Krug Grande Cuvee 172 750mL

Krug Grande Cuvée 172ème Édition was composed around the harvest of 2016 and assembled from 146 wines from 11 different years, with reserve wines making up 42% of the final blend and giving the wine the breadth and roundness central to Krug's flagship multi-vintage style.

From the Producer

Krug Grande Cuvée is the House of Krug's flagship multi-vintage Champagne, blended each year by the Chef de Cave from a wide library of reserve wines kept in 205-litre oak barrels in Reims. The 172ème Édition is built on the 2016 harvest and draws reserve wines back to 1998, blending approximately 44% Pinot Noir, 30% Chardonnay and 20% Meunier, with Krug ID 123003 and a disgorgement of Winter 2022–2023. Since its foundation in 1843, Krug has positioned Grande Cuvée as the most generous expression of Champagne the House can craft in any given year, and each successive Édition carries a Krug ID code for full traceability.

Tasting Profile

• Nose: Flowers in bloom, ripe, dried and citrus fruits, with marzipan and gingerbread.
• Palate: Hazelnut, nougat, barley sugar, jellied and citrus fruits, almonds, brioche and honey carried by fine, vivacious bubbles.
• Finish: Long, layered and gastronomic, balancing richness with freshness rather than finishing in a narrow aperitif style.

Best For

Prestige Champagne service, gifting, tasting menus and buyers who want Krug's broad, multi-layered house style rather than a single-vintage wine.

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