Rose 21eme Edition
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2034
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck breast with red fruit reduction, slow-cooked milk-fed veal, or premium dry-cured Iberian ham.
✨ Technical Specifications
The creation of Krug Rosé was once a closely guarded family secret, born from the fifth generation's desire to craft a rosé Champagne unlike any other. Henri and Rémi Krug presented their first creation to their father, Paul II, in 1983, challenging the house's traditional stance. The 21ème Édition is a masterclass in blending, built around the harvest of 2008 and incorporating 57 reserve wines from six different years, dating back to 2000. This multi-vintage blend consists of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Meunier, enhanced by a specially selected skin-macerated Pinot Noir red wine that imparts its delicate pale pink hue, structural backbone, and signature spicy character. Fermented in traditional small oak casks and aged for seven years in the cellars, it delivers an extraordinary spectrum of red fruit, puff pastry, and subtle spice.
🍾 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, Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier