Grande Cuvee 173eme Edition
⏳ wine.drinking_window
Typically best enjoyed from release through 15 to 20 years of cellar aging.
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
Aged Parmesan cheese, roasted turbot, or slow-roasted poultry with wild mushrooms.
✨ wine.spec_sheet
The Krug Grande Cuvée 173ème Édition is the ultimate manifestation of founder Joseph Krug's dream to craft the most generous Champagne possible every single year, transcending the notion of vintage. This edition is structured around the 2017 harvest, a year of extreme weather that demanded meticulous plot-by-plot selection. It is a masterful blend of 131 wines from 10 different years, with the oldest reserve wine dating back to 2001. Composed of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Meunier, each parcel's juice is individually fermented in small, seasoned oak casks to develop rich texture and micro-oxygenation. The artful integration of Krug's legendary reserve library imparts a signature complexity, yielding a Champagne defined by its golden hue, fine bubbles, and expressive aromas of toasted brioche, citrus zest, and dried fruits.
🍾 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.