Lots of life in this bottle, but dominated by citrus in a way that tamped down the brioche and saline elements of the wine. Fresh and good with oysters and funky cheese
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My last bottle of the plain label (without the numbered edition). Medium gold with fine steady beading; Mature, ripe apple, crushed almond, hazelnut, some pleasantly sweet character; rather clean style; long finish. 94+
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Popped to start the festivities for a milestone birthday dinner at the Inn at Little Washington, this bottle predates the current Edition numbering so it obviously included some older vintages. This was drinking beautifully, with a delicate bead and excellent acidity, great depth and complexity, tho not as "yeasty" as I usually think of with Krug. A perfect way to start. Wines: Krug Grande Cuvée NV; 2010 Bonneau du Martray Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru; 2010 Clos des Lambrays Grand Cru; 2009 d'Angerville Volnay 1er Cru Clos des Ducs; 1989 Chateau Montrose; and 1988 Chateau d'Yquem (750 ml).
A bottle I've had in the cellar about 20 years. V511 on the cork, if anyone can decode that. Fairly deep straw colour. Nice mousse on pouring, and lovely persistent stream of tiny bubbles in the glass. Lots of buttery brioche on the nose, pear fruit and some kaffir lime leaf florality. Lovely depth and complexity on the nose. Remarkably fresh tasting (much fresher than the colour would have you believe). Perfectly balanced, and really rather satisfying. Has more of the weight and character that I associate now with English Sparkling Wine rather than other French grande marques. Nice richness, even the slightest hint of caramel on the finish.
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On a Singapore Airlines flight from New York to Frankfurt. Light lemon colour. Zesty lemon, green apple, light almond, light nuts, light biscuit, brioche, smoke, and chalky minerality, with great acidity, and great persistence. The mousse is ultra-fine, soft, and creamy. Beautifully balanced. Simply great!
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V 731 on the cork, so disgorged apparently in 2007, which makes sense as I purchased on release in 2008. Pale golden colour, good bubbles. Beautifully balanced, fresh and an absolute delight to drink now. Probably needs food to show its power and character at its best….
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Determined to be 156ème based around 2000 harvest, no Krug ID, no code on the label, but found a code engraved on the bottom of the glass. Makes sense as this was both fresh and bright with plenty of acidity but had developed weight, richer golden fruit flavours, and some of that stylistic Krug sherry character. Excellent wine, excellent condition, in a great place for drinking now but good bottles clearly have runway ahead.
Not much different than the last couple bottles. This bottling is in the zone right now. Not the most profound bottling but giving all its got right now.
Maillard mature terrific nose, a little honeyed with toast, orchard fruit and chalk. Intense yet lifted and poised. Mouthwateringly fresh and confused. Drinking at peak. Lifted intensity and poised. At peak.
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Again a terrific nose. toast, bright orchard fruit, honey and chalk. Lovely Maillard notes. This is in a great spot right now. Some honeyed, nutty notes juxtaposed to the still vibrant fresh fruit notes and beautifully integrated dosage. Not the most incredible version of the GC, but certainly giving all it can, at peak. This is in a great spot right now. 94
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Best guess from us is ~152-154eme based on purchase date (pre-labels having eme or a code). The acidity was searing as it was poured from magnum. Buttered toast and white fruit richness hide in the background on open.
With air, the butter browns and the bouquet evolves to a soothing waft of lemon zest and white flower florals. Acidity softens and gives way to a rich texture on the palate.
This is the best grand cuvee I've had by a long shot, and I'm glad we got a mag.
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Krug Lover Dinner with Olivier Krug (Daniel Dal Ban 1876 (Tafelspitz) Düsseldorf): not blind, Magnum, 2nd Generation A perfect Grande Cuvee 1st and 2nd Generation from Magnum side by side. For me both are perfect champagnes. You get everything what you wish. Both with bubbles, both fresh and the most multi-layered champagnes you can imagine. But the finish is fresh, filigree and precise. Olivier Krug never had both bottles from Magnum side by side. For him the most faszinating bottles of the evening. 100
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Krug Lover Dinner with Olivier Krug (Daniel Dal Ban 1876 (Tafelspitz) Düsseldorf): not blind, Magnum A perfect Grande Cuvee 1st and 2nd Generation from Magnum side by side. For me both are perfect champagnes. You get everything what you wish. Both with bubbles, both fresh and the most multi-layered champagnes you can imagine. But the finish is fresh, filigree and precise. Olivier Krug never had both bottles from Magnum side by side. For him the most faszinating bottles of the evening. 99-100
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ID 319028 (169ème Édition), en demi-bouteille - acidity was much higher than I had expected. Good marmalade notes on the nose with good ripeness, and certainly yeasty. Definitely more lean on the palate.
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169em. Half Bottle. Had it at home with some cheese and ham.
First impression feels dense—both citrus and stone fruits along with sweet/waxy characters. It’s young but you do get the layers of different notes.
You taste it, and it feels “large”. The wine feels expansive and wide. There’s so much to experience here. It’s fruits, it’s acid, it’s loads of flowers, and the texture feels it’s gliding.
A standard with which all of my future Champagnes will be judged on. Note to self: take time drinking
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166 edition, base year of 2010. This wine is lovely and refined, but still quite young. I will keep for a couple more years before opening my next bottle.
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From an October 1987 released bottle (base vintage 1982). Amazing bottle with faint bubbles. Intoxicating nose of jasmine, honeysuckle, dried mango and gingerbread. Broad, deep and long and impossible to not drink (repeatedly). My favourite champagne of the year
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Krug tasting (Freiheit Vinothek, Ulm, Germany): Glass: Riedel Superleggero Champagne Magnum, assumed from the 90ies. Clear, deep golden color. Ripe nose. On the palate a bit sweet, slightly oxidized, lacks energy and tension. But still balanced and harmonious with a lively acidity. A bit past, but still joyful. 90
Krug tasting (Freiheit Vinothek, Ulm, Germany): Glass: Riedel Superleggero Champagne Disgorged in 2006. Clear, medium golden-amber color. Fine, warm and deep nose with some caramel, quite complex. On the palate ripe, round and balanced, smoky, some caramel, fine mousseux, high acidity, some bitter notes. Very long and harmonious. 93-94
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This NV was released at some point between 2004 and 2011 based on the label. It had a deep yellow color and evident maturity. This was a big wine with mellowed acid, toast, brioche, and reduction. Better near room temp than with a chill, and the flat glass I had the next day had structure galor and may have been the best glass of the bottle. This bottle was a strong one with a stiff upper lip.
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This has a cork with No. A7511 and base 2002 (according to the internet). Golden color, perfect maturity, notes of honey, nuts, autolytic, also layers of mild spices, white flowers and many more aromatics. This is super complex and layered with pretty full body and pretty high acidity. There is a touch of creaminess, but also so much freshness and tension, amazing. Long finish. A superb Krug and one of the best I have ever had. Perfect bottle.
Although not labeled as such, the Krug app says this was the 163EME Edition that received its cork in summer 2014. This was the best Krug Grand Cuvée I’ve ever had, and behind only the 1989 Vintage Brut Collection and 1998 Vintage Brut from a dinner in 2012.
Opened at home to toast the life of Fred, and had the classic Krug nutty, yeasty brioche that I love so much in Krug.
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From an early 80s bottling (perhaps with reserve wines back to 1960s). Slight effervescence. Gorgeous dough nose and broad rich and deep palate which opens over time in glass to show plenty of sweetness before finally declining. Very easy to drink without or without food (served with oysters). If there was a touch more mousse it would have been incredible. 96pts
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P: Similar honied notes from the nose, with some pear, gently bitter stems and minerals.
From a 375ml bottle. Usually not a fan of Krug, but this was a nice surprise. It was gentle on the toasty notes this time around, allowing the fruits to come through much more.
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2005 Base. Super ready, some honey, intense lemon curd, fresh honey, white flowers, tension is there but also showing an enjoyable roundness throughout. Guzzled in no time.
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This is for me, almost as good as it gets, and way above many other vintage top cuvée’s. Beautifully balanced, Golden pear, apricot, peach, brioche, quince, roasted almonds and buttery flavors.
A certain amount of restraint and freshness compared to 170 edition.
The 171 edition is based on the warm 2015 vintage, with a blend of 11 other vintages, oldest vintage from 2000, with larger amounts of 2006, 08, 13 and 14.
45% Pinot noir, 18% Meunier and 37% Chardonnay.
Abolutely mind blowing!
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165eme ('09 base vintage). Medium gold color, very effervescent. Nose of lemon, lemon candy, ginger. Such sizzle! Strong lemon acidity, flavors of citrus rind, candied ginger, bread crust.
As good as NV champagne can get but... poor QPR. I am getting '08 Piper-Heidsick Rare for about $150USD and I am finding that to be a much better wine than the Grand Cuvee. But again, if someone else is buying.... I'm drinking!
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A terrific nose. Toast, bright fresh apples, honey, and chalk It's in a great spot with its combination of maturing notes and freshness. Maillard notes are beautiful at this point. A little honeyed, yet remaining fresh. Terrific dosage balance. A harmonious, serious Champagne in a great spot. Outstanding. 94
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From 1991 disgorged bottle. Distinctive nose of Japanese pickled ginger with white flowers. Very rich brioche and tart apple in the mouth with very good mousse still. Very rich, very broad, very precise and very long sour apple finish. Amazing pairing with fine dining. Easy 97pts
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From 375ml (unsure of “edition”); full straw color with tiny beading; baked apple and very light spices on nose; but not yeasty nor “bakery scent” driven; very relaxed and delicious. 93+
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Tasted this alongside four bourbons (a Four Roses 130 Limited edition, a Handy Sazerac, Blanton's and Heaven Hill 7 year Bottled in Bond). The Krug had the awesome oxidative yet reductive profile that really was not only a great palate cleanser but also a great waxy lemon curd and kiwi mango champers with small bubbles that really helped to keep the palate fresh! I think I have found that upper profile French Bubbly definitely complements American Bourbon quite nicely even though I was worried that the 2 would have clashed! Moving forward, I am going to pair bourbon tasting with Champagne tasting and not look back!
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Weekend in Michigan with Wine; 8/5/2023-8/6/2023 (Asian Spice House - Buchanan MI): Purchased in 2009, this is most likely 156eme, with a plurality of the 2000 vintage. Obviously mature, while still very effervescent and brightly textured. The mature fruit has brought wonderful complexity and depth while still retaining enough freshness for even greater nuance. A great performance.
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Light gold color. Drank a glass over 30 minutes. Brought to the Salmon bake. ID: 314052 1990-2006 disg 6/14 after 8yrs on lees. Wow, this was amazing - Full, rich, ultra nutty, almond and hazelnut, toasty, so decadent. Just a killer bottle.
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40th Birthday celebration for I (Sushi Yuki): Limited information on the back label. Owner believe this is base 2004. Med gold in colour, caramel, honey, good weight on the palate, creamy, acid mostly resolved. Prefect drinking stage
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An Evening with Friends (J&J's): An older disgorgement, pre-ID, with a lot code of LLLFXS00161 and cork code of M441. Lovely mature golden yellow color with aromas of apple, cashew, toasted brioche, caramelized pear and honeycomb. Rich and toasty with a fine bead and flavors of baked apple, marshmallow fluff, pastry dough, lemon curd and pear. Lingering finish. Gorgeous. 95-96 pts.
Lunch at Jade Court (Chicago, IL): V742, florets label, from half-bottle. Shows a little more browned and mature than from fifth. Classic old-school (pre-Cavil) richness, but with a little more nuttiness on the palate than expected. Still, Krug is Krug, and this is no slouch of a bottle, even if it is showing fully mature.
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not blind, 146eme Edition (base 1996) This is close to Champagne heaven. Still fresh and all the complex elements of an aged Krug Grande Cuvee. Millions of bubbles. 96 acidity. At his peak. 99
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Joy in a glass. Pale gold/bright yellow colour. Plenty of energy in the mousse and on the palate. Just gorgeous balance of fruit and acidity. Best krug mv I’ve had in a long time. This bottle pre-dates the krug identifier system.
BYOK with Olivier Krug at Next (Chicago, IL): Beige label; label applied February 14, 1989 (there's a date on the back of the beige labels, which if I am to understand correctly from Olivier indicates that the label was applied to the bottle). There was also a note in the coffret from Rémi Krug stating how the house has had over 140 years of experience making Champagne which as in my previous beige-label note has me inferring that this was a 140-149eme edition. However, Olivier estimated that this was around the 139eme based on the labelling date. Anyway, all that technicality aside...
Unequivocally one of the best bottles of Krug Grande Cuvée I've ever had. This blew the 1985 and 1990 away in terms of wine from the same era. Clean nose, without mushroom/earthy elements; dried fruit, brioche, and slight nutty notes. Incredible depth and power to this wine, but still showing significant fresh acidity, despite the fruit clearly having started to turn towards secondary characteristics. On the palate this is again slightly nutty without mushroomy notes. Very long finish and a slight sweetness on the palate that is carried by the acidity. This is truly a wine that lives up to the modern tag line of "The most generous expression of Champagne." Olivier called this bottle the best bottle of Krug he had this year.
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Provning för Paliro (Palrio, Kungsgatan): (154th Edition, disgorged in 2005, base year 1998) Lovely maturing nose showing bread, cream, red grapefruit, gunpowder and chalk in a delicious combination. Intense citrus acidity on the still youthful palate showing a butter and cream on the mid before the lengthy and creamy finish showing some gunpowder and grapefruit touch. So much intensity and so much effervescence left, this should keep evolving for many years to come.. (Best 2013-2038)
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blind, disg. between 04-11 Unbelivable fresh, focussed and precise. More lemon notes than roasted aromas. For me the most complex champagne and can age for decades. 96
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(159ème Édition), ID 411037, en magnum - really awesome, absolutely beautiful nose with lots of toast, brioche, and a little honey. After almost 1½ hours this was amazing, with notes that were almost like coffee.
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163rd edition, based around the 2007 vintage. Roughly a third each of noir, meunier and Chardonnay. Rich and layered on the nose- lemon oil, bread, comte, it has real tension and verticality and probably hasn't yet hit its stride. Pinpoint mousse, cleansing acidity, a long mineral finish. Very fine.
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Deeper golden; nutty, exotic nose, aged, more oxidation but still good, custard, green apple, brown sugar; nicely aged example based on the 2006 vintage.
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The 50 Big Bash (Harry's NYC): From a 3L. Young and perhaps served a bit on the cold side which makes all of the flavors more intense. More going on here. As it warms gets to a better place.
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Very old bottle from my dads cellar (80’s) rich honey color, almost rose. Super fine bubbles, almost to still wine level. Honey and some good funk on a lovely nose, really lovely on the pallate, green apple, strawberry, nectarine all really well balanced and the finish goes on for a solid 60-90 seconds. Opened to celebrate our move, did not disappoint at all.
My 50th at the Ledbury (The Ledbury, London): Mag. 2007 purchase, red label. Full straw, still a reasonable mousse. Initially a bit mushroomy and seemingly slightly woody, so dropped from the start of the meal. Revisited at the end, this has transformed, a touch of white mushroom, but nothing corky. Deep, rich and full, this has the traditional Krug profile. A lovely way to finish the meal. ****1/2
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So I bought a cellar; 11/12/2022-12/31/2030: This was a gold label, and the one I set aside for NYE 2022. And it was amazing. So the gold label is from 1994-2005, I think. It has been in bottle for a long time, and in magnum. I expected oxidized with little to no bubbles. This one was perfectly oxidized, deep gold in the glass, and still had lots of tiny bubbles in the center of the fluted glass, as Krug typically does. An amazing wine and showing, one that I expected most of my guests to not like, but it was so good and everyone approved. I think this was the oldest bottle aged champagne I’ve ever tasted.
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Pale yellow. Nose of citrus and fresh oregano. Tiny bubbles. Taste citrus and fresh oregano. I remember the 80-99 versions having more brioche smell/taste. This was lovely but like 3-4 others on the market.
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Purchased 7 years ago and wine itself based off 2006 vintage; was curious to try an old NV from Krug; not the best result - I found it “interesting”, most in the party did not like it; impression “old somewhat oxidized, not a vibrant champagne nor a “normal” Krug; somewhat interesting though with quite some nuttiness and flavours; however will probably not hold for so long another time - still have one bottle left from that batch though” - did not get through the whole bottle, guess it says it all
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164eme, 375ml. Base vintage 2008. Smells of bruised apples with a hint of sweetness. Just a touch of butterscotch on the nose. Beautiful brioche but not very doughy. Very delicate mousse. Round on the palate. Great acidity there but fairly toned-down relative to the 170t. A bit of almonds on the finish. Very long.
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From a half of a 170er. Very different from 169, which was all citrus fruit. This is big with a lot of brioche and yeast and quite long. Tastes more mature than I would have expected given the 2021 release date. Perhaps a NV to enjoy on the younger side.
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ID 1421KA on cork. Guessing 162eme based on 2006. Importer put his label over winery label. Duh! Magnificent gold color, Krug flavor. Rich unctuous. Still plenty of time, again as expected. Side by side with 170. Blew doors off current 170 release - as expected.
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Retail $225? Cork code V72(X) (I could not make out the last digit as it was compressed by the cage.) I do not drink a ton of Krug. In fact, it would not take many digits to count the times that I have tried what many consider the apogee of champagne. A good friend, so good that she and her two lovely daughters are considered family (I am "uncle Jeff" to both of her girls) was here for a few days and on the last night, I grabbed this. The matriarch is a champagne lover, particularly of old champers, and I purchased this way back in 2008, so it is at least 20 years old. Golden, almost amber in the glass with a subtle, weak sparkle still holding on. Nutty, biscuity, toasty, and scrumptious on the nose, this clearly isa grand old champagne. I have stated countless times that aged champagne is an acquired taste and should not be wasted on the novice. Case. In. Point. If a random "champagne lover" were served this beauty, there would no doubt be confusion. This is not "fresh" nor is it "fruity" but it is layered, complex, and sophisticated with a finish that will likely last until I brush my teeth. Again, not for everyone (more so for flavor profile than price), but holy mother of all things holy, is this good.
HDH auction at avec River North (Chicago, IL): Red label. Not as opulent and expressive as the best bottles of this can be. On the palate, this is still very ripe and large-scaled, but feels like there's a little bit of a gap on the midpalate. Still very much Krug in nature with its weight and potency.
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Dry, rich, and profound in a slightly oxidative style. Vinous, with a coating of butter it is complex but lacks the zip or lift to take it to the next level. It is good but doesn’t excite me enough to warrant the outlay on a bottle. CHP 89pts
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Florets label magnum with cork code V665. Guessing this as 1998 base with a 2006 disgorgement date. Not fully mature but not entirely clean evolution either - so I think this was a good time to pop this bottle, which was enjoyed by all as a starter to our annual Christmas dinner with the wine club at Restaurant Orangeriet, in Kongens Have Copenhagen.
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Piemonte: Back to the truffling!; 11/24/2022-12/3/2022 (Wineries and various restaurants): Best guess based on the color of the label is this is from the 80’s. Love these old Krugs which are always super interesting. This was no different. Drinking very well almost from the second it hit the glass. Rounder and hints of caramel but still some fizz to it. Very tasty.
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Charleston VII; 11/2/2022-11/6/2022 (Charleston, SC (various locations)): This took a second to come around. First impression was musty and just not at the same level as the 69 Dom next to it but then especially when we got to the food and wine it seemed to come alive. Great pairing with the potato chips and the fried green tomatoes.
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By the glass at Bern’s. I did not see any base or disgorgement info but assume this was very young. Very crisp and tight persistent mousse. Excellent and so classic. Would have loved to try with more age/air!
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White label, base vintages are 1982 and 1983. Drank two bottles side by side. The bottle with the darker colored Champagne showed far better (more energy, freshness, acid, and lift) than the lighter colored Champagne, which was interesting since color is such a strong indicator of sound wine.
Having had a 1985 Krug recently, the white label Krug MV showed far better (imo). Just had more of everything I want. Not quite sure these can go much longer, unless you're like Francois Audouze and enjoy drinking dead wine.
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Stunningly good as usual. Powerful, rich, boatloads of concentrated dried fruit, yeast notes, some citrus, went amazingly well with most of the omakase dishes even though I thought it would be overpowering. With T at Sushi Shin at the Mandarin Oriental, Tokyo
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Opened to celebrate the reopening of the West Seattle bridge after 909 days without. Barely showing it’s age, this pre ‘eme bottling was on fire with citrus, green apple, brioche, bright acidity, almond cookie, and typically Krug mousse. Cheers!
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148th edition (1992 base vintage). So perfect. Huge mouth filling and nose filling with toast forever and lemon and stone fruit. Finish forever. (Seriously — I finished it 2 hours ago and had a multicourse meal but still can taste it). Every taste different — some with oxidation some with mushrooms but never overwhelming with aged notes — just adding texture and complexity. Grand cuvée is always about power but with the newer vintages it’s power that’s being held back. You sense it’s there but it’s in a cage. This is fully out of its cage spreading its wings across your whole palate, but still precise and … elegant isn’t quite right any more … purposeful? Whatever is the opposite of flabby or unfocused. Toned and focused I suppose.
Great with food too.
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V721 disgorged 2007. Open two bottles from the same batch. One of them is more mature. All-in-all, brillant bouquet which would suck you into the glass. Lovely balanced palate with dancing fruits and sharp acidity.
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Acker Pre-Auction September 2022 (Redbury Lounge): Always a delicious way to start a tasting and this was no different. There’s interest in this wine even as it’s quite young. You could sit and contemplate but in this instance it acted more as an opening wine to get us ready for trying the rest of the line-up.
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One of those labels where we think this was a wine from the 80's so there's some decent age here. I love the old versions of these. It's nutty and a bit oxidized and just generally interesting. Some old caramel flavors. It draws you in. A wine that does want to be talked about and contemplated. Great.
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BYO Homecoming: Noe rød frukt og svært modne glassepler, noe kort. Fremstår egentlig som varmeskadet, men har vært i min kjeller siden release og ligget ved siden av chanpagner som har vært i god form. Bare bad luck. Ukjent baseårgang, V950 på korken.
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It’s deep, not overly oaked, very fresh and mineral with clear autolytic elements. A bit too young to really show its greatness - still an amazing Champagne.
Impressive and expressive on the nose, offering scents of sourdough, winter apples, dried ginger and apple, toasted bread, sugar cane juice, different candied citrus, marzipan, brioche, lemon pie, old coffee grounds, hints of raspberry, yeast and honey. It’s very fresh and has mild oxidative notes and a chalky and wet stony feel. Rich and concentrated on the palate, quite full-bodied (but more lean and light compared to last time I tasted Grande Cuvée), dry with a super clean and refreshing acidity. Again, only mild oxidative notes. Dried citrus, preserved lemon, yellow apple, scone, hints of redcurrant, roasted hazelnuts and pine nuts, gingerbread and a very saline finish.
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A Medlar lunch (Medlar, London): 162. Pale straw. Maturity coupled with youthful elegance. This really is the centre point between the two previous bottles. Gorgeous. Lots here. Energy, freshness and weighty richness. *****
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A Medlar lunch (Medlar, London): 156 (guessed from cork code). Full straw. Vinous. Rich and full. Toasty with a pinch of ginger. Vinous. Just a touch of caramel and the slightly oxidative. Full, long, rich and lovely though. ****(1/2)
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A Medlar lunch (Medlar, London): 168, 2012 base. Pale straw, young and vibrant. Some nascent toast coupled with a very young wine/winery note. Bright finish. Lots of acidity here without yet the weight to fully cover it. After a couple of hours some freshly cut apple comes in to ply. Currently this I bout raw potential. *(***) 91
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169eme from 375 (Krug ID 319027). Very citrusy nose of lemon, lime, green apple, brioche, bread dough, and thyme. High acidity with more lemon notes, minerals, white pepper, and grapefruit on the palate. Nice finish. Feels very young and almost austere at the moment, even from 375. I’d let this sit for a number of years.
Magnum ~15 years old (pre-Krug ID) A really superb bottle, deep yellow in colour, lovely mature nose and a beautiful mouthfeel with a stunningly long finish. Could drink this all day. Disappeared in a flash among our party of 8.
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Last of 3 splits all from 2006 base; all mature and delicious; vinous, complex, silky mousse. Would buy more if I could find them at a reasonable price.
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not blind, base 2004 Still fresh, typical Krug perfume, dense, more citrus than roasted aromas. Cristal clear, at least 10-15 years ahead. A bit aged GC ist the besst you can get in champagne if you prefer powerful wines. Elegant anyway. 96-97
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V511; florets label. Not quite as intense as I remember this bottle being (I've had a bottle or two from the same lot already), this shows less of the old school Krug power and a little more raciness and acidity. Still, there are some slight brioche notes and some bruised apple elements that are adequately balanced by the acidity. Not the best florets label bottle I've had, but clearly cut from the cloth of the older Krug style.
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Boy's Long Lunch with Greg (Otto Y Mezzo, Alexander House, Landmark, Central, Hong Kong): From 2 magnums of the same case drank a few days earlier. ID 113017. 161eme edition. Based on the 2005 vintage with a slug going back to 1990. Disgorged in late 2012-early 2013. Very refreshingly saline. Pinpoint frizzance. Nicely buzzy in the head and very more-ish. A real pleasure. One of the better releases I have enjoyed as an aperitif as I find typically that it needs food to really demonstrate its complexity. 92+ easy.
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Ethereal effervescence. Nose of almond, fruit paste and sweet spices.
Creamy mouthfeel as usual with Krug. Champagne is so alive and far from out of breath. It is of a very airy richness, with a wonderful complexity, very pastry in its expression and with a balance between tension and juice of a magnificent density. Great finish all in freshness, both chalky chalky and saline which stretches generously.
Another excellent Grande Cuvée!
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167eme Edition, some years sleeping in my wine fridge, based mostly on the 2011 vintage, great smell of ripe pears, apples, warm bread crest though, great supporting acid still, all this very lively rolling over the palate, no way tired, stunning tension here, great creamy long aftertaste, enjoy or hold, ***(* +?), around 93(+) potential
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A 375 of the 168– truly a wonderful Krug which shows fairly early in the evening compared with many others—especially the 167. Much more toast, brioche, warm mellifluous notes than the 167. And while the 167 was brilliant the next day, this wine showed class, depth and mouthfeel from the outset, without any sense that it will not develop even more complexity in time. Some apple, a bit of lemon on top fo the pirmary notes.
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Had this in cellar for 11yrs, probably mid 90's MV...the cork came out with zero pop...no signs of bubble life. Left open for an hour before checking it out before our dinner...a backup Salon was in waiting. Seemed ok...some marsala and apricot jam...tiny tiny bubbles, with a very nice line of sour tart lemon citrus...the oxidativeness was not overwhelming, and there was some very unique aged flavors of spice, nuts, and florals coming through...and that citrus was charging. So, decided to go with it to dinner. At dinner when I took the stopper out...HUGE POP...there are the bubbles! This thing was awake now! Still plenty baked apples and caramel apples...fig jam, apricot...dried honey...the bubbles a little more playful, and a nice marsala creme mousse...but BOY that lemon citrus was nice to see, and it really lifted the old bugger. Drank well throughout the evening, never fading. Personally I'm not a huge huge fan of old ox wines...like a little more freshness and zip...but this was a nice satisfying bottle.
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Easter Champagne. Simply delicious. Creamy, rich, balanced, focused, deep and long. 164th never fail to please and impress, for an entry-level non vintage cuvee.
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This was a 375ml from edition 162; 2006 base disgorged in 2010; lovely mature nose with rich brioche, some oxidative notes of bruised apple, hints of caramel, some floral notes, poached pear, a little bit of a nutty hint. A complex and intriguing bouquet that is certainly not the standard Champagne smell; I liked it quite a bit though the aged qualities may not be for everyone; the palate was rich and vinous with a subtle mousse given the small size and bottle age, delivered rich baked fruits and brioche with a lovely honeyed hazelnut note on the finish. These are clearly mature in the 375 format, but I imagine that a full bottle from this edition could still go for several years.
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Another bottle from before they started labeling the MV with specific “editions”. Light golden color with moderate beading; baked apple, red apple skin, hazelnut and hints of clove; slowly some baking spices emerge as well as just hints of toffee revealing age; very little of the bready brioche characteristics I love (perhaps a bit mature for that) but still plenty of energy here. Wish I could say more about the vintages included or disgorgement date but despite Krug claiming their website can tell us this, two very experienced tasters wasted 20 minutes struggling to decipher two very tiny ID numbers on the label as well as numbers stamped on the cork before deciding “Fu#* this!!!”. We enjoyed the bottle nonetheless. 94+
Birthday Lunch with Angela (Arbor, Hong Kong http://www.arbor-hk.com/): (This was the 161eme edition based on 2005 fruit and disgorged in 2012). Served in white wine glasses. Light straw gold colour. Very fine mousse that dissipated quickly but leaving very persistent streams of bubbles. Nose of fresh hay, crushed oyster shells, sea breeze and struck match. Palate is immediate bracing Epsom Salts, bight acidity, dry chalk, very dry, but with a lovely toastiness that has emerged more than last drank a year ago. Leaves a really pleasing buzz inside the head on the finish. It rounded out over 3 hours of top-ups. Confirmed my prior impressions that this wine really needs food.....it cruised effortlessly across the various Franco-Japanese lunch degustation menu, including the aged Comte cheese at the end of the meal. I said last birthday that I'll put my remaining 4 bottles at the back of my cellar for 5 years but this is Angela's favourite wine so only fair that I opened another.
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krug tasting with our champagne group. We had 2000 in750 and mag, 95,96, a 96 clos de mesnil and this very old MV probably 1996-2000 which was yummy. Ithe clos while nice and maybe because it was after 8 other bottles just wasnt worth it. Everyone loved also the 163 edition and this older MV I brought. Less bubbles but very compelling. Lovely
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krug tasting with our champagne group. We had 2000 in750 and mag, 95 96 a 96 clos and a very old MV probably 1996-2000 which was yummy. Ithe clos while nice and maybe because it was after 8 other bottles just wasnt worth it. Everyone loved this and the older MV I brought. More bubbles. Lovely
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Cellared for a few years, from .375. It’s hard to imagine a better expression of champagne in half bottle. This one happened to be absolutely on point, and with some signs of medium development. Pale to medium gold in the glass, expressive aromas of almonds, sea minerals, and a backdrop of orchard fruit. Acidity was perfectly balanced. So regal. I keep a few bottles on hand for special occasions in our home that call for a quick, but excellent glass to toast with.
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Flaske kjøpt ca 2003, optimalt lagret. Tight kork, gyllengul farge. Veldig typisk GC. Hektisk mousse med litt kort levetid. Maskulin, fatgjæret aromatikk som krangler med sjømineralitet. Trenger ganske lang tid for å åpne seg. Svær og vinøs, fruktpalett mot Jura, honning, sopp, anis, kokos, tobakk, sjø, autolyse. Kompleks. Pent moden, frukten drukner litt i glasset men det er mye å glede seg over her. Fremstår ferdig moden
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Better day one than two. Balance and length stand out. Well judged qua maderised walnuts notes - as a function of added older reserve wine. This is about as much Jerez I like in a champagne
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169er. Tried this twice recently from 375 format. Intense lemon with a lot of lift and background notes of brioche. Really impressive wine that probably needs time.
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Edition #160 - based on 2004 vintage. This bottle opened beautifully after a long cellar slumber with a clear pale straw colour and a rich nose of white peach, pale cherries, grapefruit, nougat and brioche, nuts and touches of honey. The palate was beautifully intense and enlivened by a brisk and fine mousse. There was a fine line of chalk and acidity that remains quite gripping in the finest sense. This is an elegant yet mouthfilling Champagne that is truly both an attention grabbing aperitif and a great food accompaniment.
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This is a mid 90s disgorgement from a friend's cellar. I'm not often wowed by Krug, but this was stunning. Soft evanescent mousse, lemon inflected butterscotch and vanilla. So well-aged. Soft acidity and lovely density on the palate. Started to fade after 45 min open, but great ride while it was alive.
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2022 New Year's Day Tasting (Atlanta, GA): 169th; great citrus drive, rich, textured, detailed, lifted yet so powerful, great now and for many more years, dynamic; need some.
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2007 disgorgement. I have had so much variation among the 2007s, ranging from meh to sublime, and this one hit right in the middle. Toasty bread, hazelnuts, ripe orange, and pear, but without the intensity or depth I expect from Krug and from a champagne at this tariff. Showed slightly better the next day (though the fact that some was left for the next day speaks volumes).
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Purchased on New Year’s Eve from a liquor shop where it was sitting on a top shelf at room temperature. Cork had a V261 indicator, suggesting - if I read someone’s blog correctly - that it was disgorged in Nov-Dec 2002. I’ve never had a NV Krug this old, and it was interesting to drink this bottle.
Just a slight pop when the cork was pulled. Initially the color was a golden color that got slightly deeper after each pour. I would say the shade was a bit darker than the 2002 Heidsieck Rare. There were still fine bubbles. Nose was subtle with hints of tropical fruit. Palate was alive with pineapple and mango acidity but lacked the complexity. No notes of brioche, toffee, or marzipan that I would expect. I suspect the storage condition may have to do with it. Oh well. It was worth a chance.
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Reading into the cork number, this was disgorged Sept/Oct 2007, from a ??? base wine. Mid gold colour; seems advanced. Not much mousse remaining; dissipating quickly after pouring.
Rich nose of peach, seaspray, tobacco, orange peel, oak, grilled nuts, hazelnut. The aroma becomes more Pinot-like with air.
Firm, cleansing acidity. Finishes shorter than expected and lacks intensity on the palate that is somewhat drying. Creamy in the mouth.
Opinion: complex and enjoyable enough but not the best bottle I’ve seen.
Super fizzy with noisy fine bubbles. Rich golden colour - 24 carat perhaps. Tasted yeasty but fresh, oaty and toasty. Lychee nose into marzipan and apricot jam. A full bodied fizz. Tasted 168th edition.
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NYE. 2006 base. Light-medium gold color. Quite vinous. Bread, spice, savory. Feels in a middle stage, still miles to go if looking more tertiary notes. Tremendous pairing with caviar and salmon. Even better on its own. The bottle was gone very fast, that says all. 92-93
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Disgorged spring 2006, so c2000 base. Light to mid gold. Nicely rich as ever. Rich, buttery nose, some ginger with a touch of warm toast. Full, properly Krug on the palate. Power, spice and length. Nicely vinous. Lovely. ****
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Golden in colour a Rich Creamy sparkler, full of Brioche with plenty of bubbles. For a 10+ year old bubbly drank very well and a perfect choice for a Christmas morning starter.
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One of the very old ones (tan label) to celebrate a good friend's birthday. I was predisposed to think this would be the best of all of the champagnes and I have to say it was good, but not 100% great and it seemed to fade a bit quicker than I expected it to which was surprising. It's definitely aged and nutty and more complex and yet the oxidation is almost a bit overpowering with more time in the glass. From an auction and so who knows on the storage although the bottles look truly pristine.
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My favorite MV. A relatively recently disgorged bottle, loads of bubbles, bold ripe citrus and touch of berry notes. Hints of cream, straw and perfect balance. Long finish.
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PNP from 375ml as aperitif for my wife's 40th. Initial acidity softened after about 30 min in the glass. After that, it disappeared very quickly. Always a delight
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375ml Roy Welland auction bottle with code V742 (Disgorged Jul/Aug '07). In really great shape despite the smaller format with ripe yellow apple & lemon, dried apricot, shaved fennel, and a zesty, salty finish. It gained intensity and mouthfeel the longer it sat in glass. Fantastic with many more years to go.
Epic Napa Trip - Day 5: Tasted at Harlan Estates - Brioche, citrus, tart green apple, pear, Meyers lemon, toast and good minerality and saline....what else can you say, except it is Krug! Always delicious, and this bottle was no exception....I did only have a small glass, as I was saving my palate for Harlan!
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Epic Napa Trip - Day 2: Tasted at Bond Winery - Nothing like a glass of Krug to start off your day! Our first stop was Bond, and we were greeted with this Champagne...you could already sense this was going to be a special day!
TN - Well, it's Krug! Not sure which edition, but I suspect a latter one as I am sure they go through bottles pretty quick! Plenty of citrus, brioche, apple and pear. Nice tight bubbles and a creamy mouthfeel....one of my favorite Champagnes and for sure my favorite NV Champagne! 95 points today!
169 base from .375. Young, no dominant features. Great salinity, midpalate weight, and persistence on the finish. These of course should be held a long time, just hard to do in this format.
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The HOLY GRAIL! We drank this delightful bottle with a true Krug Lover in the The Hague, Netherlands. Dry to the taste with delicate bubbles. A light floral of pears peaches and apricot. Absolutely perfect taste with every sip being a spark of Holiday JOY. Krug is a timeless Winner.
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149eme en magnum - beautiful acidity and freshness given the age, in perfect balance and with a nice knack of salted caramel. Drinking superbly - this is what aged Krug GC is all about.
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Beige label. The little insert that came with paper carton which enclosed this bottle says that Krug has over 140 years of experience making wine, which given that they would have written 150 if that were in fact the case, leads me to the conclusion that this bottle was released between 1984 to 1993. Which all means that this is probably among (if not) the oldest Krug I've had. And truth be told, while I've long believed that we should be aging our Grande Cuvées, this might be a little too much for me. An intensely autumnal nose with dried apricots and peaches, as well as plenty of dense, rich sweetness from the fruit. The palate shows a hint of rancio and more of the browning fruit flavours, but the classic Krug signature is there in spades -- the rich waves of intense, oxidatively-styled winemaking. Extremely concentrated in flavour, it's almost a little too much, but then you realize it's a long day and you're not in a hurry...
Coming back to this a few hours later, it becomes clear that these older Champagnes need some oxygen to freshen up and get back in gear. Even more Krug notes have emerged, and the air has tightened up the palate (like trussing up a turkey). There's a brilliant, sinewy vein of acidity throughout this wine now. So much better now. It's always a treat to be able to enjoy a special bottle over the course of a day.
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Ukjent utgave men tipper basevin ca 2000: Røde epler, mandler, søt bakst – modenhetsaromaer av kaffe og karamell, men med en deilig kontrasterende umami-tone og friskhet, kilende bobler. Fyller munnhulen men sitter samtidig langt nedi svelget med en lang, bitter utgang – hvis det kan være en kompliment å ha smakskurve som fasongen på et rumpetroll, er metaforen herved lansert. Dør litt hen etter en times tid, da kaffe & karamell tar litt overhånd og energien forsvinner. Men på topp var dette fantastisk.
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Edition 163, golden straw colour, delicate effervescence. Wonderful typical Krug nose, like pieces of peeled crisp green apple. The mouth feel lingers for minutes, still holding miles of fresh acidity, shows this has many years to further mature, great now, suspect my other bottles will be better over the coming years
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Krug Grande Cuvee (base tippes rundt 2000 eller sent 90) Meget pen modning her. Krydder, kaffe, nøtter og nedfallsepler. Flott nese som er på høyden nå. Fullmoden på smak også - dette blir ikke bedre med årene. Dette er skikkelig deilig å drikke nå. Skal man pirke litt, er den kanskje ørlite slapp i fisken. Strammer seg til i finish. Meget lang med moden frukt - svakt bitter. Deilig vin, muligens såvidt passert høyden. Flater helt ut etter en stund i glasset. 92-93p
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Unlike the last bottle, this 162 edition bottle was superb.
Great lift, depth, complexity and and a beautiful creamy finish. The aroma was peach, honey, brioche with a highly refined mousse. Body was honeysuckle, streamlined acidity and great depth of complexity - apple, nuts and etc. Finish was nicely weighted and balanced with a fine mineral structure.
Drink now or could easily go for another 6+ years. I would recommend decanting carefully into the right decanter to fully experience this wonderful wine.
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This was delicious for a mature Krug MV. Golden in color, derp rich concentrated flavors of nutty sweet dried apples with plenty of zesty lift. The reason you age great Champagne.
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Edition 164. Two years since my last bottle. With sushi alongside a comparatively disappointing Leclapart. A fantastic showing; accessible, complex, and open but not heavy or overbearing. Was universally liked and drained quickly.
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Delicious if lacking a bit of the 'wow' factor you get in vintage Krugs. Brioche, lemon peel, oyster shell, lovely effervescence. Worth getting for a taste of Krug at a somewhat reasonable price point.
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No ID and no indication of the Edition number on the label. beautiful wine, refined, orange peel and warm spices. the palate is delicate, long and fresh, very fine bubble. very collected. Edit: Thanks to RolfT, I was able to identify the year of disgorgement with the code on the cork : V 751, so disgorged in 2007. by the way, for more info regarding the identification of the age of a Grande Cuvée, i recommend this site: https://winetomas.wordpress.com/2012/11/05/how-to-identify-the-age-of-a-krug-grande-cuvee/
1990 Champagne / Bordeaux / N Rhone (London): Opened 3 hours ahead of serving. 146eme (90 base) side by side Krug 90 vintage and DP90. The trio was on the same level with several picking this GC as their favourite. More depth and nuttiness vs the tiny bit fresher 90 vintage, but both very similar and cut from same lovely cloths. Beautiful now!
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Epic Bordeaux for an Epic Birthday!; 9/1/2021-9/12/2021 (Paris & Bordeaux): Red label so probably from the 90's we think. Man these are good with some age. Also a contender to me for WOTN. Get more of the nuttiness in it. It's got the age tones but honestly is still quite young and fresh and could have had a long life ahead. Would love to find more of the old ones of these.
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Krug ID It says that this is based on the 2008 vintage, with the earliest vintage being 1990. This one has a lot of reductive character with lime, lemongrass, white peach. Yet, also has a lot of roasted nuts, buttery type characteristics of more a oxidative style champagne. Tiny bubbles which were quite satisfying. Not so sure I have had a Krug like this In a while. I think this is the last 375 that is primarily the 2008 vintage (Not speaking about the full size bottles). But, this one was definitely savored and a great treat after an extremely hard day at work. This probably would have gone very well with a mixed bag of fruits, but there was no time for that!! Sometimes the best opportunity for champagne is quite spontaneous as this one definitely was. Wishing I had more of these!
The ID tells me this “received its cork” in 2013. My Krug experience is limited - maybe ten bottles over the last few years. But this was disappointing. It seemed tired with no acidic snap and the bubbles seemed to be about half of what they should be. The flavor profile is quite good but with the predominance of pinots noir and meunier, the lush flavors don’t have anything carrying them. So, overall, kind of sad since we had saved the bottle to drink at the end of the day of our 45th anniversary. But - the day was great!
#3 place in the flight with Bollinger RD and Bollinger 2012 grand cuve. Tasting with Lisa Gudnason Karen Freimark. Crazy the Krug would be a third place, but here we are. Nose was brioche and granny smith apple, taste more toward apple pie, with the pastry notes coming out. Medium finish. Still an outstanding champagne. Paired so well with Bellavitano raspberry cheese, really elevated it. 168 edition, Id 319023
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169eme. Veldig hvit og tight i begynnelsen. Breier seg ut med luft, men forblir nok en relativt slank og stram utgave av denne vinen. Uansett en strålende Champagne.
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M441 - judging from the cork code, a 2004 release. Charmingly mature and in a great spot. Will drink well for many years, but not sure if it will actually improve from here.
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V511; florets label. Not the best bottle of this label that I've had, not that it's a bad bottle either. Shows a little more browning than I'm accustomed to for the age, with some nice brown spice and brioche notes. Quite nutty on the palate, the complexity is there but at the same time this feels a little disjoint. I wonder if there were some storage issues at some point in the past with this bottle (which is strange because I have had other bottles from the same source with no concerns). Still, enjoyable enough.
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Edition 164, riktigt bra men inte lika mäktig som sist jag drack Krug (166:e). Lite endimensionell till en början men öppnade upp efter ca en halvtimme i glaset. Bra upplevelse.
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Edition #160 - based on 2004 vintage. This bottle opened beautifully after a long cellar slumber with a clear pale straw colour and a rich nose of white peach, pale cherries, grapefruit, nougat, nuts and touches of honey. The palate was beautifully intense and enlivened by a brisk and fine mousse. There was a fine line of chalk and acidity that remains quite gripping in the finest sense. An elegant, poised and fresh Champagne as good as anything I've had this year.
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Jason Goes Nuts & Guys Ride Again (Jason's, St. Paul, MN): Light medium gold color. Drank a couple glasses over an hour plus. 162eme, 2006 base, PN22%, C35%, PM21%, disgirged winter 2012. Lovely toast rich and generous, apple blossoms, baked pear, raising dough, almond meal, wow this ticks really high on the olfactory senses. The palate is full and deep with pear, chalk, apple, toast and almond. Wonderful, showing some maturity now too.
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The Guys Ride Again (Jason and Mariellen's): This bottle is the 162eme edition built around the 2006 vintage. This champagne seemed a little flat initially, although it had zippy acid. The subtle complexity built and it really opened up after 45 minutes. Fairly chaulky.
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Justin's bachelor party (Gravitas - Washington, DC): En magnum with slightly less than a decade of bottle age. Expressive nose displaying apple, baked apple, a hint of lemon curd, oyster shell, marzipan, sweet spices and limestone mineral. Beautifully integrated palate, nicely layered pure concentrated yellow fruit, find generous mousse, beautiful balance and precision, perfect amount of acidity and mineral, and a seamless long sweet yellow fruit driven mineral finish. Although youthful, this shows beautiful harmony and balance.
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The Return of Guys Night Out!: I think Krug makes the best NV Champagne, period. It is always a pleasure to drink their Champagne. This bottle is the 162eme Edition (you can get info from this bottle ID - 113006 - using Krug's website). It was built around the 2006 vintage and features blends of 1990 and up.
The wine shows plenty of brioche, hay and minerality on the nose. The palate shows plenty of fresh baked bread, yeast, pear, apple and some stone fruit all wrapped in chalky minerality. A superb wine and 95+ to 96 with ease.
Marked down ever so slightly from the previous bottle, perhaps because it followed the MOD Rose. The acidity wasn't as high as the MOD, but this bottle makes up for it with prodigious depth and roundness. Still has plenty of acid. Delicious and always a treat.
QPR 7 (of 10)
Aging it's Krug, don't worry about it
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Red and gold label, purchased mid-2000s. Half bottle. Sooooo beautiful! Tons of plum, a little Chinese licorice, Chinese salted plums with savory notes. Really loving the acidity and aftertaste. So nice and complex after all these years.
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Unusually acidic and linear. Lots of powerful tart green apple, less of the classic Krug oxidative notes, good minerality. Tight and needs time. Outclassed on the night by the 02 Dom.
Another Sunday service at Jade Court (Chicago, IL): V521; florets label. As usual, the older bottlings of this wine are the better ones. No exception today for this brilliantly rich and palate-coating edition. Slightly nutty with some browning fruit, though still with plenty of richness. Classic Krug, don't think there's really much more to write.
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Semiblind Typical Krug, Grande Cuvee. So complex, dried fruits as apricot, orange peel, candied citrus fruit. Still fesh and fine bubbles. If a have a good bottle of grande cuvee 2nd or 3rd label then you are in champagne heaven. 97
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Abbot Street Delights (Abbot Street, Ngaio, Wellington, New Zealand): Cellared for approximately 10 years this wine is totally refined, shows exemplary freshness and displays a very dry, yet intense palate structure. Multi-dimensional wine with toast, meal and yeast notes. It has the complexity of brilliant elevage and bottle age, alongside an almost youthful personality. Top-flight Champagne.
