Grande Cuvee 165eme Edition
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2035
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Pan-seared turbot with a rich butter sauce, aged Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, or roasted capon with wild chanterelles.
✨ Technical Specifications
Recreating the dream of founder Joseph Krug, the Krug Grande Cuvée 165ème Édition is a masterclass in the art of blending. Crafted around the harvest of 2009, a year of remarkable sun and warmth in Champagne, this edition is a symphony of 127 reserve and base wines spanning 12 different years, with the oldest dating back to 1990. The final blend consists of 47% Pinot Noir, 38% Chardonnay, and 15% Meunier. Each plot's wine was individually fermented in small oak casks, preserving its unique voice before being orchestrated into this complex cuvée. After resting for over seven years in the cool chalk cellars of Reims, the 165ème Édition emerged with a breathtaking mosaic of aromas, ranging from blooming flowers and gingerbread to ripe citrus, hazelnut, and toasted brioche, embodying the timeless spirit of the House.
🍾 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