Krug Clos du Mesnil 2006 750mL with Gift Box

Krug Clos du Mesnil 2006 750mL with Gift Box is a single-vineyard Chardonnay Champagne from the walled 1.84-hectare Clos du Mesnil in Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, released as a pure expression of one plot and one year and presented in Krug's gift box.

From the Producer

Krug was founded in Reims in 1843 by Joseph Krug, a German-born cooper-turned-negociant who believed Champagne should not depend on the vintage alone. Today the house still follows his founding idea: every year, a Grande Cuvée blends more than 120 wines from many different years, kept in oak casks, to recreate a Krug 'taste' beyond any single harvest. Krug owns 268 hectares across the Champagne region — in Reims, the Côte des Blancs and the Montagne de Reims — and farms plots in Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, Avize, Oger, Cramant, Ambonnay, Aÿ and Trépail. The single-vineyard Clos du Mesnil (1.84 hectares, walled since 1698, 100% Chardonnay) and Clos d'Ambonnay (0.68 hectares, walled, Pinot Noir) are bottled separately only in years Krug judges the plot's harvest good enough. The Krug Collection is Krug's late-release programme: selected vintage wines returned to the cellars for extended ageing, re-disgorged and re-dosed closer to release than the standard library. The house ferments in small stainless-steel tanks, ages wines in 205-litre oak casks (Krug is one of the few houses still using wood for élevage), and bottles each plot and year separately before the blending.

Clos du Mesnil, walled since 1698, is one of two single-plot vineyards Krug bottles separately (the other is Clos d'Ambonnay). Krug ferments and ages the plot's Chardonnay on its own in small oak casks and only releases a Clos du Mesnil vintage when the harvest matches the house's standard. The 2006 vintage was included in that select run.

Tasting Profile

• Nose: Citrus, ripe apple, brioche, honey, toasted hazelnut and chalk.
• Palate: Precise and quietly powerful, with creamy texture, pure Chardonnay fruit and mineral tension.
• Finish: Long, saline and focused, with citrus, toast and chalky persistence.

Best For

Champagne collectors, luxury gifting and refined pairings such as caviar, seafood and elegant poultry dishes.

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