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169th edition. Deep gold colour. Pronounced nose with ripe yellow apples, baked lemon, lemon peel, brioche, toast, caramel, roasted walnuts, honey and wet stone. Pronounced taste of ripe yellow apple, baked lemon, lemon peel, brioche, toast, caramel, roasted walnuts, honey, butter and wet stone. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Full body. Small and lively bubbles. An outstanding Champagne with an incredible palate that is ready to enjoy now. Needed 15 min in the glass to open. Drink now or within 10 years
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164eme. Öppnar med den typiska krugparfymen men är initialt lite försiktig i doften. Efter en timme i glaset börjar den växa och massor av vita blommor dyker upp, tillsammans med röda äpplen, vit choklad och kaffe. Syran är som väntat väldigt hög, men oerhört precis. Fantastisk längd och en komplexitet som inte Comtes når upp till. Dricker bra nu men kommer fortsätta förbättras i många år till.
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{Bought on release, last of a case and a half; tasted with monthly tasting group} V551 on cork, likely release 2005 with base 1999 or 2000 (Based on RolfT's prior note); stored in same spot x 16 years. Refreshing, elegant, yet tons of depth and length; marzipan notes. Wonderful showing, astoundingly fresh.
Cork stamp: V741- so a 2007 release with 2001 as base vintage.
This bottle was less developed and fresher than a bottle tasted 1.5 years ago with cork stamp V75(?). Drinking exceptionally now and seems to have lots of potential for further improvement. 95+
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From a .375 that went too quickly, lemon, nuts and fresh bread scents, rich and generous with plenty of mineral streamed though the palate, notes of lemon, orange peel, white flower and toasted almond fill in, fresh and racy, excellent with vegetable tempura
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Medium yellow in color with fine, vigorous beads. Classic Krug aromas of yellow citrus oils, wet rocks, hint of almond skin and toast on the nose. Painfully intense palate shows focused beam of yellow citrus zest, minerals, excellent acidity and long toast and floral finish. Superb.
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Purchased in early 2006, this was drinking marvelous with rich yeasty deep flavors, tight dine bubbles and nice vibrancy. Remarkable how well stored bottles of these can age.
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Dense meaty heavy or intense wine of character. Was a little closed at the start that opened up offer 30 mins or so. As always a food wine that’s asking of you as much as you do of it.
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Another outstanding half bottle, about a year in my possession. ID 318027. Youngest wine 2012, oldest 1996. So maybe its the 1996 kicking it up a notch in there.
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From half. 168eme. Wonderful showing on the nose with yeasty notes, lemon curd and a fine minerality. Acidity on the palate was toned down a bit in this bottle, but no less enjoyable. Paired beautifully with hot sorpressata, manchego and tomme.
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Gold label, with the Krug name written in curve - cork said 1041; I am guessing deg. in 2000. Sure signs of age, some oxidized note. but extemely fresh none the less with a very vibrant acidity, that lead JR to guess a base of 2008-wine. Citrus, coffee, vanilla, butter, ths onde disappeared rather fast ... #Jan&Kira&Roberto #Coronadayxxxxx
Out of 375. Having a hard time keeping my hands off these! Toasty, layered nose with lemon zip on the palate. Probably needs more time to show its best, but very enjoyable now, and a treat with king crab on V-Day.
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161eme edition. Light golden color. A fine mousse with a bead of tiny bubbles. Bread, citrus, butter, and nuts on the nose. Palate chock full of zippy citrus fruit, honey and nuts. Long and harmonious, like a classic symphony. Just a joy to drink.
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This was a 162 emergency edition. I have not rated this bottle as it was not flawed but it was not to the usual standard. Flat, inelegant and a bit non-descript so will open another one soon for another try!
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2006 Base, has hints of hazelnut, marzipan and a dried mushroom umami. A complex champagne that has more savory flavors than your typical bright fruited champagne. It has the typical Krug style but in a slightly lighter degree as the oxidized flavors are more subtle than usual, but is still there. Very fine bubbles with a nice complex finish, lovely.
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Cork stamp V911 Likely a 2003 based (159 edition). Loads of coffee beans and caramel, a sour lactic note. Good intensity, broad, dark flavors. I love this, but not up among the greatest GC. Caught this wine at a good point. Seems fully mature and about to start decline.
A bottle from same lot tasted in spring 19 seemed fresher.
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Yellow apple with notes of almonds, lemon citrus, grapefruit citrus, and chalk, with a fine bubble and a creamy texture. Excellent, but only an average to good value at over $100.
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Appearance: Golden lemon, fine but dissipated bubbles with legs.
On nose: Med+ intensity, Curtius: lemon, white flower: honeysuckle, brioche, some buttery, and a hunch of woodiness.
On the palate: med+ acidity, very gentle touching without any sharp edging. The unmistakable signature creaminess, citrus, white flora followed with some biscuits on the mid-palate. Med+ finishing with light savory and mineral.
I am not a Fan of Krug but still, this is a bottle of lovely champagne. The gentle mouth feeling brings me some memories of the old folks of colleagues chatting happily together. Realy want to have one more zip after another. Cheers!
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Unverwechselbar: die nahezu cremige Textur ist einzigartig. Nach etwas Marzipan eröffnet sich eine wahre Aromaexplosion. Für mich eine äusserst präzise und unaufdringliche Cuvée, die ihresgleichen sucht.
Unmistakable: the almost creamy texture is unique. After a bit of marzipan, a true explosion of aromas opens up. For me still an extremely precise and unobtrusive cuvée that is unparalleled.
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Code on the cork: V1031 i.e. disgorged May/June 2010 Really excellent now: golden color nose of Brioche with hazelnut, caramel very long and complex at palate
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Never drink great Champagne, too cold! That is a no no...This is an example of a champagne that should truly be drank on the chilled side without being too cold. As you can imagine, lots of work goes into this to create that signature character year after year to hit that balance between buttered toast, nuts, and superb brightness from acidity. Lacks a bit of length to be great, but its a delicious sipping Chapmagne for sure, and to me, better than many vintage Krug out there...Drink or hold lightly
*Drank alongside the 2004 Krug, this was just as interesting, and a split decision between the 2 of us.
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The second bottle opened for the New Year's Eve festivities with a small group of friends, and a follow-up to the '08 Pol Roger Blanc de Blancs, and a very different wine.
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Unmistakable: the almost creamy texture is unique. After a bit of marzipan, a true explosion of aromas opens up. For me still an extremely precise and unobtrusive cuvée that is unparalleled.
Goes along perfectly with my homemade lobster-bisque.
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Bottle pre-dates Krug ID and 1xx-emes. Picked this up at a local QFC where its probably been sitting on the shelf since release. An absolute banger. Will need to buy and age more Krug.
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V651 on the cork -> disgorgement in Oct/Nov 2006. Had bought from a friend ten years ago. Oxidative style, rich with fine mousse and very satisfying. Not sure, however, it's worth the money, but on Champagne the amount spent as well as the label are part of the 'enjoyment'. As a comparison a Jacquesson 741 at around 50 euros was just as enjoyable though in a very different style, while other Champagnes at the same price are not nearly as good...
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Christmas Eve in Singapore. Nice golden Color. Beautiful nose - peach, orange, biscuit, smoke, nuts, vanilla is what I smell initially. Med acidity, Med body, Med alcohol, high flavor intensity, Long finish. I taste Grand Marnier combined with a very smoky touch. Chewy, saltiness, vegetal notes, biscuit and honey, beautiful and with a very Long finish.
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Subtle but surely masculine. Delicate woody notes because you're so confident you just know it. Sit back and watch everyone else because you don't care if they're watching you.
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From a 375. Full of potential and energy. This was bursting with lemon and acidity. Not much toastiness. A pleasure to drink but I'll hold my remaining bottles for at least a year, although I suspect the wife will be begging to open one sooner.
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NR. This was a bottle recently found tucked away in a liquor store that's very much non-fine wine oriented. From the label style, cork, and known ages of some other NV Champagnes I found with it, it dates from around 1999. While currently it was on its side in a darkish corner at sub 70F conditions, I couldn't guess at storage conditions for the last two decades. Still a little hiss upon opening. Oxidized in nature. It wasn't spoiled at all, but it was over the hill in the same way some women are still sexy in their sixties. Past prime perhaps, but still a lot to offer. Glad I have a second bottle of it.
Annual Friendsgiving Gathering (TLV's): Courtesy of tlv. Lot 113001 disgorged eight years ago. Notes of baked pear, marshmallow and cashew. Fine bead. Orchard fruit, caramel and toasted cashew flavors. 92-93 pts.
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Opened by Lostverse. Disgorged in 12/13. Lot 113001. A blend of vintages from 1990 to 2005 44% Pinot Noir, 37% Chardonnay and 19% Pinot Muenier. Clear straw color. Nutty nose. Sweeter profile. Notes of peaches, toast and chamomile. Lighter bead. 93 points.
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A split bottle with base vintage 2007. Never had a Krug Grande Cuvée, which was less than stellar. A Champagne, which has (almost) no substitute. Challenging with its complexity, yet at the same time simply delicious and heartwarming.
It is always a privilege to drink Krug, and while this 375 was not a top cuvee, it had all of the tension, subtle elegance and fiercely firm but balanced acidity that made for a perfect companion to white truffles and pasta. Tight, plentiful bubbles, a nose starting with lemon curd and flowers, a relatively rich palate with hints of lemon, orange zest, honey and even vanilla. Will develop but nice now.
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Pre-Krug ID bottle, so no information about the vintages used or degorgement date (guessing late 90s or early 2000s). Lots of small bubbles. Citrus, hay and slight oxidative notes on the nose. The bright-toned palate brings in more citrus, some toasty character and mid-toned fruit with a hint of honey. Fine mousse and long finish. Very tasty and at a good spot now, with bright citrus fruit as well as some understated oxidative complexity lurking beneath.
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Half bottle acquired before the days where bottles were labelled in the 160s. I love the MV Krug with a few years post DG. Slight oxidative notes, hints of honey, almond, mixed with great citrus fruit and acidity. Lovely stuff.
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168th. Scents of rocks, brioche, honey and peanuts. Aggressively fizzy, it wasn’t a slacker after some of those bubbles dissipated. Notes of American biscuits, peaches, honey, pie crust and butter but still kept its clean acidity. It’s okay, personally I’m not a big Krug fan but the 168th is something I could get behind if I drank enough of it. Full disclosure I am a Lanson/Salon/Taittinger fan. We enjoyed it with some classically English fish and chips with some gherkins. After a few hours it got shy, and the following day nothing but bubbles and faint notes of almonds and honey. Might get better with six to seven more years. Definitely a drinkable wine.
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From 163eme. Baked lemon, pear and crusty bread notes on the nose. Lemon rind, spiced zest, bruised apple and pear over the palate. There's a tropical note at the finish and a subtle caramel note behind the fruit. Lovely to drink, great weight and acid cut. Perfectly in balance.
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From half. 168eme. Lovely nose with brioche toast and lemon zest. Zippy acidity on the palate with great balance of flavors. Should continue to develop, but very high level for a MV.
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From 375. Deep and complex brioche, toast and almonds on the nose. Great length on the palate. Gets even better with time in glass. My first Krug, loved it!
Hard to go wrong with MV Krug in .375. My only mistake is opening them too soon. All the usual oyster shell, mineral complexity and hint of sherry. This wine marries with mushrooms like none other
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One of those wines that you know you can always rely on for quality. This was towards the end of the night and it's not entirely clear we needed more wine at this point and still it's Krug and so the nose entices and it's just always enjoyable. Really appreciate these.
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Fine beading and mousse. Color is gorgeous. Nose is powerful and complex. Caressing and gentle but long, with a dynamic finish. Bruised apple, spice, cream, lemon and lime, wet paint, flowers and a bit of basement.
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Krug grande cuvée is always a treat. I was never disappointed, regardless of the recent yearning for the exact release. I think the power of this wine is the constant quality of its release, non-vintage after non-vintage. We had the 161th release, with baseyear 2005. It was magic. Stunning with a delightful dish of Japanese-style wagyu with urchin, soy-sauce cured quail-egg, kizami-wasabi and caviar. Wine and dish pairing: absolutely stunning.
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This was an older half bottle, and I didn't check the cork to help determine the base year. Aged Krug GC's have few if any peers. They're magical. Citrus and hazelnut, honeyed brioche; such depth! Mineraled and majestic. Objet d'Art!
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Krug Grande Cuvee. Ikke klart å finne baseårgang på denne. Innkjøpt på VP 2012 så tipper 03 eller 04 base. Trenger litt luft for å våkne fra dvalen. Kommer seg og blir rett så vakker med fin begynnende modning. Modne gule epler, spice, søtbakst, aprikosstein, og en svak røyktone i høstluften. Bittesmå bobler - perfekt mousse. Elegant anslag, men også rik og formfull. Konsentrert flott frukt med stor dybde og en pen syrestrek. Kan ligge lenger, men drikker bra nå. Finishen er helt enorm. Den vokser og vokser. Brer seg helt ut til ørene - ikke ulikt smilet til selskapet som får den i glasset. Særdeles lang ettersmak med en herlig miks av moden frukt, syre og mineralitet. Krug ass❤️ 94-95p
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Belated anniversary bubbles courtesy of the in-laws. I always love this wine. It is the champagne that first made me take notice of champagne. It's still young (I think this was a younger disgorgement - maybe 166?). Opens a bit in the glass. Bubbles like cashmere. Very tasty.
162nd edition, 2006 base, 163 different wines, 1990 the oldest. Lovely freshness to this, with depth and rich fruit, grilled nuts, delicious, good finish
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Red and gold label. Magnum purchased mid-2000s. Ripe on the palate but not too oxidized... which was probably due to this being a magnum. Still some freshness on the palate, with nice minerality and a little savory. Showed some Chinese licorice notes 4 hours after opening.
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Shorlty after opening there was baked apple - rich soft bubbly centre with a green slightly acid skin - but over the evening I tasted notes of moka and soy. There was brioche of course. A weighty beautifully assembled champagne. I think this bottle, which I picked up in auction, had some age already. We drank it with sushi which proved a lovely pairing.
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Toasty, yeasty, beginning to lose its fizz (an aged half). A delightful, rich joy. Good length. A little more gentle than I expected but a lovely way to celebrate 3 years since I met my queen in Paris.
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(tasted blind) Guessed this to be vintage from maybe the early to mid 90's. Very mature color, classic Krug complexity and generosity of Brioche/bready type aromas, vanilla, white chocolate, Almond cake, Tiramisu bakery scents. With air time, you find a good core of apple comes to forefront, marzipan, ginger and a whiff of coffee. Fresh entry, creamy midpalate, incredible length. Lots of style here. Unapologetic-Krug style. Pity we could not identify the edition, as this was an older bottle. Among the older and enchanting Grand Cuvees tasted over the last couple of years.
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A couple bottles got tucked away a little too well so this one was from before they placed "ID numbers" on them, therefore no idea what years composed the blend. Light golden color as that of a mature white burgundy with ample beading; baked apple, spices and coconut on the nose; rich and intense while still balanced and creamy textured. 94+ (I again tried a Zalto champagne flute with this and the nose came off as much sweeter, scented like vanilla hand lotion which made it also seem much sweeter and confected on the palate. I much preferred it from a small white wine glass which is what this note was based on.)
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Time to Taste 2000 Bordeaux (R&D's): Courtesy of MM. A bottle with the gold label between the old maroon labels but before the id was phased in, so this has some age. Code LLLGGX01187. Showing beautifully, with a glistening soft golden color and fine bead. Aromas of cashew, baked apple and brioche. Nothing oxidative or overly nutty/sherried, this is in a great place. Pear, marshmallow and cashew with a hint of lemon curd on the back end. Lovely.
Starting the long Labor Day weekend in Big Sur the right way with a little N/V Krug Grande Cuvée. @Nepenthe
Happy Labor Day weekend all!
Noses reveals; heavy bruised red apple, Bosc pear, overripe pineapple, lemon meringue, tropical melons, lime zest, white spice, sea fossils, deep crisp chalkiness, grey volcanics, yeast & bread dough, nougat, baguette crust, limestone, caramel notes, cream, vanillin framed in yellow lilies, white & spring flowers & mixed greens.
The palate is, ripe, lush, fresh and lively. The mouthfeel all Krug beautiful. Bruised red & golden apple with hints of cider, Bosc pear, overripe pineapple, lemon meringue, tropical melons, white stone fruits, lime zest/candy, white spice, sea fossils, crisp chalkiness, grey volcanics, yeast & bread dough, nougat, baguette crust, limestone, caramel notes, cream, cream soda, vanillin framed in yellow lilies, spring flowers & mixed greens. The acidity is near perfect. The long, elegant, well knitted & balanced finish is gentle until the long set when you get a full presence of white spice and minerality that persists for minutes.
This bottle was composed around 2011 and is made from over 120 different wines that span over 10 years. It is 47% Pinot Noir, 36% Chardonnay & 17% Pinot Meunier.
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The new release (I believe 168th). This wine is much more contemplative and a bit celebratory as we were having a 'bubble' dinner with some friends and friends of theirs whose company we've enjoyed quite a bit. It was a lovely evening and this was a great way to start it. The wine is young and to be honest still a bit tight (we'd had this about a week before and similar). Still, there's a lot there and it's enjoyable even in it's youth. Touch more almost earthy style. I'd say dark and brooding but it's funny describing a champagne that way. It did have that impression though. Some toast right at the end. Always one of my favorites esp in the NV range.
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Wine is sometimes about time and place and while I always love Krug, this was a particularly lovely bottle to have. First wine in a long time and then it was paired with some caviar as well and shared with friends in our expanded bubble so pretty much this was just awesome. It's still very young and even just a bit tight. Kindof toasty and a bit nutty.
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Still beautiful - this bottle might have faded a little. These bottles were purchased over 10 years ago, and I suspect it's evolved a little. Still a big wine, the edges are a little rounder, the yeast a little more subdued. It's still fantastic.
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my first krug, cuvee 162, based on 2006 vintage, deg autumn 2013. To be honest i was expecting something different, more typical in a word. Krug cuvee is a perfectly crafted champagne, pricise, straight, with limited minerality which grows over time but remains always subtle and understated. Nice yellow color, fast bubbles, mouthfilling, truly enjoyable but not so memorable. In a hot afternnon under the leaves and crosses, with some drops at the end and my new glass in the bad day of atk
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not blind, disg 2007, so mainly 2000 base, should be Edition 156 At his peak, powerful, ripe tropical fruits as pineapple and mango, some candied fruits and nuts. Long finish
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168th edition. Full bodied with acacia, lots of tree fruit, a little bit of yeast notes. Good intensity of both flavors and aromas. Lingers on the palate for a long time. Not oxidation yet. Excellent with ossetra caviar and homemade buckwheat blinis!
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After the first corked bottle. Code V721 disgorged March/ April 2007. I am not sure of the base vintage. From the same 6 pack as my 2015 note.
Toast, autolytic notes, citrus pith, apple, and some honeyed, subtle nutty notes. Full bodied, yet beautifully balanced with great combination of power and precision. Laser sharp, chalky, and deep. This is drinking in a great place right now with plenty of time in hand. I really like where the Grand Cuvee ends up with a decade or more in the cellar. Delicious and in the zone. I suspect it will stay here for along time.
From a split (.375L). About the wine: Krug Grand Cuvee 163 EME, bottled in 2007 and released in 2012. The Champagne is 37% Pinot Noir, 32% Chardonnay and 31% Meunier.
This bottle showed signs of slight oxidation, but not enough to impact the bubbles or the enjoyment. Color was light gold with a nose of citrus and brioche. The palate was delicious with pear, Meyers lemon, and toast, with a hint of sweetness from the oak. The palate also showed a very slight straw and steel characteristic which I associate with the oxidation. I always enjoy this wine, and this bottle was no exception! I also toasted BDC for prompting me to open this! A solid 93
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From 375cc. There is only one Krug and I have always dug the incredible class and deep masculine flavors of this house. In particular, I have always appreciated the oxidative style of the MV. This particular btl, the 4th of the batch, tasted a bit out of balance and more oxidized than I would have liked. Hopefully some bottle variation here as I always look to Krug for special occasions. I have a couple more left. Fingers crossed.
Krug 163 from 2015. Really excellent. Kaleidoscopic flavors with perfect acidity and bright, complex flavors. Beautiful on it's own, or with rich food.
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166ème Édition from 375mL. Brioche, hazelnut, citrus. Terrific acidity and length. Impossible to stop drinking. I probably drank this too early, but I have no regrets at all.
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V721. Disgorge 2007 Summer. Astonishingly it's still a child. Punchy aroma of brioche, touch of toast, apple, gooseberries... Pronounced texture and delicate mousse. An expressive, vivid and young Grand Cuvee.
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ID.314050 (163ème Édition. Blend of 183 wines, across 12 vintages with oldest 1990 to youngest 2007).
PNP into Zalto Burgundy glass (also into Zalto Universal / Burgundy glasses to test): Pale golden to the eyes.
Wow what finesse on nose already with golden citrus and orchard fruits like grapefruits and apples. Bread, yeast, toast and brioche in the best way possible. Finest of spices and caramel. Honeyed cereals but never over. Dried shrimps. Ethereal and quite deep indeed. Evolving by the minute.
Very fine mousse, super fine boned and high acidity, minerality. Very long finish.
Hard to put this anything lower than 94-95 points. Wow you really cannot go wrong with aged Krug NV...
2 hours upon opening, 1/4 left: really super well integrated with more honeyed cereals, creme brulee on nose but such finesse and fine texture and acidity on palate.
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(Disgorged in fall of 2005 with base year 1998) Light yellow colour with an endless stream of very fine bubbles showing in the glass... Wow! The youthfulness still showing on this perfectly stored bottle is amazing! Wild strawberries, minerals and a touch of hazelnuts at first, then opening up with citrus and flowers in a wonderful way! Palate is filled with yellow apples acidity and a smoother creamy mid and then there’s an explosion on the lengthy finish with lime juicy freshness combining bitterness and acidity in a delicious way. I wished it would have been a warmer day sitting in the sun, but just by drinking this exquisite cuvée makes me fall into lovely memories! (Probably best with 10-30 years extra cellaring)
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Krug ID. 215039, 163edition, composed around the harvest of 2007, cork recieved spring 2015, 37% PN, 32% Chard, 31% PM, wines from 1990 to 2007, WOW, stunning smell, almonds, dried yellow fruit, chalky, mouthfilling, earthy mineralic great chalky driven, still very tight, deep rearly deep, no way bread notes, all the way creamy mineralic and juicy fruit on the palate, the pure sophistication, tremendous lenght, will improve by further cellaring, my best bottle Grande Cuvee so far, ***(*-*****)
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You just can’t beat the smokey, seashell minerality with earthiness in the background. Great spine of acidity, this is built to age if you can keep your hands off. Beautifully crafted, I sort of favor the MV over vintage versions.
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Cork Code V 411 - so deg. jan-feb 2004; golden colour, lively mousse, some mature notes, hints of coffe (just hints), fine freshness and very precise acidity. Quite extraordinary. #Kandestederne
Cork code V331, so this edition has almost 17 years of age on the cork. Most likely a 1996 or 1997 based Grande Cuvee. Wine looks to be in perfect shape - light in color and plenty of sparkle, but I immediately sense a slight flaw on the nose. I'm unsure if its cork taint or maybe a weak component in the blend, but luckily with some air it's not very noticable and I'm still able to get some enjoyment from the wine. Maturity wise it's in a very nice place, still on the fresh side but just bordering on a more mature fase - still retains a lemony character, but at the same time hinting those smooth, honeyed, nougatty, nutty notes of mature champagne. No rating because of the flaw.
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From a split (.375L). About the wine: Krug Grand Cuvee 163 EME, bottled in 2007 and released in 2012. The Champagne is 37% Pinot Noir, 32% Chardonnay and 31% Meunier.
I always have enjoyed these wines with some bottle age after release. This wine was still lively as could be, with tiny bubbles that put on an exotic display in the glass. The smelled of yeast, straw and forest floor, with a hint of baked spice. The taste was lively and acidic, with minerality, seashell, burnt toast and mulling spices that all took turns in assaulting the senses. It was a pleasure to drink and a Champagne that virtually never disappoints!
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168th edition. Part of a webinar with Olivier Krug. I always love this champagne. It's racy and a bit spicy and drinking very well now. I think would be great with more time, but I enjoyed it even young. Paired with some caviar but felt like the champagne stole the show.
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Quick sips at Chateau Davyd. Tasted blind. Drank in Gabriel Standart. Appearance is clear, medium intensity, lemon yellow colour. Thin legs. Big bubbles. Nose is clean, medium+ intensity, with aromas of brioche toast, oyster-shell, deep ripe citrus lemon. Developing. On the palate dry, broad medium+ acidity, medium- alcohol (12.5%) medium+ body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of ripe citrus lemon, lemon and orange peel, honeyed nuts, brioche toast, oyster-shell minerality. Long finish. Very good quality. More broad and less acidic than I would like it to be, but still good nonetheless, perhaps just not as good as the 163eme. Based on Krug ID, this was the 161eme edition based on 2005 fruit and disgorged in 2012.
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My Birthday Dinner (The Library, Crown Wine Cellars, Shouson Hill, Hong Kong): (This was the 161eme edition based on 2005 fruit and disgorged in 2012). Served in white wine glasses. Light straw gold colour. Very fine mousse that dissipated quickly but leaving very persistent streams of bubbles. Nose of fresh hay, crushed oyster shells, sea breeze and struck match. Palate is immediate bracing Epsom Salts, bight acidity, dry chalk, very dry, sherbet lemon drops boiled sweets. Nice warm toast on the back end and leaves an attractive buzz inside the head on the finish. It rounded out over 3 hours of top-ups but remained very much on the sherbert lemon drops end of the spectrum. Confirmed my prior impressions that this wine really needs food...in this case seared Hokkaido scallops and orange-marinated raw Norwegian salmon. I'll put my remaining 4 bottles at the back of my cellar for 5 years.
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Looked up the Krug ID and this is the 164th edition, base 2008, from 375. It has been almost 10 years since I've had a bottle of Krug, but this bottle reminded me that no matter how much I may enjoy other champagnes, there is no substitute for Krug. Everything in balance here, power, freshness, acid, depth. Brioche, citrus, and pear flavors with a very fine mousse. Doesn't get much better than this. Except when in bigger bottles.
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I love it. Snif..the last one ! In my cellar since 2012 and it still remains a pretty lady : pale gold color, creamy rim, fine bubbles and good balance of freshness and body.
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163eme édition. V1541KA. Young Krug, should have waited longer but it was staring at me... and it’s not like there is much else to do right now. It turned out to be a perfect match for eggs and sausage on toast. Golden robe. Lovely fresh nose. Nice acidity and fine bubbles. Will last a very long while from here
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Cork code V821 so likely that this is the 2002 based - 158 edition. Wine in excellent shape and showing the youngest of the two times I've had this edition. This will age well for a long time yet, maybe 10+ years. Lots of flavour, good balance, medium complexity, medium-high concentration, long finish. A very, very nice wine but still not showing at its full potential. 93+
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This took a little while to open up, but when it did... wow! Beautiful wine. Citrus and hazelnut, honeyed brioche. I love this. The cork was V1311. I think that means it was disgorged in 2013, and these are usually disgorged after 6 or 7 years, so maybe '06 or '07 based?
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This is an older bottling from the mid 80's. No idea about the base vintage or the vintages used in the blend. 12% alcohol.
Deep bronze to pale coppery reddish-yellow color with a hint of haze. Dry, restrained and very tertiary nose with aromas of nutty rancio, some browned butter, a little bit of smoke, light lemony tones, a hint of candied orange zest and a sharp, aldehydic touch of Fino Sherry. The wine is dry, quite oxidative and completely flat on the palate. Flavors of roasted chestnuts, some salted lemon wedges, a little bit of toasted bread, light aldehydic notes of green apple, a hint of browned butter and a tangy touch of rancio. High in acidity, no mousse. The finish is long, dry and tangy with crisp yet oxidative flavors of aldehydic salinity, some sharp green apple tones, a little bit of roasted nuts, light toasty tones, a hint of browned butter and a touch of lemony citrus fruits.
Very tertiary and moderately oxidized bottle. Long past its peak. The wine still retains enjoyable freshness and the high acidity keeps the structure pretty intact, but flavor-wise this is just anonymous old sparkling wine gone flat. Aromatically there's no krugiosity left here.
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Red Gold Label - so released sometime between 1995-2004. Quite a harmonious albeit a bit shy, fully mature nose with a hint of sour milk lactic complexity. Tasted good, but a bit shallow on mid palate and a medium-high acidity. Overall a great champagne and I was relieved to find the bottle in such perfect shape - but was expecting a bit more krug perfume and intensity. Maybe a weak base vintage? Hard to tell from the cork code which it was based on. Could be 1991 or 1994? Cork code 1041.
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From a 375, identified as 166 eme on the Krug website. A gorgeous, classic Krug drinking surprisingly well. While ‘10 wasn’t a strong vintage, the reserves dating back to 96 must have had quite the impact on this cuvée. Dense and brioche-filled, with orchard and citrus fruits, and a fresh but oxidative apple note. I love preparing for guests with my wife, sneaking a half bottle of Krug while awaiting friends’ arrival.
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162eme 1990-2006 of 160 wines. 44% Pinot Noir 35% Chardonnay 21% Meunier. Pale gold - slow, spread out bubbles. Very bready/toasted nose with hints of creme brûlée dominates over some baked apples and a little citrus. Medium+ acidity starts smooth and builds to juicy cheek filling finish. Gold apples, poached pear, key lime pie, creme fraiche, blood orange.
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This one was a 146eme edition (1990 base wine), disgorged 11th March 1997 - found that out after tracking with Krug. This particular case (and bottle) in pristine condition, case with original Krug banded tape and had never moved with the UK merchant after receiving shipment in UK warehouse. Was curious to pop a cork. Visually fully mature, very golden and with some viscosity in the glass. Decided to serve in Lehman Jamesse Prestige Grand Blanc as I thought this to be very fat. The wine had slightly madereized notes but then again also an incredible purity and freshness, quite high acidity and clear oak influence on the long toasted finish. The intensity was remarkable. Excited to have quite a bit more of this and will be popping the corks as I feel this truly is nicely mature.
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Krug 144eme Edition. Base vintage 1988. Disg. 1994
Krug Grande Cuvee had this marked high acidity of great 1988 vintage. I felt it had much wider aroma profile compared to 1989 vintage, but the notes of oxidation are even more present here due to a significant portion of reserve wines which in this case go all the way down to early 70s. Roasted coffee beans, bread crust, touch of kombucha tea and caramelized fruits.
I am a big fan of Grande Cuvee concept and appreciate its complexity brought by mind blowing number of wines in the blend and the proportion and age of reserve wines.
Elegant, fragrant, and fruity in the nose; concentrated and juicy in the harmonious Krug way on the palate; long lasting bubbles and finish; overall 94-95 points at this stage for this bottle purchased 5 years ago.
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Big nose. Complex aromas of pear and apple. Starting to get floral notes. Taste of apple, lemon and grapefruit initially, then spices. Very long and complex finish. Amazing.
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Unverkennbar! Geröstete Mandeln, Blütenaromen in der Nase. Am Gaumen karamelisierte Früchte, etwas Grapefruit und Blutorange. Wunderbare Buttrigkeit. Mit Kaviar herrlich samtig.
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Special evening with close wine friends. (@ RW): Beautiful and tasty bubble. Too busy enjoying and socializing to make detailed notes, also because the next wine came quite quickly. But no mistake about it; this bubble is a feast!
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163eme edition. Bouteille débouchée après un Cristal 2008. A l’ouverture, le vin se présente ouvert, très aromatique, sur des notes beurrées et briochées, les agrumes, c’est complexe et envoûtant. En bouche, c’est large et long. Tout est en place, la bulle est présente mais pas agressive. C’est vineux mais très élégant et fin. En comparaison avec la précédente bouteille ouverte il y a deux ans, on commence à atteindre le plateau de maturité avec une patine qui anoblit les amers. La grande cuvée est pour moi la définition du champagne complet. C’est volumineux mais fin, très long en bouche, vineux mais toujours frais grâce a son acidité sous jacente. Très grand vin. Il a dominé de long en large le Cristal 2008
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2008 purchase, code V621, so assume this is ~2000 base. Mid to full straw. Very fine stream of incredibly small bottles. Creamy mousse. Lovely rich, buttery nose with a touch of warm toast. Full, properly Krug on the palate. Power, spice and length. Lovely. ****
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Sauternes study (Chicago, IL): V865 (disgorged Nov/Dec 2008). Gold label sans florets, from magnum. Classic Krug richness and style; there's really not much more that needs to be said about this wine. I love these older disgorgements, as they do pick up so much complexity with age. You get a bit of nuttiness and brioche, but keep all this raw power. At the end of the day, if I look through my notes, the best bottles of this wine have always been the oldest ones.
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Rich and round, much better than the 2013 Vilmart & Cie Grand Cellier D'Or. Fun to do a comparison between the 2 since Vilmart is often called Baby Krug.
This was edition 166, tasted together with Cristal 2008 and Dom Perignon 2008. Compared to the other two wines, Krug is something of standout, almost on another planet. Not necessarily in quality, but in taste profile. This wine is deep yellow, almost amber in its colour, with very fine bubbles staying there for the whole evening. Intense nose of nuts, dry wood, yellow apples, some chocolate and some oxidized tones. Classic!. Full bodied, perfect mousse, high acidity, and an intens fruit of yellow/red apples, nut, fresh croissants (!) and vanilla. Amazing length. Comprade to the other two wines that were fresh and clean, almost surgical, this is clearly a wine for food. Hard to drink on its own, and would probably score higher if served with a grilled quail or roasted chicken, or perhaps some grlled scallops. Extreme quality, real personality.
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blind, I guessed Krug 90 or 88 Vintage. It was Grande Cuvee 88 base. Typical Krug perfume but colour more evolved than usually, still perlage. some dried candied fruits, less almonds and nuts. good acidity structure but not the precision and concentration in the finish. Not tired but just over his Peak. 93
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Wanna share the story of my old Krug NV: (story was a bit long) I received a case of Krug NV and it should be disgorged in 2006 as indicated on the case in the photo: https://imgur.com/9XJCrg2 I then randomly picked a bottle and opened one in last month. However, when I removed a part of the foil to check the cork digit, to my big surprise, it indicated V721 instead of V6xx. https://imgur.com/534gDwM I could suggest 3 things after finding such deviation. 1. the wines were put into the wrong case (assumed the cork digits indicated the disgorgement year correctly). 2. The information on the cork digits didn’t represent the disgorgement year. Instead,the V721 might suggest the shipping year (second quarter of the year). 3. Just this patch of wines received the wrong digit cork, and the information on the case is correct. Anyway, hope my sharing could be useful in finding more facts on the cork digit. About the Champagne , it was very young still. Lively acidity came across and tons of potential. Even 2 hrs of breathing, the fruit was still shy and not giving out much. To my case of Krug, I could imagine it should still stand fresh after 10 years, what a long distance runner!
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Magnum purchased from the distributor in 1984 when the 1979 was the current vintage. Stored underground since. Some signs of a tiny bit of leakage, level down a fraction and corrosion on edge of capsule. Still moderately effervescent, fairly yellow but in a healthy way, no amber or dullness. Nose quite heavenly. Flavour quite superb, balanced, intense, incredibly well grounded. Lingered for ages. Last one...
Like a fat, polished white Burgundy... Creme brûlée, apple, burnt sugar. Such a fine texture and long finish. Regal and memorable. WOTN among many Champagnes.
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An older bottle, purchased at least ten years ago. Hasn't really lost a step and the flavor profile is remarkably similar to more recent bottling. Very impressive, even as my palate is moving toward lighter blanc de blancs.
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Our final pre-date code bottle was served with Thanksgiving dinner. We keep the table completely savory, so Champagne is a great accompaniment. This bottle dated back to last decade (my hand written note on the label said 2008), and it could have gone another decade at a minimum. Just barely showing toasty/biscuity notes, it had fresh apple fruit, and a touch of spice as well. Something buttery popped in after an hour or so, and the last glass showed a very suave richness. Fabulous bottle.
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PnP 167. My first experience with Krug (don’t judge). I have not been a champagne fan until last June upon my visit to Champagne where I was able to taste different types/houses/etc. Since I am allergic to shellfish, the typical pairing never made sense for me. Further, I am not a fan of SB or highly pronounced acid which many of the Champagnes I have tasted previously were not my bag (including recent DP vintages, etc)... until Dom Rose and P2 hit it out of the park- since then I am on the Champagne train. Wow that was a lot of preamble worthlessness but wanted to set the stage.
My style preference is not extra Brut nor highly acidic styles. I prefer a richer creamer mouthfeel, underlying acid and mineral spine with enough fruit to be noticeable followed by the brioche aged signature flavor profile... so everyone said Krug is the Champagne for me. Wow more ramblings of the insane, sorry.
So I have been a kid at Christmas waiting for AZ to cool off and get my first Krug delivery. This was edition 167 cuvée half bottle. Hmm I think I over hyped this in my head or it needed more time or other. Quality juice no doubt about it. Loved the brioche, yeast, green apple, citrus, slight nutty characteristic with a wonderful finish. It improved over time which begs the question- decant(do people do this?) or open in advance? Back to the drawing board, not giving up until I figure this out. Hold next 375 for 6 months. Taste another edition as an aged stylistic house comparison.
This was 151 edition (based vintage 1995). OMG - such lovely gold in the glass, deep nutty rich nose and so much oomph on the palate. Krug NV Grande Cuvee at its very very best. Possibly up there with the great 1995 vintage version for me if probably not quite as focused. This and the truffle pasta were to die for and probably my "heart" wine / combination of this truly epic evening.
Chateau Pichon Lalande-1986, 1988, 1989, and1990 (Yan's China Bistro, Walnut Creek, Ca.): A few tiny bubbles in the glass formed a lite mousse, gold brass color in the glass, purchased by me back in 1996 to 1998, nose of Gala Apple, allspice, brioche and spring flowers, same on the palate, medium/big body, very tasty, savory, lovely old Krug flavors and style, and a long finish.
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The menu at the Reisers started with a full glass of this champagne from Mag, 164eme edition, always a treat, fresh start, rich and refined, really deep and fullbodied, great mouthfeel, letting me smile while swallowing, backed pomaceous fruit, warm bread crest, nutty though, all the way persistent elegant, lingering finish, great showing, ***(*+-?)
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ID.314050 (163ème Édition. Blend of 183 wines, across 12 vintages with oldest 1990 to youngest 2007).
PNP into Zalto Damijan glass (also into Zalto Universal / Burgundy glasses to test): Pale golden to the eyes
Very elegant citrus fruits like zest with peels, golden orchard fruits like apples and some ripe stone fruits like apricots. You can literally smell the minerality in the forms of oyster shells on the nose. Florals and fresh herbs. Fresh yet quite deep.
Very energetic on the palate. Fine mousse. Impeccable balance of intense flavours consistent with nose, medium body and a clean, persistent slightly spicy finish. Very enjoyable already.
Still my all time favourite NV Champagne this. This will cellar well for at least 8-10 years in my view. 93-94 points.
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Didn't order the bottle so didn't get to check the disgorgement although it struck me that this might have a few years on it. It was very round. Very toast and butter and all of that. A bit contrast to the 2005 DP had right before. But to me this was ready to drink now and that was a wine that still needs age.
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This was stunning, based on 2004 I believe, aromas were heady, rich, unsweet caramel, yeast, sourdough, peach pit; mouth was rich, powerful but yet light on its feet, mouthfilling, super fine bubbles, creamy texture, super long. Stunning bottle. Better than the last one I had which was based on 2005 I believe. Amazing with uni rice balls, steak tartar, scallops. Totoraku
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Dinner at S.K.Y. with The Little Horse and Ms. Bubblehead II (Chicago, IL): V561 (disgorged Nov/Dec 2005). This is the kind of wine that epitomizes the Grande Cuvee. While many champagnes take on autolytic characteristics to give you the bready and nutty flavours, here, you get all of the bread and roasted nuts without the yeastiness. Impeccably clean and potent, with some orchard fruit and that raw Krug power that I remember from the first time I tasted it, and it's the reason why I'll age my Grande Cuvees, and a prime example of why if I only could have one producer in my cellar it would be Krug.
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not sure of the disgorgement. faint gold with fine, reticent bubbles. nose shows savory with mushroom, earth, bread, and some lemon oil. palate light bodied and lithe with integrated acids and delicate mouthfeel. rich, deep lemon and green apple flavors with some saline. medium length finish. elegance outweighs relative simplicity.
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Again beautiful 1988 based Dark chocolate, lemontart, dried apricots, Grapefruit, figs and Espresso powder. 95. Fine bubbles, Toffee and perfectly balanced.
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Cork stamp V551 so a 2005 disgorgement/release and likely based on 1998 or 2000. A bit shy upon opening and somewhat bitter finish, but gains a lot just with 1h air. Almost fuming with krug perfume and autolytic stink. Also gaining in intensity and fruit. Still seems quite young and unevovled. I wouldn't worry to much about keeping this another 5 years and hoping for more maturity. On day 2 has lost a lot of everything. Still drinking fresh, but nowhere near as fun as the night before.
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Smells fresh and flinty, smells great. And clean cut and tastes great too. 140 wines from 13 years. It takes 20 years to create and craft and bottle of Krug. The youngest wines are 2010, the oldest from 1996. Apparently on the App. This is 166 and its really darn amazing.
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(Degorged 2013) Full, deep, nutty, very toasty nose with ripe yellow apple. Developed. Nice malo-notes of modelling clay. Full, toasty, developed palate. Nutty with lovely citrus-freshness. Rich and dry. Very good intensity.
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162eme. Yngste vin 2006, eldste 1990. Gogget våren 2014. Gylden strågul. Helt nydelig og generøs nese. Fremtredende Chardonnay-preg, lukter som en dyr Meursault. Ristede hasselnøtter, stekte epler, og nystekte shortbread. Det sjarmerende nøttepreget følger opp i munn. Aromatisk preget av Chardonnay, men med noen strukturelle elementer og et grep som minner om Pinot. Hedonistisk Champagne, men med skikkelig finesse. God lengde.
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Well this was a treat at Manhatta. Disgorged 2017. Grapefruit and honeysuckle on the nose with undertones of fresh bread dough. Gentle perlage, incredibly light and bright on the tongue. On the palette this is lemon zest balanced with buttery green apple, beautiful seam of acidity running through the mid palette. Totally delicious now, but definitely needs some time to really shine. Can only imagine how good it would be in 20yrs.
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Cellared for five years post-purchase. From what was 161st cuvée, a million different vintages but primarily 2005: light golden, very clean but subtly complex; citrus driven. Very classy and just so easy to drink. 93+ but outshown this night by a Billecart Salmon ‘02 Cuvée Nicolas.
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Best Bottle with Zachy's @FFF (Fritz Frau Frazi Düsseldorf): Not blind 3rd label (golld and red label) perfect bottle, a touch fresher and more focused than the last bottle 1 month before, fine bubbles, Krug perfume, roasted pine nuts, honey and dried fruits, apricot, Lemon is main flavor. In very good shape but I had it better. Lovely. 94-95
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Krug Grande Cuvee with white color label which was released in 1982/83–1995/96. Poured from Magnum!!
Amber brownish color showing its age. Full of tertiary aromas of kombucha, tea, mushrooms, rye bread, nuts. With good acidity structure, pleasant lengthy mouthfeel.
Krug Grande Cuvee ages very nicely and I have been a long time fan this wine.
From a 375 ml bottle bought in auction lot in 2012, medium amount of fine bubbles formed the small mousse, nose of wood, cinnamon, allspice, hazelnut, slate, shale, sherry, and butterscotch, same on the palate, medium/big body, delicious, slightly tired, mouth filling fruit, rich tasting, and a long finish.
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Champagne Garden Brunch (Mitch and Mary's, Mahtomedi, MN): Light medium golden color. Drank 2 glasses over an hour plus. Krug ID 3114052, with 2006 base and wines 1990-2006. Disgorged summer 2014 and cellared since. Oh my! was this fun or what. The nose is filled with delicously nutty goodness and fresh sea air; geat toast, toasted nuts, hazelnut, butterscoth, golden fruits. The palate is full bodied and lifted, autolytic, hazelnut, baked pear tart, almond cream, chalk, filbert skin, citrus and a touch of red berries. Very long, just gorgeous. 95+ to 96pts.
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From a 375 ml bottle, nose of pear, nectarine, hazelnut, pecan, butterscotch, sherry, and slate, same on the palate, medium/big body, purchased 2 in 2012, slightly tired, went well with the Wild Sockeye Smoked Salmon, mouth filling fruit, medium amount of tiny bubbles formed a thin mousse, long finish.
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A bit of tca/funk on the nose, which was quite a shock for us. The wine and structure were intact though. Honey, spices, brioche, some lemon, minerality. In the mouth it is exploding with tension, acidic cut and lazor sharp precision.Medium-full-bodied, with super high acidity, excellent mid-palate depth and almost creamy mouthfeel, but feels weightless at the same time. Very long finish. An incredibly facinating aged Krug. (96) This is probably the first and only time I will rate a slightly compromised wine this highly...
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Simply brilliant. Both aged and youthful in the same pour. Brassy coloring, superb effervescence and lively on the palate. Some hints of roasted flavors from the oak barreling.
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not blind, golden Label, 3rd Generation perfect bottle, but nose and colour more evolved than usually, in palate fresher but not the best bottle I had from one of my favorite champagnes (3rd gen). 92(93)
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Pastrami day (Chicago, IL): From jeroboam. While unmarked, the owner was fairly certain this was the 160eme release. This took a while to pick up more of the Krug power. At first, it seemed rich but a little generic, and then started to pick up more and more complexity as the day progressed. This does seem to have a relatively higher acid note, so the 2004 base call seems to be in line here. What can I say? Krug is Krug. Best champagne house there is, bar none.
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Napa with friends; 8/15/2019-8/18/2019 (Napa, CA): Did not get to see the label - so not sure of the #ing here but was a newer bottle. Served as a starter while overlooking the hillside vines at Harlan Estate tasting. The day of our visit was 105F outside - so the nicely chilled champagne went down quickly. Bright acidity, some toast and minerals on finish - mostly though just happy that it was super cold today:-)
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166ème and it was pretty meh for Krug. Not bad, but too much on the raw citrus profile and lacking the spine or depth. Probably just not ready and will leave the other bottles to rest for quite a while.
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Medium lemon in the glass. Lovely nose displaying some citrus fruit at the front, but continues to go deep into green apple, peach, brioche, butter and caramelized nuts. So delicate, I have a feeling this would crack if drunk too fast. Made to be enjoyed over the course of the whole evening imo. Bright acidity highlights the fruit and the creamy mousse compliments this just right. Long, soft finish. A Champagne that will always have a special place in my heart. Oh, and one other thing to mention - as a sommelier, the ease of opening Krug always excites me. Awesome cork.
