Grande Cuvee
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2038
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Aged hard cheeses like Comte, roasted poultry with wild mushrooms, fresh oysters and caviar
✨ Technical Specifications
Krug Grande Cuvee is the ultimate expression of founder Joseph Krug's revolutionary philosophy. In 1843, he set out to craft a Champagne of undisputed generosity and complexity every single year, completely bypassing the traditional reliance on vintage variation. This legendary multi-vintage blend is recreated annually as a new 'Edition', meticulously assembled from a vast library of reserve wines spanning over a decade. Every base wine is fermented in seasoned small oak casks, a signature technique that imparts unparalleled structure, micro-oxygenation, and longevity. After blending, the bottles rest in the deep, chalky cellars of Reims for at least seven years, emerging as a masterpiece of rich brioche, roasted nuts, and vibrant citrus notes.
🍾 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, Meunier
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
12.5%