Grande Cuvee 169eme Edition
⏳ Drikkevindue
2023 - 2038
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Aged hard cheeses like Parmigiano-Reggiano, roasted poultry with wild mushrooms, and delicate seafood dishes such as pan-seared scallops.
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
The Krug Grande Cuvee 169eme Edition represents the 169th annual recreation of founder Joseph Krug's vision: to craft the most generous expression of Champagne every year, transcending the limitations of a single vintage. This specific edition is built around the harvest of 2013, a cool and late-ripening growing season that yielded grapes of remarkable structure and freshness. To achieve its signature complexity, the house blended 146 reserve wines from 11 different years, spanning from the vibrant 2013 vintage back to the rich 2000 vintage. Composed of 43% Pinot Noir, 35% Chardonnay, and 22% Meunier, the base wines were individually fermented in small oak casks to foster micro-oxygenation and structural depth. Following a meticulous blending process, the bottles rested in Krug's chalk cellars in Reims for over seven years, resulting in a Champagne of extraordinary tension, boasting notes of citrus, toasted brioche, hazelnut, and gingerbread.
🍾 Om vinhuset / producenten
Champagnehuset Krug blev grundlagt i Reims i 1843 af Joseph Krug og regnes i dag blandt verdens mest kompromisløse og respekterede prestige-champagneproducenter. Huset arbejder ud fra grundlæggerens visionære filosofi om hvert år at skabe det ypperste udtryk for Champagne, uanset årgangens luner og klimatiske udfordringer. Hver enkelt markparcel behandles derfor som en unik byggesten i den mesterlige sammenstikning. Krug vinificerer sine basisvine på traditionelle, små egetræsfade og trækker på et omfattende bibliotek af reservevine fra over ti forskellige årgange. Resultatet er et legendarisk sortiment, der er berømt for sin dybe rigdom, kompleksitet og enestående lagringspotentiale – anført af flagskibet Krug Grande Cuvée, de eftertragtede årgangschampagner og sjældne enkeltmarksmesterværker som Clos du Mesnil og Clos d'Ambonnay.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier