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
"Krug's NV Grande Cuvée 168ème Édition is a classic in the making, wafting from the glass with aromas of dried fruits, pear, toasted nuts, orange zest, honeycomb and freshly baked bread. Medium to full-bodied, generous but incisive, it's deep and elegantly fleshy, with a beautifully refined mousse and an enveloping core of fruit that's complemented by the characteristic Krug patina of nutty complexity imparted by barrel fermentation. Even if this is more open out of the gates than the 2011-based 167ème edition, the 168ème edition is also the more concentrated and intense of the two. It's based on the 2012 harvest, complemented by fully 42% reserve wines—a blend of 198 wines from 11 different vintages dating back to 1996."
(William Kelley, robertparker.com)
"Diese Assemblage aus 52% Pinot Noir, 35% Chardonnay und 13% Meunier umfasst 198 Weine (davon 42% Reserveweine) aus 11 verschiedenen Jahren. Der jüngste stammt aus dem Jahr 2012, der älteste aus dem Jahr 1996. Der Jahrgang 2012 hat Frost, Regen, Hagel und eine trockene Reifeperiode überstanden. Das Resultat ist ein abgerundeter und eleganter Wein. Durch sieben Jahre Reifung in den Kellern von Krug entfaltet sie ihre besondere Ausdruckskraft."
(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.
Anbauregion: | Champagne |
Flaschengröße: | 75 cl - Bouteille, Normalflasche |
Jahrgang: | NV - Non-Vintage |
Klassifikation: | AOC Champagne |
Typ: | Schaumwein |
Land: | Frankreich |
Weingut: | Krug |
Rebsorte: | 47% Pinot Noir, 36% Chardonnay und 17% Meunier |
Ausbau: | Gärung in neuen pièce (205l), Ausbau in ca. 35 Jahre alten Holzfässern, Reifung auf der Hefe (sur lattes) von mind. 6 Jahren |
Durchschnittliche Jahresproduktion: | ca. 41.500 Kisten |
Boden: | Belemnit-Kreide-Böden mit geringem Lehm-Anteil |
Alkoholgehalt: | 12,5 % vol |
Trinkempfehlung ab: | jetzt |
Trinkempfehlung bis: | 2050 |
Trinktemperatur: | 10-13 °C |
Verschluss: | Champagner-Korken |
Bewertung robertparker.com: | 96/100 |
Bewertung Daniel Nussbaum: | 94+/100 |
Hersteller: | Krug, Hennessy 1, rue de la Richonne 16101 Cognac, Frankreich |
Geschmacksangabe: | herb (unter 12g Zucker/l) |