KRUG "GRANDE CUVÉE 169th Edition" BOXED - Champagne AOC Brut

DOSAGE

Brut

COUNTRY

France

REGION

Champagne

GRAPE VARIETIES

Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier, Pinot Noir

AGEING

7 years on lees

BOTTLE SIZE

0.75 L

AROMAS

Hazelnut, Nougat

ALCOHOL CONTENT

12 %

A prized blend of 52% Pinot Noir, 35% Chardonnay, and 13% Meunier, this Champagne is a bold yet refined assemblage of 198 wines, carefully selected from 11 different vintages, featuring only the best grapes. The wine's approximately seven-year rest gives it the elegance that defines the entire house's style, but which finds an even more manifest fulfilment in this label. Krug Grande Cuvée is the first and only Prestige Champagne recreated every year, interpreting and surpassing the concept of a vintage. The art of blending wines from such diverse vintages, of which the Krug house is the most faithful witness, perfectly reproduces the organoleptic profile that would otherwise be impossible to achieve.

A golden and brilliant colour, a lively and exuberant perlage are just the prelude to boundless pleasure. Aromas of freshly bloomed flowers, citrus, ripe and dried fruit, as well as marzipan and gingerbread, envelop the nose like a fairytale, while the palate savours the already perceived olfactory notes, augmented by hints of walnut, hazelnut, brown sugar, citrus fruit compote, almonds, brioche, and honey. Simply a dreamlike wine, destined to make every occasion special.

Krug Grande Cuvée 168ème Édition is extremely versatile: it can harmoniously pair with aged Parmesan as well as turbot with truffles. It can be enjoyed as an aperitif with Jabugo ham or aged Comté cheese, or alongside oysters, or as the culmination of a meal, next to a juicy cheesecake.