Grande Cuvee 164eme Edition
⏳ Drinking Window
2020 - 2035
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Aged Parmesan cheese, roasted turbot with butter sauce, pan-seared veal chops
✨ Technical Specifications
The 164th Edition of Krug Grande Cuvee was created around the harvest of 2008, a remarkably cool and classic vintage in Champagne often referred to as miraculous. To craft this edition, the House of Krug blended 127 wines from 11 different years, spanning from 1990 to 2008. This meticulous process of recreation, envisioned by founder Joseph Krug in 1843, aims to deliver the most generous expression of Champagne regardless of annual climate variations. Every single plot's wine is fermented individually in small, seasoned oak casks, allowing for an astonishing level of precision. The reserve wines, which make up 38% of this blend, lend an incomparable depth, complexity, and maturity, resulting in a Champagne of extraordinary tension, elegance, and longevity.
🍾 About the Producer
Maison Krug was established in Reims in 1843 by visionary merchant Joseph Krug, who sought to craft the most generous expression of Champagne annually, regardless of climatic variations. Situated in the heart of Champagne, the maison draws fruit from premier and grand cru parcels spanning the limestone-rich terroirs of the Montagne de Reims, Côte des Blancs, and Vallée de la Marne, supplemented by historic walled monopoles like Clos du Mesnil and Clos d'Ambonnay. Viticulture is conducted under rigorous sustainable standards, eschewing herbicides and synthetic insecticides while adhering to Viticulture Durable en Champagne (VDC) frameworks. Krug's foundational cellar philosophy centers on plot-by-plot vinification, fermenting base wines primarily in aged 205-liter oak barrels. Under Chef de Cave Julie Cavil, hundreds of distinct still wines and an extensive library of reserve vintages are systematically evaluated. The house's signature benchmark, Krug Grande Cuvée—each release cataloged by its specific Édition—stands alongside Krug Rosé, Krug Vintage, and single-vineyard masterpieces as archetypes of profound vinous depth, racy minerality, and monumental longevity.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Pinot Noir 48%, Chardonnay 35%, Meunier 17%
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
12.5%