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Cream label - believed to be 1983 disgorgement. Still lively stream of fine bubbles. Needed to freshen up for the first 10 mins or so which it duly did. A profile of creamy apple, citrus, ginger and a light honey overlay, a dried element to some of the fruit, and a backdrop of rich pastry/dough. Weight and intensity impressive and the balance meant it was very drinkable - hard not to rush through the bottle. Excellent *****
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Great sapidity, bread dough, baked cookie, yeast, but still fruity, almost an impression of sweetness but bone dry, always very high concentration, great length. Really nice with wild Halibut. S with L and Richard.
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161eme. Degosjert vinteren 2011/2012. Yngste vin 2005, eldste vin 1990. Strågul farge. Harmonisk nese med tidlig utvikling. Gule epler, ristede hasselnøtter, kamfer og et kjølig preg av urter. Åpner seg og blir mer sekundær etter litt tid i glasset. Veldig flotte utviklingsaromaer. Småoksidert frukt, tang og tare. Godt moden frukt i munn, men med skikkelig nerve. Generøs stil, men med nydelig balanse. Aromatisk sammensatt også i munn med herlig frukt og utvikling. Lang finish.
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Celebrating at the Marine Room (Marine Room Restaurant, La Jolla, CA): Tasted from a half-bottle with ID 217018, this iteration of Krug's Brut Grande Cuvée belongs to the 167ème edition, a blend of 191 wines from 13 different years. Based upon the 2011 vintage, the span of vintages involved in the crafting of this edition is 1995-2011. Because it is a half-bottle, it was disgorged during the spring of 2017, earlier than its full-sized bottles. The wine's final grape composition is 47% Pinot Noir, 36% Chardonnay and 17% Pinot Meunier. Light golden and with a vigorous small bead, it delivers citrus, marzipan, white peach, butterscotch and vanilla on both the nose and palate. Medium-to-full-bodied, vibrantly acidic and with more than a dollop of toasted oak, it stays dense on the mid-palate and concludes with impressive length. Stylistically consistent, this will be embraced by any Krug fan. Drink now-2027.
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Purtroppo non ho dati sulla sboccatura e sul lotto di produzione. L'ho trovato meno fresco che in altre occasioni, sempre complesso nel modo sottile ed armonico che caratterizza questo prodotto sempre ottimo, Naso dolce di agrumi e torta alle mele, fragrante di lieviti dolci e burrosi, con un sottofondo di fiori bianchi e gialli, e nocciola tostata. Al palato meno tagliente e più "vinosità"; setoso ma con struttura e persistenza, bell'equilibrio.
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Konsentrert duft av salte ristede nøtter. Syrlige epler.
Flott frukt på smak. God syre, balanseres fint av noe sødme. Fantastisk konsentrasjon. God lengde, men hadde forhåpninger om lenger. Tørr og frisk utgang.
93/100
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167th edition. Straw yellow colour. Autolysis, green apples, truffle, brioche, flint and lemon on the nose. Taste of autolysis, green apples, brioche, flint, minerals, lemon, oak and apricot. Long and dry finish with a broad variety of tastes. Fresh acidity and medium bubbles. A great Champagne! Goes well with aperitif, or with cheeses, cured meat, fish or shellfish.
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(Disgorged in September/October 2006, base year 1999) Lovely golden yellow colour with an endless stream of very fine bubbles that lead way for the still youthful nose showing flint, minerals and lemons at first before opening up with time in the glass showing cream, hazelnuts and toasted notes in a very lovely way. Maturing creamy palate with a litchi fruitful taste combined with some juniper wood and a discrete bitterness on the nice and lengthy finish. (Probably best with 10-30 years of extra cellaring)
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BBQ & Wines (Oegstgeest, NL): Beige label without ID code, V751 letter code on the cork, which means disgorged sept/oct 2007. This wine was richly vinous and expressive, supremely harmonious with gingerbread, hazelnut, brioche and more mature citrus complexity.
2nd generation bottle. No code on the cork so presumably an early release. Absolutely singing. Nice balance of acid, dried fruit, all sorts of developed caramel-y stuff, and a tiny trace of oxidative notes. Soft spritz. Really impressive power and complexity.
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Though this wine deserves a 10, because it was opened in the hospital at the birth of my daughter, I’ll reign it in and focus as best I can on the wine itself!
Based on the ID, this bottle belongs to the 164éme edition, so the base of this wine is 2008 (youngest) with Reserve going back to 1990 (oldest). From half bottle. Sweet golden apple, honeycomb, brioche and smoked marshmallows aromatics. Great acidity and structure as expected...toffee, caramelized nougat, “oxidative” like sherry/nutty notes, but very bright. Not as dark or rich as previous Grande Cuvee offerings, but it works well here. Lingering finish that shows all the glorious layers Krug can offer. Splendid.
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Cork code V7xx - so disgorged in 2007 making this most likely a 2001 based GC.
This was really great. Fully ripe and mature champagne flavours mixed with youthful slightly greenish acidity. Very good balance and at a perfect point to drink now. Not as good as the 2002 based - but for drinking now - perfect - compared to the 2002 and 2003 based GC which I think need a little more time.
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Bottle-ID: 414067, filled autumn 2014, a blend of 183 wines from 1990 to 2007, as I always remark, the Grande Cuvee has a very creamy wine style, not like most other bottlings mineralic, fruity fresh, complex and very mouthfilling right from the first sip, some brioche, vanilla, coconut, almonds, stonefruit, very chalky flow on the midpalate, ending very long, for me one of the very best NVs, and therefore I do not mind the price tag, will improve by further cellaring, **(**-*****), 93, 94(+)
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Champagne tasting. No scores but ranked from best to worst. 1. 2000 Dom Perignon P2 - blind. classic big house prestige cuvee style. High class, but a bit generic - didnt guess Dom P. 2. Selosse Initial (deg09) - another beautiful initial, this time with almost 10 years post-deg aging which it carries effortlessly. However, some thinning in flavour. Maybe not one to save much longer. 3. 2004 Cristal - still very youthful, but has substance. 4. 2008 Dom Perignon - surprisingly accessible already! 4. 1998 Veuve Clicquot Grande Dame - deliciously mature, but on the downslope - DRINK NOW 6. 2008 Veuve Clicquot Grande Dame - very young, but accessible to some degree. 7. 2006 Taittinger Comtes - much too young, should be stored. 7. 2011 Pierre Peters Chetillons - young and rather anonymous 9. Krug Grande Cuvee (deg2003) - poorly stored 10. Ulysse Collin Rose (12 base. 18deg) - very young and complete lack of complexity. 11. 2009 Pierre Paillard Les Mottelletes - easy drinking and good value, but a tad too sweet. 12. Grande Siecle (start 2000'er) - Cork tainted
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164e. With ‘04 Cristal and ‘04 Bollinger GA. This was qualitatively on par with the Cristal, though obviously a different style. Surprisingly elegant, fine, and open. Both wines substantially better than the GA. Really good.
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V721 disgorge 2007 Mar/Apr. Very good condition with strong bubbles on opening. Palate and aroma required an hour to disclosing themselves. Not a very strong aged NV Krug performance. Will try next bottle after at least 1 more year.
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ID 413072 // Classic Krug that I love so much. Forward, dense aromatics of ripe orchard fruit, toast and crisp minerals. The palate has that toasty rich fruit with great cut and tension to provide balance. Terrific.
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167eme from half bottle. Released Spring 2017 after 6 years in cellar, 191 wines from 1995 to 2011. 47% Pinot Noir / 36% Chardonnay / 17% Pinot Meunier. Medium gold, lots of upwardly cascading small beady bubbles. Lemon, lime zest, marzipan, green apple skin. The acidity is present but it’s slightly delayed at first sip and then slowly builds slightly muddling the palate. Grapefruit, nectarine, honey brioche, key lime. Not sure if that it’s younger than what I last drank or that it’s from a half but not as enthused as I was last time.
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Fantastic! Our best guess is that it’s an early 2000s bottle. Very yeasty and buttery - almost like a freshly baked croissant! Elegant yet complex. Warmed up into a nice apple note, with a hint of apple skin. So so good!
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(Disgorged in Sept/October 2006, probably base year 1999) Lovely golden yellow colour with a nice and slow stream of fine bubbles. Maturing nose showing honey, caramel and butterscotch notes, with a layer of straw as well. Such a lovely palate, creamy and smooth acidity with yellow apples on the mid before the nice and lengthy finish with a slight touch of burnt sugar in a very nice way. Feeling a bit of herbal tarragon notes on the finish as well. Lovely saltiness on the lips is just the perfect expression of how wonderful a Krug gets! Not the best cuvée and with a bit weakness on the finish. Despite the lesser base vintage this has evolved in a very lovely way over the last decade.. (Best with 10-20 years of extra cellar time)
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Received its corking 2015 and made up of mostly 2007 fruit. This tasted quite a bit more fruit forward than other bottlings. Surprising in acidity and underripe qualities. Limited in autolytic character, but a good wine regardless.
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375ml bottle bought over a decade ago, and found in the back of my cellar. Darkish golden color with poached pear and good depth, but clearly very mature. Still showing good textures and effervescence.
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An older bottle, prior to both the numbered base vintage identification and the QR reader, but still with the gold label, so my guess is that this has been in storage for over ten years. Showed some age, with a deeper golden color. Very complex through both the nose and the palate. This was so complete, with brisk acid making the lemon notes seem youthful, but the orchard fruit showed the age, with overtones of ginger and baking spice. There were mild umami, mushroom notes, oxidative, nuttier notes, as well as a chalky and generally stony underpinning to the whole thing. It just hit so many aspects on the palate. Very intensely flavored, but the acidic lift keeps it from feeling over concentrated. The mousse wasn't exactly youthful, but seems like it has a lot of good years left in it, holding up over the course of a two plus hour dinner. It showed a lot of versatility and paired well with a seven course Taiwanese seafood meal. I wouldn't hesitate to pick up bottles from this (approximate) period.
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Stor, komplex doft & smak. Kul att kunna spåra blenden via siten, mest pinot, äldsta vinet från 90, yngsta från 05. Lite hasselnötter, brioche och ett perfekt syrastick på slutet
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Dinner with 11 Bottles of Krug (Dusek’s - Chicago IL): A toasted thick slice of dense, rustic peasant bread, well toasted and slightly burnt at the edges, slathered with cultured butter and a few flakes of Malden sea salt sprinkled on top.
I got this in 2009 or 2010, so it is most likely the Edition with 1996 or 1997 base. I also have to admit I’ve historically had a preference for Grande Cuvée in its first few years after release, but this bottle might change my thinking.
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Commemorating joining the Featured User ranks. Cheers everyone! 🥂🍾 . From a split. 164eme. Like smelling melted Ferrero Roche - nougat, milk chocolate, caramel, sugar wafer, and rich nuttiness.
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3rd label (3rd generation red / gold). My preferred GC at this moment. Still bubbles, typical Krug perfume, great acidit,y all Krug elements of roasted almonds, dried fruits as fig and dates but freshly lemon cest. few toffee. Phantastic with food. 96-97
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When is Krug NV not hugely enjoyable? Next to the 02 vintage, this was really fun - contrasts really do abound. The NV is light, elegant, complex, and of course ready - compared to the behemoth 02 which (though maturing nicely) is more iron fist than velvet glove at the moment. Beautiful lemony, mineral, floral, brioche - very fresh.
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Krug is just always special and this was no different. 167th Edition. I was a bit surprised - not the standard toast that I think of when I think of this champagne. Instead it was a bit spicier. A touch tight and could certainly age for a lot longer, but overall a great wine.
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NV Krug with some age (deg -07). Stunning wine. Displayed an impressive range of nuances from nougat, chocolate, nuts and bread to the fruity red, green and yellow apples. Perfectly balanced, long and lingering finish. One of the best champagnes I ever tried.
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Once again Krug MV delivers the goods! Notes of baked bread, roasted almonds, oyster shell and ripe white fruits. Medium bodied, with good depth, excellent precision, and a long finish.
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Yellow color with lovely tiny bubbles. Bouquet and flavor of toast and hazelnuts with faint fruity undertones. Very good balance and nuance with quite a long finish. Very accomplished and a wonderful accompaniment to our splendid meal at Quince on our second night in San Francisco during our annual trip to that city and to Sonoma-Napa. The food and wine made up for the cold rainy weather.
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Dinner at Jade Court (Chicago, IL): The older gold label bottling, with the florets. Evidently a March/April 2005 disgorgement. Rich and powerful, with classic Krug structure and broad shoulders. The age has eased a lot of the tension here, but there's still lots of power on the palate.
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Wow what six years has done. Fruit has come into play with the steely hard edges in 2013 completely resolved. Wonderful nose! Hope this continues to improve.
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ID 416035. Half bottle that received its cork in the Autumn of 2016. A blend of 140 wines (!?) from 1996 to 2010. 45% Pinot Noir, 39% Chardonnay, and 16% Meunière. It’s so refreshing with a yeasty nose and sharp lemon rind, chalky minerality and a wonderfully long finish. Consistently excellent.
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This was my first Krug and it definitely made a good first impression. This was the 166th edition blended from 140 different wines spanning 13 different vintages from 1996 to 2010. Visually the champagne was a medium yellow with aromatic notes of yellow apple, fresh bread and hints of tropical fruit. The champagne explodes in the mouth with the first taste. Notes of yeast, yellow apple, citrus and freshly baked bread came through. The tartness of the champagne stayed in the mid palate and intergraded well with the fruit. The tartness never fell to the back so the ending was mostly fruit and not overwhelmingly tart. I can see why this champagne gets so many high praises.
Big fat aromatic nose of bread/yeast. Palate rather smooth, integrated. Fresh, but no acidic edge. Golden fruit. Seems mature. Great nose. From 375ml. Purchased 2015
We think this was the base from 1995/96. Deep golden. Faint bubbles. Developing nose. Yeast, vanilla, toast and honeysuckle. Layered to complex. Ready to drink. Nicely balanced. Served blind by Gordon.
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An Italian Night at Hamburg (Silo 16, Hamburg-Harburg Harbour, Germany): As I wrote in some other TNs, Pol Roger NV is my reference for NV Champagne I have to admit that this is only half the truth, if you do not glance at the price tag there is a Champagne like this one, bottle ID414 067, 163eme edition, a mesmerizing nose, mineralic flint stone at its best, lush creamy fruit, nuts, profound mouthfeel, great texture, still young, ending long and persistent, ***(*+-?), 92- 94+?
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From 3.0L and this was absolutely killer. Lots of toast, lemon, crisp acidity, coffee notes, toffee. Just so much balance and grace in this wine. Obviously the format helps but this was exceptional. 160eme. Really outstanding.
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I'm always a Krug fan, and this one didn't disappoint.
Full bottle, based on ID received cork in 2011, with a 2004 base (back to 1990). Tons of funkiness swirling around, making it complex and interesting to revisit. Toasty/yeastiness is present, but so was some honeyed fruit. Delish!
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New Year's Day, 2019 Pokai Parera (Pokai Parera, Ekatahuna, New Zealand): Bottle that had been aged approximately 10 years since release. Brilliant, biscuity, rich, balanced and focused Champagne. Clearly a luxury product, with wonderful vinosity, complexity, length, and texture. While I would have much preferred this wine upon release (for my taste), Krug is a marque that defines "Breed" to me.
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Split bottle disgorged 2008 so likely 03 or 04 base. This bottle was fresher than the previous. From previous experience I chose to decant for 1 hour before first glas. Wine didn't get really "Kruggy" until past 2 hour mark in decanter. By then it was a really nice glas but nowhere reaching same heights as the 2002 based GC we enjoyed a week ago that was similarly disgorged in 2008. Both could use a little extra cellaring, but I wouldn't dare keep the 375ml bottles any longer.
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I found the acid to be quite high making the wine a touch on the tart side like a sweet tart candy. I had a Clouet NV Brut Rose magnum two days before and for me I found that to be a better bubbly and far more economical.
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ID 112008, disgorged 2012-13, latest 2005. SO'd (& warmed up) for 30 min, med. gold, creamy lemon with bread; delicious & a perfect way to start a dinner party here at home, drink, but no rush
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My first krug. That's done it, I shall now have to buy more and maybe have to try some of their vintages. I shall have to save up. My daughter still made her champagne face when she tried it, champagne is not for her. Loved it, bangin champagne and a lovely Christmas treat.
Merry Christmas! I bought the freshly released bottle about 15 years ago and age it in a cold cellar, simply forgot it of its existence! Found it a few months ago and decided to wait until Christmas to give me and my other half a treat! What a surprise after you pop the cork, it is still in my opinion remarkably fresh, very very light golden in colour, the nose is simply superb, a typical Krug nose, white fruits dominates and a hint of just freshly baked warm spicy bread, what impresses me really is the palate, exceptionally young and tight, finesse is the only word I can think of! Packed with ripe spicy fruits along with a hint of minerals and yes, finish isn't exceptionally long but long enough! It is a treat and will remain a treat over the next ten years in my case! If you really need some food pairing, may I suggest, try to pair it with some "Ha-Gow", a nice compliment, an amazing experience! Cheers.............
Ref: Cork marking V221
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Mark’s bottle. This was Edition 166. All Krug is good but this one was quickly overwhelmed by the vintage Krugs to follow. Maybe it’s just too young to appreciate it properly. It’s still very nice though, but better appreciated without its big brothers to steal the attention.
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Another stellar example, offering up notes of freshly baked croissant, roasted almonds, ripe white fruits, and crushed oyster shell. Medium bodied, with a creamy texture, great depth, impressive vigor, and a long finish. We had this with the crudo courses at Marea
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Not a bad Saturday afternoon: Purchased on release around 2003 and from the cork code of M251, it appears to have been disgorged September/October 2002. A little nutty and lemony, but with piercing and intense minerality, still fairly young. I've had the 1996, 2000, and 2004 Krugs in the last month or so and this was comparable in quality to the 1996 and drinking better than the 2000 and 2004. A spectacular Champagne and proof of the ageworthiness of the Grande Cuvée, I've had it at least 15 years and have no doubt it will continue to excel for at least another 15.
An added bonus is that it has the beautiful old gold label, which I much prefer to the current iteration, so it looks as good as it tastes.
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166th edition; Very aromatic, toasty, caramel, honey, yeasty, figgy, a little blanched walnut, typical heavy yeast and vinous notes, powerful, rich, always good. Less refined and focused than the DP '08.Mission tasting
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This was a bottle cellared for several years and from before they started putting "163, 164, 165s" on them. No doubt that saves us from looking up bottle #s on their website? Anyhow, tasted with Xavier 94: subtle, tiny beading; toasty, brioche and baked apple, fullish body with good energy, richness, generosity. Yet soft and seductive, still holding a lot in reserve. Tiniest hints of toffee on the finish. Always shows itself as tops in NV/MV (to me, way better than most vintage Champagnes).
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From an older bottling, no edition specified and I suppose it just goes to show that Grand Cuvee' often needs time to show more of itself. The aromas open up quickly in the glass with slightly more of a vintage character; bits of caramel, brioche, toast and butter over a deep core of ripe apple. Lots of verve still, with some of the material held back in check. It should only age that much better the next 5-8 more years and show even more! This bottle is only just starting to develop but the material is clearly present. Classic Krug profile of richness and generosity with plenty of intensity! A fabulous showing.
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Another stunning Champers--technically it was supposed to be all vintage 2008's but we could not deny the 164 (2008 based) Krug. Closed at first, but gradually showed what might lie ahead--rich apple flesh, some kind of canteloup rind or thing going on, some caramel, bread dough yeast, fuller, heavier mouth, darker than the others, powerful as usual, it can only be Krug. Very cool, but wait 3-5 years+. (the 4 bubbles: Pol Roger BdB '08, Cristal '08, Clos des Goisses '08, Krug 164) EWG 10 years on dinner.
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Light gold color. Split bottle over two hours. Krug ID 413068; disgorged autumn 2013, 162eme, 2006 base with 1990 to 2006 in the blend; 44PN, 35C 21M. This took about 20 minutes to really open up and show that autolytic character up front, lots of complicated citrus and green exotic fruits on both the nose and palate with notes of lime and lychee along with pear and green apple skins. This has a good bit of power yet remains finessed on the palate. The palate shows spice, ginger snap, and chalk minerality as well. 93+pts.
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163eme (1990-2007 wines) 37% Pinot Noir, 32% Chardonnay and 31% Meunier. Medium to dark straw with deep gold highlights. Very small, fine disparate streams of bubbles. Soft & elegant nose of white blossoms, lemon cream & honey poached pear. Smooth & almost silky given bubbles featuring toasted marzipan, baked brioche, the crispy sides of lemon bars.
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Thanksgiving bottle #5. Enjoyed with pumpkin pie and spice cake dessert. Lots of lemon on the nose, and lemon poundcake on the entry of this with a creamy lemon creme brulee. The bubbles were soft and small, and went very well with the dessert course. This is a treat when ever you are able to enjoy a Champers of this caliber.
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From the 90's. Perfect time for opening this bottle as slight oxidation (meant as a compliment) was showing.
Heavy roasted coffee beans with delicious peach-sugar. Then the darkly burnt brioche kicked in with mouth-watering acidity and rose petals to balance everything.
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Den här fick jag blint och vid första sniffen tänkte jag "Krug!" men sedan fanns det en oxidativ som fick mig att fundera på Selosse. I munnen var det ingen tvekan: Krug! Men det var lite oxiderad och saknade lite kropp. Ingen perfekt flaska tyvärr. Doften och eftersmaken gör att jag ändå ger den 92 poäng.
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It’s a combination of reductive and oxidized style on the nose. Bruised apple, bruised Bosc pear, well overripe pineapple, marmalade, touch of caramel, creamed cider, understated honey notes, chalkiness, seashells, some oysters, volcanic minerals w/ fruit blossoms & withering yellow lilies.
The palate shows more reductive style than oxidized. Less pronounced bruised apple, bruised Bosc pear, well overripe pineapple, white citrus, marmalade, touch caramel, creamed soda, apple cider, understated honey notes, chalkiness, seashells, some oysters, volcanic minerals with fruit blossoms & withering yellow lilies. The acidy is quite nice. Very good; structure, length & balance. The long, beautiful, rich, finish is just what you’d expect from Krug.
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Tasted at Dani Garcia, Marbella Truly a Grande Cuvee: Rich and mouthfilling . Good weight and stuffing! Long finish. Nears perfection! One of the best champagnes I ever had.
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KRUG Champagne Brut 'Grande Cuvée' (162ÈME Edition) NV
This 'Grande Cuvée' opens with dazzling aromas of hazelnuts, brioche, red delicious apple and poached pear. This leads to flavors of brioche, pear and golden delicious apple with Meyer lemon rind rounding out the citrus component. Balanced and forward, this wine has an incredible texture and it is impossible to resist right now. A truly memorable bottling. (Best 2015-2035)
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KRUG Champagne Brut 'Grande Cuvée' (163ÈME Edition) NV
The 'Grande Cuvée' from Krug is truly one of the great Champagnes of the world. This cuvée (disgorged in winter 2015) is a blend of wines from 12 vintages, spanning from 1990-2007. The resultant wine is simply stunning, showing bright aromatics of Meyer lemon rind, orchard fruits and Marcona almond. The mousse and silky texture borders ethereal, as it folds in flavors of Key lime, freshly sliced apples, honeydew melon and brioche. The exquisite range of this wine, in addition to the weight on the palate is absolutely magnificent. The gorgeous finish is long and complex, adding even further appeal to this utterly compelling Champagne. While this is already simply sensational, it shoud also last the test of time. ID#115014. (Best 2017-2035)
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Krug Lunch with all Grand Cuvees (Krug Champagne Maison): GC 3rd Label Edition147eme (1991 youngest vintage) As always one of my favorite champagnes overall. And I knew again why. It is the quintessence of wine. So fresh, roasted macadamia nuts, caramel, vanilla, crème brulee and dried fruits, baken pineapple. Perfectly cracking and charming acidity. Not eneding finish. 99
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Once again Krug delivers the goods! Notes of freshly baked brioche, crushed shells, ripe white fruits and hints of roasted nuts. Medium to full bodied, with a round texture, great concentration, and a long and focused finish.
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Intense yellow gold. Honey, dried fruit, complex multilayered champ with everything you want from Krug. Just another masterpiece and pure happiness. Disgorged in spring 2003. Base year should be 1996 with blend of many vintages back to early 80s.
This was not the best bottle of a second generation GC. Missing length, deepness, fruit and tertiary aromas like dried fruits and roasted aromas. No TCA, not oxidized. The weakest old grande cuvee. I had. 92-93
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164me. I love it when things (not just wines) live up to expectations.
The texture of this is so elegant - that alone is worth the price of admission. Showed really, really well, and I'm glad to have more. The only interesting thing here is that it didn't have a lot of the brioche / barrel aged Krug notes - it was a much more clean, precise style, and if it was served blind, I would have guess a chardonnay dominant blend.
Gareth’s ‘40th’ (La Trompette): New label, but no code. Cork suggests 07 disgorgement, so probably 2000 base. Mid straw. A good dose of vanilla on the nose initially. Nicely rich and weighty. Something s little volatile and vegetal on the mid palate, though this does appear to lift. Solidly Krug without hitting the heights it can ****
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Another fantastic showing, with notes of roasted almonds, freshly baked brioche, ripe white fruits and hints of flowers. Medium bodied, with a lovely texture, impressive concentration, good depth, and a long and focused finish.
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Edition 166, 2010 base. A little more floral than the 12 base Charles H alongside, and also slightly weightier than the CH, this opened nicely as we moved down the bottle to show a depth and honeyed richness but with a lovely line. Served its purpose today as a gastronomic wine with scallop tartare, roast duck and then cheese. ****
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My second time to try this wine. 2010 base, fresh off the press. I love that you can pick this wine out of a lineup given the nutty house style. Very classic
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Old grande cuvee with a base of 90 fruit, I think. Just so krug, loads of oxidative richness and toast. Dense and rich, almost a coffee note. Always very good.
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Friday Bangers 'n Mash Dinner (Our House, Hong Kong): (ID 120001, which is a 2012 disgorgement with a 2005 base). Completely unmemorable......nothing particularly wrong...except it was overly acidic ...but nothing attention-grabbing. This puts me back to an earlier conclusion that, for me, it is a waste of time to drink this without food. Maybe I should have decanted it, but that seems kinda weird to do for a dinner party.
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The bottle was several years old. Slightly reductive, but beautifully mature in the bouquet with some citrus and nutty impressions. Same on the palate. Beautiful and mature bottle.
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We enjoyed this as a big rich champagne. Though note to self - don’t waste money on NV champagnes at auction (this was part of a mixed case we bought so not actually a conscious Krug purchase). It didn’t have a bottle code with info for disgorgement, which means it’s pre 2012 or 2013 for Krug. So it was older for a NV and tasted like that - burned toast, nutty notes, toasted hazelnuts and almonds, medium acid, smooth finish. We enjoyed it but I think it was older than we were expecting, probably better when fresher
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Champers. Doing well. 1990 to 2007 disgorged 2015. Nose of herbs, lemon, sweet entry. Little bubbles. This wine has a lot of depth. Still probably will settle down in 5 or 6 years bit ridiculously complex right now.
2nd of 4 champagnes - accompanying caviar, iberico ham & freshly prepared sushi dinner. Did not make a note of the disgorgement date - but no version was noted on the label. Classic Krug - just a beautiful champagne and my favorite of the night. Rich mouthfeel but still maintaining the tension (which is less noticeable to me in the D.P.) - some oxidative notes of honey and toasted nuts, lemony acidity, bread dough. Awesome with the Imperial Tzar caviar and potato chips! My favorite in the line up tonight
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Great Wine Dinner with Friends (Sepia - Chicago IL): At least 6 years old (since release), this was still reasonably fresh with lots of baked orchard fruit and very good concentration. I understand why some people adore how this evolves, but I found it getting slightly long in the tooth.
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Impromptu Friday (Flatiron, SF): Beautiful, fresh, crisp yellow, green, and red apples with sweet aromas of pastry dough / brioche. Oxidative but with real verve and fresh fruit as well. High acid. Feels 5-6g dosage but holding it well. Superb integration of fruit, autolysis, and slight apply oxidative aromas. Elegant texture, and persistent on the palate.
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Another impressive showing! Youthful color, with complex notes of fresh toast, ripe white fruits, mineral and oyster. Medium to full bodied, with good concentration and depth of flavor. A round texture but with fantastic acidity; great balance. Impressive grip and precision on the finish.
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First time Krug, expectations were great and so was the result. A fantastic champagne with some nice coffee aromas and earthiness on the nose and very pleasant citrus and yellow apples with a massive creaminess on the palate. A bit one dimensional at the moment but almost outstanding, which it would be with 5-10 years at least in the cellar.
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A great NV Champagne, with scents of ripe white fruits, toasted brioche, roasted almonds. Creamy texture, great concentration and depth of flavor, with a long and expressive finish.
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Cork ID V731 (disgorged in May/June 2007). Drank alongside a Krug 164 GC, Showing more maturity than the 164 (obviously as it's approx 9 years older) with the classic Krug oxidative notes with biscuit and citrus aromas. Fairly rich on the palate in comparison to the 164 but still a good bit of acidity and energy here. This is definitely more in the zone than the 164 at this stage but in the end I feel the 164 will be the better wine. We drank this over 3-4 hours and it opened up substantially over that time. Drink or continue to cellar. Excellent.
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Once again Krug 163me delivers the goods! Notes of freshly baked brioche, crushed shells, ripe white fruits and hints of roasted nuts. Medium to full bodied, with a round texture, great concentration, and a long and focused finish.
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Krug - Grande Cuvee 2nd Generation Ein Traum. Ein Wein nahezu in Perfektion. Der Duft ist schon betörend und elektrisierend. Getrocknete Feigen und Datteln, dazu Macadamianüsse, dezent Vanille und Honig, am Gaumen unglaublich frisch und jung. Unglaublich animierende Perlage. Schließlich kommen Mocca- und Nougatnoten dazu. Trotz der Power, filigran und elegant zugleich. Die Flasche war ruck zuck alle. Diskutiert wurde über Krug 1979 Collection, aber dafür war dieser Wein einfach zu komplex. Perfekte Kombination zu Foie gras. 99
Dinner @ Atera - both pairings (Atera - 77 Worth Street in NYC): 163rd Edition. From the higher end pairing at Atera. The quality of Krug always stands out. The bubbles are like little tiny cashmere pieces that almost seem to just melt in the mouth. It's more toast and brioche. Had next to the Egly Ouriet which had a bit more fruit. Both wonderful wines and very enjoyable.
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Dang... this is a beautiful NV expression of Champagne. Incredible flavor profile with a creamy, smooth finish. Paired incredibly well with Nova Scotia oysters and a crab roll. I will be buying more!
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Turning 50 (Eleven Madison Park, NYC): In the glass, pale, clear yellow. On the nose, equal parts yeasty bread and apple cider. On the palate, green apples, hazelnut, citrus, and fresh baked bread, full-bodied texture, and lovely acidity on a moderately long finish. For me, a consistent performer.
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164eme youthful color, with complex notes of brioche, crisp white fruits, mineral and oyster. Medium to full bodied, with good concentration and depth of flavor. Impressive lift and precision on the finish.
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This was suffering from a little more oxidization than it should have shown, but it was still good. Quite yellow, with nutty notes with citrus and apricot. Better with food. ID # 412040, so put under cork in the fall of 2012 with wines ranging from 1990 to 2007.
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Magically combines complexity and richness with a citrus led freshness that keeps you sipping. Wonderful tension here, mousse is exceptional. The layering of older and newer wines is both evident, yet melts into something harmonious.
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From the most recent disgorgement (I think 164) so young, but still just a wonderful champagne. It's amazing how much is going on here. Started by serving it a bit on the chilled side, but then let it warm up in the glass. Originally paired with our antipasti, but finished the bottle with the desserts. It's definitely a bit toasty and at first I thought there was a streak of slightly overpowering acidity. That went away after a bit of time in the glass and then it was brioche and vanilla and lemon curd and sorts of lovely things. Always a go to.
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Arrived late for dinner at Jade Palace. Tasted from bottle after 2 hours of air already. Declared by Asparagus to be 1998 or 1999 base year. Appearance is clear, pale intensity, yellow gold colour. Few fading bubbles. Thin legs. Nose is clean, medium+ intensity, with a bouquet of honey nectared flowers, stony minerality, citrus lemon drops, and a lovely blast of salted caramel popcorn as it sat longer in the glass. So fragrant, so complex, smelling this for so long I could almost forget to move on and taste it. And it sounds ridiculous, but I could swear I felt the acid tension of this in the air. Developed. On the palate, dry, harmoniously high acidity, medium- alcohol (12%), medium+ body. Pronounced flavour intensity, with the flavours coming in strong with waves of honey, almond nuts, limestone minerality, brioche, citrus lemon drops, sweet kumquats, orange peel. Superb tension, vibrancy and nerve that just sparkles all over in your mouth like fireworks, then it settles down and flows harmoniously with that smooth honey and nuts and rich lemon fruit until the very long finish. Started my night on such a high note.
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My best NV Krug ever - such power and finesse, seamlessly combined. Mainly apples with hints of brioche and lemon curd. The intensity of the nose and the flavour still lingers in my tasting memory. one word - Wow. This was originally purchased from the UK merchant in 2007 - hence, 1998 or 1999 base.
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This is incredible Champagne. The quality they are able to produce in a mass market format is truly amazing. I could drink this all day long. Toasty and tasty!
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162eme edition. Absolutely lovely - this could well be the best bottle of MV I have had in a long time. The nose was fresh and lively, with light notes of cream floating around lifted red apple aromas and a lovely line of minerality. The palate was where the wine really shone though. Fresh, limpid and pure, but with a real core of quiet power running through its deliciously fleshy flavours of red apples, pears, a kiss of brioche, and then more of that beautiful minerality pulling away into slightly warm, spicy finish. An absolutely lovely wine. Integrated and pure, it is starting to fire on all cylinders. Wow.
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probably dégorgement somewhere late 90's. Beautiful golden color, impressive notes of apricot and pear, high acidity, some toast, great length. Mousse disappeared in the glass, but I accepted that with pleasure.
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A tasting at home with friends (At home - Haarlem): A bottle bought in 1999/2000; a lovely golden colour, age in the bouquet, but no old age, a superb, nearly linear, acidity, not heavy, perfect mousse, slightly fading, but enough to give the wine its freshness, persistence, balance, grande classe!
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Drunk at Stattholdergaarden (a top notch restaurant in Oslo, Norway with one Michelin star) at the end of the meal with cheeses and pre-deserts. As always, this is a quite heavy wine. Colour is deep yellow with an almost brownish hue. Bread, toast, red apples and minerals (chalk and iron) dominate the nose. Full bodied, refined bubbles, lotsof red apples, almost oxidized as Krug and many other Pinot-dominated champagnes often are. Bracing acidity, very long. this is for lovers of powerful champagnes. It went beautiful with aged, hard cheeses. This will probably keep for many years, but it will surely accentuate the oxidized feel. Be aware.
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162nd edition based on 2006. Darker golden color; vinous, savory almost, with a fish oil aspect alla DP but more deep; rich pit fruit nuances, rich, slight oxidative notes but more tertiary and barrel flavors than oxy. powerful, concentrated, but elegant on the palate. Super long finish. MEM
Again a perfect bottle of 2nd generation Grande Cuvee. Lovely delicate bubbles, Sauternes notes, dried fruits, honey, creme brulee, nuts and the one and only Krug freshness. 97-98
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160th edition based on 2004. Dusty cinnamon and green apple, thin pie crust with apple skin, very elegant, crisp, bright and intense. As usual, very long, lovely wine. With Jerome Jacoillot of Krug at Effervescence.
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159th edition based on 2003; darker color than both the 2003 vintage Brut and the 2003 CdM. Apple tart, slight caramel, sour red apple; rich, creamy, lower acidity and less structure having this after the 2 aforementioned wines does not put this in the best light IMHO. A bit less structure and more sour finish, but a super long finish, almost longer than the vintage--probably as a result of the great reserve wines in this . Still quite enjoyed this though. With Jerome Jacoillot of Krug at Effervescence.
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Again a perfect bottle old Grande Cuvee. One of my favorite champagnes. 85 base, oldest reserve wine from 1975, 6 years on the lees. Oysters combined with dried fruits, so sublime and crispy, fine bubbles. In the finish grapefruit with dates and figs. Roasted aromas but not overwhelming. A giant. As good as the bottle two weeks ago. 98
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Delicious! I was so busy being thrilled about how tasty it was that I forgot to write down my tasting notes. Sorry about that! Let's put it this way: if you are wondering whether it is worth the price, the answer is Yes.
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163eme. Lovely Champagne, offering up notes of ripe white fruits, brioche, roasted almonds. Creamy texture, great concentration and depth of flavor, with a long and expressive finish.
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Enjoyed to celebrate 39 years old! Poured a nice straw color into the glass with little bubbles that you could actually barely see. Definitely more my style. This one had a nice balance of peach and pear, but I do remember thinking that I actually kinda preferred the Paul Bara 2012 Special Club Rose Champagne that was also floating around. I have another one of these with the same disgorgement date, and think I'm going to leave it for another few years as I really feel that this one is still trying to decide what it wants to be when it grows up.
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Crisp, intense, long, addictive. A little smoke, driving citrus acidity, nougat is very present, hazlenut, dancing to a seemingly everlasting finish. Slightly difficult and supreme.
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Champagne & Food: NV vs Vintage (Bodega Santa Cecilia - Madrid): Still a perfume. Costly work but pretty obvious Krug is the envy of the rest of the champagne houses. Today I detect memories of candied orange, of cakes stuffed with cream, of violets and lavender. It evolves towards toasted hazelnuts and pralines. Complex. Huge wine. An ultimate bottle among the NV. It is noted that the reserve wines used this year (2017) have been excellent. Also on the palate with greasy notes that combine perfectly with that descending acidity through the jaws. As always, great length. It is difficult to find flaws in this wine. It's hard to be wrong with Krug GC. A candy for adults.
Sigue siendo un perfume. Su trabajo les cuesta pero queda claro porque son la envidia del resto de casas. Hoy detecto recuerdos de naranja confitada, de pasteles con crema, de violetas y lavanda. Evoluciona hacia avellanas tostadas y garrapiñadas. Complejo. Enorme. La botella definitiva dentro de las NV. Se nota que los vinos de reserva empleados este año han sido excelentes. También al paladar con notas grasas que combinan perfectamente con esa acidez descendente por las mándíbulas. Como siempre de gran longitud. Es difícil encontrar defectos en este vino. Es difícil equivocarse con Krug GC. Siempre un caramelo para adultos.
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A lazy Sunday afternoon Chave lunch (The Grill Room at the Rosewood DC): Clearly have some bottle age. According to Tom, the first release after the label change. Perfectly mature nose displaying peach, apricot, apple pie, oyster shell, anise, almond paste, sweet spices and mineral. Beautifully integrated palate, generous fine mousse, nicely layered sweet yellow fruit, perfect amount of acidity and mineral, and a long seamless sweet yellow fruit and mineral driven finish. Another great example that demonstrates the reason to cellar Krug MV.
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Opened for Kathy's Birthday and Derrald's Birthday, medium amount of fine bubbles formed a small mousse in the glass, metallic silver coloration, nose of wood, cinnamon, allspice, and slate, same on the palate, lovely mouthfeel, mouth filling, rich tasting, elegant, slightly old, great opening to our celebration, long finish.
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Acker Auction - April 2018 (Marea in NYC): 164th edition (base mostly 2008). This is always good and a strong wine, but seems like it could benefit from a bit of age. A bit tighter than the Pierre Peters we had alongside. Tasty though.
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2012 base. Really hitting on all cylinders. Light straw color with plenty of tart lemon peel throughout. Toasted brioche and mustiness keep the tartness in check. Slightly reductive and syrupy on the finish.
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160th Eme. From 3L. This was cracking good. Loads of toast, brioche, coffee, toffee, lemon, apple all packed into a high energy high precision wine. Obviously drank really young given the format but the wine was expressive, light colored, chiseled and really good. Format matters.
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Beautiful yellow-gold colour. Muscular, extracted style, with heaps of vinosity and a touch of grape-skin astringency. Crisp, green apple fruit profile. Acidity is well-judged, lending focus without affecting the underlying richness of the wine.
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No bottle ID but purchased in 2010. Golden hues bring with it apple, toasted brioche, honey, butter, figs. Still fresh on the palate with restrained power. Terrific bottle.
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Incredible, again. I really think this is the best NV champagne you can buy. Toasted brioche, butter and plum where the flavours I tasted. This champagne puts smiles on every face. What an absolute treat. Perfect for a very special occasion. Last time I had this, I rated it 95, but today I think this deserves a 96. Fantastic! 96
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Deep gold color, with heavily oxidized aromas. Completely shot. Bought this from Pop’s Wine and Spirits, and it obviously had not been stored properly. Bummer
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SLDS March 2018: Edition 166, ID 117003, 2010 vintage base - disgorged winter 2017. Pear, white flowal notes, orange peel and lemon. Really nice prevision on the palate with light rich fruit and good texture showing through. With air, it takes on a little more richness, but the precision is nicely retained. Super stuff as always.
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Un champagne plus sur la barrique.Très masculin.Les bulles sont beaucoup plus intenses en attaque.Le boisé amène beaucoup de structure. Très complex.Moins sur la finesse que le Pol Roger mais très bon.Un champagne de bouffe.Très bonne longueur.Un peu de pain toasté too much. Le sucre resort quand il est tempéré.Solide. 93 pts
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White label, made from very old wines. Storage history unknown. A very nice drink despite leaking moldy cork ans no pop on opening. Krug makes indestructible and unoxydable wines. Golden orange color, pinpoint acidity, subtle moka, apple on the nose and still sparkling on the tip of the tongue. Everything you want for a great Champagne. How a suspect bottle can be this good ? lower level, leakings ? take your chance with an old Krug.
This is a very well-balanced and exuberant champagne. I particularly like the sweet fruity flavors (apple, banana and honey), which work in perfect harmony with the refreshing bright minerality, plus a light hint of yeast. The wine was served chill, and I really enjoyed it both by itself and accompanying oysters.
From a 375. New release. Drank 3 times over the course of 4 days. Just little 3/4 glass pours or so. In between recorked and (mostly) kept chilled in ice bucket. I was amazed at how this opened up over time. There were still little cashmere bubbles even on day 3, but by that point they were overshadowed by this very expressive brioche tastiness. It was most intense in flavor actually at the last sip. Refined and very high quality. Always a favorite.
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GMs - Kevin back in Town: Edition 164, ID 216016 - 2008 base vintage, disgorged spring 2016. Violets and white floral notes, lime, orange and nutty elements. Zings on the palate with bright fruit and cleansing acidity. Pushes through with super length and potential to develop.
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A demi bottle of Krug on a simpler side - still, even this one is a treat. Salty, savory, with picked apples, honeyed notes, fresh lingering acidity and long finish. Likely, this baby needs more time.
Krug ID 415 059: 166th edition. Wines from 1998 to 2010, disgorged in fall 2015.
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HDH auction at Spiaggia; 2/15/2018-2/17/2018 (Chicago, IL): V521 on the cork; old gold label, pre-ID era. The nose is classic old GC, with mushrooms, bread, and that dense powerful character. A real throwback to what made me fall in love with Krug in the first place. Earthy with a mild bit of mushroom.
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Heard some speculation that this was the 163 Edition, though it was not labeled as such.
My preference for Champagne leans to the piercing style, which the Krug Grande Cuvée certainly is not. It is, however, an exceptional wine! Wondrously pure expression of NV Champagne, in all the best ways. One can sense and taste the layers imparted by the perfect blending of vintages and varieties. The oak treatment accentuates the sous-bois, savory, and saline elements, and enhances the wine's depth and roundness. Great acid, exceptional balance, and though stylistically weighty, not heavy. Tasted alongside Krug's 2003 Clos du Mesnil, and while different, both were equally inviting, and there was no obvious quality difference between them. 94-95.
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From 375mL, disgorged Autumn 2014, vintages from 1990-2008 included, 48% PN, 35% chard, 17% meunier -med gold, tiny bubbles -effervescent, toasty, yeasty aromas tickle the nose -med acidity, med- weight blazingly intense oxidative toasted nuts with subtle bread and apple notes, tangy finish goes on seemingly forever -power without weight, brilliant as usual perhaps a notch better with the 2008 vintage incorporated
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A special thanks to Patrice and Samantha for generously providing this Champagne. What a great way to kick-start the meal...and also a great way to end the meal (after a lot of heavy Cabs, this was a great palate reboot as the evening drew to a close).
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Tasting: What an improvement since my last try some 6 months ago. This is really good. Really citrusoriented with strong acid. Same base as 6 months ago, i.e 2008. Probably my best taste of Krug to date, the 1996 and the 2002 included.
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From a 375. Golden label, but no krug ID, and it has been in my cellar since March 2013. Cork ID V 862, so disgorged in Nov/Dec 2008, and only a soft hiss when carefully opened. Golden color, fine bead; aromatic nose, mature brioche, cheese rind, slight oxidation of age; palate is full bodied, intense acid throughout but richly textured, citrus pith on the midpalate, lovely moderated mousse of an aged champagne; medium-plus finish. Classically made, Krug-styled, with a bit more age than I've had in any bottling of this wine, which it handles well. A very good champagne, but pricey compared to some of its still-excellent and cheaper competitors. 93
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Krug NV ble en åpenbaring etter 6-7 år i vinkjelleren: gyllen og lekker i nye glass for anledningen, nydelig mousse, lag på lag med dufter, bølger av ettersmak: først epler, pærer og fersken, så mandler, marsipan og brioch. Etterhvert tar appelsin over så du lurer på om det er en mimosa. Har ikke smakt maken, 95 poeng, glatt!
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This was an older (2004-2011 range based on label and lack of ID) half bottle. While little effervescence remained, common in older half sparklers as I understand it, all the flavors were there and I can now say that Krug makes a damn good still wine!
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Pizza Night with Aged Classic Reds Ten Plus Years Old (Rocknroller's (Kevin's)): Light medium gold color. Drank 1+ glass over an hour. Krug ID 314052; disgorged summer 2014, 2006 base with 1990 to 2006 in the blend; 44PN, 35C 21M. Wow, this really had it all going on, powerful bead, very intense, the definition of refinement and class. This had a beautiful toast up front and across the palate, pear, lemon, almond, minerals, honey, creme brulee, all very fresh, clean and lifted. Fantastic.
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R&Rler/ Kevins btl tonight and the absolute best Krug MV I've ever had. Talking with Kevin later he said he let this btl sit in his cellar for a few years before opening and man, what a difference! Pretty, slightly larger, shimmering gold bubbles in the glass. Typically, MV is one of the more lusty and masculine champagnes I've had. At times even clumsy & lager like. Tonight's btl was a very pleasant surprise showing terrific finesse, precision and the classy elegance you expect from such a reputed producer. Subtle aromas and flavors of toast, creme brulee, ginger, herbs, lemon, apple and orange zest. No oxidative notes and very very fresh & lively. Note to self, if you ever buy this wine, let it sit for a few years prior to opening. Thanks Kevin this was stellar!
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Dinner at Canlis with Yumiko, Rick and Debbie. Gawd I love Krug. Had this from a 375. Paired brilliantly with rabbit fazzolette. Was well on the way to WTON until the 96 HSS made an appearance. Fantastic night.
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WineBid Tasting Event (Mandarin Oriental): One of the old bottles before they had the ID numbers and all of that. I just love these - wish I could find a way to source some more. For an NV champagne this ages beautifully. Hints of oxidation, but lots of caramel and papaya and toast. Really good.
