Krug Grande Cuvée 169ème Édition

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Alle unserer Krug-Champagner stammen direkt von LVMH. Somit ist gewährleistet, dass es sich um keine 'Wander-Flaschen' handelt und die Champagner immer perfekt gelagert wurden.

96+/100 PP

'Based on the 2013 vintage and complemented by some 40% reserve wines dating back to 2000, Krug's newly released NV Grande Cuvée 169ème Édition is showing very nicely, unfurling in the glass with notes of citrus oil, buttered toast, dried apricot, warm biscuits and marmalade. Medium to full-bodied, deep and incisive, it's a tauter, more chiseled rendition of Grande Cuvée by comparison with the richer, more textural and more demonstrative 168ème Édition (based on the 2012 vintage) that preceded it; but its bright spine of acidity is nicely cloaked in fruit. Concluding with a long and sapid finish, this is a very classically balanced Champagne that will reward bottle age.'
(William Kelley, robertparker.com)

'Das Jahr 2013 begann mit einem langen, kalten Winter und einem sehr feuchten Frühling. Glücklicherweise war der Sommer heiß und sonnig und ermöglichte den Trauben, einer Auswahl aus Pinot Noir (43%), Chardonnay (35%) und Meunier (22%), die vollständige Reife. Die Weine wurden mit Reserveweinen (146 Weine aus 11 Jahrgängen) assembliert und sieben Jahre lang in den Kellern von Krug gelagert, wo sie ihren eleganten Stil und ihre intensiven Aromen entwickelten.'
(Krug)

Krug Grande Cuvée is unique:

- The most generous Champagne in the world with exceptional finesse.
- Over twenty years are needed to craft each bottle of Krug Grande Cuvée.
- Blending so many vintages gives Krug Grande Cuvée its unique fullness of flavours and aromas, impossible to express with the wines of just a single year.
- It is the first prestige cuvee re-created each year, beyond the very notion of vintage.
- Together with Krug’s other cuvees, it has made Krug the world’s best-rated Champagne for years.
- Like all Krug Champagnes, it can age beautifully. The ID code, a sixdigit number located on the upper left hand side of the back label, can be used as a reference to collect bottles and enjoy them later (more information in www.krug.com).

Krug Grande Cuvée in essence:

- Krug Grande Cuvée’s timeless character and unforgettable sensations reconcile the paradoxical: fullness and finesse, maturity and freshness.
- Krug Grande Cuvée is a very generous Champagne: a blend of around 120 wines from ten or more different vintages and three grape varieties.
- Krug Grande Cuvée’s exceptional finesse, expressed through its subtle bubbles is: the result of resting for at least another six years in Krug’s cellars.