Brut
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2035
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck, seared scallops, aged Comté cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
Krug's Vintage Brut is a liquid chronicle of a single year, crafted only when a harvest possesses a distinct and exceptional personality. While Joseph Krug's primary vision was the multi-vintage Grande Cuvée, his second category of wine—the Vintage—was designed to capture the unique climate and circumstances of a specific season without compromise. Fermented in seasoned small oak casks and aged for over a decade on its lees in the deep chalk cellars of Reims, this Champagne achieves a majestic complexity. It marries the structural power of Pinot Noir, the elegance of Chardonnay, and the bright, fruit-forward character of Pinot Meunier. Each release is given a unique name by the House, such as 'Classic Elegance' for 2008 or 'Capricious Indulgence' for 2006, reflecting the story of the vintage.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1843 by Joseph Krug in Reims, the House of Krug is one of the most revered and uncompromising prestige Champagne producers in the world. Driven by its founder's pioneering philosophy to craft the absolute fullest expression of Champagne each year regardless of climatic variations, the house treats each vineyard plot as an individual element in its masterful blending process. Krug vinifies its base wines in traditional small oak barrels and relies on an extensive library of reserve wines spanning more than a dozen distinct vintages. The resulting portfolio is legendary for its richness, complexity, and extraordinary aging potential, highlighted by the flagship Krug Grande Cuvée, prestigious vintage bottlings, and rare single-vineyard masterpieces such as Clos du Mesnil and Clos d'Ambonnay.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier (proportions vary by vintage)
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
12% - 12.5%