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Had at a spectacular WINEBID.com tasting event. Total of 39 wines tasted with an unbelievable lineup ! Bravo to Sterling Roig.
One of the near perfect high end champagnes someone should get the pleasure to have. Fairly consistent year to year this champagne evaporates in mouth after 5 Seconds. It is so light and so balanced and so smooth. Just a fabulous champagne.
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Absolutely not impressed. Compared to a 2003 Dom Perignon there was absolutely no contest. Simply not a wow. Overly tart, acidic, lacking in yeasts and character.
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Old beige label with no ID code. Code V621 found on cork. Probably disgorged in 2006 Mar/Apr, base year guess 2000. Young, fresh and fine acidity and mousse. Felt very refined and harmonious on the palate. Yeasty, showing lots of wet mineral stones and a long striking finish.
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New Years Eve so no specific notes other than this was an older bottle of NV and it showed beautiful age and drank much like a vintage Krug. Great freshness with micro center stream of bubbles. Palate of brioche apricots, creamy full mouth feel. Sorry there isn't more but still a wonderfully great champagne.
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Appearance: Bright and clear, it has medium lemon color, with watery rims and legs. Nose: Clean, with medium (+) intensity aromas of green fruit of ripe apple, autolytic notes of toast, yeast and brioche, citrus notes of lemon, kernel notes of almond, sweet spice of ginger, floral notes of blossom. The wine is developing. Palate: Dry with high acidity, the wine has medium (-) alcohol, light body and medium (+) intensity flavors of citrus fruit of lemon, green fruit of ripe apple, autolytic notes of yeast, toast and brioche, floral notes of blossom. The wine has a medium (+) finish. Conclusion: Very good quality Champagne with an intense nose showing good complexity, with robust notes of autolytic in addition to the citrus and green fruit, the wine is highly refreshing, with fine mousse and good acidity, with the fruit and autolytic notes in good harmony of the palate, well-balanced and structured, with a fairly long finish. It is ready to drink now and can benefit from further ageing of another 3-5 years.
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A wonderful and quite stunning Champagne, which it always is. This bottle is not different in any substantial way. The nose reveals rich lime and lemon zest, there is sun warm green apple, rich minerals and the Krug typical white toast. After a few minutes, a classy subtle tone of sweet brioche emerges. The palate exhibits stringency and loads of structure, accompanied by creaminess and a lovely balance. There is also a vivid, yet elegant and creamy mousse. Rather often the super brand Champagens are discredited jus t because they are super brands, but I still think the Krug GC is a lovely wine and a stunning Champagne. It certainly deserves all the merit it can get. (Bottle number 316030, disgorged mid-2016)
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Another older 375ml bottle, probably disgorged 10-12 years ago. Lots of baked apple showcasing the sweet spice. Rich and well concentrated, just slightly more advanced than I would prefer. Just faintly effervescent.
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Krug signature is present. It's tasty now if not particularly profound or long. Maybe not the best MV due to the difficult 2010 year but that's exactly the reason why they blend these.
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NYE Dinner. Id 114008, released 2013-14, 44% Pinot, 35% Chardonnay & 21% Meunier. Fresh biscuity toasty delicious bubbly to usher in the new year! Very fine very finessed 93
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164 Edition, which seems to be based on vintage 2008. This bottle was purchased at "Le Parvis" a great champagne shop located just behind the Reims Cathedral in Nov 2017.
Pale golden appearance.
Very complex aromas- citrus, spice, pastry, stone fruit etc. Surprisingly reticent at first, but with some time in a riedel Riesling glass, the aromas became pronounced. I understand this wine is released when deemed ready to drink, but I would still characterize the aromas as "youthful" .
For me this wine shines on the palate at this point with lots and lots of rich flavors. Citrus, pastry, honey and who knows what else. Very full and rich in the mouth. Not sweet tasting at all, but it would be interesting to know what the dosage is. The finish is long, long , long.
Great bottle to drink now, but I'm sure this wine has lots of life left. Maybe another 10-15 years in a proper cellar.
Clear golden yellow color with scant fine bead indicative of advanced maturity. This was corroborated on the nose and palate with complex notes of quince, butterscotch, honeycomb, ginger snaps, Meyer lemon, moldy old limestone, dried chamomile, and mushrooms. Still rich and robust. This bottle has no code number and has vine decorations on the front label, so it is an older release. Auction bottle with unknown storage history.
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Wow , robe d'un dorée tellement profond , bulles fine et nombreuses. Au nez viennent des odeurs de brunch festif avec des toasts ,brioches, de beurre . Tres complexe . L'attaque est exeptionnelle , pleine de fraicheur avec des fruits frais poire, pomme . Note de pain grillé . Peu de sucre mais tres velouté . Tres bien construit et exellente longueur un gros wow.
C'est mon bareme en terme de champagne haut de gamme devant dom pérignon (2017)...
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So delicate and round in the mouth, with the floral, citrus, white fruit, almond, and yeasty bread notes all combining together as usual. Nice to drink during an afternoon with the family.
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A great way to share an evening with friends. Apple, lemon, good mouse, long finish. Classic. The ID said oldest wine was from 1990 and btled in July 2015. Wow.
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The old gold label with a good bit of red used from the mid-90s through 2004 or so. This one didn't have a meaningful cork code, so it was probably disgorged more on the early-mid side of that range. Either way, it's in a good place now. Initially very citric and hard, it broadened out considerably with some air to gain more classic mushroom and orange candy flavors. This is, for my tastes at least, in about the right place, where there's still sufficient lift to keep the flavors from coming across as heavy.
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Out of 375mL, ID: 315044, Youngest 2008, disgorged summer '15. Super fresh/young, very bright acidity. Typical Krug GC nose, not much oxidation, some green apple, brioche, and white flowers. On the palate, green apples and a very long acidic finish, super mouth watering.
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HDH auction tasting at Spiaggia; 12/14/2017-12/16/2017 (Chicago, IL): Unknown edition/disgorgement, but likely a newer release. The nose here shows some classic Krug characteristics, with some bruised apple, some bread, some nuttiness. The palate shows a bit of white grape, and some really nice power. This doesn't seem to have the same white-hot acidic drive as the 164eme though. Quite young and juicy and dense, this needs some time to unfurl.
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Aucune indication sur la date de dégorgement. Très belle couleur or, bulles très fines, arômes de golden et de blé mûr, belle persistance, j’ai bien aimé.
Best bottle - X-Mas Edition (Restaurant 5, Stuttgart): Glass: Zalto Bordeaux Grand Cuvee of about 30-40 years of age. Another step up in the chain. Wonderful, intense, fully developed and complex nose. Very deep and compact. On the palate I couldn’t believe, that this Champagne should be 30+ years old: Fresh, fantastic high acidity, perfectly integrated. Very fine but strong mousseux. Great tension, echoes over and over again on the palate. Wonderful combination of autolytic flavors and fruit. Great elegance and blance, long finish. Really great! 94-95
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Degorged spring 2016 base 90-08 On the nose: Vanilla, gunpowder, fudge, marzipan, appel On the palate: Vanilla, gunpowder, fudge, red baked apples, very high acidity. Let it be for a long time Long, long finish
It would be very interesting to wait 20+ years and see where this wine is then.
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2007 base. Rik stil, ikke helt den slanke og presise fremtoningen som 164th. Tydelig pinotfrukt av kirsebær sammen med grønne, krispe epler, hvit frukt og treverk. Stor og intens i munn. Kraftig og breial, men med en stram, detaljert, leken og lineær syrestruktur. Medium pluss lang utgang. Deilig og hedonistisk versjon av Krug NV, men ikke på høyde med 164 utgaven.
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A BUBBLY GUCCI Evening with ONE FINE RED (My house, Hamburg, good old Germany): KRUG ID:215039, received its cork spring 2015, blend of 183 wines from 11 vintages, oldest wine 1990, youngest wine 2007, extremly rich and powerful on the palate, showing all you expect from such a bottle, but......, I would testify that this bottle is not superior to the Grand siecle or the Sir W CH, ending mouthwatering fresh and very long, enjoy now and over the next decade+, ****-(*****), around 93- 94+
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From 375 ml bottle, probably released in 2006. Modest effervescence, golden color. Rich fruit, nicely caramelized with baked apple character and some lemon curd. I certainly like the richness, but would have liked it more a few years back. I have 2 more that I need to open soon.
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From Krug.com ID 414080:The final composition of this Krug Grande Cuvée is: 37% Pinot Noir, 32% Chardonnay and 31% Meunier. It has received its cork in autumn 2014. This bottle belongs to the 163ème Edition of Krug Grande Cuvée and is an extraordinary blend of 183 wines from 12 different years, the oldest from 1990 and the youngest from 2007. Full bodied, weighty whiffs of challah, citrus, pie crust, and fresh green apples. Bright but with a depth of presence. Always my favorite champagne. 163eme
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No id on both label or cork. My guess for the base vintage will be coming from early 2000s or late 90s. Very fine mousse, the palate has good complexity of secondary flavors, quite round, some sweetness, and some oxidative notes. Very enjoyable.
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164th edition based on 2008. At first this very young wine showed a bit of up front oak, pie crust, caramel, but then toned down to reveal very ripe apples, super fine and elegant in the mouth but still quite powerful and mouthfilling with great acidity and super long finish. This was miles above the other champagnes, just a different level. 164th Edition based on the '08 vintage with 55% from 2008. Blend of 8-10 vintages from 1990 to 2008, 150 lots, 48% PN, 37% Chard, the rest PM; disgorged 2016. I drank a bunch of this after the 2017 MS exam but I tasted nothing at the time. Now it's like a GC White Burg. Amazing. I just went out and bought 4. Worth every penny. Peter Liem tasting.
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Long birthday lunch at Noble Rot (Noble Rot, Wellington, NZ): Served non-blind to accompany the 1988 Krug. An older bottle that had sat in Nick's cellar for a few years, showing some nice development. Pale gold, good bead. An attractive bouquet of mandarin, baking spices, poached pears, honey and almonds, showing plenty of leesy autolysis and appropriate oxidation. On palate, lovely acidity. Notes of citrus, particularly grapefruit, toffee, peaches, soil tones, marmalade on toast, with touches of secondary, dry underbrush. À point autolysis and oxidation. Good body and length.
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Rather old bottle (pre 1996, probably 1980ies), dominated by sherry notes, still some notes of brioche, almonds and butter. Not enough substance left to balance the high acidity. At the end of its life.
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Courtesy of Sue. A "new" label, but pre-id so this has a little bit of age on it, and the lot appears to be LLLIWG. Notes of cashews and roasted nuts, nutmeg, apple and roasted pear. Rich and toasty on the palate, but also somewhat bright, with apple, marshmallow and citrus flavors, adding a cooked ginger quality in the finish. Really terrific stuff.
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2017 Villa d’Este Wine Symposium - Kelly and Kevin's excellent adventure; 11/9/2017-11/14/2017 (Villa D’este, Lake Como and Milan): Celebrated 164th version. Beautiful harmonious nose displaying granny smith, lemon curd, honey, smoke, brioche and wetstone. Nicely integrated plate, pure and energetic yellow fruit, generous very fine mousse, bright acidity, strong limestone mineral and a long pure yellow fruit and mineral driven finish. This seems fresher, more detailed and energetic than usual. It is also drinking incredible well at the moment.
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Disgorged in 2012. This had a bit of mushroom from the cork but also plenty of toast and lemon. It is piercing in the mouth with loads of mineral and a direct and long finish.
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Meiningers Finest 100: International Wine Summit (Saalbau, Neustadt an der Weinstraße): 160th Edition, base vintage here is 2004. Nice to compare the GC right next to the 2004 vintage. Much more toffee, brioche and some ripe fruit nose but there is still a underlying minerality which sustain the whole building. Nice creaminess on the palate. Rounder than the vintage. A more hedonistic experience.
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164ème edition, ID 115001. From 375ml bottle. Blended from 127 wines from 11 years, from 1990 to 2008. No surprise that this was a lovely half-bottle. Lemon, apple, brioche, and gingerbread create a beautiful aroma and flavor profile. Smooth with zesty acidity on the finish. So glad to have a number of these half bottles in the cellar.
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163ème. iD 116003. 90-07. Disgorge 15/16 Winter. Beautiful and layered bouquet of zesty fruits, yeast, floral, and biscuits. Like other 163eme I tried, it lacks texture and structure at this stage. Obviously not as good as 164eme but should improve with some ageing.
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164th Ed PnP, decanted half a bottle. Forward aroma of fresh green fruit and hints of flower. I quite like the intensity on the palate although the acidity is quite shape for 164th Ed at this moment. 92+ to 93
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Flashing Alicante 5; 11/1/2017-11/5/2017 (Alicante - España): Served by the glass from a bottle opened some time ago. Delicious, very mineral even without bubbles. Notes of candied fruit and pastry. I missed his strength and length. Alright this is Krug but should not be served in these conditions. Specially considering this is a Kruger Embassy.
Servida por copas de una botella abierta hace tiempo. Deliciosa, muy mineral incluso sin burbujas. Notas a fruta confitada y a pastelería. Eché en falta su pujanza y longitud. De acuerdo que es un Krug pero no debería servirse en estas condiciones. Especialmente si consideramos que esto es una Embajada Krug.
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Champagne and Sushi: Drank a small pour at a tasting. As good as this was, previous bottles have been better. Impressive in its strength, but less finesse than other champagnes at the tasting.
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Oh so young... (2008 base - 375ml) Expressive nose of gunpowder, burn butter sponge cake and green apples. Biting acidity which subdued after about one hour in the glass. Enjoyable today with enough time to open up but nowhere near its potential.
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Nebbiolos, white truffles, Volume II (Chicago, IL): 314052. Not the most convincing showing of the GC in this bottle. It's got the classic Krug profile, but it has a bit of white grape flavour that doesn't quite work too well. Not as rich and powerful as I would have expected it to be, either. A good showing, but not particularly convincing.
From 375. I received several of these from a very good friend (if you want to gift me some Krug, you will be immediately elevated to “very good friend” status) and I was worried that given the 375 size, they might not age as well. While that certainly may be true, these last couple of bottles were stunning. Nutty and tart with that legendary depth and multitude of flavors (marzipan, citrus, hazelnut). Ah Krug. Whoa. thedrunkencyclist.com
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From a 750cl bottle of the 161eme, which is a 2012 disgorgement with a 2005 base. No detailed notes but I enjoyed this more as an aperitif than my normal comment that I only 'get' this wine when accompanied with food.....that said, the second glass - served with a very mild Thai green mango sweet salad - was better.
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Full, rich nose. Mashed ripe apple, roasted hazelnuts, pecanut. Fat, deep and generous. Developed style. Fullish, very roasted palate. Pecanut, hazelnut, and gently oaky. Dense, autolytic and very good grip. Yellow orchard fruit adds texture. Very long. Purchased in 2016.
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Cork code V521, so I'm guessing either a '97 or '98 base. It tastes like '98, with a deep pinot-inflected berry fruit profile. Still a bit younger than I'd like, though the aggressiveness is certainly toned down and it's broadened out a great deal. It's light in color and more fruit-forward than structural, but fresh flavors. Very nice.
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Chicago 2004 Krug Release (Chicago, IL): 313051. From jeroboam. Technically the 160eme. It was extremely instructive to be able to taste roughly the same juice from different bottle sizes side by side (although this bottle was disgorged slightly later). This bottle shows much more like the 2004 vintage Krug than the 160eme, truth be told. Tons of bright acidity, white fruit, and potent acidity. More tight and less enjoyable now than the fifths of 160eme.
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From a 375 with a relatively even balance of pinot, chardonnay, and meunier. A blend of 1990-2007 wines, corked in 2013/2014. Mature example with golden color. Lots of fruit, honey, and cream here. Medium on the finish. Nice example of the NV.
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Tasting: My fifth time with the grande cuvée and this time somewhat of a disappointment. This was the latest disgorgement on the 2008 base, which was just released. Quite young and did not show much. Patience! 92-93 pts.
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Believe this is the 2011/2012. Light staw color with minimal bubbles. On the oxidized side and gravitating more toward crisp acidity than creaminess. Lemon rind, marzipan, and chalk. Seems time to drink.
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Not sure how old this was, but believe it had the old style label and no number to look up. Drunk from Zalto universal glasses rather than champagne flutes. Fine mousse and beads. Rich, deep golden in colour, bread, yeast, honey and a little green apple. First experience of Krug and a rather lovely end to a shit week of work.
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Beautifully balanced with nice notes of honeysuckle. Super long finish that is almost creamy like in taste. Great acidity...absolute pleasure to drink.
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Krug has started to label the NV with "editions" marking the year of release even though the wines are a blend of several vintages. This 'NV' was the 160th edition and it was from Jero. Amazing energy and precision. Long mid palate and finish. Striking acidity and balance. Awesome wine where the format obviously allowed the wine to show its potential.
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Krug ID 114018 - 142 wines from 11 different year. Oldest vintage 1990, newest 2006, disgorged end of 2013/beginning 2014. Another beautiful example of NV Krug. Golden in color, some brioche on the nose, fresh fruit, balanced acidity and long finish. Delightful!
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A Medlar Dinner: Modern label but pre-ID or name. Really poised and fresh on the nose with lovely, slightly honeyed aromas indicating some bottle age. So poised and fresh, really lovely line. I wonder if this is 02 base. Takes on a smokies character with air. Complex and really good. ****1/2
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163ème iD 116003. Wines from 90-07. Disgorge 15-16 Winter. Pale yellow and dancing bubbles. Very aromatic when serving with big burg glasses. Young, zesty with touch of yeasts. Good as a young champagne but should cellar it for at least 3-5 years for a more balanced palate.
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Servido por copas de una botella abierta ayer. Más vinoso aún, Crustáceos y cereales tostados. De paso lento en el paladar. ¡Quiero más! Queso picón para acompañar.
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Bottle 115003. Gorgeous wine. Light golden in color. The nose has slightly burned toast, pears, slight ginger. On the palate, this has great cut. Depth. Char, minerals and pears. complex. Long finish. Great with home made pizza. Just a stunning bottle of wine.
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I had this at La Trompette from a bottle that I bought back in 2011/2012. (So no ID code.) It had certainly put on a bit of weight since then and had a nice creamy complexity with some mineral and apple notes.
Krug have threatened to put their prices up in the wake of Brexit, but I think they're pushing their luck. While this bottle easily outshone a very disappointing bottle of the krug 163eme (2007 base), I still think that there are better options for similar money.
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based on 2007 vintage, so assuming 163eme. straw color, light bead that disappears quickly. nose with strong minerality, initial yeast, some honey with time. palate rich, great acidity, green apple and some stone fruits. great depth of flavor however still so young, somewhat and surprisingly nondescript at this point but would love to see this aged. 91 pts for now
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MV KRUG GRANDE CUVEE- the ID code [214035] gave information that included this bottle being made from 183 different wines from 12 different vintages from 1990-2007, receiving its cork in 2014 and although not on the label, it is known as 163 eme; made from 37% Pinot Noir, 32% Chardonnay and 31% Pinot Meunier; this was the 4th bottle of 6 that I bought from the same blend and it was the best by far and the others were really good; it had very pleasant and inviting aromatics which jumped out of the glass and was followed by an ever unfolding and expanding taste profile; this included spicy and toasty brioche accents to the initial lemon lime flavours which gave way to first some honeysuckle and then some nectarine and apricot arrived about mid palate; the texture was creamy and rich and carried all of the treasures to the back end with staying power; it had bright acidity, layered depth and exuded power and yet finesse; it was absolutely the total package.
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Family Birthday dinner. Pale color with a very fine bead. The nose is rich with brioche, white flowers, white peach apples and pears. The palate showed lemon/apple/peach notes, great length with austere finish and lovely texture. Intense flavours and beautiful dimension make this the best of the NV Champagnes yet again !
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Flashing Alicante 2; 7/28/2017-8/1/2017 (Alicante - España): At 19 € by the glass from a new bottle, who can resist? Impressive beginning where when opening appears an explosion of sensations: bread with a touch of calvados, candied fruit plumcake, mineral greetings and earthy notes. The whole set. Similar echoes on the palate. Burp Krug, one of those secret pleasures today shared: boosting the food to the brim, razor clams and red local shrimps.
A 19€ la copa de una botella nueva, quién puede resistirse? Impresionante inicio donde al abrirse aparece una explosión de sensaciones: pan con un toque de calvados, plumcake de frutas confitadas, minerales saludos y notas terrosas. Todo un conjunto. Parecidos ecos en el paladar. Eructar Krug, una esos placeres secretos hoy compartidos: potenciar la comida a tope. Con navajas a la plancha y gamba roja.
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(Disgorged in summer of 2015, KrugID 315044, base year 2008 with reserve wine back to 1990, 48% Pinot noir, 17% Pinot meunière, 35% Chardonnay) Lovely notes of minerals, seashells and raspberries on the very tight and youthful nose that takes a while before opening up showing flowers and hazelnuts. This is still a very young cuvée dominated by acidity on the palate, and with a delightful everlasting finish filled with grapefruit peel and a hint of dried apricots. Having this youthful cuvée together with flammekouche was a delightful match! But this cuvée needs cellaring to open up and to tune down the acidity and show more maturity as well. Best 2018-2038.
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Nous avions la 164eme de Krug GC, des vins qui datant de 1990 jusqu'à 2008! Un nez extrêmement brioché et sur le pain d'épices. En bouche, il y a encore une bonne acidité, les bulles sont très fines et possède beaucoup de corps! Champagne fait pour accompagner des mets, je vais garder mon autre bouteille plusieurs années. Bon champagne, à revoir dans 5-10 ans!
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This was the 163rd edition, so based on the 2007 vintage.
This was at its best on night 3 and didn't justify its price. It's a well-made wine, but as I explore Champagne, the list of better options grows longer and longer. There were flavours of apple and toast with impressive length. However, this does not stack up well against Blanc des Millenaires and Cuvee Orpale and tasting this did finally prompt me to grab a six-pack of Henriot 2006 at just £240. (Not necessarily as good a wine, but an impressive effort.)
I have to confess that I feel no warmth to this brand. The website is cold and pretentious with all manner of stupid fads such as music matches for the wines. I know that it seems like a trivial observation, but very few people pictured on the site are smiling (with the exception of a couple of photos where the smiling individuals are wearing sun-glasses.) That may seem like an odd-complaint but the atmosphere surrounding the brand is a long way from the warmth of grower Champagne Houses and much closer to that of the bar in an "up-market-but-still-tacky" golf club.
I feel that I don't know Krug anymore. It's like finding that you local centuries-old pub has just been taken over by Weatherspoons.
I have a bottle lying around that I bought back in 2011 and I hope that it will go some way to restoring my faith.
White label Krug grand cuvee. Drank alongside the 96 Mesnil.
As much as I enjoyed the 96 Krug Mesnil, this was on another level.
Orange in color. You are certain this is dead. However, the acidity and effervescence reminds you that this is why the MV is considered Krug's flagship wine. The caramel and honey sweetness is balanced by the crazy persistent acidity. The pinot noir lends a certain complexity on the palate that is just unreal.
This is hard to find but worth seeking out.
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Q3 - 2017 Tasting - Champagne & Caviar - OH MY!! (New York, NY): Wine 9/17 tasted blind - the notes here say the following: "More Good Stuff - Tough decisions" - hmmmm..... implying that I like too many of these delicious champagnes including this one. Checked it off as one of many faves, but did not cast a vote for this one - the group voted 1 penny.
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Champagne & Caviar: a lesson in decadence (The Apt): Wine #9: The food pairings we had with the champagnes were great and originally I thought this might have benefitted from being drunk next to the crab dip. I found it to be very smooth with lovely bubble and hints of vanilla and a touch of honey. When I retried it I didn't love it quite as much as I had liked it with the food. Still, good champagne. (1 penny)
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Krug Tasting in Hamburg Grande Cuvee (Edition 164eme) auf Basis des üppigen und balancierten Jahrgangs 2008. Wie immer sind junge Grande Cuvees toll, aber sie zeigen nie die wirkliche Schönheit, die in über >20 Jahre alte Schätzchen stecken. Viel Zitrus, Brioche und zupackende Säure bei glasklarem Abgang. Aber es fehlen die berühmten Sekundär- und Tertiärnoten eines Krugs. Ich würde die Edition 158eme (Basis 2002), leider nie offiziell im Verkauf, knapp vorziehen, die etwas mehr Eleganz bot. 93(97)
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375ml, ID 114005; gorgeous amber hue, and an impressive complexity. Very nice minerality and fruit. Paired excellently with goat cheese with black truffles.
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I.D. 315045- 2008 base oldest 1990. Pure and spirited. This lovely beaut has hints of youth and age, it has zingy acid, citrus, and a mix of crushed rocks and soil. Less nutty, than some, but it still complex.
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Flashing Alicante (Alicante - España): Served by the glass from a new bottle. Elegance the first sniff. Cornucopia of roasted cereals. Lightly candied orange skins. Memories of hazelnuts and chestnuts. What a full bottle! In the mouth it is refreshing without excess. It focuses more on the silkiness and that velvety touch. That final bitterness so complex and long ... how much I'm going to miss it. Class in the glass.
Servida por copas de una botella nueva. Elegancia en una primera esnifada. Cornucopia de cereales tostados Pieles de naranja ligeramente confitadas. Recuerdos a avellanas y castañas. ¡Qué botella tan completa! En boca es refrescante sin excesos. Se concentra más en la sedosidad y el tacto de terciopelo. Ese amargor final tan complejo y largo ... cómo lo voy a echar de menos. Clase en la copa.
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Didn't take notes. Had it with butter seared scallops, it was beautiful. Great balance between leesiness, acidity, aromas and flavors. What a delight to drink, real class.
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Nice familiar nose - nuts, toast. Very good body (full), with notes of apples, lemons, slight salinity & minerality. Finished with good freshness. Nice way to start the dinner!
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Quite nice, but for some reason, on all these 375ml bottles I've opened recently, the mousse is robust upon pouring but suddenly gone within a few minutes of being in the glass.
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Red background with golden letters Danach für die anderen blind, für mich ein entspannter Genuß. Krug’s Grande Cuvee mit rotem Etikett und goldener Schrift (3.Generation). Schon oft erwähnt, gelobt und beschrieben. Nahezu perfekter reifer Champagner. Die Flasche hatte noch eine ganz feine erfrischende Perlage. Kaffee, Kakao, Orangenzesten, getrocknete Feigen, Datteln und Aprikosen, Zitrus, Mandarinensaft, orientalische Gewürze, Zimt… Grandios balanciert. Christoph meinte, einer der besten Champagner, die er je im Glas hatte. Kann ich nur zustimmen. Begeisterung pur .97-98
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Paul and Ashley's Champagne Party (Paul and Ashely's House): I have to admit, I was excited to try this wine in an all star lineup. It's made up of 183 wines from 11 vintages ranging from 1990 - 2007. Golden yellow hue. Light brioche and yellow fruit aromas. Palate had a brassy quality and a medium + weight to it yet it didn't come across as heavy. Fine effervescence, almost a still wine after 10 minutes in the glass. Fruit profile was primarily green apple and medium + finish. This was probably the favorite amongst the crowd. I enjoyed it too, tied for #2.
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Bubbles, Rose & Whites on a Sunday Afternoon (Rocknroller's (Kevin & Vicki's Place)): Light medium gold color. Drank 1+ glass over an hour. #413068 Disg Fall 2013, 2006 base, 1990-2006, 44PN, 35C, 21M. I thought this started out a bit reserved, as it was a bit too cold initially. But boy, the nose just exploded after 15-320 minutes, really beautiful savory sea air, lemon, very elegant toast, mineral, apple, and earth with apple blossoms. The palate is medium plus bodied, apple, toasted, apple skin, tart, yeast, marzipan, brisk fresh minerals, and good acid. A winner to be sure. My and group WOTN.
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Previous label, so approx 95-04 for the base vintage. Deep colour, burnished copper with old gold highlights. Quite broad and a little evolved, but only the slightest hint of anything more than a little oxidative, and it pulls together and freshens up a little with air. Really comes in to its own with food and after a weaker start isn't too far from the 89 Krug. ****
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Somehow this is the first time I've ever had a regular Krug MV. Weird. It was good, of course. 163 edition, so 2007 base. Rich and full, not particularly bubble-y bubbles.
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Krug Grande Cuvée ‘Edition 164’ - (Base 2008, ID 216016)
This Deep, brilliant gold-hued colour. Expressive, stylishly oak-lined, brioche, apple, and honey nose with luscious vanilla and perky spicy complexity. Voluptious and intense the palate is particularly firm and feisty with beautiful vivacity and tight acid line. Elegant, detailed and packed with life. 95 pts Essi Avellan MW
Bordeaux blend dinner with friends: As starter. Slightly darker color than expected and seemed also fairly developed on the palate. Nice balance of citrus, some white fruit and brioche. Thought it must be an older vintage but apparently a recent NV. Nice but would take Egly Ouriet anytime over this, especially at less than half the price.
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The Athens Wine Event to put all the others to shame (Paleo Reastaurant, Piraeus): Krug ID 216016, 2008 base wine and received its cork in spring 2006. This really was shining, especially next to its sibling the 2007 based ( Krug ID 116003 - Papies 92-93) . Bright vibrant super elegant showing a ripe and rich side to complement the brightness and energy. This is a magnificent Krug that has really very little to envy the vintage ones. 94 easy
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The Athens Wine Event to put all the others to shame (Paleo Reastaurant, Piraeus): Krug ID 116-003, 2007 base wine and received its cork in winter 2015-2016. Round and effortlessly balanced , very elegant and with honey notes overlaying the toasty, yeasty feel. As always very beutiful and a great way to start a dinner. It did feel however a bit too round as if it's loosing its vitality especially compared with the 2008 base we had after. 92-93
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If I were allowed to date outside of my long term relationship, this would be my first choice. A classic yeasty brioche style I look for in champagne. Excellent acidity, pairs with food nicely but also an absolute stand alone drink. I wish I could afford every night.
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Refreshing with good acidic backbone and a citrus/lemon zest coupled with wet Rock and a little light toastiness but wine leans more toward refreshing rather than savory. I always love Krug NV. Gives CDC a run for the money but still costs more typically. Highly recommended.
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Had this to celebrate our home move - been in the cellar since 2009 and was purchased for a bargain £50. A little dark, tiny bubbles, nutty aroma, biscuity palate with golden raisin and hazelnut on the palate. Delicious and worth the wait.
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Purchased in 2009, delivered in 2010, so probably 1998-2000 base wine. Very rich and concentrated with caramelized fruit and good intensity. I would probably have preferred this 2-5 years ago, but very rich and certainly still enjoyable now.
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(From 375ml) Krug never disappoints. Dark and brooding, clearly Pinot driven. Toasty, biscuity, brioche, hazelnut, vanilla, lemon, pear. Always a favorite for a reason.
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'95 - '96 base. Fabulous bottle with significantly more complexity than most younger bottles. Mellowed pear and ginger notes with dusty soil tones underneath. 94-95
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BYO - Michael (Michaels place): Bottle was at least 20 years old. Red apples and lots of rye bread. Mushrooms, brown butter and a wonderful acidity. Still has bubbles and was outright amazing!
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Potentially the best champagne I have ever had. Base year of 2007 but goes back to 1990. Absolutely amazing. The effervescence was incredible. Really enjoyed and will have to acquire some more.
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"Riff" menu (Restaurant Michael Winnetka IL): Delicious and at first a bit whiff of yeast. Disappaited over time and I found this messermizing and a great way to start the evening.
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I.D.# 114004 Corked 2013/2014 Base wine 2006 Everything you would expect! Full and generous, hazelnut, pretty light colored fruit and red apple skin. Delicious.
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Für mich stellen alte Grand Cuvees mit das beste Preis-Leistungsverhältnis dar, was man im Prestige-Champagner-Segment bekommen kann. Dieser 2. Generation GC aus den End-80-igern zeigt die besten Eigenschaften eines gereiften Champagners. Er ist wie ein trockener Yquem mit leichter Perlage. Eon toller Essensbegleiter für fast alles. Von Gänsestopfleber über Krustentieren und Fisch zu hellem Fleisch. Sogar Ente sehr schön möglich.
In der Nase Dörrobst, Vanille, Orangenzester. Am Gaumen Creme brulee, Datteln, getrocknete Aprikosen und Feigen. Dazu dunkler Waldhonig, Vanille und eine schöne Lebkuchenwürze. Weiterhin eine erfrischende Säure, die den Wein mit einer überraschenden Jugend ausstattet. Nicht ganz so komlex wie Sylvester 2015, aber immernoch satte 96 Punkte. Jeder alte GC ist eine Offenbarung. Love it.
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Purchased this in 2014. Krug cork info V7752KA, whatever that means. Drank from a split with my wife on my 64th birthday. Very tiny bubbles. Hazelnut nose and taste. Just a short 10 second finish. Very enjoyable. Time to pick up a replacement.
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based on mostly 2003. awesome, savory nose with brown mushroom, tilled soil, yeast, and roast poultry. palate medium bodies, fresh, and crisp with rolling citrus flavors and a medium length finish.
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(Received as a gift in 2008, from 375) It was one of those days. Cool and rainy (Houston never really gets "cold", apparently); I am about to leave for two weeks; and my son was being harassed at school. So I plopped this in the freezer…for too long. No, it did not freeze, but it was plenty chilly as I poured the golden, only slightly fizzy elixir into Bordeaux glasses. The nose was complex, but worrisome—there was much more than a hint of oxidation. There was also an inviting caramelized nuttiness that offered hope. That hope was rewarded on the palate with complex notes of lemon curd, marzipan, and almonds that lasted for minutes. This is one of those “acquired taste” champagnes that I could drink for days and days. My goodness. thedrunkencyclist.com
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Thanks gary, this hit the spot, my palate was jump started, ready to tackle the second half. Crisp and refreshing, tiny bubbles caress the palate and hint at lemon zest on fine fresh bread.
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Didn't get the ID code, but this was an older bottle (prob 70's or 80's). Opened and there was a bit of concern that it might be off, but just a little bit of time in the glass and it was just singing. I particularly liked it paired next to a truffle mustard. Very well aged, lots of brioche and toastiness. Made me want to buy a case and just sit it down for ages.
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Krug ID 116001 a 2007 base vintage disgorged winter 2015-16. Two very consistent bottles on the night. As always classy, elegant and understated value of a wine. Very welcoming now, with lovely round feel yet with a serious side and very fresh. We can go on and on here but no need . A solid 93-94
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Game dinner with friends Champagne and Northern Rhône: Luxurious oak in the bouquet. Beautiful and elegant. Minerals and crisp citrus acidity, but also a bit creamy. Full bodied and still youthful. A pristine bottle again :-) 94+
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An properly cellared bottle at Noosa - from a friends cellar and several years of waging. Pale color, finest bead. Nose rich with brioche, white flowers, white peach apples and pears. A touch of anise added complexity. Palate showed lemon/apple/peach notes, great length with austere finish and lovely texture. Intense flavours and beautiful dimension make this the best of the NV Champagnes again !
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Bottled autumn 2011. A really, really good Champagne. Yellow apples, roasted nuts, a hint of coffee, flowers, herbs, some honey at the end... Fresh, rich, balanced and powerful!
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Något mindre storslagen än väntat men en mycket välbalanserad skapelse med citrus, rostat bröd och framför allt massor med nougat. Fina bubblor ger ett mycket verserat uttryck.
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Winter in Wineland; 1/14/2017-1/20/2017 (Sonoma & Napa): Always love this wine. It's what made me believe in higher end champagne. This I'd guess was a newer release (drank at a winery and didn't catch the number). A bit of toasty. Evolved some in the mouth, but not the same as some of the older ones. Great palette cleanser too between the reds. Lovely wine.
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Dinner at Osteria Langhe (Chicago, IL): Red label; cork code 49 (so definitely a fairly old bottle). The best bottle of Grande Cuvée that I've had (and I've had a lot). Mind you, it's got at least a decade of age on it, but that's why we age it, right? Or, at least, we should be aging this. There's a deep nutty salinity in this bottle that is just absolutely enticing, and while this is immensely concentrated, there's a lightness in its acidity and effervescence. Impeccably balanced, we can but hope that today's iterations can reach the same heights as this.
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Fantastic, opened and drunk over 2 hours, this evolved over that time and the last sip was the best. Didn't note the disgorgment details, however this was very fresh and had a wonderful spine to it, that held in check the rich, full palate that was fighting hard to come out. Wonderful
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Id 212026, in 375ml, disgorged 2012 and purchased 2014. More bready and a little less vibrant than 2014 edition. I prefer the cut of the more recent edition but this is style true to the krug style and quite good.
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Light yellow with steady small bubbles and rich mousse. Classic Krug aromas - citrus oils, yellow pit orchard fruits, yeast, toast and wet limestone. A big palate shows excellent balance between tart-sweet fruit and strong acidity, toasted nuts, squeezed meyer lemons and a long grippy, mineral filled finish.
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According to the code on the cork this bottle was disgorged in 2016. No notes taken but from memory it was quite mature, very poweful, long and good. Grilled lemons, some dark syrup, bruised apples, nuts, biscuits and a hint of spices. Actually, although excellent, I would say this bottle was slightly past its peak.
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Same ID # as JSMorris's below, same score too. Medium straw; wonderfully fresh and more primary than my usual experiences with this wine, though I usually like to cellar them a bit longer than the 2 1/2 yrs I've had this one. The finest and most reliable non-vintage bubbles on the planet.
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Very nice Krug, from. 375ml I purchased several years ago. The closure is suspect since it exited with a whisper, not a pop, and the mousse was weak. But on the palate, this was classical aged Krug, oxidative and oaky but restrained enough to add interest rather than pain. Good stuff.
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Light yellow; light touch, lots of mousse, a bit of sherry (?) - purchased four years ago, so perhaps explanation (?), shouldn't have an impact, but seems so; much lighter, less taste and complexity than usual
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I had high expectations for this, which left me slightly disappointed with what is really an excellent champagne. Well balanced with a toasty medium to full body, I expected even more richness than it turned out to be. Cork hit the ceiling with plenty of momentum to spare while I readjusted my grip. Oh well, it was New Years' after all!
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Man this was a rock'n bottle. 375ml disgorged in winter '13/14. The extra coupe years of bottle age have allowed this to integrate and smooth out. Lovely bread and lemon curd notes. Hardly ever disappoints.
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Marks duckhouse – MV Krug, Bonneau CDP, Centenaire, Truchot, Pousse d'Or & etc.: Perhaps the best expressions of a youthful MV. Intensely sweet yet vibrant yellow fruit driven nose, apple, apple pie, caramel, tar, spice spices and mineral. Decadent yet energetic and pure palate, excellent acidity and minerality, and a long decadent yellow fruit driven finish. Drinking beautifully!
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Delicious, bold but a lot of finesse. Disgorged in spring of 2011. Cellar master Eric Lebel used a large amount of 1996 reserves in this batch to freshen and lift the 2003 base wine. Best NV I've tasted.
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Excellent. Big. Great balance with a slight oxidative taste showing some of the aged wines in the blend. Rich flavors of butterscotch, apples and pear. Has age potential as well.
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Christmas lunch wines: A bottle from the new release here (I don't know the disgorgement date or base vintage). I love Pol Roger and Billecart-Salmon as houses but this is my favourite NV Champagne. Pale gold, small bead. Detailed, complex but fresh bouquet of mandarin and other citrus fruit, poached pears, blanched almonds, baking spices, honeycomb and almond brioche. Fresh and refreshing on the palate. Multi-layered with notes of citrus and orchard fruit, yellow spices, toast with marmalade and butter and toffee apples, with touches of rocky minerality. Lovely, bright, racy acidity. Good balance between the fresh citrus and some toasty oxidative elements. Beautifully proportioned with excellent volume and good length.
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Disgorged 2011. This is the youngest Krug NV I've ever tasted, both in terms of the most recent disgorgement and fewest years since disgorgement. Every much as rich as past bottles, but nowhere near as oxidative or complex. Perhaps this is a 2011 disgorgement issue, or just an age issue, but this is merely good.
2011 disgorgement. Painfully young and undeveloped - this has lots of bright fruit, chalky minerality, and some yeasty and crackery accents, but disappointingly shows none of the additional depth or oxidative complexity I'd typically expect from Krug. It's a nicely balanced Champagne, but rather primary right now and not particularly complex.
Champaganes to fight back the Cold (Nico Osteria, Chicago IL): Nose: The nose is rich and honeyed that shows a larger quality along with white chocolate, red apples, caramel, honey notes, spiced pears, and warm dough. While the nose shows a lot of maturity, there is still good quality to the fruit.
Taste: Full bodied with medium+ acidity. The feel is rich and on a bigger scale with white chocolate, red apples, honey, spiced pears, and warm dough.
Overall: This was from a much older bottle. It had the red label, but I wasn't able to check the bottle code to find out when it was disgorged. Still, this clearly had a good bit of age, but it was still lovely. It did feel on the down slope, but, it was over 20 years old, so that is to be expected.
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Early 80s-90s beige/white label. Took some time to really show itself, but a brilliant old Grande Cuvee. Sweet orange zest, marzipan, and white chocolate notes. Weighty palate and a thick, mature texture. Some mousse remaining which, combined with a solid backbone, gives the wine enough lift to keep it vibrant. Really good.
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Purchased from Premier Cru in 2004. Old label. Wow this is still young. Terrific precision plenty of acidity but rich lovely and persistent on the palate. Three bottles left no hurry
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As always, delivering on absolute top level. This is simply as good as it gets. Enjoyed a bottle in a wine bar, that apparently and to my guess has been laying around for a while, developing some extra depth and finesse. No idea of base year, but clearly had some development, so my guess are at least a few (5+) years older than the latest release. Complex and multi layered, as these always tend to become with soem extra aging. In short: this is IT, when it comes to NV Champagne.
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Wino Friends Converge! (Taberna): Woah, precise, yet generous, effortless and exacting. Heady nose of toasted biscuits, lemons, browned butter, toasted honey, hessian. Zippy white florals, oily clean, lemon curd, hint kero, brioche, funky brie. The tension and transparency is incredible, zinging its way through my throat, finishing with some soapy talc. Bright, fresh, elegant, and yet layered and developed. Pretty amazing and exciting stuff! Totally worked with the super-glazed charsiew from old-airport rd.
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Wine Friends Converge (Taberna, Bukit Merah + Pietrasanta, Portsdown): Superb. Disgorged in 2012, base year 2005, vintages going back to 1990. Krug Grande Cuvee with enough age can be magic, and this was the best bottle I have had in a long, long time. It had such a lovely nose, with gentle wafts of brioche and yeast, white fruit and button mushrooms, a touch of toastiness, all packed together with a nice meaty, earthy savouriness. A beautiful Krug nose if there ever was one. The palate was wonderful. Complete, elegant, a perfect balance between youthful precision and energy with a round, generous maturity. It was wonderfully gentle, yet very insistent, with tons of power and presence in its layered flavours of white meat, white fruit and brioche, all compacted together into a beautifully balanced, effortless whole. Great finish too, long and powerful, and full of fresh energy. Lovely. Transparent depth, tons of complexity, all in a beautifully integrated mouthful. There was tons going on, but this was so balanced and gentle that it just slipped down the throat. Absolutely beautifully.
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Boys Lunch Naples - Very good, yet showing a touch of maturity. Wonderful aromas of apple and ginger. Rich decadent palate showing a yeasty fat citrus quality with a hint of nuts. A solid bottle, but I prefer them with less age.
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For our Bordeaux First Growth Dinner, opened a bottle in the cellar for 5 years, lots of tiny bubbles quickly formed a mousse, nose of spring flowers, sage, and citrus, same on the palate, tasted young, crisp, fresh, good acid, big body, mouth filling, refreshing, long finish.
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No note on Krug ID here but given this was at The Arts Club, London we believe its the most resent release. Proper beauty once again, firm, good tension on the palate but with proper round, rich and layered feel. Good ripe fruit, yeat feel on the nose. Just a stunner! 93++
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Crush's Annual Champagne Clusterfuck 2016: Quick note (11 wines in 30 minutes): A lively GC showing citrus, malt , bready, spice on the nose - quite complex. The palate is rich and zingy with citrus peel, good acid and minerals. I love the GC when it is like this - the perfect combo of richness and liveliness. Nose - 5.5/6, Palate - 5.5/6, Finish - 5/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 1.5/2 = 17.5/20.
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Really superb with the turkey dinner. The other couple with us did not like champagne and that forced my wife and I to have to enjoy the whole bottle ourselves!
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A bottle with the red gold label. I think it was not a perfect bottle, because all other old GC had more deepness and complexity, still a great wine but missing the refreshing acidity beside the typical oxidative notes, nuts, marcipan and citrus in the finish
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Maybe I got a bad bottle that was cooked. It tasted like high temperature cooked the champagne. Not worth the price. I bought it at Astor Wine in NYC. Won't buy this again.
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A Matter of Taste (Meritage Resort & Spa Napa, CA): 93-94; Showing great as Krug usually does if you enjoy the style. Masculine Champagne with a full body, rich, voluptuous, yeasty, brioche, all while maintaining great balance and elegance. Never disappointed with these. Great start to our dinner.
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This bottle seems not in good condition. The bubble is faint and weak for a young Krug. Aroma is good but with some interesting straw glass. Acidity is a little bit over the top especially in the finish.
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'90-'08, '14 disgorge. Apple tart, brioche, lots of golden notes. Hints of walnut and marzipan. Soil tones and the faintest spice. Right wine, right time, right temperature.
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2016 Annual K&L Tasting (K&L San Francisco Store): K&L Champagne Event, nose of crème brulee, brioche, white peach, Chinese apple, and wet slate, same on the palate, big body, mouth filling Champagne with lots of flavor, richness, acidity, and complexity, bold and rich, elegant and amazing, only a medium/long finish today, tasted 3 times today and same result every time.
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From 375 ml bottle purchased in 2006, so base is most likely 1995 or 1996. I had low expectations given prior experience on aging 375s, but this proved that experience wrong. Energetic and effervescent from start to finish with baked apple, toasted walnuts and vanilla. Very tasty.
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From 37.5 bottle. As lovely as always. A complex built Champagne, with the lovely Krug tell-tale ingredients showing, both on the nose and palate. Solid and perfect. Can’t ever see that you ever can get enough of Krug?
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Uncles Fine Wine Club’s - Grand Cru Tasting (Bodø): Floral with a sway of autolysis and a mineralic undertone, becoming more complex as the wine settles in the glass. Fresh with small delicate bubbles and concentrated fresh fruit on the palate. 88-89 points.
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Uncle Fine Wine Club Fall BYO; 10/14/2016-10/15/2016 (Tord House): A mixture of 183 different wines, and a mix of Grand Crus between 1990 and 2007 with 07 as the base. Clean and pretty in the glass, pale. Nose is discreet and clean, eventually with a little citrus and some green apples. Dry mouth with predominance of acidity. The wine is light with medium fruit concentration. Small bubbles, anonymous mousse.
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Beautiful, fresh and open nose of toast, lees, white peach, and flowers. Lively, slightly sweet and tangy on the palate. A bit light for Krug, but very refreshing and really fun to drink.
