Grande Cuvee 170eme Edition
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2035
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Aged Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, pan-seared turbot with a rich butter sauce, or roasted capon with wild chanterelle mushrooms.
✨ Technical Specifications
The 170ème Édition of Krug Grande Cuvée is a masterclass in the art of assembly, crafted around the harvest of 2014—a year marked by dramatic weather contrasts in Champagne, from hot, dry spells to torrential rains. To realize Joseph Krug's original 1843 vision of creating the most generous expression of Champagne every year, this edition blends 195 individual wines from 12 different vintages, with the oldest dating back to 1998. Composed of 51% Pinot Noir, 38% Chardonnay, and 11% Meunier, each plot's identity is meticulously preserved through fermentation in small oak casks. After resting for approximately seven years in the historic cellars of Reims, this multi-vintage blend emerges with unparalleled complexity, balancing vibrant citrus, toasted brioche, and a deep, mineral-driven structure that honors the house's uncompromising heritage.
🍾 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