careful craftsmanship.

Krug Grande Cuvée 157ème Édition was composed around the harvest of 2001. After a tempestuous winter, it was a year in which Krug's unique respect for the individual character of each plot and the careful following of their progress proved particularly crucial to ensuring a yield in good health and of ideal maturity.

The wines of the year from plots in Ambonnay, Oger, Avize, Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, Ay, Verzenay and Sainte-Gemme - villages which have long been dear to the House - brought structure and coherence to the blend. To complement these facets, a number of reserve wines from the House's extensive library were carefully selected, making up 29% of this Édition's blend. A 1988 Chardonnay from Le Mesnil-sur-Oger brought freshness and vivacity while a 1999 Pinot Noir from Sainte-Gemme lent notes of succulent fruit. Finally a 1990 Pinot Noir from a plot in Ay brought the roundness and generosity so essential to every Édition of Krug Grande Cuvée.

The final composition of this bottle of Krug Grande Cuvée is 45% Pinot Noir, 37% Chardonnay and 18% 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.