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This was a real treat! For me this is one of the lustiest & most masculine champagnes on the market. Almost crunchy, almost lager like but, much more nuanced flavors than any beer I've ever had. Toast, creme brulee, ginger, herbs, lemon, apple and orange zest are just some of things you get when this explodes on your tong. Only knock for me is that it lacks a bit finesse and silky elegance. That OK, this is KRUG and it rocks! Put this on the other side of dial from Taittinger Comte.
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A Mostly Grand Cru French Night at Heirloom (Heirloom, St.Paul, MN): Light-medium gold color. Drank 1 glass over 30 minutes. Code: 112001. 1990-2005, disgorged 1/11, 44PN, 37C, 19PM. Outstanding as always; a deft blend of finesse and power with the elegance taking the lead. Pear, almond, quince, almond paste, creme brulee, clean minerality, long and delicious.
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Wine & Spirits Top 100 Tasting, nose of crème brulee, brioche, white peach, Chinese apple, and wet slate, same on the palate, big body, mouth filling Champagne with lots of flavor, richness and complexity, slaughtered the Sparkling Wine competition this evening, amazing, like NFL Football, comes right at you, and envelops your palate. Tasted 3 times this evening and similar result every taste.
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Tuna fish oil, sappy, long ong finish, med bubbles, yeasty, slight nutty note but not oxidative. Guessed '98 or '99 blend. I believe the Krug ID showed this to be 2006 base, with reserves back to 1990. Very good. This was took first place by way of most votes. My 4th best. Blind at Dirty Dozen tasting.
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'90-'07; 2014 disgorge. A very good edition of GC. Above average complexity on the nose given disgorgement date, with depth from funk and limestone notes. Light spice and golden fruit notes round out the profile. Better after 30 minutes of air time
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Corke code V1031 (i.e. deg. May/june 2010). Picked up at a local Mallorcan supermarket at a hefty EUR 175 (but what can you do when in need and there is not much champs around), thus I would not want to taint the CT rating with my score. I found the typical Kruge notes but coffee dominates the nose to the extent that it is un-charming. On the attack the fruit is fine at first then in an instant turning rather cooked. Sad but true.
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This bottle was disgorged in May/June 2004 based on the label design and cork code A431. It was purchased recently at auction and bears a price tag from a retail chain, so storage is questionable. Clear medium honey-gold color. Very fine bead fading after 20 minutes. The bouquet showed trademark Krug power, with initial notes of brioche, croissant, and butterscotch, followed by old limestone and dried chamomile. Later, nice notes of almond biscotti appeared. On the palate, this was fresh and pure with laser precision and mouthwatering lemon-apple acidity. Overall this wine seemed more evolved than expected, possibly due to sub-optimal storage.
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IMW 2016 Champagne - Prestige Tasting (Hyatt, San Francisco): 183 wines from 1990-2007 Usually 58% pinot to 88% pinot, usually 2/3 Pinot. 5-15% Meunier (more resistant to frost, buds later and ripens earlier, so has a shorter growing season, and is easier to grow - less succeptible to hazards. Often planted in crappy sites... but you can plant it in better sites and make better champagne. Jos A Michel is usually 80-100% Meunier and ages well.).
Pale straw, hint of yellow. Fascinating nose, reductive toastiness (smoky autolytic character), detailed and savory. Reminds me of a young hunter semillon. Slight toasted popcorn. Very faint brioche at this point. Explosive fresh brioche on the palate. Yeah it's really good. Has high+ acid and phenomenal silken texture. Just a touch here and there of caramel and toast. High acid, well-contained dosage, mid-weight, mid-power, lithe. 9-9.5 $200
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Hard to imagine a more consistently great champagne. Like DP, this is about as close to a sure thing in the wine world as one can get. Krug bitches, Krug!
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Yum. (Even at 30,000ft above the ground, but that's for another time). Just Classic krug notes, love the toast/brioche flavor. So consistent, so good. Paired with pate then with chilled lobster then onto fish in white cream sauce.... So versatile... Always looking out for those sales to stock up on these.
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2006 base, reserves back to 1990, disgorged Autumn 2013. Mid straw. Very Krug, rich, rounded, mellow but bright, fresh and long. Really really lovely, this is a super bottling. ****1/2
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Q3 Tasting - Aged Cali (The Apt): Bonus bottle #3: To celebrate an engagement. If we were to have a house champagne this would be my choice. It's invariably excellent to great and the cashmere bubbles with the excellent toast are a great combination. Unfortunately don't have disgorgement date, but this was a young one.
'90-'06, 2011 disgorge. More noticeable minerality and chalk in this bottle. Drank fairly quickly, depriving it of air time which young GC can benefit from. 92+
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Brief note. Quite recent release. Cork was stolen by a cork-collecting neighbor before I could check the ID and vintage composition. Nose was tell-tale Krug, unmistakable, with some gunpowder and toasty spicy sulfur, bruised apples, hazelnuts, butterscotch, autolysis, fresh stone fruits & ripe lemons. Palate mirrors the nose, with exceptional size, depth and length. Last Champagne bottle drunk tonight (6 bottles where enjoyed), and by far the best and most complex. Still young, but as good as ever. What better way to finish an Champagne Bonaza evening with neighbours? Bring ‘em on!
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KRUG iD 112006 from 375ml and purchased at the end of 2015. Excellent Krug delivering as expected. Yeasty/bread and baked apple nose with a crisp dry palate. Nice length. Very strong. Heavy bead--clearly quite young.
From Krug ID: "The final composition of this Krug Grande Cuvée is: 44% Pinot Noir, 35% Chardonnay and 21% Meunier....the oldest from 1990 and the youngest from 2006.
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Lot LLLHSM, with R&D before their trip to France. Consistent with the better bottles from this lot with orchard fruit and hints of citrus, with a rich creamy quality too. Fine bead with a long finish. Drinking very well tonight.
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MV KRUG GRANDE CUVEE BRUT- 375 ml; as with many 375s I`ve had in the past few months, this offers all of the expected gifts from the Grande Cuvee from recently released
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Appearance: Bright and clear, it has light lemon color, consistent fine bubbles, watery rims and legs. Nose: Clean, with medium (+) intensity aromas of citrus fruit of lemon, green fruit of apple, floral notes of acacia, stone fruit of peach, maturity notes of honey, autolytic notes of toast and yeast, mineral notes of stony. The wine is developing. Palate: Dry with high acidity, the wine has medium (-) alcohol and light body, showing medium (+) intensity flavors of citrus fruit of lemon, green fruit of apple, autolytic notes of toast and biscuit, maturity notes of honey, mineral notes of stony. The wine has a medium (+) finish. Conclusion: Very good quality Champagne showing a really nice, intense nose of good complexity, with the signature champagne notes of biscuit and toasty aromas, while on the palate there is plenty of acidity to make it highly refreshing, structured, and with a finesse that makes you simply could not stop drinking. It is equally concentrated on the palate with also a reasonably long finish. Ready to drink now, it is not meant for further ageing but can maintain for another 3-5 years.
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clear pale straw with copious medium small bubbles. toasted vanilla, pear, green apple. medium acids, no tannins, not sweet. creme Brule. Short balanced finish. petrossian
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Monopole Wine: unfortunately this seemed like it was a little bit prematurely oxidized. Bought on release I believe this to be disgorged around 2008 or so (pre-Krug ID). Not too bad, but just a note of sourness and very slight walnut made it a bit aggressive acid wise, and seemed to thin out the mid-palate somewhat, and a nuttiness that should not be there.
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Degorgerad juni 2012. En väldigt bra flaska. En väldigt tydlig rosendoft som jag aldrig tidigare känt på detta vis. Rosorna finns även med i eftersmaken.
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Brought to Larimar BYOB in Spring Lake. Great aromas of ripe pear, bread dough, biscotti, and some mild yeast notes. Medium fine bubbles. Rich and mouth coating with more pear and quince on the palate. Extremely refreshing and paired well with Chilean sea bass and squid ink pasta. ID indicates disgorgement in spring 2011.
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Bottle 411048. This is just so easy to drink. Green apple, a little yeast, and a wonderful amount of acidity. Hard to put down. The bottle went much quicker than I would have anticipated. My wife normally dislikes sparking wine, but she enjoyed 2+ glasses of this at dinner.
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2005 base, disgorged summer 2012. 44% Pinot Noir, 37% chardonnay and 19% Meunier. A stunning Krug, deep and round from the Pinot dominance, there is a smokiness. Even with the bottle age has a lively acidity, but balanced and smooth. long finish.
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ID 414083 bottled winter 2014 with youngest wines from 2007 and oldest at 1990. Bottle aged for 8 years. 37% Pinot Noir, 32% Chardonnay and 31% Meunier. Creamy lemon notes with great intensity and complexity. Lean finish with good density. Impressive bottle.
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So, I reported just a few days ago on this wine, and it was smashing. However, opening it was for an occasion, so I made sure the bottle was from a special stash. Tonight, this is from the 24 half bottles I bought from Wally's around Christmas 2014. The price was right, $60, so I went nuts. Because of the move, etc., I never opened one for quite a while, but I did give several bottles as gifts before I left. I have opened 6-8 of them and I have 8 left. No notes because I was in my CT! hiatus mode. I was approached by an AZ friend, who bought a bunch also, about the Wally's NV Krug halves possibly being flawed. I opened several after learning this, and besides one clearly corked bottle, I never suspected I had an overtly suspicious one. However, I now have some perspective restored. Tonight I have a little concern that there is some heat damage. I admit, subtle. But the wine is much more leesy, more advanced. The finish isn't as vibrant. Maybe it's all in my head. I'm going to break my pattern and leave this note open for comments. Fire away.
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Had this in the cellar for about 5-6 years. A little musty when the cork first came out, but quickly settled down - super tiny bubbles, medium colour, toasty nose, nutty, very rich, almost vintage like. Great bottle and worth the wait.
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From 375ml. Taken into a restaurant. $20 corkage. An older bottle purchased around 5 years ago. It did not have a Krug ID number. Outstanding. Consumed so effortlessly, we could have brought a 750. A compelling reason to hold these NVs as the palate was beefed up. I hesitate to use descriptors such as rich and creamy because they can often mean something negative. Here I want to convey the structured layers of flavors leading to a long finish. I would strain to think this could be more exceptional with more time. A virtually perfect bottle.
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Krug ID 115002 - 163rd Edition disgorged in the winter 2014/2015. 183 wines from 12 different years, the oldest from 1990 and the youngest from 2007
Lacked the vitality and freshness of previous disgorgements and uncharacteristic for Krug it felt a bit plain (for a Krug) and flabby. Good wine but disappointing. 91
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Buttercream yellow. Smooth, low-intensity mousse. Yeasty nose with butterscotch and marzipan. Delicate, understated palate of pear with mineral ferrous notes. Long lemon finish. Complete and refined.
[Drunk with chocolate birthday cake in Singapore. Fridge temperature.]
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This one was disgorged in 2012 and as always it was excellent. Very fragrant nose with clean fruit flavor. Ends with a nice round slightly yeasty finish.
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Bottle Id 411041, deg 2011: Rich, toasty notes, walnut, ripe apples. Superb length and very balanced. Nice saline notes. A stunner, even out of the 3/8 bottle.
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Krug NV 82-96 Label. Åpner med et stort pop! Moden, flott nese med modne epler, tørket frukt og litt nøtter. Nydelig mousse av bittesmå bobler. Godt konsentrert og full av liv. Veldig kult! Moden, men fresh! Meget god lengde. Lekker flaske.
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82-96 etikett. Flott pop og mousse. Moden med modne epler, nøtter (?) og sherry på en positiv måte. Elegant. Moden vin full av liv, en virkelig lekker flaske. 93
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Base wine from '07 Nose - nutty Mouth - rich nutty with caramel accents, almost slightly confected like a caramelized nut. Tasted next to Selosse V.O. Which I found more complex and memorable
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Old style label, ~1995-2004; two digit cork code suggests the earlier part of that period, so this bottle is perhaps fifteen years old, but less than twenty. Shrunken but still firm cork, opened with a sigh. Honey gold colour; foam on pouring, but no visible bead in the glass. A supremely indulgent older champagne nose, with rich brioche and a touch of mushroom. Plenty of this on the palate, but a core of rich acidity and orchard fruit - almost metallic. Very intense and forceful, perhaps not totally integrated, but still a great wine. Always good to nab an older bottle of something special, especially when it's under the market price. [Cork + cage; 12% abv; Eskview Wines, Musselburgh, £116.50].
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This bottle was quite good, although showing some maturity. No Krug ID on this bottle,s clearly has been aging in my cellar for some years. Rich heady showing yeasty biscuit and a fat wall of apple cider fruit. Nice bite and fine bubbles. Lovely.
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'90-'07; 2014 disgorgement. Seemed to be a lighter, higher note wine versus other recent blends even when adjusted for its age. Pear, light honey, apple and floral notes bounded by light spice but with the beginnings of the deeper Krug foundation. A high degree of clarity on the palate. Less yeasty notes than at this point than other blends have shown at a similar distance from their disgorgement. Still showing its recent bottling. 93+
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Deg:March 2014 Light golden On the nose: Gunpowder, red baked matured apples, oak and some butterscotch. On the palate: High acidity with red apples, gunpowder, coffee. As usual a brilliant wine. Long finish
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Beautiful balance, tension, depth, and verve. Excellent NV as expected - what else to say? It's Krug - nothing if not consistently high quality. First wine of night for 1yr anniversary.
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Krug 2002 Clos du Mesnil Release Tasting (Aviary - Chicago IL): Edition with 2002 base (158th edition), tasted alongside Krug 2002 and Mesnil 2002. Ripe apple and pear with very concentration. Perfectly mature with impressive length. Toasty notes are front-and-center, most notably on finish. No time like the present to enjoy.
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Krug 2002 Clos du Mesnil Release Tasting (Aviary - Chicago IL): From magnum, with 2006 base. Lots of ripe apple and lemon lemon custard and lemon peel. Fruit more prominent than toasty hints. Very good concentration and length, also very finessed finish. My favorite of the three editions tasted tonight.
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Krug 2002 Clos du Mesnil Release Tasting (Aviary - Chicago IL): From the most recent (#163) release, with 2007 as the base. Ripe apple with toast and yeast. Beautiful style and elegance, good concentration and length. Probably an edition for more current consumption. Three editions tasted tonight.
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This was an old bottle of Krug. It had the old red label used from 96-04. The cork was tossed so I couldn't check the v code. It was at least 12 years old. Dark yellow with little effervescence. Faint citrus notes and it smelled like a bread box. Well balanced but unfocused, it reminded me a little bit of older, simple burgundy. Good, but I prefer it a bit younger.
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Dufter av overmodne epler, sødmefull aprikos, lynghonning, lys karamell, nybakt smørloff og hint av sopp. Sitrende energisk. Hinsides generøs med delikat og fyldig mousse, komplekst og lett utviklet aromabilde med innslag av fat. Fantastisk syrefriskhet og konsentrasjon. En massiv Champagne med nerve, struktur og stor lengde preget av krisp mineralitet.
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Another bottle and another great showing from Krug and their standard cuvee. As always this delivers, and as always in great style! Deep and complex, layers of pleasure over the whole spectra. Recent bottling, but oh so good. As always, if you can manage to stay away, store this NV babies for as long as possible, and you will be greatly rewarded. This is serious stuff. Simply delicious bubbles. (93 – 95)
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Ultimate Krug Evening (LMVH offices, London): 2007 base, ID 115002. The glass we were handed on entering was most un-krug like. Sharp and zingy. But the top-ups were richer, as were the bottles poured in the tasting, though still not yet exhibiting the full breadth one expects of GC.
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'Wine Gang Ultimate Krug Evening' (LVMH London): 2007 base, ID 115002. Tasted across multiple bottles, with some variation. Initially quite tight and mute on the nose. Gets richer and more obviously Krug by bottle three and remains constant until bottle six. Seven is back to the tightness of glass one. Eight is richer again. At best this is medium rich, with a nice sense of Krugness, but the tighter glasses are more anonymous. ***1/2 to low ****
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'Wine Gang Ultimate Krug Evening' (LVMH London): ID 108001, 2002 base. Mid to fuller straw, very much in line with the 02 vintage. Richer and spicier on the nose. Similar richness to the vintage 02 — all the complexity but the power reigned in a little with a spot more elegance. Lovely wine. *****
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7 year old Grande Cuvee. Walnut, biscuits, coconuts. Plenty oxidative notes. Drinking well but also a bit boring to be honest. I need my champagne young and fresh and this is showing too old for me.
Light gold color. Drank 1 glass off the list at Guy Savoy. Excellent as usual, consistent with note from 2/16/16. Deep and powerful, yeast, chalk, citrus, quince apple skin, long.
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HDH auction tasting at Tru; 5/13/2016-5/14/2016 (Chicago, IL): Has it really been a year since the last time I've had a glass of the the Grande Cuvée? To steal some of the words of everyone's favourite second growth Bordeaux, Krug ne change. The palate has everything I remember: peaches, brioche, baked apple, and a touch of spice. Largely scaled and very powerful with great acidity and density. Serious concentration, but almost certainly this is a young version of this wine -- I find Grande Cuvée benefits greatly from prolonged aging.
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Just fantastic open and expressive with an array of complex pear, brioche, minerals, touches of Apple, really smooth fine effervescence but still quite intense and persistent, wonderful elegant acidity with a long lingering finish with a delicate hint of ginger
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Half bottle. Disgorgement date unknown. Although typically full, one of the most lively, citric, least oxidative Grande Cuvée bottlings I've had. Excellent.
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Fresh and vibrant. Delicious. Nothing to complain about except that it is quite expensive. Worth it for the very special occasion. We served this for our Mother's Day dinner with grilled sea bass and mushroom rissoto.
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My best taste of Krug to date? Fairly mature notes on the nose and a very complex palate with quite a lot of mature apples. After a while the oak shows.
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Scott's Wine dinner at Honeysuckle, a bit of everything! (Honeysuckle, Washington DC): This seems to have some age on. Ripe yellow fruit, apple pie, honey, smoke, caramel and mineral. Good concentration, medium to deeply toned yellow fruit driven palate impression, shy fine mousse, good mineral expression, bright acidity and long sweet and sour finish. This particular bottle is softer and warmer than usual. Very good bottle.
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As an exceptionally spoiled wine drinker if push came to shove I'd have to cite Salon as my favorite champagne, but man are Krugs really good. This was purchased from Crush and I suspect a newer disgorgement, but just so well done as always. It's interesting and complex and bubbles like cashmere and just the right amount of toast without knocking your socks off (as I've found a few of the 'good' champagnes of late to do). Always classic, always delicious and a great treat on a birthday.
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ID 413068. Notes of vanilla, marshmallow, apple and citrus. The palate follows the bouquet. Fine bead with a nice finish dominated by a vanilla crème quality. Very nice but not as complex or deep as the best examples of this wine.
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Krug ID 214030, 2006 vintage based and disgorged in Spring 2014. A very closed wine, only opening up towards the end of the dinner which is more than 2 hours. Nose not really showing up to start and palate is very tight. Slightly savoury / bitter aftertaste. After 2+ hours it gets better on the palate, which is quite thick and serious. Need patience, don't open it yet in next 2 years. 15.5+/20
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Per Krug's web site, made from vintages '90 through '05. Light to medium golden colored with a very soft bubble and bead; a mixed nose of brioche and funky sea air. Loads of citrus and baking spices like nutmeg and cinnamon. Has a gentle sense of early stage maturity but should gain some wilder complexity with at least a few more years on it (if that's your thing).
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April Acker Auction (Marea): Had been purchased 5 or 6 years before. This wine was just hitting on all cylinders and prompted two ppl who weren't as familiar with it to do a 'wow - that is a good champagne'. Perfect toast, oven fresh, hints of well-browned popcorn, and bubbles that just melt in your mouth. Delicious.
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Absolutely delicious. Outstanding. Bready, yeasty, lemony. Probably the best champagne I've ever had. We drank it the week of our wedding, last week. $70 for the half bottle. It had been kept at proper temperature before and after purchase. Quite a treat!
'90-'06, early 2012 disgorgement. Quite approachable but still young at present. Investing a few more years in the cellar will yield a deeper and to my palate more enjoyable wine.
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MV KRUG GRANDE CUVEE- the ID code on the back label revealed this bottle received its cork in the summer of 2012, was blended from 134 wines from 12 different vintages from 1990- 2005; with a mid gold color, the expected goodness was perceived with the requisite lightly toasted brioche first noticeable on the nose followed by ginger, spice, vanilla, honeyed almond, butterscotch and citrus notes all continuing on through the palate pleasing finish; a grand cuvee indeed.
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Base 2007, typical Krug perfume, a lot of citrus, bread, brioche, roasted nuts, lime,very fresh in the palate, middle + body, middle long finish, The aftertaste is firstly more citrus than nuts again, 92-93
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alltid gott med Krug och denna flaska hade varit lagrad 5 år i restaurangens källare. vinet blir verkligen krämigt med ålder och kul med en restaurang där du kan välja en flaska som fått ligga ner ett tag eller om man vill ha det unga fräscha så går även det bra. Kul klockren till maten på Zuma, London igår.
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Krug is Krug. Toast, almond smell is very rich. If you want to feel rich aroma you have to use burgundy glass not champagne glass. Take your time and drink slowly as a result, you must figure out another picture of Kurg.
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We did a blind tasting with around 15 NV Champagne, this one beeing the most expensive one. In our group, at least on that special evening, this one ranked very far behind. Disappointing.
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Fine Wine Room Opening (Acker Merrall): One of my favorite MV champagnes - this was light and toasty and evolving. Bubbles are very soft and almost totally seamless. Delicious.
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Nose of tutti-frutti candy, light brioche, apple and strawberries. On the palate medium mousse, quite big fruit, more toast and some mineral. Big mouthfeel and medium+ length. Very good, but not spectacular. I have a bit of a problem with the slightly chemical tutti-frutti notes.
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Unsure of disgorgement. Purchased 2011. No bottle ID. Vivid golden hue. Plenty of sparkle and mousse. Some lovely development here. Aromas and flavours of apple, biscuit, mushrooms, figs. The intensity and balance are terrific. Great on its own. Even better with fresh oysters.
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Disgorged 2011; '90-'06. In an odd phase, creamy and light oxidative notes developing well on the nose, but the backpalate is displaying some unusually tart acidity.
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Dinner at Vic's (Vic's Fine Dining): Drank 1/5th of the bottle over an hour. This started out incredibly feminine, mostly lemon, pear, brioche and acidity. As it sat in the glass, the wine became more masculine, until it was quite toasted and musky. I liked it in both states, although the lighter style was intriguing. From a restaurant, I wonder if this is a very new bottle, as I've not experienced that transformation before with Krug.
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Dinner at Vic's (Vic's on the River, Mpls): Light gold color. Drank 2 glasses over an hour. Instantly recognizable class, big nose with lemon, apple, citrus, lemon peel, mineral, quince. The palate sustains the class and complexity, giving restrained power with depth, full bodied, tart, tart lemon, tart green apple, apple skin, quince, citrus zest, clean minerality, long finish. Always a delight to drink these. Puts a smile on your face after a long week.
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Another great dinner with Jon: #314059 disgorged summer 2014, 2006 base. Great aromatics - apple, pear, brioche, musk, straw and lifted florals. Lovely power and acidity across the palate, carries into a really good length. Even better once it warmed up a touch. Delicious.
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Krug Dinner with Some DRC (The Bristol - Chicago IL): Another delish example from the 2006 base. Apple and pear with good concentration and lots of fruit throughout with charming burst of energy. I continue liking this as a great Krug NV/MV.
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Base year 2005. Yeast, biscuit, white flowers, and a hint of apricot on the nose. Fine mousse. Dry and slightly astringent, but savoury with apricot fruit coming through. Long.
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With Steak & Pasta. An aged NV, probably from the 90s, identified by the label. Yellow gold, rather primary in appearance. Lovely nose of sea salt, yuzu, peach, chinese pear and pineapple. Acidic, fresh and clean on the palate, with yellow kiwi, pear, green apple, wet stone, salted butter, toast, cashews and wet grass. This showed extremely young, with hardly any oxidative characteristics. In fact, the fruit was very primary, and this has a long life ahead. Marvellous wine, and served at the end, rather than the start.
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Base year 2004. Gorgeous clean crisp nose. Gentle yeast and white flower, white peach, slight hazlenut, macadamia. Wonderfully crisp, dry, almond, yeaty palate. Excellent.
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Base year 2002. Apples and pears, but more oxidation and malt on the nose than the 2002 vintage. Drier and more astringent than the 2002 vintage wine. Bracing. Crackers. Dont get me wrong, very good and quite refreshing finish. Maybe 94 pts.
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2006 base year. Salty yeast toast and malt with faint stewed apples and pears in the background. Rich, slightly astringent, bit with a strong entry on the fromt palate. Long. Very moreish. Very good.
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Frog, ZH, Bouchard, Krug, Sauzet, Fargues (E. 4th street): What can you say. Its a classic. Sadly, my last bottle in the cellar and I don't know that I will be paying the current tariff for more. The nose is very clean. No oxidation. Pear, slight toast, slight smoke and lots of minerality. On the palate, there is a slight red fruit note, then that gets replaced by minerals and citrus. Great acidity. Lively wine. Going back later in the night, it had rounded out a bit but still had great cut. Finish goes on forever. Very food friendly.
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Edition 158. 2008 disgorgement; '88-'02. Creamy and golden with distinct wet slate and bartlett pear. Wet rocks on the palate with still sharp acid on the backpalate. Faint dry ginger across the midpalate. 7 years after getting its cork this wine is just starting to come into a balance of smoothness and depth of flavor that I like. To my palate, the acid on the back says this still needs another 3-5 years to further mellow. Consumed with fluke sashimi. 93+
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Late 70s disgorgement. Mid/late 50s to mid 70s base wines (so estimated by the house). Golden and deep flavors. Mature but focused notes of ginger, dried pear, nuttiness. Notable youthfulness of intensity, with fruit, provided a highly unusual contrast to more mature champagne elements.
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Delicious as always! Consistently such an great blend. Hits all the notes you want in a champagne. Drinking very young, has plenty of life ahead of it.
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Thanks for opening this Ken. It kicked both the 03 and 05 Dom in the butt. This wine never disappoints. It has fruit, stone, earthy - everything you could want in wine. Texture, layered, focused. They have done and do it right every time. I prefer the MV to the vintage bottles they produce. Excellent. Colossal claws and bubbles, it doesn't get any better.
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Code shows bottled in 2012 with base 2005. Cork compressed and half soaked. Vigorous release and lots of fizz. In the glass this looked light yellow. Nose reminded me of a recent 2005 Vina Tondonia, all nuts, toast, fino and honey. Is it oxidising? In the mouth, fully dry, fully savoury. This is very long; the fino elements are filling in the profile and the acidity is giving a clear line from start (white fruit) to end (earthy, umami). There's honey and toast and porcini and fennel and ginger. After that, I give up. As it develops the complexity increases. This is going so well. If it is prematurely aged then well done for not making me wait to see how it will develop. This is going straight into my Hall of Fame. I'm going to have to go large on the score. Bravo.
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Disgorged 2012, base vintage 2005. Intense toastyness and flint. Full body, but just a tad less harmonious in its structure than previous bottles from same case.
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This was the best GC I had so far. It was one from the 80it's with yellow label. Phantastic fine perlage giving the wine a vibrant freshness over the 6 hours. Drank it from juhlin glas but I would prefer my beloved zalto burgundy glas. The first notes were red berries with some vanilla, minimal oxidation signs, after two hours nougat, chocolate and smoked bacon are dominating. The last two hours are filled with marzipan and roasted hazelnuts. Very long clear finish. More old krug style than the lemon and honey influenced CdM. Perfect match-up with prawn risotto. The older grande cuvees are the most complex champagnes for me. A perfect bottle at his peak. 98!
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Carried in this wine to dinner at Daveed's for New Year's eve. Delicious, complex and well balanced, but not the seamless and utterly refined finish I remember from a previous bottle. Great nonetheless.
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'90-'06, disgorged August 2013. Tart, young baked apple and citrus notes. Aggressive palate and mousse; firm chalk/mineral notes. Nose gains some weight with time, much more depth and darker flavors. Will benefit from time or even some decanting at this stage.
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'90-'06, disgorged '11. Flatter flavor profile and lower acid than bottles with the same disgorgement. More apple than pear; more rocks than ginger. 91-92
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Drank alongside a 2006 Gimmonet Special Club which is Blanc de Blancs, so the contrast was vivid. But this Krug is lush and rich, deep with mature apple, a compelling yeastiness and a rich bread dough flavor. The most astonishing thing is the finish that truly stays on the tongue and palate at least a minute. Really a gorgeous Champagne.
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As always, a great pleasure to pop open. Rater recent release I would say (did not note the code). Came along very nice in glass, for as long as it lasted (not long). Krug never disappoints, and I could go monogamous on this brand, when it comes to bubbles. Solid 93 points, with room for improvement.
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Lovely reductive nose with nuts and bright cherries. The palate is focused and intense with yellow fruit pits and some orange pith. Long yellow tinged finish. Love it as usual.
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Zachys Champagne Extravaganza: More dry than either of Doms, with more of a sour apple and yeasty profile. Lingers on a palate for a long time. Energy and body here at the expense of elegance.
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This was another older bottle of the gold label NV. It predates the codes for determining vintage blend and disgorgement. Either way, it was a lovely bottle that had clearly benefited from significant cellar time. Rich, round and very flavorful, it had great persistence and depth. Not much on upfront fruit, but bursting with toasty flavors, it was a real treat.
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Krug ID 314050, a new release showing notes of apple, almond and fresh marshmallow. Fine bead with your uthful acidity and flavors of orchard fruit, lemon cream and vanilla. Needs some time in the cellar.
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Opened by LostVerse, Lot 314050. Disgorged Summer 2014. Made from 183 wines from 12 different years between 1990 and 2007. No formal notes but the best NV Krug I've had in a while (since 2010). 94-95 points.
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Drank it from half bottle at Chef's Table Brooklyn Fare, NY. This time a little bit disappointing after Chartogne-Taillet. Not that powerful as usual,maybe because it is from half bottle. It was my first time from this bottle size and I read they are sometimes somehow tired. I won't say it was an off-bottle but surely not the best, apart from that typical Krugnotes in the palate
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KRUG Tasting (Zurich, Switzerland): Old yellow label, deg. late 70s or early 80s. Color was quite mature. Nose was oxidative but showed many flavors ranging from bread to ripe fruit. Still very fresh and balanced. Very rich and powerful. A true beauty and still feels quite youthful. Awesome
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KRUG Tasting (Zurich, Switzerland): Old gold label, deg. mid 1990s. Dark gold in color. Nose shows oxidative notes, apricot and quench jelly. Lots of power and wonderful balance. This is now fully mature but very pleasant to drink. Great wine
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KRUG Tasting (Zurich, Switzerland): Magnum Bottle, deg. August 2011. Again like many of the young Grande Cuvees this one showed also hints of apple cider and slight bread notes. Very powerful, vinous and long. Highly elegant. Nice out of the magnum
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KRUG Tasting (Zurich, Switzerland): Bottle deg. around 2004. Nose had quite an oxidative nose. Lots of power but just showing flaws on multiple fronts. This is not a representative bottle
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KRUG Tasting (Zurich, Switzerland): Deg. around 2000, old bottle with flower pattern on the label. Again signs of apples and ripe fruit. Long, mouth filling with plenty of power. Sweet and wonderful balance. Hints of almond paste in the back. Very nice Grand Cuvee. Drink now with no hurry
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KRUG Tasting (Zurich, Switzerland): Krug Id 114008, deg. 2014. Nose reminds a bit of apple cider and hints of smoke. Still quite young and wild. Acidity is quite high but shows a great sweetness. Hold for another 5 years or use as a food companion
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Different impression of it this time. Nose of tawny port, apple cider. Palate of yeast, saline, lemon, brandies apple, zucchini bread. Med-long finish.
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Vin Chicago Champagne tasting. A perennial favorite, this bottle is consistent with other past experiences. Bright and juicy acidity with some aromas of stone fruit (white peach) and really wonderful texture. Proper stemware would have done better for the aroma but who's complaining! Did not catch the disgorgement date on the bottle being tasted out..
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'90 - '06, 2011 disgorgement. Rich golden nose with ripe pear, organic earth / ginger, and chalky notes. Broader acid and drier finish to my palate on this occasion, which allowed it to show well up against a pea and brown rice soup. 92+
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Wine Gang 'Ultimate Champagne' (Basement, 67 Pall Mall): 3/14 disgorgement. Relatively pale, light straw at fullest. Surprisingly floral on the nose. Lots of lift and vitality. Feels as if this is in a higher key than some. Plenty of zingy ginger. Shows more vibrantly than previous wines. ****
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Base 2005 from Magnum. It is unbelievable after the Clos du mesnil tasting the Grande Cuvee feels "thin" and "diluted". I love this wine but missing the concentation of CdM, nevertheless typical Krug but this time with medium long finish
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Krud ID 214024 - disgorged in Spring 2014 with a base wine of 2006 and oldest back in 1990. Once again this wine proves to be so much more, elegant, classy and nothing says celebration like Krug. Lovely rich fruit, nice depth of flavour, yeasty, toasty and with great length. A masterpiece once again, 93-94
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This is base year 2007. Love this. So fresh and enticing yet full and complex. Leads with fresh fruit and light toast and adds some weight and complexity on the palate. Not the biggest version of Krug Grande Cuvee ever, but still ample, sophisticated, and so well balanced. So easy to drink. I'm tempted to say it is closer to 94pts, and indeed I may be being a touch stingy, but it lacks just a bit of weight compared to some other base year versions (of which I have not written notes unfortunately).
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Crush's Annual Champagne Clusterfuck 2015: Tart this time around - lemons, bread, yeast, touch of malt. Firm on palate - bready, tart with tart lemon finish. Good, but less expansive and complex than the best showings. Nose - 5/6, Palate - 5/6, Finish - 5/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 1/2 = 16/20.
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The best way to end an epic night of amazing wines. Great viscosity on the palate with oyster shell, brioche, round citrus notes with tight bubbles and so much finesse. Delicious
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The Fourteenth Stonefields Dinner (Guelph, Ontario, Canada): The nose on this was powerful on first pour and continued to evolve and improve over the course of 2 hours exhibiting a mix of pure lemon and lime flavours, white blossoms, lemongrass, biscuit and autolytic notes. The palate showed such depth, complexity and roundness with flavours of mint, lemon custard, ripe tropical fruit, biscuit, dough, minerals and herbs...this really gains weight with time. Finish is long, complex and round but with mineral driven density.
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Purchased a case of 375's from Wally's in Jan 2015. 3 out of 4 that I have opened have been dead with the 4th bottle being barely alive. Cork states V662
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Always a great way to start an evening, nose of limes, lemon zest, ginger pear and honey crisp apple, palate has elegant mousse, acidity, delicate fruit and terrific finish
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Ripe pear, fresh mushrooms, bread dough, and lemon peal come across on the nose while the palate consists more of red apple, yeast, and an intense minerality that, combined with the bright acidity, creates a crisp, clean, and refined taste. A truly excellent champagne.
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Robust but also with great finesse. Nice balance of flavor notes: apples and a touch of citrus, spice, and a pronounced saline / mineral character. Very much reminded me of a Grand Cru Chablis. I found it a great match for oysters, but it has the guts to work with virtually anything for dinner. ID #114018 (disgorged Winter of 2013/14).
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Tasted in Krug event from a jeroboam. Krug ID 312037. The nose is much more complex and opened than a 750ml. Nose of mushroom mixed with mineral and it is very complex and rich on palate. One of my best Krug NV experience. Long aftertaste and impressive. Eric Lebel said jeroboam spent 2 years longer in the cellar than 750ml, and he joked it would be much better if Krug only makes magnums and jeroboams. I do agree with him! 17+/20
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Popped and poured from split. V662 on the cork. This was a light yellow champs with a nose of yeast and a flavor that is bright but not complex or layered. There is some modest lemon on the finish. Overall, this was rather disappointing. I think it is yet another Wally's dud bottle. I regret buying so many of these at the Wally's "Tent Sale" and will not buy another one from Wally's. Three of these (so far) have been a disservice to the Krug brand. 87 points.
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By the glass at The Greenhouse , London. Did not note Krug ID (Slap on the wrist) Beautiful as always, lovely elegance, richness, ripe fruit, toasty aromas. Impressive depth and complexity. A great undervalued wine. 93 easy
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Deg:November 2009 Light golden On the nose: Gunpowder, red baked matured apples, nice fine dough, hint of orange zest. Smoke On the palate: Very fine acidity with integrated red apple, new baked brioche, gunpowder and a smoth cinnamon background. Long finish
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2000 Recreation. '90-'00, 2006 disgorge. Funk and stinky cheese on the initial nose which blew off to reveal caramel, pear and cardamom. Wonderfully balanced fruit (pear and rambutan), acid and spice on the palate. Served with herb-laced Saint Jacques.
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'90-'05, 2013 disgorgement. From magnum. Initial warmth and caramel but overall a subdued and somewhat angular nose on this bottle. Firmer acid and a shorter tarter finish than the typical GC blend.
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Up there with the 2004 taittinger comtes I recently had. A beautiful flinty nose, still a bit reticent however. On the palate this wine really soars, especially on the back end. Excellent taught bubbles, crisp acidity, and wonderful honey notes on the finish. Lots going here, but still a bit tight. Let it warm up a bit to get all this has to offer. This bottle has a 2006 base (current release).
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2006 base year. Apple, butterscotch, pear, caramel, spice and ginger, with the expected funky yeasts notes (in this bottle the funk component of that being more pronounced). Sweet front palate and in this bottle somewhat oddly structured back acid.
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From 2006 base but not sure of disgorgement. Very fresh, tense, lovely attack. One of better grand cuvees I've had recently. Really well balanced. Remarkable striking nose. Give these 3-5 years to settle and develop more layers.
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A private dinner (Restaurant Behrens Am Kai *, Düsseldorf, Germany): ID 313040. Magnum. 134 different wines from 12 vintages, 1990-2005. The composition is 44% Pinot Noir, 37% Chardonnay and 19% Pinot Meunier. Disgorged summer 2013. The ultimate multi-vintage champagne, the antithesis of Clos du Mesnil and a bit of a shellshock after tasting all 16 vintages of that wine. Seems remarkably light tonight, but that only underlines the immense power and energy which the Clos du Mesnil terroir confers. This Grande Cuvée is generous and complex, harmonious and flowing, with a wonderful silky elegance, ripe and creamy but with a lovely crisp freshness.
Sometimes they hit and this one is definitely hitting with brioche and candied lemon on the nose. Savory herbs as well on the nose. The palate is great with a soft mousse and candied lemon peel with just as touch of lime pits. Long and delicious.
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Champagne (Mostly) Dinner (Bar Boulud - New York NY): This is the 2000 edition, so a very mature disgorgement. Early and clearly mature, this showed good power, finesse and length, but clearly on the bready, toasty side...more so than I generally prefer.
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Base '90-'06; 2011 disgorgement. Firmer acids than other recent bottles with presumably similar blends. This bottle would have been better in 3+ years. Amazing consistency and quality across the infinite combinations of blends and disgorgements. 92+
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Regular dinner group (@ PZ): I love Krug, but this tasting note is about a half bottle from a duty free sale point. No idea how old it is and how terribly it has been stored and for how long. The bouquet is oxidized with nutty flavors, some honey and butterscotch. On the palate apples, a lot of nutty flavors, bitterness and acidity. Hardly any bubbles left. This simply was a mistreated bottle and much too old. Tasting note for the record and no score.
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1990-2006 base, 2013 disgorgement. Creamy and slightly oxidative nose with golden pear, light chalkiness, dried pineapple, and hints of woodsmoke on the backnose. Golden fruit sweetness on the front and finish, with drier mid palate. Pert bubbles. Moderated acid, smooth finish but still with some bite at the end. Showing the refinement of some age but still with verve. A nice GC.
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Krug Night with Aldo Sohm (Aldo Sohm Wine Bar, NYC): The Grand Cuvee, according to Nicole and Aldo, is the hardest wine to make amongst the lineup because of consistency; that is, to create a wine that maintains the same profile regardless of vintage and vineyards. To do that, the tasting panel tastes 250 base wines over a long period and compiles 4000 tasting notes as a result. The panel then tastes 150 reserve wines (base wines made from past years) before Eric Lebel, the Chef de Caves, proposes 5 blends as candidates for production under the Grand Cuvee label. As a result of this arduous process and aging in the cellar, this champagne pours a deep golden color with pin-sized bubbles and thick long legs. On the nose are copious amounts of lemon custard, apricots, hazelnut oils, honey, leather, brioche, smoky hay and citrus. The palate is generous with a restrained character in both taste and effervescence. Notes of brioche, almonds, white peaches, Meyer lemons, brie, honey and mint dominate the core. Minerality is all the more present too. The finish is very long with a clear cut as the acidity levels maintain the balance. A very masculine wine, and one that is definitely age-worthy. This is even better than the last time I tried it.
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'Finest Bubble' tasting at Frederick's in Islington: No notes at the time but this was more refined than the DP '05 and in terms of drinking now, seems to be the better option for my tastes. I suspect that this was assisted by the fact that it's a non-vintage blend; I didn't get the ID code from the back label but the inclusion of 20-year-old reserve wine gives it an extra dimension in comparison with a vintage prestige cuvee such as DP. There can be no doubt that there's plenty of ageing potential here though.
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Had a magnum last night that had been in cellar for 15 years. Nice dark blonde color, gentle but generous bubbles, taste and aroma of gun smoke so characteristic of well aged, age worthy champagnes, apricot, pear taste. Amazing! So fascinating that the wine did not change profile at all over a 2 hour period where we enjoyed it with lobster and caviar at the fabulous Atlas Restaurant in Atlanta! It was delicious from the first sip to the last and stayed strong.
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Base year 2006. Delicious. Fresh, rich slight brioche, but juicy apples and quince. Probably slightly lighter than the base year 2003 tasted on the same day. Not better or worse, just slightly different.
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This was base year or what Krug will call "edition" 2003. Beautiful wine that combined the edge of sweetness and the freshness of the 2003 vintage with the greater brioche and weight of the 2000 vintage just tasted. I preferred this Grand Cuvée to either of the two vintages.
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From half-bottle, this bottle is about 4 years old, but champagne is still very fresh, taste is crispy, toasty, hint of citrus, rich and deep with good lenght and acidity and minerality. Nice and pleasant drinking 93-94 pts
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Ducru Beaucaillou vertical: Lovely champagne full of class, personality, and drive. Ripe stone fruits, brioche, smoke, spring flowers. Rich and round on the palate... I want to bathe in this, to languidly wallow in a big pool of this and drink myself dry. Just that kind of fizz. Thanks Erik.
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Ducru Vertical with Boston Tasting Group (Brownstone Garden): Nose: Brioche, lemon oil, pear, almond skin and slight grilled peach. Palate: Just dances on the palate with such complex notes of meyer lemon, orange peel, brioche, creme anglais, and smoked nuts. Finish: quite penetrating with stone fruit and matchstick elements.
Never fails to please. My favorite. Thank you Erik!
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By the glass at Beast, London and unfortunately (and unbecoming of us) we did not ask for the Krug ID. We assume however that this is the latest/current release. Served in a white wine glass. A generous wine, open, round, lovely balance and elegance and always a joy to cross paths with it. 93 once again.
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Experimental 1976 GC. Base year 1974. From magnum. Intriguing nose with molasses, coconut, creme brulee. Very dry with almost no bubbles just a light tingle. Palate falls well short of the nose.
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1988 base year; '88-'03. From jeroboam. Tighter and more closed than the bottle last night. Similar elements with bright but somewhat less ripe fruit. Smooth acid on the backpalate.
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1988 base year, 2000 recreation. Beautiful current drinking. Ripe pear and yellow plum lend a subtle sweetness to the palate, complemented by very fine acids. Light vanilla notes with hints of wet rocks. Very approachable now and quite rounded. 93-94
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From jeroboam. 1988 base year, 1988-2003. Wonderfully fresh, with yellow fruits, hints of ginger, grapefruit rind, wet rocks and a lower than typical level of yeastiness. Smooth but lively acidity. Format obviously a strong contributor to the character of the performance.
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Found on the wine list at 20 Brix, while on date with wife. Older bottle with no Krug ID, so unsure of DG date. We drank the bottle with delicious food and went to a concert afterwards with a Krug buzz. Concert was all the better for it! Beautifully toasty and deep savory aromas and flavors, with blazingly fresh acidity and a long and voluptuous finish. A regal bottle of wine, truly for special occasions...which are defined by "whenever u open a bottle of Krug".
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Close to Clos: #412043, disgorged Autumn 2012, 2005 base. Sesame, ginger, lime, green apple, pear and some honey. Good length, can taste the influence from a few years bottle age already. Good texture and balance.
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CIVC Champagne Tasting 2015: ID 214034 - 2006 base, disgorged spring 2014. Smoke, toast, spice, incense and floral notes. Power and precision on the palate. Length is excellent and this bottle was pure classic Krug.
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With the disgorgement date, reviews of this wine are not hugely helpful, but nonetheless - this was delicious! Out of magnum, it had such marvelous refinement.
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This wine is so much more expressive, deep and nuanced once it has warmed to the low 60's. Nothing wrong with at first but it seemed muted, except the nose which was nutty, oldish yeast and a hint of apricot. But the flavors seemed restrained. Once warmer and open a couple of hours it was truly extraordinary. The greatest lesson though is that it tasted like I should wait a few years before drinking again. Not going to but I should. According to the Krug site, this received its cork in 2013. It has a chance at greatness but don't think I want to leave that to my heirs. I will drink the rest in the next decade. But not cold.
Krud ID 114010. 44% PN, 35%CH, 21%PM. Youngest 2006, oldest 1990. Received cork in Winter 2013-14. Lemon buttered brioche toast with baked apple and cinnamon.
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Old label, lot LVUANZ. Golden color. Aromas of marshmallow, cashew and sautéed apple developing honeycomb, brioche and almond nuances. Rich texture with a fine bead. Marshmallow, baked orchard fruit and cashew flavors. Flavors of sautéed apple and pineapple later on. Good, but has probably seen better days.
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Four half-bottles, all from the same lot, drunk within a week of each other, made from vintages 1990-2007 and disgorged Autumn 2013. Consistent notes. Tastes like someone took a tarte tatin made with some pear, squeezed citrus juice all over it, and then dipped the whole thing in crushed gravel, and that's a good thing. Not the most powerful or intense champagne, but nicely complex, this trades the bracing cut of some grower champagnes for seamless balance that makes it gulpably delicious but serious at the same time. I'd be happy to drink this anytime.
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Not sure of the disgorgement date, but a bottle I have had for around 8 years. Lovely balance, fresh and with balanced power and grace. Consistently outstanding. 93 pts
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Krug dinner and tasting (Netherlands): From Magnum, ID 313040, oldest wine 1990, youngest wine 2005. Typical Grande Cuvee nose, soft, sweet dough, fresh, a bit floral, crisp. Taste citrus, pear, lively acidity, some yeast. Balanced, long finish. Drinks well, as Grande Cuvee always does.
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sboccatura 2003. Naso in versione evoluta con le note tostate in evidenza, poi limone, gesso, fiori. Il sorso purtroppo è meno convincente con l'acidità si è un po' staccata dal resto. Peccato, probabilmente bottiglia conservata male.
