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Grande Cuvée 159ème édition

Krug

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Krug - Grande Cuvée 159ème édition - BSA - Champagne bottle
97 / 100 Champagne
Vintage : BSA
Color :
Effervescent blanc

Gault&Millau's review 2022

This Grande Cuvée, 10 years older than the 169th edition, comes mainly from the 2003 vintage, whose wines have retained great freshness. Beautiful gold color and complex nose of hazelnuts, fruit skins and white honey. On aeration, magnificent aromas of toast emerge. On the palate, time brings a particular roundness and patina, but preserves that fresh tension that offers exceptional drinkability and balance. A fine example of how to wait patiently for great vintages.
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Krug Grande Cuvée 159ème édition
97 / 100 Champagne
Krug - Grande Cuvée 159ème édition - BSA - Champagne bottle
Vintage : BSA
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Gault&Millau's review 2022

This Grande Cuvée, 10 years older than the 169th edition, comes mainly from the 2003 vintage, whose wines have retained great freshness. Beautiful gold color and complex nose of hazelnuts, fruit skins and white honey. On aeration, magnificent aromas of toast emerge. On the palate, time brings a particular roundness and patina, but preserves that fresh tension that offers exceptional drinkability and balance. A fine example of how to wait patiently for great vintages.
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Specifications

Brand : Krug
Name : Grande Cuvée 159ème édition
Appellation : Champagne
Year : BSA
Color :
Effervescent blanc
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Krug 5 Rue Coquebert 51100 Reims
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Krug
Krug
True to its family spirit, thanks to the key role played by Olivier Krug, even though it has been part of the LVMH group since 1999, this house is one of the most prestigious in the region. Around 30% of supplies come from its own vineyards, including two highly prized clos: Clos du Mesnil for a blanc de blancs and Clos d'Ambonnay for a blanc de noirs. Yet it is the "Grande Cuvée" that best embodies the famous Krug style. Produced with grapes from more than ten harvests and aged for a long time in bottle, each year the blend recomposes wines from several terroirs (more than 120) aged separately. Julie Cavil is the house cellar master.
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Krug
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Address 51100 REIMS
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Bottles from the winery

