Champagne Krug Grande Cuvee Brut Edition 171

Behind every precious drop of Krug lies the dream of a visionary. A man who, long before anyone else, understood that the essence of Champagne is pleasure. More than 170 years ago, Joseph Krug broke with existing conventions and pursued his own vision. He wanted to create the most refined, consistent Champagne. Year after year, regardless of climatic unpredictability. This daring experiment proved to be a triumph of his own, and he succeeded in creating Champagne like never before. Like never before. To this day, the House of Krug lives and breathes its enduring philosophy: creating only prestige Champagnes since 1843. It is the only house that has produced exclusively Ultra-Premium Champagnes every year since 1843. An ideal gift. Making celebrations and special occasions even more special. It takes more than twenty years to create Krug Grand Cuvée, a blend of over 120 wines from at least ten different vintages. The richest Champagne in the world with exceptional finesse.

Krug Grande Cuvée is dominated by Pinot Noir, giving this champagne its full, rich, and vinous character. The finish is wonderfully long, as you would expect from a champagne of this caliber. Not your typical party champagne, but a wonderfully complex champagne where, with every sip, you'll be tempted to close your eyes, just to savor and unravel the formula. In the glass, the wine is pale gold with fine, lively bubbles that herald pleasure. The nose reveals aromas of blossoming flowers, ripe and dried fruit, marzipan, gingerbread, and citrus fruits. On the palate, this wine is extremely complex, revealing flavors of hazelnut, nougat, barley sugar, gelatinized fruit, citrus fruits, almonds, brioche, and honey. This is Edition 171.

FACT:
The Grande Cuvée doesn't have a fixed recipe and can vary from year to year. This also makes it no ordinary non-vintage champagne. In its quest for greater transparency, Krug has developed its own app, and they provide more information about their champagne than most other houses. By scanning the Krug ID on the back of your Krug Grande Cuvée champagne with your smartphone (or entering it manually on the house's website), you'll find all sorts of facts about the champagne you're holding. For example, you'll find the disgorgement date and the blend size.

FACT: The wine is stored in our climate-controlled Wine Warehouse, and if you pick it up, you'll often receive a nice discount. You'll see your discount immediately when you select "Pickup" at checkout. We're located in Dordrecht with ample parking. Click here for our address.