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Disgorged Mar/Apr 2006. Color: Yellow gold. Aroma: yeasty, ginger, floral, Jasmine, mint. With air exposure, peach, pear, tropical fruit. Taste: Palate entry, intensely yeasty and doughy, grapefruit. Mid palate: citrusy, pineapple, floral and orange. Finish: peppery, ginger, lemon peel and pips, creamy notes. Very assertive, high acid and full body Champagne, yet still very complex and elegant.
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Bottle Id 311031 (Deg. Fall 2011, oldest wine 1990 and youngest 2004): Crisp, fresh, elegant and long. Ripe apples, walnuts and bakers yeast. Complex and very precise Champagne. Still youthful
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Drank this at a Berserker wine dinner in NYC. Nice bubbles. A hint of lemon. Light on its feet. Everyone at dinner really enjoyed this, but I thought the '06 magnum of Pierre Paillard Brut Millesime Grand Cru was better. That had some hazelnut, which I enjoy.
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Damn good. One reason why? This last few ounces were in a stem, sitting on the table and at the end of dinner I retested this at room temp (75ish degrees) and it was still chocked with cut, energy, zesty. No fade at all. Earlier in the meal, we had it at a cooler temp and the zesty lemon and apple was beautiful. Nothing sweet here, just lively and finishing long and youthful. What a great bottle of bubbly. Thank you, Jim.
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The goal: Traditionally produced profound Barolo in classic vintages (My House (Portland, OR)): Wow, this was absolutely gorgeous tonight. You could smell the texture. The palate was so soft and pretty; elegant. Pure and succulent texture offer vibrant fruits and a grace that's nearly unparalleled. Again, incredible vibrancy and purity on the finish. This is one of the most complete Champagne's for me. There was one glass that was left out overnight and the next day, about 24 hours after opening, I consumed this 1oz or so and it was equally as compelling and unique. I love this wine... hard to argue it's not worth the money.
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Tasted with Dan, Christian and several fellows on a Saturday night meal. Excellent aging notes on this MV (per the bottle ID, it was based mostly on early '90s vintages). Lemon and citrus hints. Medium finish. Great champagne to start the evening. Can't really go wrong with the selection.
(Note: Drinking windows on CT seem to vary by releases, not sure how to address it and for that reason I did not enter drinking windows here)
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Red gold label. This bottle is a darn good drinking experience. Nice oxydatives notes, reminds me of a Selosse Initial. Still youth, but in a good place. Bottle emptied fast.
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Disgorged Aprilish 2007. *Very* pronounced nose of oranges, lemons, and a veritable orchard. An amazing richness on the palate that overwhelms with the amount of ripe, rich fruit, yet it doesn't *feel* very rich. No major oxidative notes. A finish that lasts for days. Obviously Krug - unapologetically exuberant. This disgorgement has shown a good deal of variation, but this is one of the top two bottles of the NV I have had. Fantastic!
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Older bottling (with the old tan label), cork stamped V721 - I believe this was disgorged in 2007. This is absolutely spectacular, and probably the best showing I've ever experienced from a NV Krug. Incredibly complex with an array of citrus and white fruited flavours, sweeter brioche, vanilla cream and hazelnut notes, and a gentle chalky mineral element beneath. Slightly creamy and very polished on the palate with bright acidity and a gentle bead, and impressive length. Superb.
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This bottle is in a really fine spot for my palate. Perfect balance between the lemon/grapefruit acidic elements and the apple/caramel/bread non-acidic elements. Wonderful texture and flavor. A beautiful realization of Krug's MV after about 8 years in my cellar. After aging a few of these myself over the years, I'm finding it hard to believe you can get a better champagne than bottle aged Krug MV.
Cork code was V651, meaning it was disgorged in late 2006 (it's been in my off-site storage since purchase in 11/2007).
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Cork Id v1132KA: Light golden in color. Nose of bakers yeast, apple cider, slight oxidation. Wonderful balance and multilayered. Good grip, fresh. An amazing Champagne. I must say Krug always delivers....
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A perfect bottle of Krug Grande Cuvée. It's amazing how good this champagne can be. This bottle was disgorged in 2006.
A hint of dill on the nose, a lot of fruit (blood orange, red apples, lemon) in the mouth and a very long finish. The acidity was high, as always for Krug, but not too much. A very balanced wine.
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Shared with Alan and Sophia. A bit cold upon opening. tight and pure acidity with lemon/lime. With some warming and air, it opened up and picked up some weight. Nice nose of almond, and toasted nuts. Quite tasty. not as good as prior bottle but definitely top notch bubbly.
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Continues to be the best NV bubbles around. Yeast, honeydew, apricot, pear, granny smith; all wrapped up in a subtle floral medley. Better than most vintage champagnes, if a bit pricey.
Opened by Allred. Lot LLLHSM disgorged in 2006. Bottles 2 and 3 of 3 opened were consistent and much better than the 1st bottle. Richer and creamier with notes of apples and almonds. 91-92 points.
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Opened by Allred. Lot LLLHSM disgorged in 2006. This was bottle 1 of 3 opened. The lowest scoring Krug I have ever had. Skunky nose. Austere profile with steely notes. Bitter finish. Ended up dumping to move on to the other 2 bottles. 80 points.
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My 40th Birthday Dinner (Anvil Club, East Dundee): Bottle #2 of LLLHSM started off a bit too cold but was clearly better than the first bottle. Pear, cashew, marshmallow and pastry cream on the nose and palate. None of the austerity that marked the first bottle. Fine bead with a nice finish.
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My 40th Birthday Dinner (Anvil Club, East Dundee): Lot LLLHSM disgorged in 2006. Marshmallow and nutty overtones with an austerity on the palate. Flavors of marshmallow and roasted apple. A disappointment to be sure.
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Old Grand Cuvee, pre-purple label (tan label with purple text and border). Now that's something you don't see every day. Our amateur anthropology expedition dated it to the late 70s or early 80s mainly on the basis of the font. It still has bubbles and actually showed fresher than the '88 today though I don't think the '88 was a totally correct bottle. Deep, golden, brassy, that sort of thing. Impressive that it stuck around, but would I have liked it better 10 years ago? Probably.
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Mostly Blind dinner - 88 Krug, 02 Boillot Monty, 02 Laurent CdB, 89 Palmer, 96 Yquem and etc. (Black Salt, Washington DC): I tried a bottle of 20+ year old MV, ie a 30 year old MV, a couple years ago and rated 97pts. This is another great example of a fully mature MV, demonstrating the benefit of cellaring them. Beautiful golden color that you get in a fully mature Champagne, foretelling what is to come. Beautiful fully mature yet very youthful nose displaying a hint of red currants, apricots, yellow peach, honey, ginger candy, toffee and brioche. Perfectly integrated overall palate impression, sweet yellow pit fruits and a hint of orange peel, round yet cool, good acidity and lovely clean sweet finish. It is fully mature yet without any oxidative notes. Compare to the 88 in the same flight, the palate is slightly less delicate and the nose is slightly less complex. Nevertheless, this is a very complete champagne with exceptional balance. I initially rate this higher than the 88. Just incredibly enjoyable.
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No krug ID so this must be an older bottling. Still as excellent as alwasy and such a great joy to come across this elegant wine. We consistently rate this 93-94 and we think this one ranks at par with the previous encounters.
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Not quite sure what to do with this. Never had it before and it did not really show off. Nonetheless nice Champagne, but I prefer to drink a Vintage in this price class.
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Ok, so I'm easily influenced :-). Day one, 96 DP Oenotheque, Day two 05 Comtes (Tattinger), Day three Krug NV. At this point it is good but on the heels of the other two it lost some luster. Still it is Krug with all that goes with the elegance, balance, unique aroma and flavor profile. I will say that this bottle was a risk buying from Duty Free in Amsterdam and it didn't have the bubble activity I'm used to getting with Krug so that led to tasting great but just not as fresh in my estimation. However, if with the 'apparent' flaws mentioned it is Krug and it is Great.
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This bottle was quite different from what I've come to expect with Krug NV, this one was more amber in color and had an irregular amount of Sherry character, funky, rich golden apple, still oak and large amounts of lees, seemed to have a less then exuberant mousse and I thought the atmospheres were lower; not sure how to explain except this was a 375mL so it ages faster, cork was great, the fruit seemed in tact so I don't presume there was heat damage; overall I liked how different it was compared to the huge infantile champagne Krug typically is for me.
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From a half bottle and paired with langoustine tartare. Spectacular pairing, but what really got my wheels spinning were hints of chocolate as I approached the end of my glass.
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Half bottle disgorged Nov/Dec 2008. Not sure what the base vintage is but please comment if you know. Textbook Krug and no signs of decline. Balanced, complex, outstanding. I don't buy that inferior juice is placed in the 375, rather they may be releasing earlier and require a few extra years in the cellar.
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A 2007 base half bottle showing the "other side" of krug. This was shrill, not well knit and by no means ready. krug.com tells me that "because half bottles age faster, we release them earlier". Would it have got better with more age? maybe. But the reality seems to be that Krug are now putting inferior juice in their 375mls versus their 750mls. A deeply unimpressive bottle given the $$$s. I figure any one of the special club bottles in my cellar would have been much better, at a lesser cost for 750ml than I paid for this half bottle
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My first ever visit to Champagne; 6/22/2015-6/23/2015 (Reims): From the most recent disgorgement released, Q2 of 2014, with 2006 as its base. Lots of apple and lemon custard with subtle toasted brioche and background spice. Lots of energy on finish providing interesting, unfolding layers. This release with the 2006 base is proving to be one of my all-time favorites.
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Thailand Weekend; 6/20/2015-6/21/2015 (Bangkok & Na Jomtien, Thailand): A bottle brought from Greg's cellar in Hong Kong and drank over a Fathers Day lunch to accompany char-grilled Tiger Prawns and steamed Blue Crab form the local beach restaurant. I sometimes have difficulty to 'get' this wine but today was one of my best experiences - the really fresh, simple seafood really brought out an additional dimension in the wine. I am coming to conclude that this is definitely a food wine rather than an aperitif.
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From 375. The acidity here is really sharp and a little unpleasant. Displaying a little of that Krug toastiness, but overall it's a little mute. Not a great showing.
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Popped and poured from split. This is a light golden Champs. The nose is somewhat muted and the bubbles die down pretty rapidly. On the mouth, I get some sour bread and citrus acid, leaving a lemon finish. Overall, this seems a bit off (the second underwhelming split from Wallys), although it did improve some with air. 89 points on this split. Hoping others are better.
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Wine dinner at Blacksalt - Prévost, Krug, Pichler, Raveneau, Fevre, Grivot, LLC, Yquem & etc. (Blacksalt, Washington DC): Served single blind with MV Krug. People often have misconception of the style of MV which can make this very challenging. My first impression was that MV was the vintage but quickly changed my mine. The vintage Krug, MV and CdM all have very distinct styles and quite different from each other. The vintages always display oxidative notes via brioche and more polished than MV, MV tends to be always ready, denser and fresher and the CdM combines complexity, freshness, precision and energy. Very youthful and fresh nose displaying sweet yellow fruits, lemon curd, spicy spice, smoke and mineral. Excellent concentration, sweet yellow fruit driven palate impression, a hint of white pepper, abundant medium mousse, bright acidity and clean sweet finish. Really enjoyable.
As always, a treat. Krug NV Grand Cuvée is the number one in the class. Had this from a recent release in a 37,5 bottle. Still young and will of course benefit from cellar time, but drop dead gorgeus. Trade mark Krug nose, smoky minerals, some lovely gunpowder, yellow apples, ripe sweet lemons, brioche, and that special Krug perfume, with a hint of oxidation. Palate was very young and fresh, perfectly balanced, with lovely mousse and acidity, apples and bread, with sweet lemons and such a good length and finish. Always a treat to have a glass or even better, a bottle (should be magnum!) of perfectly chilled Krug!
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Some Grilling with the Toronto Cru (Toronto, ON): The Best Krug Grande Cuvée I've ever had, but this is certainly not for the faint of heart. Super rich, oxidative and fully mature. This bottle is the previous generation without a lot number on the label (didn't check the cork), meaning it could be anywhere from 3 - 11 years after disgorgement. Given the cork was fully compressed, the dark colour and mature aromatics we figured this must be on the later side of that range, perhaps 8 - 10 years of bottle age. This pours a deep gold with impressively abundant effervescence. The nose is massive of brown sugar, caramel, mint, juniper, brioche, pastry, espresso, charcoal, lemon curd, lacquered wood, melon and pear. Just gorgeous. The palate is plenty effervescent with great, elevated acid keeping this heavyweight fresh. The dosage comes across in the 9 g/l ballpark. Just a fantastic champagne if you like them rich. 96 is probably a conservative score on this.
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I believe this bottle was purchased about 5 years ago. Everything you want from the Krug style. Rich oxidative notes, ginger, brûlée of lemon, baked apples all kept lively with crip acidity and a super fine mousse. Provided you like the richer style, Krug is consistently spectacular and quite versatile. This held up very well to a wide array of food.
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At Vic's in Minneapolis overlooking the river in St Anthony main. Paid $143 which is a great price at an online retailer much less a restaurant. Very tasty on a lovely evening. One BIG regret...why didn't I bring my own stems! Unfortunately, had to drink this out of a pop btl thick glass stem with a slightly too small bowl. Another recent btl in the correct glass drank much better than this one. Not the wine's fault. In the correct glass this drinks like a 95pt plus wine. The evening was glorious sitting under lightly filtered dappled sunlight with a view of the river and our skyline. This has become an annual ritual of welcoming in 85 degree summer nights in MN.
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Yellow hay, super 'light' fine tiny bubbles. Lots of Mousse Candy apple, cotton candy, salty pork rinds Super dry, long finish, astringent, aggressive, high minerality, oyster shells
Wow!!! Sick bottle. Can't go wrong with Krug!!!!
Really good with the oysters we are having. Medium+ finish LOVE it
NOTE: We are now at Joe Fortes. SO much better than Lift. Huge Champagne list, amazing service, and a sick patio.
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HDH auction tasting at Tru; 5/15/2015-5/16/2015 (Chicago, IL): As much as I might gripe about having (read: getting) to drink Krug Grande Cuvee again, it's always a treat. Brioche, baked apples, and a pronounced sappiness. The palate is also quite rich and sappy, but this seems a bit more light-bodied than I remember. Still, good density and power, but somehow I expected more.
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Out of 375. I believe it's a 2011 disgorgement. Classic golden yellow, nose of toast, yeast, walnut, hints of pistachio. Flavors of apple, pears, with controlled but bright acidity. Overall excellent balance. I think a few years will round this out and have it pick up some weight and honey notes. Gorgeous to drink now though.
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This was oxidized, a bit flat. Beware or Krug 375's on sale! No disgorgement date on this as well...Is that normal on today's 375's? Or were these older bottles?
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Pre ID bottle. "38" on cork. Golden amber. Nose of toasted oak, lemon peel and wet stone. Palate of fresh acidity, hint of honey and pear. Well balanced. My favorite NV champagne.
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ID 311032, disgorged in August 2011. Aromas of brioche, cashew, apple, grilled pear and marshmallow. Fine bead with good acidity supporting apple, pear, marshmallow and pastry cream flavors. Long finish. 94+ pts.
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ID 311032 - autumn 2011 disgorge. Opened at Anvil with Allred to celebrate wife's end of busy season and a friend's promotion. Typical nutty yeasty brioche that I've come to expect, but this also had a hint of green apples that I don't find often in a Krug. Beautiful wine.
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So complex and generous on the nose. Beautiful notes of toast, smoke, and nuts, to the point one would think it would be a bit fat on the palate. Yet the razor sharp, exquisitely balanced acidity cleans the plate, with a dollop of chalk and stone, into the longgggg finish, making you ready for the next drink. This is a holy grail wine for me. Absolute stunner and wine of the weekend.
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From magnum. 2005 base year, 2012 disgorgement. A bright and floral wine. Light nuttiness on the back of the palate but overall possesses higher notes than the average Krug.
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This was better than the last 375 we had - perhaps there's just more bottle variation here? In general, really great toast and paired with two different caviars which was pretty decadent. Drank next to an NV Veuve and an NV Mumm F1 and it was clear which champagne was superior.
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bottle ID 410411: golden color. Nose of walnut, citrus and brad. Very fresh, long and good balance. I was missing the power and the slightly oxydative Krug style. Maybe still too young?
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for a change finished a wine dinner with this Krug and dessert! what a wonderful refreshing exclamation sparkle to finish the wine dinner! the bubbly presented spectacularly, refreshing, invigorating, superb.
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My impression of Krug GC have moved between "dull and incredibly overrated" to "pure magic!". This time it was pure magic!
Lovely and intriguing nose with intense aromas of gun powder smoke, roasted oak, coffee, butterscotch, browned butter, whipped cream, ripe apples, more crushed stones, liquorice, ginger and cilantro.
High, tart acidity, medium body, high intensity and a never ending finish. Tasted together with Grand Année 2002 & 2004, Pol Roger Vintage 1999 and Cuvée William Deutz 2002. And in my opinion, it wiped the competition of floor!
(Id 313053).
*from the Krug website.
Disgorged summer 2013.
A blend of 142 wines from 11 different years, the oldest from 1990 and the youngest from 2006.
The final composition of this Krug Grande Cuvée is: 44% Pinot Noir, 35% Chardonnay and 21% Meunier.
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from 375mL, (ID212026) -translucent light gold -green apple -med acidity, green apple quinine slightly oxidative, med- weight, paints the palate with intense layer that lasts seemingly forever -powerful and elegant as usual
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What can I say, its Krug. This bottle was disgorged in Feb 2011. Micro bubbles and golden straw in color. It is quitessential Krug with full body, creamy mouth feel. Balanced minerality and acidity with lemon curd, brioche, apricot and more. Excellent.
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From magnum. Disgorge '12, vintages '90-'05. Still quite fresh and youthful with apple, citrus and bread dough notes. Well-balanced and drinking beautifully right now though this would clearly benefit from some time in bottle to continue to develop.
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(Disgorgement Autumn 2013) I was wholly underwhelmed on this. It wasn't bad, but really lacked that Krug depth and bass notes. The overall effect was pretty generic. Suspect this should have been allowed to age a bit.
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From 375ml. I didn't expect there to be much difference between 375s and 750s and maybe there aren't generally but didn't seem quite as bright and toasty as some of the bottles we've had in the past. Still really delicious and wonderful, but will be interesting to see how the remaining 375s go.
Yeast, creamy bread. Wonderful nose that a non Champagne sparkler could never achieve. Tasted great at room temperature. Great body. Very classy.Top of the line Champagne.
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Disgorged 2012 Base vintage 2005. Pnp. Toast, yeast, citrus, lime peal and spicy apple notes. Developed honey, vanilla and bitter-sweet spicy notes with air. A great drink at present, but without a doubt at least a decade of further development would only do it well, as the freshness and acidity is there. A truly great champagne. 94
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Blend of 20 vintages and 142 different wines. Neutral oak for barrel fermentation. Nose is expressive, shows bright bread, toasted apple, pineapple, earthy freshness. Palate is both big and smooth, definitely a sense of style, beautiful acidity, rich style with light ginger, honey, finish lingers, leaves you wanting more.
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This half bottle was disgorged in Nov/Dec 2006 according to the number on the cork so probably a 1999 base. (For more information about codes on Krug corks, please see this excellent article: https://winetomas.wordpress.com/2012/11/05/how-to-identify-the-age-of-a-krug-grande-cuvee/)
I have had a number of these half bottles, with the same disgorgement date, over the past six months and I have not really been impressed. The full bottles with the same date are in much better balance. But this half bottle was really good. A lot of baked bread on the nose (in a good way), a hint of maturity, good mousse and fresh acidity.
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Light apple juice colored. Love the teeny-tiny bubbles. Loads of apples, brioche on the nose. Dusty Sour apple, gooseberry, tart-VERY dry. Chalky minerality/ Shortish finish
This is the first time drinking a bottle of Krug, that I was not WOWED!
Nonetheless, still a superb bottle. Maybe it was me who was having an off day.
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Developing, toasty, complex nose with a medium++ intensity. Aromas of cap gun smoke, toasted oak, oxidized red apples, candied lemons, butterscotch, ginger and yellow flowers.
Dry on the palate with a high acidity and medium+ body. The mousse is soft and airy. The flavor intensity is medium++. Truckloads of green apples and mixed citrus fruits. Creamy oak aromas on the mid and the finish is long with apple core, green apple peel, lemon juice and chalk dust.
A great bottle of champagne that oozes of high class. A bit too young still but it is definitely drinking good today.
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Ubiquitous but consistent. The combination of Krug doughiness with crisp acidity is ever appealing. Bright on the palate but with length on the finish.
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Krug ID 411042. Degorged 2011 (base 2006). Yellow colour with a stream of fine and tiny bubbles. A very nice blend of flavours hits you instantly; limestone, dried grass, nougat, summer truffle and some spices. Nice long finish with some austerity. Best if cellared at least 3-5 years extra.
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Found a very local source for these, at pretty good pricing, so I thought I'd go ahead and crack another of the older batch I had left…..06 disgorgement from 2000 base…….this bottle seems fresher than the last 2…..golden yellow pitted fruit, crisp apple……fresh squeezed lemon, ginger, little grapefruit tang……but plenty of classic Krug fresh oxidativeness that integrates perfectly! Hazelnut butter, ginger ale, crushed minerals….tiny intense popping bubbles, creamy airy mousse…..tasty on a early Monday eve!
93-94: savory, muscular style that's just freaking amazing whenever I have it. Paired perfectly with dinner. Just outstanding. Good finish, although not as lengthy as some.
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To Kalon Night at Collyer Catering (Collyer Catering): We started things of with this Krug. Have only had this once or twice before but this is the best showing I have had with it. Lovely nose of toast, roasted nut, mineral and slate. Really wonderful nose on this and a little more forward than most Champagnes I have had. Had some great bubbles too with flavors of toast, nut, splash of citrus and yeast. Beautiful and precise. A lovely sparkling wine.
Stor och mycket angenäm doft av rostat bröd, nötter, kaffeburk, blommor och såsmåningom gummihandske. Stor kropp och en komplex smak av rostat bröd, aprikos, rostade nötter, kaffe latte och uns lime. Välbyggd och fyllig, med en lång och angenäm eftersmak, saknar dock lite fräschör men en fantastisk champagne!
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Three years since purchase, this bottle is really hitting its stride. Roasted nuts and a touch of honey add to the wonderful depth and weight of this Champagne. Tasty. (93)
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Champagne - 100 Vintage and NV Champagne; 12/15/2015-12/15/2020: Expressive nose of apple, dried fruit, honey and a touch of yeast and toast. Pure and crisp with wonderful perlage. Apparently this is blended from up to 120 lots from different vintages and vineyards. I guess Krug is the real stuff for real wine connoisseurs and not for the dude who orders it in a Moscow night club... sorry, team Dom Perignon. :-) 94-95
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A fitting Valentine's Day champagne. Something simple and basic, yet so satisfying and enjoyable. Consumed with fresh strawberries. Yellowish gold, very rich and intense on the nose. Again, the signature Krug oxidative-ness, but filled with rich butter, oil, toffee and dark yellow fruit. Palate was initially slightly sharp, as noticeable in all young Krugs, NV or not. I drank this about an hour after it was left to settle in the glass, and the experience was lovely. The champagne settled well with an elegant richness, good viscousity, with butter and toffee, crunchy chinese pear, crushed rocks, peaches and a lovely minerality. I'm of the opinion you only need to buy the NVs for Krug and age them for a long long time.
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Color amarillo brillante y fina burbuja que llega a formar una ligera corona interior. Buena intensidad en nariz con unos aromas de cítricos maduros (limón), piel de naranja seca, fruta blanca madura (peras y manzanas horneadas y ya frías), fruta de hueso madura con recuerdos de orejones frescos, suaves notas ahumadas que recuerdan las cocas de “llardons”, pan caliente con mantequilla, sensaciones florales y suave dulzor que recuerda la miel milflores, algo de canela y vainilla, hierbas secas de fondo. Muy buena entrada en boca con una suave cremosidad y un carbónico bien integrado, refrescante y sabroso con una fruta blanca y cítrica penetrantes y unos ligeros apuntes de fruta roja (granada), miel de naranjo, muy buena acidez, buena longitud, intenso y amplio, de buen volumen, refrescante y muy persistente. Final largo, postgusto de fruta cítrica y blanca madura, y retronasal ahumado.
More information: www.elvi.net/2015/01/31/krug-grande-cuvee-brut-2004/
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Color amarillo brillante con una suave burbuja constante. Muy buena intensidad en nariz en la que desprende elegancia y finura, suaves notas de bollería cremosa con recuerdos de croissants de mantequilla recién horneados, fruta blanca bien madura (manzanas al horno), higos secos, pan tostado, frutos secos (almendras peladas), suaves cítricos (piel de limón), flores blancas, mantequilla fría, suaves notas ahumadas que recuerdan finos tostados de barrica de roble francés que le aportan un suave toque avainillado que va apareciendo al fondo. Elegante y agradable entrada en boca con una burbuja bien cremosa que se va integrando paulativamente en todo su recorrido, muy buena acidez, apuntes de frutillos rojos como la frambuesa y la granada, sensaciones cítricas (mermelada de naranja amarga), amielado, cremosa textura, muy amplio y gran volumen, corpóreo, firme y bien persistente. Final largo, postgusto de fruta cítrica y roja (granada) y retronasal de mantequilla y toques ahumados.
More information: www.elvi.net/2015/01/31/krug-grande-cuvee-brut-2003/
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Lot LLLHSM, disgorged in 2006. This lot continues to impress. Roasted apple, marshmallow, hazelnuts and creme brûlée. Develops notes of honeycomb, dry cereal grains, roasted almond and pear. Fine bead and rich; cooked orchard fruit, ginger puree, dough, hazelnuts, custard and stone. The very last sips, about three hours after the cork was pulled, displayed a nice citrus quality. Served in a "white" wine stem, similar to a Riedel Vinum Viognier/Chard stem.
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Elegant and creamy with a precision that I have not often encountered in a Champagne. That being said, the combination of brioche and minerality dominated the flavor profile in a way that was off-putting for my palate. This needed a stronger fruit profile to balance it.
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From a flute; strong vigorous bead; bread and rich cherry and lemon flavor; sharp robust body. This is very good but I think can find quite a few wines that are 90% as good for about 50% of the price. But if someone else is buying... I'm drinking! Thanks Redline325.
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What makes krug sick... Bought this bottle in 2008.. glad I'm saving them.great acidity and bubbles. slight caramel in a great way.. hints of vanilla and small amount of tropical fruits. with great precision. beautiful color
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Had a little taste of it, and I have tried it several times before.
Grande Cuvée has a very special style. From my point of view, it is clearly the greatest non-vintage champagne out there (although Krug themselves call it multi-vintage). Vintage Krug from a good year, not to mention Clos du Mesnil, does surpass this wine by a good margin, but it is still a complex wine in Krug style and always delivers.
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IWFSC 801 Dinner (BOKA Chicago, IL): Served as a surprise in both a flute and a burgundy glass for comparison. The flute taste was traditional with yeast and a good flavor. Out of the burgundy glass, awesome flavor, bursting aroma's and to be the same wine, the burgundy glass showed very well and why we/I will continue to drink my champagne in this glass.
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Had two consistent bottles, both Krug ID 213018 so 2006 base and disgorged in the spring of 2013. Pure joy and vitality yet well round and ripe with a good toasty nose. So elegant and with star power. A very consistent 93 for this ID.
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Drank to celebrate the purchase of our house. I was a tad disappointed as while there are some elements of age and complexity this was surprisingly angular and one dimensional. Very smooth, on the other hand, and seems too young to drink. Will hold my remaining bottle.
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I know this is supposed to be among the most celebrated chanpagnes, but I think it is very overrated. The blend certainly shows signs of deep and complex elements, but the main flavor profile is agreessivley grapefruity to the point of being disjointed. I would forgive such unbalanced 'youth' in a single vintage that should age longer, but in the case of a blend, the winemaker has plenty of flexibility to produce an immediately balanced champagne upon release without compromising ageability.
Bottled in summer 2012, drank the 31th of december 2014. Deep, concentrated nose with corn, brioche. Palate with hazelnut, bread and everything well integrated. One complex champagne which is deep, powerful but elegant. Great wine.
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Pale yellow color with a bouquet and flavor combining toast and yeast. Good balance, but lost points for fading rather quickly. Good effervescence with tiny bubbles.
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From 375ml. Per Krug id disgorged in '12 and contains years '99-'07. A little less expressive than a recent '11 disgorgement, but eventually showed classic Krug nuttiness on the nose with a creamy palate. Quite balanced, if a bit angular. Could use a little more time I think.
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Drunk on NYE. Mid-2013 disgorgement /2006 base. Instantly recognisable as Krug, but overall the profile seemed very young and a little unbalanced. Nose showed lemon, a touch of orchard and a lot of rich vanilla. The palate was even richer than usual, and didn't develop the expected honey texture across 2 hours or so. Overall, enjoyable, but needs 2-3 years to come around I think. Much less harmonious and ready than a Q2 2012 / 2005 base from May, which was already beautiful. Probably makes sense based on the base vintages. ***1/2 (****1/2)
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Clear clean, medium intesity nose. On palate citrus, strong toast/brioche flavor, lemon zest, some green fruit, floral. Well balanced, long finish. Classic
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New Years Eve Celebration (Rocknroller's (Kevin & Vicki's Place)): Light medium gold color. Drank 1 glass over 30 minutes plus. Lot # 112008. Corked winter 2011/2012. 12 vintages 1990-2005. Complex nose, very toasty, full bodied, masculine, ripe, lifted, great acid, yeasty, long and vibrant.
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elegant balance. Brioche and vanilla notes. Medium long finish for a well proportioned brut champagne from one of the best houses. Effortless mouthfeel with a touch of apple scent.
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Early 2007 disgorgement. Beautiful gold color and great depth of flavor, sea minerality and some citrus with a long finish. Great with a meal, great alone, great with dessert, just flat out great.
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Burgundy Dinner with Friends (RPM Steak - Chicago IL): Most recent disgorgement with 2006 as base. Lots of apple with some lemon peel. Slightly lean, but in a manner that keeps this long and robust. I like my Krug MV on the younger side, and this release is one of my all-time favorites.
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Purchased 2010 just before the numbering system came in. Well cellared since purchase. After a Piper-H NV this was all about presence and power and concentration. I found the nose hard to define--and after several glasses over several hours I could not work out whether this was complexity or a genuine lack of definition. Impressive nonetheless.
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End of year sparkling wine tasting: Disgorged 07/13. Toast, spice, lemon, vanilla and ginger. Excellent balance and length, precise acidity and fantastic depth to the flavour. Lovely.
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Christmas Eve Dinner at Flemings. This is the oldest Krug bottle in my cellar bought 10/26/2002, the price tag was on the front of the bottle and showed $79.99. Fine mousse and medium amount of tiny bubbles, nose of honey, mango, wet shale, hint of yeast and pear juice, more of the same on the palate, mouth filling sweetness but not cloying, tasty and rich, savored throughout the evening meal.
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Pnp, nose dominated by toast only faibt hint of lemon, vibrant med big bubbles. Unitially sweer in mouth, grand feel, but lack concentration, maybe will benefit drom cellaring. Bit over priced even though this is direct from LVMH with a pair of embossed glasses.
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A unique and magnificent Champagne which will thrill your guests is the Krug Grande Cuvee, showing a mélange of orange rind, spice tangerine and minerals on the nose. It was smooth and seamless on the palate with notes of ripe apple, almond and hints of minerals carrying through the finish. This is a bottle that will find its way to my holiday parties for its unique profile and gorgeous feel on the palate.
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Popped and poured, medium plus body, a bit disjointed and not focused but did not effect overall quality, no heat, awesome finish. I don't see this getting much better with additional cellaring. Average value.
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Krug Tasting with Moet Hennessy Australia (Sydney, Australia): ID code 313053. 2006 base, disgorged summer 2013. 44% Pinot Noir, 35% Chardonnay and 21% Meunier. Pear and florals, chalk, spice and apple. Fresh with good detail on the palate. Excellent drive and lift from the acidity. Very much in the typical Krug NV style and a great example of why I enjoy this wine so much.
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Didn't get the lot # on this. Classic Krug bready notes on the nose with brown spices, apple, some herbal, bright, citrus, cream, ginger. The palate is very young on this bottle - assertive citrus, lemon, minerals. Edges out the Selosse by a nose this time around. Nose - 5/6, Palate - 5.5/6, Finish - 5/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 1.5/2 = 17/20.
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Cepages Holiday Tasting: Champagne & Riesling (New York City): Drank at Cepage holiday tasting in NYC as first in our champagne flight. Deep, rich golden color. Bread, peach & toast on the nose. Deep, woody taste, with lots of caramel. Peach, some pineapple & brioche. Quite full bodied, round with great mouthfeel. This wine's richness & complexity exudes from the glass. This is a real man's champagne in that it was by far the biggest wine of this flight, and clearly the 'Grand Cru' of this flight.
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Bubble Bash 2014 (Pier A Harbor House): Pours a golden straw color with thick long legs. Very fine mousse. Extremely expansive and concentrated nose of bread pudding, lemon souffle, marshmallows and enough citrus to keep it fresh. On the palate, the wine is so unctuous and creamy. Very unctuous structure with minimal minerality. Notes of espelette, mint, brioche, roasted peaches and pineapples. Just an adequate touch of acidity in the end to keep things fresh. A very masculine champagne. Finish is very long. Honestly very impressed with this. Definitely shows the pedigree of this champagne house.
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Had quite a few bottles and one Magnum. All Krug ID 213018 so 2006 base and discorged in the spring of 2013. Beautiful as always, this underrated Krug (Vs the Vintage one) is just a prure joy. Well round, balanced and elegant but with a vibrant core. Consistent with the last tasting too of this ID. 93 easy and time will only make it better.
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Crush's Annual Champagne Gala 2014 (Crush Wine & Spirits, Midtown Manhattan.): Smoky nose with gunpowder, pear, apple, bread, yeast. Tighter than usual on the palate with lemon, spice, ginger, wood, pear, vanilla, minerals. Finsh is spicy and lemon. Nose - 5/6, Palate - 5+/6, Finish - 4.5+/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 1-1.5/2 = 15.5-16/20.
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ID 111004, a blend of 121 wines from twelve vintages from 1990 to 2004, disgorged early in 2011. The final blend is 44% Noir, 33% Chardonnay and 23% Meunier. This is the best MV bottling that I've had. Opened at Anvil to toast the life of Dad, as well as the memory of Domino's father. This had the nutty, yeasty and brioche quality that I always hope for in Krug.
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Opened by thelostverse, ID 111004, a blend of 121 from twelve vintages from 1990 to 2004, disgorged early in 2011. The final blend is 44% Noir, 33% Chardonnay and 23% Meunier. Consistent with my notes on this lot from June, this was rich and complex even at this young stage. A beautiful wine that should age gracefully for quite a few years.
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This wine continues to be our 'go to' for a nice champagne. We ordered a half bottle at Costata in NYC. Paired with some cavier and then crudo. It went fantastically with the caviar - really picked up the salty flavors and pulled things together. Fantastic wine.
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'Farewell Jason' Long Lunch (Hong Kong Wine Vaults, Aberdeen, Hong Kong): (Magnum). Drank a bit too cold and in flutes. As the first drink at lunchtime I found this quite acidic in the stomach........I wouldn't have guessed it as something so lauded had it been served blind. I still don't 'get' this champagne.
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Cette fois l'ID 211021, sur une base de 2003 avec 120 vins d'assemblage sur 10 millésimes, dégorgée en 2011. Ma préférée des trois, sur l'agrume mûr, le pralin avec une évolution maîtrisée, un palais savoureux avec la longueur qui n'est pas décevante ici non plus, pour une première dégustation de Krug, je suis séduit par la Grande Cuvée davantage que par le millésime 2003.
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Pour les maniaques krugistes, cette grande cuvée est celle avec l'ID 213035. Une base de 2006 et 142 vins d'assemblage sur 11 millésimes. Nez clairement marqué par la pomme mais aussi la rhubarbe. Pâtissier en bouche mais avec un toucher minéral plus prégnant que sur le 2003, avec une longueur très appréciable.
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Sboccatura 1991. Integro, ancora cenni di carbonica. Profilo olfattivo complesso, tartufo, roccia bruciata, frutta secca, arancia candita... si potrebbe continuare per altri 10 minuti. Beva un po' meno convincente anche se apprezzabilissima, forse qualche problema nella conservazione.
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Disgorged May/June 2005. This bottle was not consistent with my previous experiences with Krug. Extremely tight and backwards upon opening, showing a narrow range of ginger and crushed granite. Only after being open for about two hours did the wine open up and also display restrained and aristocratic notes of toasted bread, marigolds, yellow apple, pear, jicama, rain water, and crushed minerals. Seemed a bit stripped of its fruit, but still a nice wine nonetheless.
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A complex nose of honey, citrus, quince and yeast leads way to a juicy, concentrated and focused palate that has tons of mineral overtones on the long finish.
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At a retailer tasting. From magnum. 2nd time I have had this within the last few months with similar notes. Earthy wine with notes of pear, kumquat and toasty notes. 92 points.
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This was excellent. Huge nose of citrus and honey. Lengthy and complex on the palate. Big and broad with plenty of power. My favorite wine of the night.
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Dinner with the Best of Krug, with Olivier Krug (Northbrook, IL): This was a 2007 disgorgement but we don't know if the base was 1999, 2000 or 2001. Clearly mature orchard fruit start-to-finish, but also nicely powerful and balanced. I preferred the younger, fresher 2013 disgorgement that was served at the start of the evening.
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Dinner with the Best of Krug, with Olivier Krug (Northbrook, IL): Spring 2013 disgorgement, with 2006 vintage as its base. Big and robust as always, with really great freshness and energy. Lots of intense apple, hints of toasted brioche. Wonderful as always.
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Big, burnished aromas of age and a hint of its oaky origins, this carries the character of mature wine but with freshness and no trace of oxidativeness. It's rich and classy and impressive without being unduly heavy. Multilayered.
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All of the expected yeasty, autolytic, brioche characters you look for in Champagne. There is also a hint of strawberry, amongst a stronger aroma of pear skins and a touch of apple. The wine has good acidity and finishes dry and long. The mousse is creamy (possibly a further outcome of the autolysis) but faded quite quickly.
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Expensive Winos for dinner (Frederiksberg): Served in two degorgements; bottle one Nov-Dec 2005, bottle two May-June 2003 - and while the 2005 edition is still very young, intense and tight, the 2003 is more open for business, round, rich - and that we were able to identify as Krug. These NV keeps exceptionally well ...
From 375ml and per Krug ID disgorged in '11 with vintages '90-'06. Consistent with prior bottles. Brioche and nuttiness on the nose. Smooth palate with a lengthy finish.
2014 K&L Champagne Tasting (K&L San Francisco Store): K& L Champagne Tasting-SF. Nose of yeast, light citrus, wet shale, aroma of freshly baked croissants, and Chines Apple, more of the same on the palate, very big, intense taste, crisp, mouth filling champagne, big body, long, long crisp finish, good acid, should age 3 years to peak.
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The reserve wines are fantastic but this Champagne suffers under the high dosage! 6 grams I'm told. It feels like more - anyway it's just too sweet and it clouds the wine! Such a shame. Another Grande marque that hasn't accepted that the wind is blowing in another direction!
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2014 New York Wine Experience Trip; 10/14/2014-10/21/2014 (New York City, NY): Medium gold and with a lively tiny bead, the non-vintage Krug Brut is a rich, complex Champage. Medium-to-full-bodied, it delivers aromas and flavors of citrus peel, pastry dough, marzipan, chalk and honey. The richness and beautiful flavors have outstanding persistence and the finish is very lengthy. Absolutely delicious! Recently purchased versions should drink well for another decade. Drink now-2024.
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Fete de Champagne Grand Tasting (Astor Center, NYC.): ID #421044: disgorged Autumn 2012. Big and powerful nose - spicy, bread, sweet. Just great on the palate: spicy, malt, ox, flowers, flint. Delicious. Nose - 5.5/6, Palate - 5.5/6, Finish - 5/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 1.5/2 = 17.5/20.
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NY Wine Experience 2014 (Marriot Marquis): seamless. some drying minerals on finish. elegant and complicated array of fruits also some nuttiness going on in there. this is complicated and tasty.
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Dinner with Olivier Krug (Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Central, Hong Kong): From magnum and the most recent release. Quite golden in colour. Small, languid bubbles. Nose is masculine and toasty - depth, oak, definite Chardonnay character, hints of mushroom. Palate is petillante and lots of acidic cut - razor sharp on the edges of the tongue, grapefruit, mouthwatering, refreshing....the Pinot Noir comes through to the fore. Young, still too young. We then drank single format bottles at the end of the dinner and they displayed a more burnished character. Not as impressed as when I drank it in a Krug vs Dom Perignon dinner in 2011 but that would have been a more aged bottle. Others liked this much more than me but I still don't quite 'get' this wine.
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Drank at a wedding reception. Elegant with plenty of fine beads and loads of complexity in both nose and palate. Unfortunately, by the time we got to this bubbly, the evening has moved on; the food eaten, the conversation lulling & the few attempts at getting people to dance failed due to rain falling onto the dance floor. The bubbly was too complex for this time of the night (morning!) and whilst we enjoy Krug, we preferred the other offering of 18 year old single malt in this setting.
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Prequel to Italy (Amali in NYC): I always love this stuff. One of my favorite champagnes. It was more muted than the Krugs I'm used to, but that almost made it more delicious. Bubbles still so very elegant and refined and that great toastiness and just goes down so smoothly. Beautiful wine. Something we like to stockpile.
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Wow, I don't drink enough $180+ Champagne I guess to be able to make this into something special. OK OK its got a little yeasty toasty thing going upfront, tiny tiny tiny bubbles, acids and a long finish but for the price, NW, sorry.....
Tasted several years ago with more impressive results. Maybe I just don't care anymore....
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At Imperial Treasure Peking Duck Paragon to welcome Peter back from his Aussie adventure. What was special about this NV was that it had been kept from the 80s. Lovely dark gold, with plenty of bubbles from the initial pour. After the funkiness blew off, the nose was very oxidative (typical Krug), lots of buttery and nutty notes, heavily oaked. This is not a champage for someone who likes them elegant, clean, and soft. The palate did struggle slightly to keep up with the nose. Lots of toasted bread, spread with salted butter. Nutty, hazelnut, macadamia. The wine lasted very well in the glass, while not necessarily improving. What a treat!
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Opened by Allred at Anvil for April's birthday. This surprise was brought out for dessert - and it was worthy of dessert in itself. Lot LLL HSM, "new" label but pre-Krug ID, this was disgorged in 2006 and is a blend of 87 wines from six vintages, the oldest from 1988 and the youngest from 1999. 35% Chardonnay, 44% Pinot Noir and 21% Pinot Meunier.
Yeasty brioche with green apples and nuts. This never disappoints. Thanks Allred.
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Lot LLL HSM, "new" label but pre-Krug ID, this was disgorged in 2006 and is a blend of 87 wines from six vintages, the oldest from 1988 and the youngest from 1999. 35% Chardonnay, 44% Pinot Noir and 21% Pinot Meunier.
I brought this along to pair with the foie and marrow, thinking it would fill in nicely if the Girardin was shot. In hindsight, it was a great idea because dessert featured a warm apple and caramel tartlet, so the richness and age of the Champagne paired nicely with the baked apples and pastry dough.
Notes of biscuit, toast and baked orchard fruit with roasted almond and brioche undertones. Flavors of vanilla pastry cream, blanched almond, hazelnuts, roasted apple and gingerbread. Long finish; perfect texture. 94-95 pts.
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This was lovely! Nice golden color. Fresh fine bubbles. Nose of bread, toast and yeast-like. Tastes fruity with hints of lemon and apple. This I want more of! Can not wait for next time :)
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Champagne and other stuff (Extra Space): Appearance is clear, pale intensity, lemon colour, with fine bubbles. Legs. Nose is clean, pronounced intensity, with aromas of oak, toast, bread, biscuit, yeast. Developing. On the palate, dry, high acidity, medium alcohol, medium+ body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of citrus lemon-lime, green apple, brioche. Long finish. Very good quality. Not sure when this was disgorged, but this NV could definitely do well with some more age.
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Halvflaska deg hösten -11. Lite mognare gula äpplen, bakad citron, rostade ekfatstoner och kritig mineralitet. Rejäl koncentration och lång eftersmak. Viss ung kartighet - skulle må bra av mer lagring.
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On the more toasty, nutty, slightly oxidized side of the spectrum. First time tasting Krug and what stood out were the ultra fine bubbles that had power and finesse on the palate - they were perfect in a sense. Impressive.
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Popped and poured. Notes of biscuit and bread dominate. Ever so slightly oxidative in that Krug house style that is so unique and inviting. Thick and coating in the mouth. This wine did not evolve over two hours in the glass. Delicious.
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Rik og fyldig champagne. Masse autolyse, med tydelig gjærkultur på nesa. Nedfallsfrukt og aprikos. Mineralsk med fatpreg. Syrlig og god lengde. Stor Champagne.
From 375cc. ID 212025 Nose - floral Mouth - hazelnut , lemon lime, and baked apple, which coats the entire palate. Very lively and zippy, saline and exciting.great champagne
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Crisp and balanced. A bit tight at first, but the flavors came out more definitively as time went on. About an hour in, it was drinking well. Hints of apple and pear with a touch of toast and citrus. It coats the tongue nicely.
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ID 212026, 375mL. 1990-2007, bottled summer 2012. Pinot-driven nose and palate. Krug-esque but comes off as oh so young. Not particularly complex compared to what I've become accustomed with this cuvee. Off bottle? Or maybe simply needs to age and integrate. I'll hold remaining splits from this allocation.
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The Eatery: compared the 2005 based GC disgorged in 2012, with the 2006 based disgorged in 2013 (will cellar tracker users begin separating GC by ID number??!): 2005 (ID 421044): disgorged in 2012, 44% PN, 37% Chard; oldest reserve is 1990. Amazing nose of ripe apples, brioche, baked apple, hint of caramel, subtle salinity, sourdough and zucchini bread; full flavored, expansive, yet crisp acidity; fine bubbles, tons of character, very long finish. Wonderful, rich wine, and surprisingly great with the oysters! 2006 (ID 213032): disgorged in 2013, 44% PN, 35% chard; oldest is 1990--reserve wines help give this uniform vintage more character. Fine with more of a green apple character, still intense with a slightly more elegant feel. Less complex than the 2005-based, which I prefered over the 2006. Fun comparison and goes to show how each GC purchased at the same time, can be noticeably different.
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Brioche and yeast on the nose give way to a palate full of bright white cherries, apricot pit and some herbal elements. Nice acidity but there is something less balanced than usual. Root day? Good, not its usual excellent self. From half bottle.
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Another solid Grande Cuvee from 375ml. Toast, almond and crisp yellow apple. Very youthful palate with a fresh, high acid finish. Summer '12 disgorge, '07 youngest vintage.
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Opened this up after having a 3Liter bottle of Schramsberg Blanc de blanc at a fundraiser. Wonderfully smooth. Great finish. Definitely a couple notches above but for the price you can't go wrong with Schramsberg. It was the hit of the party. The 3L was gone before we knew it.