Krug Clos du Mesnil
98 / 100 Champagne
Krug - Clos du Mesnil - 2009 - Champagne bottle
Vintage : 2009
Type : Brut
Classification : Blanc de blancs millésimé
Varieties :
Chardonnay
Krug Vintage
97 / 100 Champagne
Krug - Vintage - 2011 - Champagne bottle
Vintage : 2011
Type : Brut
Classification : Blanc
Varieties :
Pinot noir 46%
Chardonnay 37%
Budget : More than €120
Krug Grande Cuvée 173ème édition
93 / 100 Champagne
Krug - Grande Cuvée 173ème édition - BSA - Champagne bottle
Vintage : BSA
Type : Brut
Classification : Blanc
Varieties :
Pinot noir 44%
Chardonnay 34%
Krug Rosé 29ème édition
93 / 100 Champagne
Krug - Rosé 29ème édition - BSA - Champagne bottle
Vintage : BSA
Type : Brut
Classification : Rosé
Varieties :
Pinot noir 53%
Chardonnay 28%
Krug Rosé 28ème édition
94 / 100 Champagne
Krug - Rosé 28ème édition - BSA - Champagne bottle
Vintage : BSA
Type : Brut
Classification : Rosé
Varieties :
Pinot noir 58%
Chardonnay 25%
Budget : More than €120
Krug Grande Cuvée 172ème édition
93 / 100 Champagne
Krug - Grande Cuvée 172ème édition - BSA - Champagne bottle
Vintage : BSA
Type : Brut
Classification : Blanc
Varieties :
Pinot meunier 44%
Chardonnay 36%
Budget : More than €120
Krug Rose 27ème edition
95 / 100 Champagne
Krug - Rose 27ème edition - BSA - Champagne bottle
Vintage : BSA
Type : Brut
Classification : Rosé
Varieties :
Pinot noir 57%
Chardonnay 23%
Budget : More than €120
Krug Clos du Mesnil
99 / 100 Champagne
Krug - Clos du Mesnil - 2008 - Champagne bottle
Vintage : 2008
Type : Brut
Classification : Grand cru blanc de blancs millésimé
Varieties :
Chardonnay
Budget : More than €120
Krug Grande Cuvée 160ème édition
98 / 100 Champagne
Krug - Grande Cuvée 160ème édition - BSA - Champagne bottle
Vintage : BSA
Type : Brut
Classification : Blanc
Krug Grande Cuvée 164ème édition
98 / 100 Champagne
Krug - Grande Cuvée 164ème édition - BSA - Champagne bottle
Vintage : BSA
Type : Brut
Classification : Blanc
Budget : More than €120
krug Vintage
98 / 100 Champagne
krug - Vintage - 2008 - Champagne bottle
Vintage : 2008
Type : Brut
Classification : Blanc
Budget : More than €120
Krug Grande Cuvée 170ème édition
97 / 100 Champagne
Krug - Grande Cuvée 170ème édition - BSA - Champagne bottle
Vintage : BSA
Type : Brut
Classification : Blanc
Budget : More than €120
Krug Rosé 26ème édition
97 / 100 Champagne
Krug - Rosé 26ème édition - BSA - Champagne bottle
Vintage : BSA
Type : Brut
Classification : Rosé
Budget : More than €120
Krug Grande Cuvée 159ème édition
97 / 100 Champagne
Krug - Grande Cuvée 159ème édition - BSA - Champagne bottle
Vintage : BSA
krug Grande Cuvée 169ème édition
97 / 100 Champagne
krug - Grande Cuvée 169ème édition - BSA - Champagne bottle
Vintage : BSA
Krug Clos d'Ambonnay
99 / 100 Champagne
Krug - Clos d'Ambonnay - 2002 - Champagne bottle
Vintage : 2002
Type : Brut
Classification : Grand cru blanc de noirs millésimé
Budget : More than €120
Krug Collection
99 / 100 Champagne
Krug - Collection - 1988 - Champagne bottle
Vintage : 1988
Type : Brut
Classification : Blanc
Budget : More than €120
Krug Clos du Mesnil
98 / 100 Champagne
Krug - Clos du Mesnil - 2006 - Champagne bottle
Vintage : 2006
Type : Brut
Classification : Grand cru blanc de blancs millésimé
Budget : More than €120
Krug Vintage
98 / 100 Champagne
Krug - Vintage - 2006 - Champagne bottle
Vintage : 2006
Type : Brut
Classification : Blanc
Budget : More than €120
Krug Grande Cuvée 162ème édition
97 / 100 Champagne
Krug - Grande Cuvée 162ème édition - BSA - Champagne bottle
Vintage : BSA
Type : Brut
Classification : Blanc
Budget : More than €120
Krug Grande Cuvée 168è édition
97 / 100 Champagne
Krug - Grande Cuvée 168è édition - BSA - Champagne bottle
Vintage : BSA
Type : Brut
Classification : Blanc
Krug Rosé
97 / 100 Champagne
Krug - Rosé - BSA - Champagne bottle
Vintage : BSA
Type : Brut
Classification : Rosé
Krug Clos du Mesnil
98 / 100 Champagne
Krug - Clos du Mesnil - 2004 - Champagne bottle
Vintage : 2004
Type : Brut
Classification : Grand cru blanc de blancs millésimé
Krug Grande Cuvée 163ème édition
98 / 100 Champagne
Krug - Grande Cuvée 163ème édition - BSA - Champagne bottle
Vintage : BSA
Type : Brut
Classification : Blanc
Krug Grande Cuvée 165ème édition
97 / 100 Champagne
Krug - Grande Cuvée 165ème édition - BSA - Champagne bottle
Vintage : BSA
Type : Brut
Classification : Blanc
Krug Grande Cuvée 167ème édition
97 / 100 Champagne
Krug - Grande Cuvée 167ème édition - BSA - Champagne bottle
Vintage : BSA
Type : Brut
Classification : Blanc
Krug Rosé 23ème édition
97 / 100 Champagne
Krug - Rosé 23ème édition - BSA - Champagne bottle
Vintage : BSA
Type : Brut
Classification : Rosé
Krug Vintage
98 / 100 Champagne
Krug - Vintage - 2004 - Champagne bottle
Vintage : 2004
Type : Brut
Classification : Blanc
Krug Grande Cuvée
97 / 100 Champagne
Krug - Grande Cuvée - BSA - Champagne bottle
Vintage : BSA
Type : Brut
Classification : Blanc
Krug Clos du Mesnil
99 / 100 Champagne
Krug - Clos du Mesnil - 1988 - Champagne bottle
Vintage : 1988
Type : Brut
Classification : Blanc
Krug Vintage
99 / 100 Champagne
Krug - Vintage - 2002 - Champagne bottle
Vintage : 2002
Type : Brut
Classification : Blanc
Krug Vintage
99 / 100 Champagne
Krug - Vintage - 1988 - Champagne bottle
Vintage : 1988
Type : Brut
Classification : Blanc
Krug Vintage
98 / 100 Champagne
Krug - Vintage - 2003 - Champagne bottle
Vintage : 2003
Type : Brut
Classification : Blanc
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