Chardonnay Grande Reserve
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2028
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted veal, creamy mushroom risotto, pan-seared sea bass with lemon-butter sauce
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the historic wine village of Gumpoldskirchen in Austria's Thermenregion within Niederösterreich, Weingut Krug has been crafting exceptional wines since 1746. While sharing a name with the famous Champagne house, this family-run Austrian estate is celebrated in its own right for mastering the unique terroir of the region. The Chardonnay Grande Reserve is a testament to this dedication, sourced from select limestone-rich vineyards that enjoy a warm, pannonian climate. Fermented and matured in French oak barriques, the wine beautifully marries a rich, buttery texture and ripe stone fruit notes with the vibrant, mineral-driven acidity typical of Niederösterreich's finest white wines.
🍾 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
Chardonnay
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
13.5-14%