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Champagne Henri Giraud Seminar (Norcross, GA): Side by side with the NV Henri Giraud Fut de Chene; greenish yellow color with fine bead; vanilla, bread dough, green apple, sulfur, reductive; rich round and delicious, ripe, almost overdone for me- needs to shed some baby fat; comparison was apples and oranges as the Krug needs several more years of bottle age and the Fut was ready now; great stuff- just needs to come into its own.
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small champagne tasting Krug Grande Cuvee (93), Mumm de Cramant (91), Selosse BdB Grand Cru (degorgement 2003) (94), Bollingers Grande Annee 1999 (91),
like always wonderful, nuts, red and yellow fruits, Brioche,butter, fullbodied, complex, multi-faceted, deepness and concentration, still potential to 95 in 5-10 years
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At the winery: 10am: previously opened bottle--Deep caramel, spices, creme brulee, brown sugar; very fine, weighty palate with a touch of cinnamon, molasses and sourdough/yeast. 12am: Freshly opened bottle-- Small granny smith apple with delicate floral notes, fine bubbles, vinous, apple skins, intense. 2005 base with other reserve wines including tiny portion of 1990.
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Early 90s disgorgement. Definitely the oldest Grande Cuvee I've ever had and it was so incredibly good, it makes me want to buy a bunch now and cellar them for 20 years. The buzz of the newly release Grande Cuvees has slowed down here and a lot of secondary and tertiary flavors have crept in. Some mushroom, some toasty apple notes, and a yummy doughy flavor. The length and depth are still there, too. Just awesome stuff.
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Perhaps we are a bit elevated by the arrival of our third grandchild, and so perhaps that enhanced all senses, and we liked the Krug even better than we should have. Perhaps not. It's just one of the best bottles of champagne we've had.
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For the best standard BSA. The price does't matter. The compexity is nearly unreached. PM gives the ripe fruitiness, the CH gives the log life and PN gives the power. If you had the chance to drink a 20 years old GC don't miss. you have vanilla, eastern spices like kardamon, bread, brioche, butterscotch and chocolate. Perfect.
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Unknown disgorgement date. Interesting green tomato / green melon rind nose when first opened, though it didn't transfer to the taste. After being open for 30 minutes the nose was all hazelnut. Other than that it was standard MV Krug, that is, wonderful and punching well above its weight, some oak, toasted nut, brioche, and great acidity that covers solid weight.
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ID 411048 This bottle's ID number differs from the first bottle of Krug Grande Cuvée I wrote about in late spring of this year (see Krug ID 212026). Indeed, this bottle reveals perhaps slightly more richness on the nose with more emphasis on brioche, wonderfully sweet pastry notes leaning toward caramel and marzipan, with subtle orchard fruit under this all of these decadent layers. The mousse of Krug is always fine and elegant, and there is, too, exceptional vibrancy and focus. Mineral-driven acidity at the core, with Marcona almond to round out the finish.
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Lovely, as always. this never disappoints. So good. Did not get the ID, so no idea of the vintage or disgorgement date. 93 solid points. A great ( the greatest?) NV Cuvée out there.
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What else can I say. I live Krug. Lively, sharply delineated, citrusy, yellow fruits both on the nose and palate with lime at the clean finish. Fine bead. Delicious wine.
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Tart red apple, lemon crème, some brioche and oak. Very high acid and very fresh. This balanced out the fullness of the body and prevented it from being fleshy. Very transparent juice. Medium finish that lingers.
ID 213018. 2006 base. Not nearly as exciting at this point as the 2005 base bottlings, in my opinion. Less acidity and richness--just a bit boring for Krug. That said, I would still take it over almost anything else. It's also worth noting that I had several glass from at least 4 different bottles, all of which had a very lazy bead. Surprising for a champagne of this age--though I can't say the lack of mousse was the least bit troublesome.
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I find the 05 to be the best base year out of the 04-06 bottlings. Classic krug nose, with the palate to match, but more acid driven than the 04 or 06 base bottlings. Very, very nice. I had the pleasure of enjoying two bottles--3 glasses of which were on the ground--on a recent Cathay Pacific flight. When Krug is firing on all cylinders there is truly no substitute.
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ID 111004, followed over two and a half hours. The first glasses displayed aromas of almond, green apple, grapefruit, marzipan and minerals. This already has a very fine, persistent bead, and flavors of green apple, almond, cream soda and dough. Mid way through the bottle honey and biscuit qualities emerged. The last glasses feature vanilla, hazelnut, brioche and marshmallow qualities, and the green apple notes have turned to baked apple. Already terrific in its youth, this will be fun to revisit after a few years in the cellar. 94 pts for me, 95 for Domino.
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From Magnum. This particular bottle I had been saving for 10 years. Nearly golden color and cork was so soaked it never expanded after opening, but bead was still strong. Wow - an incredibly beautiful wine. Layers of mandarin orange citrus and creamy lemon pie with hints of golden delicious apple and hazelnut. Acidity was tamed but no so much as to allow the wine to be sweet or lose its punch. Long finish.
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From half bottle. Yeasty nose with some marzipan and peach pit. The palate shows a moderate mousse with great flavors of peach, tangerines and lime. Long, mouthwatering finish. Love me some Krug nv.
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Old label (in 375ml) but one of the last ones, I figure a 93/95/96 blend, and oh my is this fabulous. Less oxidative that the vintage wine, fabulously balanced with mouthwatering acidity. Outstanding Krug.
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Champagne Brunch (David's House - Washington, DC): Gorgeous, in its display of power and finesse, with crunchy acid, complex toasted bread notes and deep, evolving pear, citrus and apple fruit. Long, full, so sexy.
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Cellar Favourites: Jan/Feb 2003 disgorgement. I got to the event late and was poured from the bottle of the bottle about 2-3 hours after it was opened and it was still getting better in the glass! Toast, lemon, sea spray, nutty and straw on the nose. The palate is explosive with powerful fruit but also great depth and complexity. Superbly long - smashingly good.
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Dinner at Saison; 6/14/2014-6/15/2014 (Saison, San Francisco): From 375. Lively yeasty nose, creamy; lively bead, great acidity, lime and lemon on the midpalate; finish is medium length. Very nice, enjoyable, young krug, maybe a tad behind some other bottles that I've tried but very enjoyable nonetheless. 91-92.
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Same NV sparkling with 10-20 y.o difference (Riga): Bottle from end of 90s. Intense yellow colour, small bubbles.In the beginning there were some damp notes on the nose, but it wasn't corked, it withered away after some 15 min in glass. Caramel on the nose and palate, creamy, intense, but balanced, very long finish. Beautiful showing. (B+)
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Wine with Modern Chinese Menu (NEXT Restaurant - Chicago IL): The most recent release, with 2004 vintage as the base, disgorged in 2011. Very rich with lots of orchard fruit, even a slightly buttery hint. Very large scaled fruit throughout with more of the Krug toasty, brioche coming through on long finish. I like this blend more than most.
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A really weird bottle this time around: not heat-damaged, not corked... This was very grassy on the nose and without any Krug signature (baked green apples and brioche is what I usually associate with the Grande Cuvee). The palate was thin and lacking in the usual intensity. One-dimensional. Finished short with notes of bitter almonds. Give this to me blind and I'm sure I wouldn't be able to place it as Krug. Sadly, a very pedestrian bottle of wine, and a complete failure as a bottle of Krug.
I got a lot of green apple out of this, Michelle said she tasted citrus. This was definitely a wine that made you think about it.
We had it with lobster, grilled on the BBQ, herbed butter for dipping and a quinoa salad.
I liked it, but considering the price point I wanted to love it, but didn't. I've got two more bottles in the cellar. I think I'll try this again in a few years and see what it's like.
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Lots of mousse to start. Rich and intense in the house style. Crunchy acidity, lemon, apple and pear. As it warmed in the glass, it showed more earthy, mushroom flavours too.
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A Taste of Krug Champagne (K&L Wine Merchants(Redwood City, CA)): Light yellow color with an abundance of rapidly rising pin prick sized bubbles and complex, expansive hazelnut, yeast, orange zest, dried cherry, and subtle honey aromas. On the palate, it's broad, and rich with a delicate mousse and lively acidity. It shows delicious pear, hazelnut, lemon, and subtle honey flavors. Long satisfying finish. ID = 213 032 Disgorged Spring 2013. 44% Pinot Noir, 35% Chardonnay, and 21% Pinot Meunier. Blend of 142 wines from 11 different years. Oldest wine from 1990, youngest wine from 2006.
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ID 212026 Multi-dimensional, layered and wonderfully complex. I have been tasting this over the course of the afternoon, in an attempt to fully appreciate this masterpiece from every angle. Opens with classic brioche notes, d'Anjou pear, wild clover honey, crystalline ginger. On the palate, it's all finesse and power. Candied orange peel, almond biscotti and the sort of vibrant acidity that will make this an excellent food wine. The finish is spectacular, sappy and lengthy.
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2004 base vintage. Well-balanced, broad champagne with nice acidity balancing autolytic/yeasty nose and flavor, with a hint of honey and red apple. I think this will be even better with a few years of bottle age.
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Opened by Mark in South Haven. Disgorged Spring 2012. A blend of 134 wines from 12 different vintages between 1990-2005. Light gold color. A bit of ammonia on the nose. Rich and opulent texture (perhaps because we drank this after 2 no dosage champagnes). Notes of toasted brioche, hazelnut, almonds and white peaches. Long finish. 93 points
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HDH Burgundy Auction (TRU): The nose is quite aromatic, with lots of brioche, melon and pear notes, leading to a yeasty but balanced finish; Fairly rich, but quite refined
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HDH Burgundy Auction (Chicago, IL): Very, very aromatic today -- I could smell this from a flute two feet away. Quite chewy and sinewy today and a very apple-cider-like quality. Medium-long finish.
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Consumed from Riedel white wine glasses and allowed to remain outside of chill as the bottle was consumed. Power from the get go and the expected lees aroma; as it opened/warmed, sweet fruits and nuts uncoiled, with a distinct floral note note floating above the mix (one pro review said Lily of the Valley, but I don't have an extensive mental catalog of floral smells). In the next wave was a strong black cherry flavor permeating the palate alongside typical candied citrus. After all, a good portion of the wine is over a decade in age and I would expect some candied citrus. As a fan of the heavy duty California chards, I think that Krug occupies the same space in the Champagne pantheon as Aubert does in California. The unabashed use of oak in fermentation with no shortage of lees contact makes for a wine that is not so much exuberant as it is intense, structured, and powerful, yet somehow still elegant, at least to some of us. I would never recommend Krug to a bubbly novice or to someone who preferred more citrus/light floral driven Champagne. For the record, I greatly appreciate wines such as Salon BdB, Piper Heidsieck (Rare, especially), Dom Ruinart, Vilmart, Charles Heidsieck of all stripes, and more. Krug is just in a space of its own. If you like that space, by all means proceed apace with consuming the Winter 11/12 disgorgement. But if you can, do try to hold some back for the future. I'm guessing it will be in prime drinking territory for 10-12 years.
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We had this side by side with the 2005 base and this looked a lot more restrained, younger and tight. Not as expressive albeit a lot more open the the 2000&2003 vintage Krugs we had on the day. Good and rich on the palate still, vibrant and we believe it just needs time in bottle to evolve and open up. 92-93 on the evening but easily if it carries on like the Q312 discorgement this will be mid to high 90s
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Once again a beautifully expressive champagne, open and just a joy to drink now. Quite a dark yellow, honey colour. Good ripe, yeasty aromatics and very rich. On the palate it feels a lot more like a 1996 vintage ripe and full. Simply Beautiful, 94-95
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Pretty much what indiscriminate palate said in his note. This is outstanding, definitely among the best bottles of the NV Krug I've had. Bright fruit, brioche, dough and chalk all coming together very seamlessly in a very elegant, impeccably balanced package.
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Perhaps the best bottle of NV I've had. Disgorged March/April 2007 (V721). Very rich, pronounced nose of orange, lemon drop, fresh biscuit, red apple. Great richness on the palate, with high bright acid. Fairly full-bodied, rich, and unapologetically opulent. Long finish of citrus and toast. Beautiful.
Update: I noted that my previous note, which was far less positive, was from the same disgorgement, so there is significant bottle (or taster) variation.
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Just amazing again, this version of Krug MV is wonderful for its balance. Not as meaty as Bollinger, not as delicate as Billecart-Salmon, it's a perfect middleweight and so elegant and flavorful I think I could drink it every night.
Birthday Dinner 2014 (Saint Pierre, Quayside Isle): We have been on quite a streak recently with Grand Cuvee bottles. After a little fillip with a string of middling bottle a few years back, the quality really has been beyond reproach. Part of it could well be because we are picking those with a bit more bottle age these days – this bottle (disgorged before Krug started putting on the codes in 2011) was a fine example of that. It had a beautiful nose with a touch of maturity on it, showing honey and brioche, ripe lemons and kumquats and sweet red apples, with a touch of white meat and a little whiff of tumeric spice at the sides - lovely. The palate was really delicious, with a supply powerful body to its sweet, fleshy apple and ripe lemon flavours wrapped up in a a creamy mousse and buttery texture. There was a lovely roundness to the wine, yet it was still held up at the core by a spine of bright, tensile acidity. A dash of citrus, a sprinkle of spice and a little savoury mushroomy linger then brought it into a satifying end. Lovely stuff, drinking beautifully now. It was every bit as yummy, perhaps even more so, than the 2003 Vintage Krug that was served alongside.
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A visit to Per Se (Per Se, NYC): From a 375. In the glass, very pale, clear yellow. On the nose, very yeasty and buttery, even a bit of fresh mown grass. On the palate, a lovely mixture of green apples, nougat, citrus, and bread, with a round, creamy texture on the mid-palate and crisp acidity on the finish. A delicious accompaniment to "Oysters and Pearls."
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Napa Valley Tour; 4/11/2014-4/15/2014 (French Laundry,Meadowood,Colgin,Araujo,Harlan....): We believe this is a Q3 2012 discorgement. Dark yellow, honey colour, glossy, almost shining. Full on ripe, yeasty, rich and just simply magnificent wine. On the palate it carries that rich feel and is has a mature champagne side to it. Simply beautiful way to start any function. 94-95
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The ultimate cuvee. Golden yellow color, with a fine persistent bead. Candied citrus, pear, and a touch of green apple with a very bold, smokey overtone on the nose. You just know it's going to be a huge champagne--and it is. An incredibly rich burst of citrus blends effortlessly into a perfect mousse that is laced with smokey nuts and perfectly balanced minerality. Given that the youngest of the wines in this bottle (112001) is 9 years old, it should come as no surprise that it tastes incredibly mature and well-rounded, but Krug Grande Cuvee never ceases to amaze. It puts nearly every recent vintage of Dom Perignon to shame.
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Without doubt an absolutely wonderful and quite stunning Champagne. The nose offers up rich lime and lemon zest, fresh green apple combined with deep mineral tones and light white toast. In the back-end a lovely tone of sweet brioche lingers on. The palate adds very nicely to the overall experience with stringency and loads of structure. But there is also a creaminess and lovely balance to be found. Adjoined by the vivid and absolutely brilliant mousse, the palate is not only lovely but intriguing. Clearly a marvellously complex wine and a stunning Champagne. I have no idea about disgorgement, but my guess is this wine is pretty young. It will without doubt develop nicely.
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Red and green apples mixed with citrus and just a slight touch of brioche. Very light, elegant and fresh and only a few bubbles. No sign of the complexity I have experienced when previously drinking Krug NV and no sign of wood. Pnp. Maybe from a very young bottle? Bought in a bar for 30 euro by the glass. Very charming and my best taste of Krug so far.
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Some GREAT wine swith friends (new and old) (Chris and Renee's Home): Light golden in color. The nose is very nice. No oxidized notes. The bottle had been purchased about a year ago. The nose has toasted bread, some red apple notes, a bit of smoke. Great acidity. Good mouth feel. On the palate, crisp with apple notes. Long finish. Really very special. Next to the older Dom P, however, it really did seem young.
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For me one of the best NV Champagnes. I love this burgundy style with the nutty finish. Crispy acidity, timeless, it Longs for 20 years. (50+5+12+19+9)
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Nose: The nose draws you in from the word go with white fruits, crushed rocks, brioche tones, various mineral notes, red apples, and some hints of fresh picked citrus. There is a lot of class and style to the nose with excellent depth in a way that makes you want to keep on smelling it.
Taste: Medium/full bodied with medium/high acidity. The feel is extremely well balanced with white fruits, brioche, various mineral tones, red apples, and some fresh picked citrus notes.
Overall: This is a beautiful champagne. This is the definition of Krug with the poise and balance one would expect and in a rather open-knit style.
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After two hours in the car, what can be better than a glass of Krug?!? Ok, it was a convertible and the drive was from SF to Napa over the Golden Gate on a gorgeous day, as I arrived at a beautiful place. I know that's not much of a tasting note. But that is what I tasted.
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The color is clear and deep gold with tiny bubbles. The smells are honey, almonds, toasted bread, butter, lime, ginger, and pear. The tastes are lime, pear, ginger, honey, almond, and sea salt. This wine is loaded with body and weight but has zingy citrus acidity and finished long. This is a hedonistic wine that is also complex and delicious.
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This wine perpetually seems to be a step above of ordinary champagne. The bubbles are finer, the flavors are more interesting, there's more complexity. I often get a popcorn like thing and even though I don't like popcorn, it really works for champagne. Delicious!
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Dim Sum Club does Suckling Pig at Park Palace (Again) (Park Palace, Grand Park Hotel): This was a very good bottle of Grande Cuvée. It must have had some bottle age on it - there was no etched code on the bottle, meaning that it would have been disgorged sometime in 2011 at the latest, before Krug started revealing disgorgement dates. Indeed, there was a lovely Krug nose here, which you do not always get in young bottles of Grande Cuvée, with nice creamy accents and a little toasted bread aromas alongside, apples and lime zest, a little floral lilt, and a touch of earthiness and slatey mineral. The palate had a lovely texture to it, almost melting into the mouth with a super-fine, gentle mousse wrapped around a core of green apples, lemons and lemon peel. The flavours were still rather primary, especially when compared to the nose. However, this had clearly shed some of the youthful austerity and lemony-ness of young MVs to a show a lovely pure beam of flavours, with typical Krug power and substance wed to an impeccable balance lent by well-integrated acidity. In fact, it was almost unusually soft and gentle as it slid into a nice long finish too, with a little trail of mineral and spice pulling away through the backapalate. Very nice stuff.
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From half bottle. A ton of yeast and citrus on the nose. The palate is light and crisp, with lemon rind, lime and oyster shell. Delicious and long. I love this.
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Out of 375, disgorged 2012. Lots of very nice baked apple and yeasty, bready qualities. Rich and toasty but well balanced and fresh. Delicious and easy to drink.
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Entirely too drinkable. Went down too fast. Youthful, fresh with budding complexity. Coiled tight but still gulpable. Solid wine that will only get better. (92+)
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This is delicious, although I'm not sure its worth the price. This was from a half bottle disgorged in 2010. The nose is very intriguing with baked apple, creamy lees, fresh bread, a hint a ripe lemon, and a sensuous vinous sense that I have trouble describing. The palate is delicious, creamy yet bright, complex, with a very fine bead. This shows a little older being from a split. Overall I was impressed with the wine, but for the price I think there are better Champagnes available for significantly less money.
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Wonderfull bottle. Had all the typical Krug signs featured. Lovely chalky fruit, with that prefect length and finish. This is indeed my dearest cuvee Champagne out there. Always, always great stuff! This bottle was disgorged quite recently, so could definitely take a few good years longer in the cellar. Lovely and wonderful as always, and my number one Cuvee. Just one problem… my Mercier loving (as opposed to me, who hate Mercier) lovely wife thought that "perhaps we should change to this as our Friday night house Champagne instead?"… This will be costly :-) 94+
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Yellow color with extremely fine tiny Little bubbles. The nose is complex with dominating notes of hazelnuts, lemongrass and Almond. The palate has a 'creamy' texture and is very nuanced. The finish is though, but opens up after a while showing some oak in the poweful finish.
This bottle was disgorged Winter 2010/2011 blending vintages from 1990 to 2004. Was bought in summer of 2013 and cellared on extra year before opening.
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This is from the 2000 or 2001-based MV Krug (released June 2007), the same source as my other recent CT notes. Cork code is V621, meaning it was disgorged in Mar/Apr 2006. All my bottles in the last few weeks have been remarkably consistent, and all my recent CT notes apply to this bottle. Make sure to serve cold at the start, and let the initially intensive bubble dissipate before enjoying - really intensifies the flavour with cellared bottles such as this, especially as the wine in the glass also warms up. Luckily I've got another 4 cases of this marvellous aged Krug MV release to go... at this rate it will not last long (with discipline this release should easily last another 10 years). 4 more bottles already consumed since my last CT note! Enjoyed this bottle tonight at home, with whole side of sea bass toped with Indian masala spices.
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Yeast, smoke, quite masculine with high minerality and flint. Adds weight with time. Impressive in its strength, but less finesse than other champagnes at the tasting.
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Memorable Grand Champagne Tasting (St. Paul, MN): Light gold color. Drank 1 glass over an hour. The nose has a striking minerality, flinty, saline, floral, citrus, lemon, fresh. The palate is more masculine, very intense but not at all heavy, yeast, toasted, nutty, chalk, 30+ second finish. More about power and another stunning wine. My #3 WOTN by a hair over the '99 Cristal and group #3.
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Epic Champagne Tasting (St. Paul, MN): Excellent and neck in neck with wine of the night with the Tattinger. Powerful and complex. Orange rind, baked pie crust, minerals, almonds, strawberries and flint. Long finish and super stuff. Much better the Cristal in my opinion and cheaper.
HDH auction tasting at Tru (Chicago, IL): A better showing today. Liqueur, brioche, apple cider, and quite meaty on the nose. Very rich and yeasty on the palate, with plenty of acidity today. Moderate oxidative notes and quite a long finish.
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Visit to Krug including a premiere tasting of 2003 Krug (Reims): Nose of yellow apples, some winter apples, spicy notes and oak. Palate with powerful concentration, yellow and some red apples, and some winter apples, spice notes, oak, good acidity. Rather accessible, potential for more development. 92 p ID 312036 (= disgorged mid-2012), base vintage 2005. This one was surprisingly accessible for a young Krug Grande Cuvée. Perhaps it is the 2005 base vintage that asserts itself somewhat?
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Champagne: (degustato alla cieca) In questa degustazione di vini fatti bene ma poco emozionanti si stacca subito dagli altri. A partire di come scende nel bicchiere e dal colore. Giallo dorato brillante, regala profumi leggeri di fiori e frutta secca, mare ed erbe, roccia e funghi, affumicature, pare un borgogna, complesso. Bocca incantevole, il frutto, un gusto inscindibile, sa di Krug. T'ho beccato. Ci sarebbe da dedicargli un sonetto altro che note di degustazione.
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1180 NOK. Broderen kommer innom med bobler og pata negra. Ploff og korken i taket. Drukket av Riedel Chianti. Fantastisk lukt av alt som hører til, bare mer. Kruttrøyk ala hvit Boredaux. Flott fyldig smak som sitter fantastisk lenge. Sitrus (alle sammen), svartkrutt. utvikler seg i glasset, mint-kald syre i ettersmaken. Veldig fin opplevelse. Lot.nr: I.D212028 LLLMHF
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A Krug lunch at http://delcampodc.com/ (Del Campo Restaurant): Krug two days in a row? That's not a bad idea. Thanks to Maria Denton, I was invited to a lunch today at the excellent Washington D.C. restaurant Del Campo to drink Krug. The evening before, we had enjoyed this same wine, but from an earlier cuvee - with a base wine from the 2005 vintage, which I preferred just slightly. The back label from Krug gives you basic information and a "Krug ID" (in the burgundy colored box) that you can type into the Krug website to obtain more information about the wine in the bottle. For example, when I typed in 113006 - the bottle we had for lunch - I learned that this particular bottle "left the Krug cellars to receive its cork in winter 2012-2013. That that was the last step after more than six years of aging in the cellars to acquire finesse and elegance - and that this bottle is an "extraordinary blend" of 142 wines from 11 different vintages, the oldest from 1990 and the youngest from 2006. It seemed to have a more youthful profile than the bottle last night, but was not quite as opulent on the mid palate. Still, it exuded wonderful precision and verve. I absolutely loved it and how it was able to stand up to the savory foods at the restaurant, from meat and mushroom empanadas to large prawns and spicy sausages.
16 vintages of Calon Segur (Ripple Restaurant in Washington D.C.): A delicious way to start a special evening of 16 vintages of Calon Segur, this was at once creamy and precise, made from a blend of vintages reaching back to 1990 - and in contact with the lees for 6 years before disgorgement. Many thanks to Maria Denton, a sommelier and sales rep for Krug, for bringing four bottles to the dinner.
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As the Krug Grande Cuvée Brut is “recreated” each year – a blend of tens of different wines from 10 different vintages that was left on its “lees” for six years – the exact composition of each year’s release is different (an average of 50 % Pinot Noir, 30 % Chardonnay and 20 % Pinot Meunier). Bright lemon color with a fine medium mousse. Quite aromatic nose of tangerine, toasted hazelnuts and a touch of gunpowder. Rich palate with concentrated apple and citrus fruit, but also some slightly buttery, oxidized tones. The oak is coming off a bit too strong for my taste. Nice creamy finish. Certainly a well-made Champagne, but not the superb bottle I had expected.
Aangezien de Krug Grande Cuvée Brut elke jaar opnieuw wordt samengesteld als een blend van tientallen verschillende wijnen uit wel tien verschillende jaargangen – de wijn verbleef zes jaar “sur lie” –, is de samenstelling van elke nieuwe cuvée niet steeds identiek (gemiddeld zo’n 50 % Pinot Noir, 30 % Chardonnay en 20 % Pinot Meunier). Helder citroengeel van kleur met een fijne, vrij lichte pareling. Redelijk aromatische neus van mandarijntjes, geroosterde hazelnoten en een vleugje buskruit. Een volle wijn met geconcentreerd appel- en citrusfruit, maar ook met wat licht boterachtige, geoxideerde toetsen. De eikinvloed is naar mijn smaak een beetje te geprononceerd. Mooie, romige afdronk. Zonder twijfel een heel degelijke Champagne, doch niet de flamboyante fles die ik had verwacht.
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From 375. Code 112007. Not much can be said about Krug that hasn't already been said. Just great, complex, classy, and utterly expressive juice. Great evolution in the glass as it warmed getting some more oxidative elements and richness the longer it sat. Nice to have a handful of splits in the cellar.
Such a wonderful set of flavors - it's bright and toasty and nutty and yet the bubbles are just so very soft and easy that they serve more as a background to the other flavors. Drank to celebrate moving to a new apt and it was well appreciate by all of the folks helping us.
In wine glasses, golden straw color Bread, lime, something like green peas on the nose Nice, yeasty lime finish
Slight Chardonnay aroma came up in glass two, excellent creamy texture as well on the palate
Had a glass the following evening and wow. Reinforced the idea of not forgetting champagne is a wine. Kind of a little Chardonnay-like then a little Riesling-like. Really open and expressive
If I'm reading the bottle ID right it was disgorged in the second trimester of 2012
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A glass of greenish sparkling tints greats one with a complex powerhouse of exotic spices, citrus peel and toasted brioche. It is a perfect choice for the grandest of friends and occasions. Traded three Dom Pérignon 1996 for three of these, I feel I got the better deal!
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Krug ID info - disgorged summer 2012. 6 years cellar aging. Base wine from 12 vintages from 1990 to 2005. Excellent champagne with great balance, complexity and tremendous length of flavour. To me the thing about these higher level champagnes is the fineness of the bubbles which just foams the flavours over the tongue.
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Disgorged fall 2010. Cuvée of 120 wines from 1988 to 2004. Opened and poured. At nose hazelnuts, bread crust, brioche, apple, citrus, mineral. Very complex but in a minimalist, subtle way. All flavors very integrated. At palate very refreshing, but smooth and clean. Harmonic. Structured but elegant. Very persistent. Mature yet still pretty young.
Always impressive. Complex, deep, structured, balanced. Looks very much like a dry white. Yeast, hole grain bread, ginger and honey. I really LOVE this champagne.
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Another of my origional 24 bottles disgorged in 2008. Very variable - last was mature, this one much more young in profile with tons of citrus and metalic/steely taste. Yeast and breadnotes are also profound and well as the complex and long aftertaste. A food wine for sure.
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Disgorged 2007 (Code A751 on cork). Popped and poured, followed over the next 3 hours. An expressive nose of baked apple, pear, lemon zest, crushed rocks, spice, candied ginger, light mushroom, toast and yeast, with some light oxidative notes creeping in. On the palate, not as rich as I was expecting texturally, but showing a tremendous concentration and depth of flavour. The finish is long, characterized by medium plus acids, and flavours of baked apple, citrus zest, mineral, grated ginger, yeast and spice.
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Disgorged April/May 2003 (A321 on cork, gold and red label). New Year's Eve treat. Been saving this as I wanted to try one with some age. Brilliant complexity, tons of tertiaries. Bright lemony citrus, great brioche and biscuity yeastiness, sherry-like oxidative style, smoothly acidic, black tea/bitter coffee notes mixed with a marzipan like richness, and supremely long. Superb, but one of the takeaways for me was that I do prefer the place and terroir of vintage rather than multi vintage cuvees, no matter how good, and this was REALLY good. Loved the multifaceted complexity of the blend, but it also traded away some degree of precision or detail. This bottle would easily go another couple of decades, but was certainly beautifully mature. Mission accomplished. 95pts pure quality, 93pts personal preference.
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Drank alongside: - 02 Dom Perignon - 02 Bollinger GA - 02 Dom Ruinart - 02 PJ Belle Epoque - 02 Tait Comtes - 04 Grande Dame - 98 Dom Ruinart
...and it was a bit outclassed but fantastic. Much better than the bottle from the same case consumed last year. Acid seemed more in balance, tons of nutiness and oxidative flavors shining through. Pretty much the "Typical Krug"
Nos pełen pieczonych/suszonych owoców z silnym jabłkiem i skórką chleba. W ustach dość gęsty, pełny, z wyraźną kwasowością i gorzkawą końcówką. Długi choć finisz Billecarta-Salmon CNF2000 ciekawszy...
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Krug ID 411041 / cork id V1132KA: golden color. Nose of walnut, wood and breadcrust. Powerful and long finish, yet elegant and long. Apples, nuts. Typical Krug. Drink now
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nose; brioche, lemon custard, toasted almonds, and mexican vanilla extract. palate; amish apple cider, fresh citrus, cinnamon toast, and salted caramel. high acidity. plentiful fine bubbles. 60 plus second finish. the finest non-vintage champagne there is. when you think champagne... I think KRUG!
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The color is brilliant, golden with copious tiny bubbles. The smells are minerals, ginger, butterscotch, and lemony citrus smells. The tastes are ginger, lemon, steely minerals (copper penny!), lime zest, mandarin orange, honey, and buttery toast. The finish is long and the acidity is zingy on this full bodied, complex wine. Very rich and delicious!
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Lot LLLMMF, ID 412043, disgorged in fall 2012, this is a blend of vintages from 1990 to 2005. Aromas of almond, baked apple, pear, quince and citrus with subtle toasty nuances, as well as creme brulee and vanilla creme soda. Fine texture with good underlying acidity. Terrific fruit, citrus and marshmallow qualities. 93+ pts.
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Opened by Allred at Anvil. Not sure of the disgorge date, but would guess recent based upon the mousse and bead. More on the citrus side than brioche, but both were there. Paired nicely with sweetbreads.
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The 375 ml is just right as a starter for the two of us. The version is amazingly open, relaxed, fruity and pleasant. Not as active a mousse as the 750 but all the cereal, toast and light agrume is wonderfully wound into the juice. This most definitely does not need more time and it's just as ready and delicious as the 375 Krug rose.
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Pale gold colour. Elegant nose with citrus including some zest and hints of dried fruit, yellow winter apples, some smoke and mineral, freshly baked bread, some oak notes with vanilla. Medium bodied+, palate with yellow apples, citrus, some green apples, quite present mineral notes, rather high acidity, some spice, and a long aftertaste with mineral, green and yellow apples. Not really that much mature notes, but on the other hand not as tight and unyielding on the palate as younger Krug GC can be, so approachable now. 92+ Bottle from before the introduction of the ID codes, but with cork code V911, so disgorged in January/February 2009. Base vintage should be 2001 or 2002, and I'm leaning towards 2001 based on the style, and that it doesn't stand out from the "average" Krug GC. I'd expect a 2002-based blend of Krug to show even more acidity and mineral.
Consistent with prior note; this bubbly simply overwhelmed the Veuve Grande Dame. This Champagne is muscular, masculine, aggressive, with an explosive nose and a long finish. Tasted from flute and Burgundy bowl.
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Beat your 2013 WOTY Dinner: A modest palate cleanser. Disgorged Summer 2012 (ID 312035), 44% Pinot Noir, 37% Chardonnay and 19% Meunier. A lifted nose with lemon zest, toast, earth and vanilla. Vibrant and refreshing palate, with great focus and style. The fruit has power but the acidity takes control and drives the wine wonderfully. Another great bottle.
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According to the bartender, the bottle had been open for 24 hours, which was a good thing. Green apples, citrus, toast and smoke. Very integrated and impecable balance. Has a much broader palate and is quite complex compared to most other champagnes.
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From a half bottle from the recent zachys sale. Brioche and citrus on the nose. The palate is light and airy with a nice mousse and some nice citrus and pear notes. Good, not great, and somewhat dissapointing.
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Gack. I don't often drink NV Champagne, and I guess too many experiences like this are why. Nothing to recommend it, other than might be suitable for downscale parties where the competition might be even more awful. Inelegant, inept, clumsy, and with an unmistakable nasty harsh finish. Delicious vintage champagnes from respected Grande Marque houses are available for about the same price with a little shopping around, why bother with swill like this? If you're a sophisticated fan of great Champagne, and unless you just want an alcohol fix, this will be something undrinkable for you.
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HDH auction tasting at Tru (Chicago, IL): No idea as to which release this was. Textbook Krug nose with notes of brioche, hazelnut, and apple cider. The oxidative style shows through pretty prominently this showing. Flavours of baked green apple, bread, and a hint of licorice. Strong vein of acidity. Medium-long finish.
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Fizz Club @ Fish Club (Fish Club, Clapham): Circa 5 years post-d age. Rich, deep, slightly reductive nose that starts to open up to a slightly oxidative, classic Krug richness. After 90 mins this is classic, rich, vanilla, deep and long. ****
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1000th Tasting Note (Coventry): One of the worst showings of an NV Krug I have had; some wondered if there were any issues with the bottle, but it came from a lot that showed beautifully before. Disgorged around April 2007 (v721). On open, was overly cold, which I thought was the reason it was muted. With warmth, bitter orange and biscuits, but without depth or great interest. A good bottle, but not at all exciting.
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Always a favorite of mine. Lots of fruit and yeasty bread notes. Full in the mouth with lovely acidity. Overshadowed by a few other champers this afternoon.
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Drank in Davy's Had along side the '02 Cristal, great debate at the table between the two. Opinion was split 50/50 on preference. My taste goes to Krug because of it's richer more complex palate.
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Crush's Champagne Gala 2013 (Crush Wine & Spirits, Midtown Manhattan): Straw. Really classic Krug brioche nose, lemon curd, crème brûlée, aniseed; yum. Palate is much the same, rich, a little oxidation revealing the older wines in the blend; velvet mousse. Oily and long -- very, very long. It is what it is, and what it is is perfection.
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Chris's Birthday at The Bridge Room: Probably 2-3 years bottle age (pre dates Krug ID). Peach ad pear, with some nutty and complex earth aromas. Lovely vibrant fruit on the palate plus excellent acidity and long carry. Drinking beautifully.
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Crush's Annual Champagne Gala 2013 (Crush Wine & Spirits, Midtown Manhattan.): Great showing for this. Screaming nose - incredibly malty and toasty. Just gorgeous and delicious: spicy, sweet and creamy. Intoxicating. Lots of malt on the palate, cream and lemon. Really balanced and delicious. Lots of acid and energy. Nose - 5.5/6, Palate - 5.5/6, Finish - 5/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 1.5/2 = 17.5/20.
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Krug Champagne Dinner (Denver): This glass of Krug Grand Cuvee was very different from the first. The second pouring at the end of the evening showed what seemed a much younger, angular, acidic wine that was lacking depth on the finish. It was racy, tart, highly carbonic and somewhat disjointed. This reminded me of my first bottle of this Champagne about a year and a half ago. Can this morph into what I tasted in the first pouring?
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Krug Champagne Dinner (Denver): There were 4 distinct bottles of the Grand Cuvee floating around. Disgorged on different dates. I am pretty sure that this first glass I had was the bottle had the vines on the label (meaning much older possibly a 2001 base, per the Krug Ambassador). Tis was the winner in comparison to the later Grand Cuvee I had.
You could really appreciate the depth, structure and integration. Paired with Duck Mousse Pirogue. Best pairing of the night. I was so glad to have this pour with this awesomely savory dish. I'll leave all of the descriptors alone as this was so complete a whole I don't want to break it down. If this is what happens to aged Grand Cuvee, count me a believer. Easily classic
Dinner at Home (Vancouver, BC): No formal notes. Cellared around 5-6 years and showing beautifully. Lots of biscuit and citrus with a rich and creamy mouthfeel. Soft mousse with great acid and minerality. Drinking well but more to come with a few more years I think. Excellent. 92+
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This was a bottle acquired several years ago (minimum of 4 - no code on the bottle to check), and the cellar time worked the usual magic. Toasty, nutty, floral and full of apple and citrus fruit - a wonderful, fascinating set of aromas and flavors. Stunning Champagne that does show the Krug style, and for that both my wife and I were very thankful. We both loved it. Happy early birthday to my wife, and thanks to mom and dad for gifting this bottle to us several years ago!
Full and bright on the nose, but its interesting to compare this side by side with the 1996 Salon. The latter, while young, is fleshing itself out. The Krug is still a bit angular and awkward. Good though. Second to Salon is no disgrace.
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Similar old gold colour to the Mumm. A symphony of aromas. A floral top note (jasmin?). Attractive yeast autolysis character, biscuity and toasty. White fruits: poached pear and peach. Some citrus, but more mandarin than lemon. Nutty character, tending almond. Oxidative aromas (in a positive sense). On palate, rich, generous and toasty, complex and multilayered. Excellent balance. Mid palate depth and richness but with real freshness, tension and tautness. Excellent structure and length. Rich but not cloying, light on its feet. Sings across your palate. Will only grow in stature and interest with age. By head and shoulders, WOTN (and most other tasters agreed).
Saturday Skeels BBQ: Stunning, yet again. Made sure the bottle was at my end of the table, but this was still the favourite champagne for everyone! From one of my June 2007 release regular bottles. Fairly dark, with vibrant bubbles which are so fine it is unreal. With air the wine becomes even richer with strong almond and biscuit/toast. A compelling champagne.
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Friday Asian dinner @ Skeels: Halve bottle opened after desert and served with chocolate macadamia nuts. Not cold enough, and disappointing based on my experience from this case. Subsequently improved considerably with air with biscuity richness that I look for in Krug. Not as good as my recent experiences of this wine.
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Yes, Krug is Krug, and this was fantastic, but it fell a little short of previous bottles I have had. The depth was incredible, the finesse remarkable, but the nuttiness was a bit overpowering and too prominent. But I nitpick, this is incredible champagne. Outstanding. thedrunkencyclist.com
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From one of my June 2007 release regular bottles, enjoyed as an aperitif with parmesan cheese, then finished the rest with some mango and chilli salmon and prawn ceviche.
So much better than the current release half-bottle I had for aperitif last night - and better than the larger format bottles I've enjoyed in recent weeks! This CLEARLY shows the benefit of ageing NV Krug. Compared to recent releases, this is darker, with vibrant bubbles which are so fine it is unreal. I didn't let any of my glasses air, this was guzzled, but the lemon meringue nose was heavenly with tonnes of toast. Very rich and buttery in the mouth with a lovely acidity that was perfect with the parmesan. One of the best NV Krugs i've ever had - and will be even better in another 5yrs. No idea what the base-year of the wine is, no Krug ID. Asked Olivier Krug and he thought it may be their infamous 2001 based on an average 6yr release period... if so, it's a cracker would you believe!?!
Luckily this is from my cellar, and there are 2 full cases left... but will that be enough?...
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Krug-fest with Olivier Krug: From a magnum corked in spring 2012 after 7 years in bottle and based on the 2005 vintage, this champagne includes a blend of 134 different wines from 12 different vintages dating back to 1990.
A little darker than the Jeroboam, with a touch less acidity and greater body, more immediately decadent with noticeable toffee notes, more toast, some coriander and a long long finish. 95pts
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Krug-fest with Olivier Krug: From a jeroboam corked in summer 2012 after 9 years in bottle and based on the 2003 vintage, this champagne includes a blend of 120 different wines from 10 different vintages dating back to 1988.
Initially lots of complex minerals and almonds in the mouth, with very toasty nose, the wine was very fresh and zesty. With lots of air it become darker and richer, with more pronounced almond and some spices together with a hint of honey.
Whilst excellent today, this would handsomely reward at least a decade in the cellar from a regular bottle, significantly longer from such a large format. This jeroboam seemed to include more chardonnay than the magnums served later – it came across as quite young although with excellent balance and potential. 94+pts
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World Wine Symposium 2013 - Kevin and Kelly's excellent adventure; 11/6/2013-11/14/2013 (Villa D’este, Lake Como): According to Roberto, released 20+ years ago. This shows the clear reason to cellar Krug NV. Beautiful golden color. Sweet rip yellow fruit profile, apricot, a hint of peach, honey, orange peel, a hint of brioche and mineral. Sweet palate, bright acidity that leads to lovely long finish. Shy yet fine mousse. This is fully matured but absolutely without any oxidative note. Beautifully fresh and light yet quite intense. Stunning showing, perhaps the best example of this wine for me.
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Incredibly complex vinous champagne. Drinking Krug is like preparing for a ritual. We opened the bottle about 4 hours before taking a single sip, letting the bottle sit in a cold water bath (very very little ice just to keep the fizz alive). On first pour the aromas literally leapt out of the glass (no flutes). Brioche, fennel, coriander, smoked nuts, chicken stock, bay leaf, curry, green apple. The kaleidoscope of flavors combined with the incredibly lacy texture and length is truly mind blowing. A truly special Champers.
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nose; brioche, lemon custard, toasted almonds, and mexican vanilla extract. palate; amish apple cider, fresh citrus, cinnamon toast, and salted caramel. high acidity. plentiful fine bubbles. 60 plus second finish. the finest non-vintage champagne there is. when you think champagne... I think KRUG!
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Giuseppe Rinaldi (Wine Market Bistro - Baltimore): This was a bottle which has rested a while since release and was therefore a bit more subdued. The yeastiness was still dark, but not as dark as younger releases. Returned to this after dinner was completed and it was even better and more fully integrated.
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GT Fish & Oyster - Magnum Night (Chicago, IL): Wow - complex nose with an exotic spice note. Palate is chock full of flavor and punch yet elegant. Long, robust finish. Amazing stuff.
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Rich & powerful nose of apples & apricots. Pretty golden color & great effervescence. This is a pretty full bodied champagne, with a nice mineral quality that I don't recall noticing before. Citrusy, very crisp with zesty acidity, and also a bit toasty. Long & very pleasing finish. I liked this wine better than I have in the past. Perhaps it was the setting in NYC: the pre-wine at the intro party for the 2010 Masseto tasting.
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Greatness. Powerful and super vinous but very subtle, not to mention young--this was a fresh release at a trade tasting. Needs lots time for me. Plenty of depth here, and a latent autolytic savoriness.
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K&L LA Champagne Tasting (K&L Wines Hollywood): A : Probably my number 1. Tasted this first so maybe this had some effect. But probably most complex with a long finish and quite refreshing on a hot afternoon.
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Champagne Tasting: A second bottle tasted on the same night as the previous one, same disgorgement. However it was a touch less rich and a touch less thrilling, though still excellent in all respects.
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Champagne Tasting: Recent disgorgement. Lemon zest, toast, a touch of earth and vanilla. Beautifully focused, long and detailed with a vibrancy that really lifts it. Outstanding bottle.
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No formal notes. From 375ml. Cellared around 4yrs. Showing very well. Classic krug grand cuvee aromas and flavours. For me this cuvee does best with 5-7+ yrs on it. This half bottle is just starting to enter its long drinking window in my opinion. Excellent. 91+
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This was an excellent champagne. We didn't have the time to uncork it and give it the 3-4 hours of airtime, but I did hold my glass as long as possible. Full of burly mineral and good clean acids, balance the oak and oxidative style of the Krug GC. Yeasty, leesy notes were very enjoyable with the tart apples, lemon zest and toasty brioche. Long, long finish. I felt bad for those drinking from flutes, as this was a wine that really benefits from a bordeaux or burgundy tulip. Sad that its now gone, but always a great wine to kick of an event.
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Our 16th anniv.....06 disgorgement....Not as ox as last bottle...plenty of bright lemon, ginger citrus...tiny popping bubbles, creamy hazelnut, slight sherry mousse....baked apple, green skin, crushed sea minerality. Drank well with a variety dishes...especially from the sea.
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Had it two days in a row in Legrand, Paris. For me it was all about balance, like traits of all the champagnes I have had before have come together in this Grande Cuvee. The nose was typical but not overwhelming or skewed in any sense - brisk green apples, light honey, some boiled meat, nuts. Palate was quite complex but wasn't loud or in-your-face, no sharp angles here. Finish was long and with a very interesting bite of quince. A benchmark champagne. May be this is even overly round, proper and perfect to have it as a favourite.
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To celebrate the birth of our daughter on her first day home. A great choice. Yet another delightful bottle of this. It's just fantastic. Delicious, vibrant, full of fruit and complexity. This is just gorgeous. A
TN: Ruinart & Krug (POB's): This one was a bit perplexing. I did not get the disgorgement date. It really took some time top fully open and never seemed fully together although it was outstanding. Golden in color. The nose seems aged a bit with orange peels, mushrooms, slight oxidation, and ginger. On the palate, the mid palate seems to lack acidity but as the fruit fades, the acidity seems to come out. An amazingly long finish. Not sure if this bottle was coming together of falling apart, but as it improved all night long, I would say the former. Of course, had I not seen the label, it would have been wonderful, I just want more when I see Krug.
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Wonderful champagne again. A real wine drinkers wine, not dressed up bubbles. Scintillating, fresh and great length, bready yeasty notes. My favourite NV if only I could afford it more often.....
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heavy yeasty notes balanced with very concentrated fresh fruit flavours. Intense and wonderfully and delicately balanced. Can really stand toe to toe to the vintage crafts of other famous champagne companies.
Outstanding quality. Drink now, not suitable for further ageing.
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Friends' Anniversary Dinner (Anvil Club, East Dundee): We drank this out of Cabernet/red wine stems with a large bowl. It was the first wine poured and one of the last that I finished. Opened with citrus, lemon, apple and marzipan qualities. Evolves over the course of the eening to brioche, cashew, hazelnut and ginger. Long finish. Lovely. 93-94 pts.
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Opened at Anvil for 26th anniversary dinner. I forgot to get the disgorgement code from the bottle, but this had been in the cellar since December of 2012. This did not have the yeasty brioche notes that I expected. More of a citrus profile than bread.
