Grande Cuvee 171eme Edition
⏳ wine.drinking_window
While magnificent upon release, this prestige Champagne will continue to develop beautifully over 10 to 20 years when properly cellared.
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
Aged Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, roasted turbot with a light butter sauce, or classic roast chicken with black truffles.
✨ wine.spec_sheet
The Krug Grande Cuvee 171eme Edition represents the 171st annual recreation of founder Joseph Krug's vision: to offer the most generous expression of Champagne every single year, regardless of climate variations. Crafted around the harvest of 2015, a year of dramatic heat and drought, this edition is a masterclass in blending. It harmonizes 131 individual reserve wines from 12 different years, with the oldest dating back to 2000. This meticulous assembly consists of 45% Pinot Noir, 37% Chardonnay, and 18% Meunier, all fermented in traditional small oak casks. After resting for around seven years on its lees in the Reims cellars, the 171eme Edition emerges with unparalleled complexity, tension, and a rich, golden hue, embodying a legacy of uncompromising craftsmanship that has endured since 1843.
🍾 wine.about_producer
Founded in Reims in 1843 by Joseph Krug, the House of Krug has established itself as one of Champagne's most legendary and uncompromising names. Operating from its historic cellars at 5 Rue Coquebert, the house is celebrated for its traditional production methods, notably fermenting all its base wines in small oak casks and maintaining an unparalleled library of reserve wines to achieve extraordinary complexity. This meticulous approach yields deeply structured, age-worthy sparkling wines, ranging from the iconic multi-vintage Grande Cuvée to rare, single-vineyard masterpieces like Clos d'Ambonnay, a highly coveted Blanc de Noirs sourced from a tiny walled plot in the heart of Ambonnay.