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On the Golden Princess: Rich and powerful as usual with slight caramel apple, rich yeasty notes, and a slight tuna oil thing (mix of ginger & sourdough?) I get in great champagnes; fuller in the mouth with very good intensity, fine bubbles, and long long finish. /w/Eric & Kalee
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Great Dinner Wines (Healesville Victoria): Awesome N.V. Very fresh, great acid cut, a lot of substance without any of the bs often associated with Champagne. No pretender. Great.
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- Light gold color with small pearls and aromas of lemon, melon, apricot, peach and rose. It's in total harmony and has flavours of baker's yeast with a full body. Polished texture with a long finish - Complex nose withs lots of aromas, sensational mouth feel
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Koyu saman rengindeki şarap burnundaki zerafet ile büyülüyor. Mayalı hamur, vanilya, kahve ve Bodrum mandalinası gibi birbirinden farklı kokular uyum içinde. Geriden gelen çiçeksi tonlar bu çeşitliliğe katkıda bulunuyor. Gövdesi krema yoğunluğunda ancak canlı, taze ve meyveli, bitişi uzun, oldukça rafine.
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Koyu saman rengindeki şarap burnundaki zerafet ile büyülüyor. Mayalı hamur, vanilya, kahve ve Bodrum mandalinası gibi birbirinden farklı kokular uyum içinde. Geriden gelen çiçeksi tonlar bu çeşitliliğe katkıda bulunuyor. Gövdesi krema yoğunluğunda ancak canlı, taze ve meyveli, bitişi uzun, oldukça rafine.
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Lovely nose of honey, roasted almond, yeast, and wet shale, more of the same on the palate, very rich, creamy, and elegant. This bottle was purchased last year. Tiny bubble, medium mousse. Delicious with BBQ salmon filets and no BBQ sauce.
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5 Champagne à l'Orangerie (Genève): Le 3e des non millésimés. Belle couleur miel clair. Nez très discret, bouche avec des extraits secs, bulles très fines. Pas mon préféré.
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July/August 2007 disgorgement. Bought in early 09 and removed from storage last month so over four years of cellaring. Bright lemon color, medium mousse. A somewhat unevolved nose of lemon/lime, granny smith apple and a hint of honey. Some autolysis but on the whole its very primary and this appears to have budged not an inch while in storage.
Still zesty and youthful on the palate, with medium-plus acidity, mouth puckering, very linear. No great signs of development here either. Its very good but is still keeping itself under wraps, I thought these would be ready but clearly I was wrong. And this is a half-bottle. Very surprising.
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Drank at the Cricket A lovely hot day and England was wining the Ashes, what better way to celebrate than a bottle of Krug. This really shows its pedigree as the fruit shines through the minerality and brioche. Yummy.
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What a contrast to the Dom Perignon 2002! The Dom presented the classic biscuit nose and palate while the Krug seemed steely with edgy flint flavors. It will be interesting to see how the Krug develops with an extra five years in the bottle. (This was disgorged in 2011) Hopefully time will tame this champagne.
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94-96: Simply superb; best NV Champagne I have had. Medium yellow color, rich palate, long, long finish. Balanced perfectly, rich but everything in proportion. Smashing.
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From magnum. Was purchased at least 10 years earlier. Med yellow. Bread and lemon nose. Resfreshing and with impressive intensity. Classy and excellent
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Five years post-purchase. Seems younger and fresher than the previous two (lovely) bottles from this purchase. Cork still springy and expands rather than the straight sides of the previous two. Bright, fresh, obviously some weight, a touch of cream, but not the oxidative notes that one might expect. Lovely, but needs a little more time for some mid-palate complexity to develop. ****
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Just have to love this Champagne. It’s brilliant. Best NV there is. The Krug Grand Cuvée always delivers. Not sure when this bottle was disgorged, but quite recently released is believe? Fresh citrus nose with bread, green apples, minerals and a touch of gunpowder. The balance is great, fresh with that slightly oxidative Krug-ish trademark on the nose. The palate is long, rich and refreshing. I just adore this Champagne, and the rest in the line from this winery is even more impressive.
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Celebration for Bud's Seventieth Birthday (Eketahuna, New Zealand): First rate wine that marries considerable richness and surprising freshness. Very slick winemaking that emphasises harmony. Beautiful layered complexity. Light and fluffy texture that felt like a cloud in the glass.
Light yellow in color with small, steady and vigorous beads. Precise aromas of yeast, freshly baked bread, nut oils and stone fruits makes up a classic, slightly oxidative Krug nose. Lush but tart green apples, citrus oils and toasted nuts makes up an intense palate with a long silky finish.
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Consistent notes for me, a go to very good Champagne, just not comparable to the vintage Krug's or some of the better Champagne's out there. Yet it never disappoints.
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Fine wine BYO (Stockholm): Appearance: light golden colour Nose: clearly toasted notes of hazelnuts, smoky with notes of gunsmoke, cocoa powder, under the smoke some yellow fruit; an impressive nose. Palate: quite concentrated, yellow apple, citrus, enormous minerality and sets of a "mineral attack", quite high acidity, fresh aftertaste.. Summary: an impressive wine with a quite developed nose and a relatively young palate, can take more cellaring. 94 p. This may be the best Grand Cuvée of this label design that I have tasted, at least in a regular 75 cl bottle. To me, it was rather of "regular" Krug Vintage standard. Disgorged 2002, cork code A221
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Chateau Latour vertical with Commercial Director Jean Garandeau (Grand Hotel Dolder, Zurich): At Arvi Chateau Latour tasting, Grand Hotel Dolder. This was the apero drink. I am not a big Champagne connoisseur and I don't appreciate it very much either, but when I drink high end stuff like this, I feel that I might be missing out after all... Wonderful aromas of dried fruit, apple and bakery (toast, butter, honey). Pure and crisp with wonderful perlage. Apparently this is blended from up to 120 lots from different vintages and vineyards.
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Giant. Spectacular aromas of brioche and toast. On the palate, balanced. It was drunk with three food options: tapenade, brandade of cod fish and mushroom cream with herbs. The combination with the mushroom cream was one of the best of wine and food I have ever experienced. The subtetly of the cream enhanced the flavors of champagne. Wonderful.
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Code 311027 - d/g summer 2011. Apple, honeyed, vanilla, lightly floral and lemon aromas. Powerful and layered on the palate. Long, very youthful but still delicious. Beautiful wine really.
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Another bottle tonight...same disgorgment. 1996 Salon has ruined it for me!! After having that 96 last week....this Krug is REALLY oxidized to me now! What a contrast in styles? The fresh laser beam citrus Salon...to this nutty, sherryish, but still alive with citrus, Krug. Don't get me wrong....still love the Krug style...but I REALLY LOVE that Salon! This Krug is a "in the mood" style wine for me...the Salon is a "drink 365 if I could" style wine!! I'm sure most see it this way? Again..this MV seems more ox than post 90 Vintage Krug's I've had.......still quite alive with citrus bubbles.....but doesn't float my boat like that Salon!
while previous notes apply and 1/2 bottles can be inconsistent this bottle is classic Krug with buttered toast, bisquit and yeast, buttersctoch and caramel on the nose. This bottle is showing cream and vanill as well on the nose. Beautiful. Great bubbles as always and golden color characterisitic of aged Krug. Full bodied, bright acidity, and most importantly it tastes like it smells. Wonderful as always.
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HDH auction tasting at Tru; 5/17/2013-5/18/2013 (Chicago, IL): Not a great showing. Muted nose with notes of green apple and brioche -- textbook. Intense green-apple acidity on the palate, but the oak is coming off a little strong to me. This has the familiar painful intensity of Krug.
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Klar strågul. Mineralsk nese, sitrus, lett modnet med hint av honning og nøtter. Klar, presis, intens og fokusert frukt med elegant mousse. Noe modning.Spenstig og spiss syre. Frisk. Lang, mineralsk ettersmak med sitrende intensitet.
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The richness of gold with a tinge of toast - a delight to the eye. The cork barely expands at all. The mousse flares up on the initial pour, but politely becomes staid, but nevertheless serving a continuous stream of bubbles - barely perceptible tiny and concentrated - for the oh, so short life of the bottle. Yeast, apple and grapefruit at first with the yeast like a biscuit carrying to an unctuous finish. At some point coconut and nutmeg chime in and continue to the finish and beyond. Such an incredibly complex wine. Layers and layers to peel back with some citrus zest at some point and a cheese/yeast-like nuttiness. 12% alc. With oyster puffs and asiago and parmesan cheese crackers. (For the Stu Tasting Package with the Nordstroms.) Highly Recommended.
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No Krug ID on the bottle and still the old Grand Cuvee label. So I suggest the wine was degorged sometimes around 2000.
Very mineralic, a bit oaky, very mature but all very balanced. The wine started to open up after around 20 minutes and once it got a bit warmer in the glass. Again, I suggest to drink this wine not too cold.
In the round of friends this wine was very controversial. Some did not like it at all some loved it. But this is very often the case with Krug...
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From a Chicago Wine Company auction lot, no idea about disgorgement dates. Excellent, rich, biscuity, poached pear. Big, with plenty of acid to carry it. Long finish.
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This is one of the best bottles of the NV Grande Cuvée I've had; full of rich doughy, brioche and roasted hazelnut elements around fresh fruit, showing a little maturity but plenty of vibrancy and focus as well.
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V651 on cork...so 06 disgorgement? Yes...definitely on the oxidative side.....baked apples, peaches, lemon.....yeasty bread dough, hazelnut butter, fine sherry.....yet it is also fresh with lemon citrus, green apple skin acidity, crushed stones. Very tiny bubbles, creamy airy mousse...good cut of ginger spice. Other than the 76 I've had...this seems to be more oxidative than the Vintages(90 on) that I've had? Still, I like the style....and this is a nice one to sip on!
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This was my oldest NV bottle in the cellar, lovely rose gold color in the glass, very fine, profuse bubbles in the glass, fine mousse, rich honey and baked apples on both the nose and palate, lovely, long finish.
Dinner with friends (Courtright's Restaurant, Willow Springs, IL): We started at Sue's for a glass of bubbly before we left for the restaurant, and she pulled out this bottle (old label!) from her cellar. I wasn't taking formal notes so did not write down the lot#. Light golden color with a persistent mousse. Aromas of honeyed almond, cashew butter, baked apple and sauteed pears. Fine bead with baked apple, caramel, brown butter and roasted almond flavors. Has some nice underlying acid, though softened, keeps the wine alive across the palate. Long finish.
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Golden colour. Nose with oranges including orange zest, dried berries, some mushroom, slighly nutty. More than medium bodied, fruity and developed, yellow apple, some oranges, good concentration of fruit, high acidity. Rather fully developed.
Possibly there was a very faint note of wet cardboard, that could indicate a faint cork taint, but one that didn't really disturb the overall impression.
As usual a "foody" character and rather blanc de blancs-styled. I would place this batch at a medium level in terms of quality and acidity, compared to Grand Cuvée batches in general.
Gold label, should be from approximately 1995-2000. Cork code “27″, the lack of a V code indicates that it should be among the older of this label design.
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Again, fresh, balanced, exquisite, microscopic bubbles racing to the top of the class. Golden straw color, yeast and brioche on the nose with some caramel and wurthers cream scent. Vanill and cream. Full mouth feel with bright acidity and great balance. Tastes as smelled. Excellent as always
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HDH Auction (Tru - Chicago, IL): Nice and toasty. Despite the toast, this has really nice minerality and acidity. I do enjoy the house style of Krug, so this is a no brainer for me.
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Wines Tasted at HDH Auction (Tru - Chicago IL): Rounded and powerful with a distinct bready character from start to finish. Lots of fresh apple with some lemon towards finish. Very elegant.
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HDH Burgundy Auction (Chicago, IL): No idea as to "age". Muted nose, brioche notes. Some sweet green apple aromas as well. On the palate, there's a lot of caramel green apple, and this attack is clearly on the fresh side, but the mid-palate becomes brioche and yeast. The oak and oxidative qualities of Grande Cuvee are taking a backseat this showing.
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Kork märk V731 dvs degad maj/juni 2007. En av de bättre flaskorna på sistone. Initial mognad med all parfym som med lite värme växer än mer. Bra syra balanserar upp smaken som hänger kvar länge i munnen.
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på halvflaska. Såg tyvärr inte korken så vet inte degdatum men vinet var öppet och stort. Men tanke på flaskstorlek skulle jag tippa att det var 3-4 år gammalt. Krug på halvflaska är ofta generös i sin stil vilket också denna flaska var. Inte allt för stramt och syran var inte så dominerande som unga Krug kan vara.
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Pale lemon colour, very delicate bubbles, steady and persistent; quite an evolved nose, fresh and floral but with a creamy, savoury nutty aroma, reminiscent of roast fowl; good intensity and focus on the palate, long, good finesse. Pehaps a little shorter than expected.
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Wow Fantastic. Young. A little rough. Years ahead. The assessment of tasters ranged from 93-95 points. My rating was 94 points. Drink in the Huto, a Japanese restaurant in São Paulo - Brazil.
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Dinner with Monthly Group at Absinthe (Absinthe, Boat Quay): This was a good Grande Cuvée, keeping up the trends of good bottles we have had a recent months. It had a beautiful nose, with typical Krug accents of mushroomy earth and yeast, apple flesh and ripe lemons, then a touch of flowers, a little hint of spice, and a nice suggestion of hazelnuts. Like the 2002 Perrier-Jouet Belle Epoque that preceded it, this was also very primary on the palate, dominated as it was by citrus notes of green apple and lemons. But the Krug just seemed to have that much more depth and presence, with a nice fleshiness draped over its super-fresh acid structure and a typically fine mousse that gave it a creamy texture. It was certainly not lacking in focus though, matching the vintage wine in poise and elegance all the way into a long, lively finish with pinpricks of spice and mineral. I really liked this. While way too young, it retains the power and grace that one expects, but sometimes misses in a Krug NV.
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it proves that even good champagnes like krug gc does not age that well in half bottles. My half bottle was at least 5 years old and felt very mature and declining
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had a NV Krug 2 years ago and didn't do anything for me. Now i get it...Best NV i have ever had. every mouthful is different as the wine grows and expands as it warms up. More like fine Burgundy(yeah i know champagne region is in Burgundy) so much nuance green apple pear lemon brioche spectacular drank with the Riedel glasses that Krug had made best Champagne glasses i have tried
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I had bought this when they first converted to the new labels some 5+ years ago. Normally, I like my Krugs aged (still drinking the '88 to 90's) including the MV. This one, however, did not wow me the way prior similarly aged MVs have. I'll stick with their vintage productions.
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Golden straw. Beautiful nose of patisserie. Bread, butter, eggs, yeast, cooking, toast. Wow. Cream notes on the palate with all the complexity of the nose but not overbearing, delicate. Mouthwatering acidity went perfectly with king crab and butter on Valentine's Day. I'll leave the rest to your imagination but evening was an 100 pointer.
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Dinner with Kent (Bella Trattoria, San Francisco): From a half. This was the old label- red label, with substantial bottle age. This was lovely: smooth, round, full bodied, yeasty, citrus and fresh, nice acidic bite to the finish that was mouthwatering and left the palate refreshed. Overall this is a very complex, full bodied, balanced wine that was drinking at peak. One of the best of the times that I've had Krug NV. 93.
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- Light gold color with small pearls. It's in total harmony with a medium body. Smooth texture with a medium finish - Champagne night at Sharon and Bruce's - Feb. 2, 2013 Absolutely awesome - very soft bubbles .... Smooth.
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Very distinct Krug nose of slightly oxidative yeasty richness. Great bottle of Champagne wine. Baked and crispy fresh apple on the palate. Long smooth finish.
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From half bottle (cork code V662 which apparently means disgorgement in nov-dec 2006). Smoke and rye bread and some exotic fruits on the nose. Complex and intriguing...a hint of seafood and minerals as well. Quite acidic with a bit of grapefruit bitterness on the palate. A bit disappointing, actually, and lacking fruit and body. A slightly off bottle, perhaps?
Krug Dinner at Charlie Palmer (Charlie Palmer Steak - Washington DC): Disgorged 3rd quarter of 2011. Slightly drier than other recent releases. This still shows the house style, slightly oxidative with lots of tension. Nice fruit - lemon curd, pear - with a well-balanced finish. Vibrant acidity and packed with fruit. This shows all the raw material to continue to develop in bottle.
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From a half. A little too cool on opening, showing subtle oxidative notes, but no great complexity. However as it warmed and opened up, it showed good complexity, including pleasing yeastiness.
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Even though I removed this from the cellar and forgot to really chill it up before serving...long story...fabulous at any temperature. Actually, this warmer experience showed more of the unique characteristics of this champagne with its brioche, apricot, butterscotch, pear, apple flavors that tend to be somewhat muted when cooler. Bright acidity and minerality. Tiny bubbles with a steady rapid stream focused and centered in the flute. Straw colored with golden hints.
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Wonderful nose with apples and smoke. The palate is equally great, richer than the average champagne, with mousse, citrus, apples and some smoke in the background. Late day 2 this champagne has gained weigth and added some darker tones, which are supported by a strong citrus mousse. From a small bottle. Disgorged spring 2011.
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From 375mL. The more NV Krug I have the more I feel that their NV house style is not my favorite. I appreciate the wine immensely, but it is too rich without the deliniation or refreshing qualities I need in my wine. A champagne to pair with a steak...drink heavy...eat heavy.
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40th B'day (spread across several meals); 1/10/2013-1/12/2013: Five years post purchase. Straight cork. Pale to mid straw. Fine stream of small bubbles. Nicely rich note nose, toasty and nutty. Crisp attack, opening o a rich mid-palate with plenty body and a little spice. Full and rounded and really quite long. Lovely. ****1/2
Excellent as always, although this cuvée seemed to lack a bit of depth compared to others. Maybe it needs a bit more cellar time as I had just purchased it.
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My first Krug so I don't know what to expect. Rather pale with fine mousse. Muted on the nose, lighter and less complex than expected with a very acrid grapefruit/yeast aftertaste. Flawed or do I not "get" Krug?
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Oxidative nose of bruised apple and red fruit. Plenty of diacetyl as well, which was somewhat distracting. Texturally complex and fascinating, yet the oxidation persists on the palate, taking away freshness and adding a heavy weight on the palate. Disappointing.
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Pale color, finest bead. Nose rich with brioche, white flowers, white peach apples and pears. Palate lemon/apple/peach notes, great length with austere finish.Intense flavours and beautiful dimension make this the best of the NV Champagnes.
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Kicked off the new year with Krug, can't go wrong...perhaps this is not vintage and as such did not enjoy it as much as I thought I would based on memory. However, the company was great and this is more important!
Great as always. Full bodied, creamy, balanced fruit. Exceptional NV. I think the balance and consistency from bottle to bottle is what stands out for me when drinking NV champagnes. No one does it like Krug. The 375's are perfect when only a handful are drinking champagne. Unfortunately I am usually the handful :-).
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Deep golden color. Medium bodied, medium acidity, medium+ finish. Apple, cinnamon, wild strawberry, floral notes, earthy tones. Leans heavily towards Pinot characteristics. 91-92 points.
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ID 111011 Great champagne. Very elegant and deep. Flavors of brioche, nuts and earth. Opened up after an hour. Dont serve too cold. I suggest at 14 degrees celsius, so the wine can show all flavors. Superb.
ID 111011 is blend out of 12 vintages ranging from 1990 - 2004.
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Crisp tart sharp and rich. Tastes like a delicious elegant burgundy with bubbles, though not extremely bubbly. Full bodied, not a feminine little sparkler.
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Disgorged in 2011. This one contains vintages from 1990 to 2004. Soft yellow butter hue. Toast, lemon zest, heavy minerality, and light acidity. Sweet citrus finish. Very tight bubbles you can feel in your brain.
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Abbreviated notes on my wife's 40th. Just one of those nights. Nose: Tawny port, butter, caramel, hazelnut, quince, and caramelized apples. Palate:Golden apples, smoke on the attack. Tons of citrus-laced, salty acidity on the mid-palate. Roasted hazelnuts, lemons, and toast on the lengthy finish.
I only bought this because of a very generous Total Wine gift cert, but let me say this. The hype is justified. Never have I had a champagne that delivered as much richness and complexity as this NV Krug. I am a believer at this point.
nose; brioche, lemon custard, toasted almonds, and mexican vanilla extract. palate; amish apple cider, fresh citrus, cinnamon toast, and salted caramel. high acidity. plentiful fine bubbles. 60 plus second finish. the finest non-vintage champagne there is. when you think champagne... I think KRUG!
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The kind; a good bottle of a more recent release since the label change, this had what we all like in MV Krug; toasty, vanilla, spicy, a touch of pepper, creamy and rich on the palate, it just grew and grew and then lasted for continued pleasure forever; well it could have if I had not moved on the next one Champagne.
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Crush's Annual Champagne Gala 2012: Quick note (18 wines in an hour). Probably suffered a bit coming after the 2000 vintage Krug. Lots of creamy lemon and lemon curd, minerals. Very citrusy and alive with minerals and a malt cream that comes out with time. Yeasty. Still good. Nose - 5/6, Palate - 5/6, Finish - 5/6, Je Ne Sais Quoi - 1/2 = 16/20.
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The wine looks blonde colored. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like raisin, orange, coconut, vanilla, hazelnut and biscuity. It tastes like honeydew, pineapple, toast, peach blossom and bready. The body is medium/full. The wine has silky texture. The wine finishes long. The wine has medium acidity.
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Fantastic. Classic Krug brioche driven nose. Lemon peel, buttery baked goods, fantastic clarity on the aromatics. Super fresh. Palate is lively with super fine bubbles. Excellent length on the finish. Gorgeous wine time after time. One of my favorite Tete de Cuvee bottlings.
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This was my third experience with Krug N.V. and this bottle was quite different than the past two. Disgorged in the autumn of 2010 and comprised of wines from 1988-2003, this wine was much lighter and more acidic and mineral-driven than previous Krug N.V.'s. Very well-balanced with notes of citrus and vanilla--this was somewhat less full-bodied than anticipated. It lacked the truffle and soil notes that made my first couple of experiences with this wine so exciting. This tasted like a younger champagne and underperformed a Bollinger 2002 in richness and a Pierre Peters Les Chetillons in balance and approachability. This disgorgement may benefit from additional cellaring.
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The code on the cork says this was disgorged around July/ August 2004 which puts it into the first release after the label change if I`m not mistaken; this one was very atypical in that there was no toasty, biscuit, oaky, buttery caramel notes; this was extremely generous with nice lemon- lime citrus notes, very fresh and crisp and a palate pleasing smooth, creamy texture; as it warmed up, more flavors of peach and mild apricot come on; wonderful, just very different; most others liked it a lot and admitted a different profile than the usual.
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First bottle of Thanksgiving. Fresh baked peasant bread with hint of yeast. Golden straw color, musk mellon with ripe persimmon. Layers of flavors continued to improve as temp elevated. Always one of the highlights to our holidays!
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Grilling with random wines (Coventry): Perfectly sabred [:)] and poured. Rich, pronounced biscuit, orange, almond, lemon, poached pear. Excellent acidity. Long finish of bitter orange and pie crust.
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Yummy; rich fruit, biscuit, doughy and yeasty notes and some roasted almond/hazelnut elements all coming together seamlessly on a polished frame that conveys both power and elegance.
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Absolutely wonderful. Approximately 12 years old. Very rich nose with fine bubbles. Delicate apricot taste that's smooth as silk. Slight tartness. Does Champagne get any better?
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From a bottle purchased in the first year after the label change, this underperformed IMHO; I`ve had so many fine bottles of the MV over many years and this just did not meet the high expectations I had; there was some of the requisite toasty, honeyed, slightly nutty flavor and some citrus notes, but most of it faded into the sunset way too early in the game and I went back to a 03` Dom.
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Dinner with Friends (Shin's Underground): Aromas of cashew, citrus and caramel apple and yeast. Flavors of apple, cashew butter and baked pear, along with citrus and dough qualities. Long finish.
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[Shin's Underground 11/09/12 - AllRed] Clean and crisp. Acidic. Bright citrus nose. A touch of yeast and bread on the palate but mostly apple and citrus.. Not overbearing at any taste point yet undeniably brilliant in all of them.. I can't say I have had a more clean and balanced Champagne. 5/4/19/20/18/20/4/4. 94pts.
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Appearance: klargul, bra mousse Nose: yellow fruit, yellow fruit, zest, ripe apples, some flowery notes, rather nuanced, some notes of charcuteries? (Other opinions heard were toasted notes, mint and chopped onion!) Palate: yellow apples, apple compote, high acidity, good concentration of fruit, aftertaste with grapefruit. Summary: young, 92+ p Less developed that expected for a GC with more than five years on the cork, less perfumed than it often is. New label, but before the ID codes were introduced. Cork code V 721, so disgorged March/April 2007.
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HDH auction tasting at Tru (Chicago, IL): Pale gold. Beautiful brioche notes on the nose, with a tinge of slightly oxidized green apple. Lovely and entrancing. On the palate, this is crisp and fresh but inflected with some hazelnut notes. Beautifully balanced, this was a wonderful showing.
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Krug Grande Cuvée and Krug Rosé tasting (Gothenburg): Nose: slightly smokey and toasted notes, yellow apple, peach, a hint of perfume, some vanilla. Palate: citrus, yellow apple, high acidity, mineral, some spice.
Definitely young, comes across as younger than the other 2004-base Grande Cuvée, and in line with how I have perceived the typical bottles with 2004 base vintage in current distribution. 91+ p
Recently purchased, beige label with ID code 211024 (disgorged 2011, base vintage 2004)
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Krug Grande Cuvée and Krug Rosé tasting (Gothenburg): Appearance: golden yellow with some amber hints Nose: cocoa powder, yellow fruit, red berries, a hint of nuttiness, hints of oxidation notes, some mature notes with mushroom. Very elegant and nuanced, more or less perfect mature Champagne nose. Palate: yellow and red apples, oranges, other citrus fruits, some winter apples, rather high acidity, spice, some mineral.
A truly delicious nose, the palate is equivalent to the oldest magnum in the same tasting ("white label"). Interesting enough, it comes across as younger than the 75 cl bottle of "white label", but still fully mature.
Yellow label (with solid red border and short foil), sold 1978-1983.
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Krug Grande Cuvée and Krug Rosé tasting (Gothenburg): Appearance: golden yellow with some amber hints Nose: smokey with toasted hazelnuts, yellow fruit and oranges, yellow apples and winter apples, a hint of oxidation notes, development with some mushroom notes, undergrowth, wet moss and some dill. Palate: citrus, oranges, red apples, some winter apples, noticeable minerality, quite high acidity, somewhat spicy. Long aftertaste with grapefruit, mineral and some spice.
Fully developed, higher acidity and fresher style than the 75 cl bottle of the same label design.
From magnum with white/pale yellow label, sold 1982-1996.
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Krug Grande Cuvée and Krug Rosé tasting (Gothenburg): Appearance: amber, slightly cloudy Nose: nutty, definitely developed with slightly madeirized notes, dried yellow fruit, orange and orange peel, rather aromatic. Palate: dried fruit, orange, some winter apples, rather high acidity, mineral, spice, developed notes.
Fully mature but still vigorous.
White/pale yellow label, sold sometime 1982-1996.
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Krug Grande Cuvée and Krug Rosé tasting (Gothenburg): Appearance: golden yellow Nose: ripe yellow fruit, apples and some red berries, some dried yellow fruit, apple compote, orange zest, some oxidized notes with dried berries, some mushroom notes, slightly aromatic. Rather typical for a mature Krug. Palate: yellow apples, spicy, fresh style, high acidity, mineral. Fresh and fruity aftertaste.
Fully mature, but not tired. It is however on the “older side” of the gold label Grande Cuvées I’ve had. 92 p
Gold label, should be from approximately 1995-2000. Cork code “15″, the lack of a V code indicates that it should be among the older of this label design.
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Krug Grande Cuvée and Krug Rosé tasting (Gothenburg): Nose: very toasted and smokey, hazelnuts, coffee, yellow apple, noticeable development with mushroom notes, wonderful and elegant. Palate: good concentration of fruit and full-bodied, slightly oily impression, yellow apple, cirus, some peach, a hint of bitterness, rather high acidity, mineral. Fresh and minerally aftertaste.
Developed notes, but of a different kind than no 3. Accessible and developed in the nose, but could develop more. Best persistence in the glass of all wines of the lineup.
From magnum with beige label, without ID code. Disgorged 2005 (cork code V555).
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Krug Grande Cuvée and Krug Rosé tasting (Gothenburg): Nose: slightly nutty and bready, some toasted hazelnuts, peach, yellow apple, slightly perfumed, some mineral and a little more tropical notes than the other relatively young GC. Palate: good concentration of fruit, yellow apple, peach, strong mineral notes, rather high acidity, a hint of grapefruit bitterness.
Pleasant with some developed notes. Still rather young, but probably doesn’t quite have the same potential as the current release with base vintage 2004.
Beige label, without ID code, disgorged 2007 (cork code V751).
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Krug Grande Cuvée and Krug Rosé tasting (Gothenburg): Nose: pronounced smokey and toasted notes, tosted hazelnuts, a hint of vanilla, yellow apple, a hint of peach. More fruit and less smoke after some time in the glass. Palate: more than medium bodied, green and yellow apple, a hint of peach, very strong mineral notes, high acidity, slightly spicy, long and fresh aftertaste with mineral.
Unusually toasted and accessible for a young, recently purchased Krug, and more accessible than the other two with base vintage 2004 that I’ve tasted recently. The elegance bodes well for the 2004-based Krugs when they get more years on the cork, but at this stage it is still a young wine. 92+ p
Recently purchased, beige label with ID code 311028 (disgorged 2011, base vintage 2004)
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From 375ml. This bottle was purchased at the end of 2011, and was a new release at that time. Delivers as always, with a great nutty almond yeasty nose. Golden fruit on the palate. Seamless from start to finish. Great champagne.
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San Diego WineSpectator.com Offline, 9/15/2012 (San Diego): Rumor has it two bottles of this wine were found at a local retailer for EIGHT DOLLARS, a twentieth the usual price. Sadly, both bottles were heat-damaged, showing darkish yellow-gold color, with tired notes of tart apple cider, burnt matchstick and bitter herbs. Still fizzy though.
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Cork V721. Colour seems to be a tad on the light side. On the nose, typical Krug aromas, definitely showing the oxidative character, as well as some green apple and brioche scents. On the palate, again great green apple acidity balanced by the oak giving a bit of roundness to the wine. Slight hint of anise on the finish. An average showing, and this bottle could definitely use a bit more cellar age to round it out some more.
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Wow, this bottle of Grande Cuvee was just singing. It was one of the last remaining bottles from several that I bought back in 2005 with the intention of seeing how this champagne would taste after several more years of aging. For anyone who has not had a Grande Cuvee with at least 5 years of age on it, it is an experience that you must try. Grande Cuvee is always good, but the depth of flavor that it gains with some extra bottle aging takes the whole champagne up to another level. This bottle had wonderful mature flavors of honey, caramel, nuts, allspice, cinnamon, and cream - all while retaining its trademark acidity. The depth of flavors just kept on going and seemed to keep changing the whole time. This champagne was just another reminder of how much I like the Krug style. Unfortunately I only have one bottle left from my 2005 stash. Guess its time to start aging some of the newer bottles.
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Krug Grand Cuvee sure doesn't deliver like it did in the 90's. LVMH had to have changed the formula on this wine. They obviously raised the price. I think this would be a good Champagne at $50 but it is unreasonable over $120. This was my last bottle and I will not be buying this Champagne again. There are too many other small houses out there making some fantastic wine for 1/3 the price.
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Dinner at Doyle & Lesley's (Vancouver, BC): Straw-gold colour. Old label and cellared for approximately 7-10 years. One of the best bottles of Grande Cuvée I’ve ever had with a pronounced and rich nose full of autolytic character and mature red apple aromas with hints of minerality and earth. Rich and creamy in the mouth with a gentle mousse, fresh acidity and a savoury finish. This was a really great bottle and indicates to me that Grande Cuvee from Krug needs minimum 5-7+ years to truly strut its stuff. Outstanding.
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DRC Dinner 1 (Sydney, Australia): Disgorged spring 2011, using 12 vintages from 1990 to 2004, 44% Pinot Noir, 33% Chardonnay and 23% Meunier. (ID Code 211017). Lemon, apple and some vanilla on the nose. Powerful and intense fruit on the palate, but with fine balance through acidity and structure. Clearly young, but very tasty.
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Darryl’s birthday gathering at Art and Soul. (Art and Soul Restaurant - Washington DC): Always consistent and since I like the style, this is a good thing. Fresh apple cider, fine mousse, lemon curd, yellow fruits and a hint of yeast. As usual round palate, a bit more steel/metal than usual and nicely layered fruits. A few more years of cellaring will bring more brioche.
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From a bottle that was probably disgorged 8-10 years ago. Wow, mature golden, one happy combination of oak and fruit, intense flavours and concentration!
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France 2012 - Champagne; 7/24/2012-7/25/2012 (Epernay): Tasted at Krug. No formal notes. Classic young Grande Cuvee with earthy, yeasty and apple aromas. Richer moutheel with good acidity and a lengthy finish. I find this cuvee typically needs 5+ years before it will show its greatness. Grand Cuvee is typically a blend of 120-190 different wines. Excellent. 90+
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Another wonderful Tuesday supper club gathering at Christine's- with pics. (Christine's.): Pleasant aromas of toasted brioche, roasted hazelnuts, apple and hints of citrus. It shows a light mousse on the palate with similar flavors as aromas. While certainly well made, I find it hard to embrace and focus on as it's a bit devoid of character. Certainly pleasant enough and an excellent match with Christine's Copper River sockeye salmon gravlax dish, but given the price, I think one has a right to expect more. Low B+.
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Krug Dinner (Yusho, Chicago): Notes of hazelnuts, toasted almond, Granny Smith apples and citrus. Medium bead, coarse by comparison, with flavors of yeast, baked apple, caramel and citrus. 92-93 pts.
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Krug Dinner (Yusho - Chicago IL): Big, fat fruit aromas and flavors. Lush and slightly tropical. Perhaps the temp in the restaurant (slightly warm) and the temp of the wine (not quite cold enough) didn't optimize the overall experience.
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Dinner at Benu (Benu, San Francisco): From a 375ml that seemed to have a good amount of development to it, this was a very good bottle of Krug NV. It had a very nice nose - typical Krug - with aromas of freshly-baked bread and yeast, red apples, some kumquats, and a faint whiff of mineral and musk. The palate was nicely rounded. It was still fresh and bright with some zip to its acidity, but this was more marked by fresh ripe fruit, with apples and the fore and kumquat flavours at the edges, then anything else. There was a nicely mellowed sense of richness and power to this, with a nice sense of complexity to, seasoned as it was on the midpalate and finish by some spicey hints and a nice touch minerality. Good stuff - very yummy.
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(V11 21KA) Following Galloni's lead I thought I would read the cork stamping to see if I could figure out the disgorgement / vintages of this Grand Cuvee. Well, I think I read them right but have no idea what they actually mean. Maybe someone can help me? Otherwise a massive and powerful yet youthful Krug. It shipped to me in December of 2011. We shall see how it ages.
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Glad to finally get to taste this iconic wine. It's massive, very muscular, full of the nutty, buttery, oxidised characters similar to a high-end Burgundy. Shimmering and mufti-faceted with brioche, citrus, toasted nuts, and so on. It was a pleasure to drink, though I felt perhaps that it may have benefited from some further cellaring, but it's tricky for me to tell with NVs. Quite memorable, though I must echo a previous reviewer: is it worth the sky-high price?
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A 70's bottle. Honeyed, round and rich nose with Asian spices, vanilla, bread and traces of liquorice, meat and earth. Dry medium bodied palate with fine smooth moussé, balanced acidity and meaty texture to the apricot and golden apple dried fruit character. Florality, Asian spices, shellfish, wool, and a bitter twist towards the long finish. Refined structured stuff. Very nice!
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Gold color, with fine bubbles that are not lasting very long. Leesy, citrus peel nose. Long finish, with viscosity palate, "liquoreux". Nice but worth the price ?
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Previous notes apply. However, I detected richer creamier texture this time and with reducing the temperature slightly there were greater hints of brioche, yeast and citrus.
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Farewell to Blu Dinner (Blu, Shangri-La, Singapore): This was a throwback to the great bottles of Grande Cuvée from yesteryears both in style and quality. It had quite a bit of age on it and had developed a lovely complexity on the nose. I initially thought it might have been a vintage Krug with its lovely aromas of bread and yeast, briny, earthy, white meat qualities and mature fruit scents in shades of kumquats and lemons, red apples and, with time in the glass, a sweet caramelly accent. some earth. Beautiful stuff. The palate was quite mature too, with a nice roundness to its fleshy apple and kumquat flavours lined with a gentle, well integrated bead and bright acidity. This was then met by beautiful stony mineral notes and some savoury, umami undertones on the midpalate. What showed up the NV character was the unusually short finish, where the wine somewhat fell of the cliff, leaving behind a lingering suggestion of fruit peel and white meat hanging on the back-palate. A bit abrupt there, but that aside, this was very good indeed. A lovely start to dinner.
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Well, my first Krug and through a 375. Lived up to the hype and was fabulous. My girlfriend who has gravitated away from Champagne and our friends wife who also has moved away form champagne absolutely loved it. Unfortunately these two women seem to only enjoy the most high end champagnes in the world now. Not certain why but it is costing me and my buddy mucho dinero :-). Now to the wine, tiny bubbles (think they wrote a song about that), creamy full mouth feel, bright acidity, well balance of citrus and floral notes. The notes below reflect to important characteristics of the wine, 1. youthful, 2. A real treat.
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Leon's Louis Remy Offline (The Medlar, London): .Fairly recent disgorgement. Reasonably typical on the nose. Nicely balanced but also surprisingly mellow initially though it dies tighten up in the glass before relaxing again and showing some Krug richness. **(**)
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Light yellow color. The nose takes a while to open up and reveals toast, yeast, citrus oil and toasted nuts. The palate is broad and dense with lemon zest, pears, toasted bread, soil on the long and oily finish.
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Slightly disappointing for a Krug. Very light gold color, very fine fizz, typical Krug elegance, excellent acidity. On the nose lots of yeast, citrus, some green apple and unripe pears, all reflected on the palate. Very dry finish.
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Epic champagne and white burgundy dinner at chez carmichel's
Clean, clear, green-gold with a ton of tiny bubbles Some age developing off the nose-that toasted, nuttiness light+ body, good minerality. with a long finish-creamy Tons of toasted bread, brioche, butter
MMMMMMMMMM Krug is good stuff....
Thanks Roberto...
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Light yellow color in the glass, clear looking throughout with tiny, steady beading. Nose of yellow pears, yellow apples and a hint of cookie dough. Flavors of lemon, granny smith apples and tangy pears. Bright acidity, full bodied. Drink or hold.
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Nice mousse and bubbles. Light, golden straw color with toasty, nutty notes. Citrusy grapefruit and lime rind on the nose and in the mouth. Nice acidity and complexity!
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Bread yeast and spice on the nose, with apple and pear, and some floral notes at the end. Bread and pear on the palate, with floral notes and spice, and a good apple finish.
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So good. Had hackleback and creme fresh on the boat ride over to Little Palm Island. It doesn't get much better, and you can't ask for more. I guess you could, but that would be getting greedy.
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At Nimb. This was an old half bottle with a totally straight cork, hence disgorged quite a few years ago! Lovely mellow Grande Cuvee, considerably deeper and more oxidative notes than last time we had this (3 months ago from a newer bottle). Roasted ryebread, yeast, banana, popcorn. Very deep and lush taste with good acidity. Blew two other champagnes away as always...
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No formal notes. Cellared around 5 years. Showing beautifully. Autolytic, citrus, rich, creamy, great acid and minerality. Showing some development but a long ways to go. Excellent.
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Dinner at Providence (Providence, Los Angeles, USA): The first bottle was a bit flat on the palate so a second was opened and it was much better. Vanilla, apple, ginger and pine nuts on the nose. Power and precision intertwined on the palate into a superbly long finish. I know everyone has now moved on to small grower producers (which I also love) but I still think this is wonderful.
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Was really looking forward to this, somewhat disappointing, and this was agreed by everyone at the table. Never really took off, tasted hollow, not exciting. Good lemon curd citrus predominated, but no complexity. This was bought via liqueur stoe from their climate controlled cellar. No ID code so disgorged prior to June 2011.
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Awesome, as always. Yeasty, with brioche and bright fruit and ginger on the nose. Beautiful in the mouth, with a long finish. Just a triumph of great champagne, bottle after bottle. A
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Krug Vintage tasting (Stockholm): Appearance: Bright yellow, good mousse Nose: Noticeably smoket, vanilla, fudge, yellow apple, peach, an impression of cream, discrete oak barrel notes. Slightly developed, elegant. Palate: Citrus, good concentration of fruit, very fresh acidity, very good length with grapefruit and mineral. Summary: Some development, still young, 92+ p. Magnum of the current label design (“beige”) but without ID code, from 2004-2011, this bottle probably from early in that period.
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Krug Vintage tasting (Stockholm): Appearance: Amber, some deposits, some mousse with good persistence. Nose: Madeirized, dried fruit, fudge, some yellow fruit and citrus fruit (oranges), nutty (walnuts), rum-soaked raisins, slightly more smokey after some time in the glass. Palate: Yellow fruit, oranges, some dried fruit, discrete madeirized notes, more sweetish than the other Grande Cuvée, just a hint of bitterness, high acidity, fresh and minerally finish. Summary: Complex notes, but a little over the hill. Not for further cellaring. The oldest label design for Grande Cuvée (“yellow”), from the period 1978-1983.
If I had unlimited resources (I don’t), this would be my every day wine. Bold statement, I know (it runs about $120 a bottle or so). For me, Krug defines not only champagne, but wine in general. If you have never had it, and you like wine even a little bit, have some. Trust me, you will not regret it, not for a second. If you are one of those people that don’t ‘get’ champagne, well, I don’t have anything else for you. Excellent
Beautiful Champagne! Fine mousse. Brioche, minerals like limestone and flint stone, beautiful tart citrus and apple, a bit of smoke. Very crisp, focused and dry. Great!
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Meeting (of) the Parents; 5/12/2012-5/13/2012 (Cambridge, MA / Lincoln, RI): Nose: Citrus and Green Apple with accent of Leather and Brioche. Palate: Fresh Brioche, Lemon Peel, Citrus, Rich Apricot and Pear. Notes of Almond, Toffee and Caramel as well. Finish: Very dense with tight bubbles. Coats the palate with Citrus notes and brioche. Exceptional and Complex Champagne!
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Mmm, this was an NV held for 6 years and likely about 8 years from disgorgement. Does it get much better in the world of Champagne? This had that mature, bready, yeasty, toasty awesomeness that screams of Krug. At the same time, the nerve and energy and tension was deeply apparent. Gorgeous!
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Tasting a young (from discorg.) NV bottle at the Wine Spectator Grand Tour, Las Vegas. Small bubbles but high in carbonation. More nutty than yeasty or fruity at the moment. Notes of almonds. Needs some rest to get more complex and interesting. Great flavor concentration. Medium / heavy body
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A split from the list at Les Nomades. Medium-dark golden color. Some yeast and lemon on the nose. Steely acidity, apples, creamy mouthfeel with ample effrevescence, gets better and more balanced approaching room temperature. Medium+ finish. Lacks the lift and finish that I expect for this price, which has been my consistent experience across several bottles of this.
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Mörk färgad med mycket kryddor, kanel, choklad och en hel del nötter. Bra , ganska frisk smak och vinet kan helt klara ett antal år till och bygga än mer komplexitet. Det är alltid en diskussion om vinet kommer bli bättre och vad gäller Krug av den här åldern så är det snarare annorlunda. Det här var en av de bättre GC som jag druckit på ett tag.
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It's a celebration, bitches. (Dave gets a new job) (Dave's House): After reading varying opinions on this wine, I thought I'd pick one up to try on the way to Dave's to celebrate his new job. Oddly compressed cork, reminiscent of a much older bottle of champagne. In the glass, light gold in colour, with persistent micro-bubbles. On the nose, this champagne offered up scents of lemon zest, fresh baked apple crumble, mineral, toffee, coffee grinds, yeast and bread dough. On the palate, quite rich, with more of the citrus, apple, mineral and toffee notes carrying through to the slightly dry finish. In perfect balance here, with an excellent backbone of acidity.
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Super effervescent, very fresh nose on first pour. Became way more complex with air time and as it warmed. Dough, caramel, toffee, coffee, tangerine. Really pretty amazing complexity. Huge nose with time that totally explodes from the glass. Uniformly amazing.
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Dinner with Casey McClellan (Sue's): Citrus and almond notes, hints of dough. Apple and baked almond qualities, with underlying citrus tones and nice acidity. Fine texture with a long finish. Lighter, more elegant...atypical Krug to me. Others felt similarly- good, but not in the Krug style.
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Opened at my locker to share with some friends. I've had this bottle several times now over the last couple of months and it never ceases to amaze. Rich and full with great creamy texture. Citrus, green apples, nice minerality, great acid backbone. I could drink this everyday. Vintage DP is at the same price point and while I like DP, I prefer the house style of the NV Krug.
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From 375, popped and poured. Old label. Medium-light gold hue, with subtle copper undertones and a fine bead upon pouring. As expected from Krug, the nose is complex and driven, with an aromatic melange of almonds, butterscotch, toffee, coffee, red-fruited berries, powdered mushrooms, toast and accents of orange zest throughout. With further aeration and increasing temperature in glass, a subtle oxidative note seemingly evolves and morphs into floral/spice/herb aromas of fresh jasmine and Thai basil (pine/conifer even??). Medium-light body, nicely concentrated. Wow, in mouth this just singing...and while the subtle oxidative notes might indicate a tiring wine, the palate just explodes with fresh, vibrant flavors of ripened apple, nervy citrus, creamy berries, yeasty bread, and a subtle impression of minerals derived through moderate-plus acidity on the lengthy close. In other words, yum-yum yummy! Examples like this reaffirm that Krug Grande Cuvée is in an altogether different class of non-vintage Champagne. Just so much epic WIN tonight from this bottle.
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2 years since purchasing this NV. It has gained considerable weight, become rich, almost creamy. with great structure and a fantastic finish. a NV worthy of cellaring.
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Light gold in colour. This impressive grand cuvee has very good focus and precision, and a generous pack of fruits and flavours that include toast, nuts, lemon, apricot characters. The high and vibrant, fresh acidity mellowed down after some time in the glass, and freshen up this rich, dense bubbly and brings out a long, persistent finish.
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nose; brioche, lemon custard, toasted almonds, and mexican vanilla extract. palate; amish apple cider, fresh citrus, cinnamon toast, and salted caramel. high acidity. plentiful fine bubbles. 60 plus second finish. the finest non-vintage champagne there is. when you think champagne... I think KRUG!
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Dinner with Monthly Group at Alkaff Mansion (Alkaff Mansion): This was one of the better bottles of Grande Cuvée with some bottle-age to it. It had a lovely nose, with notes of mushroom, earth and cream, along with typical scents of apples and lemons lined with some mineral and little nutty accents. Really nice. The palate was slightly less developed, still seeming very young, really fresh, almost zippy, but it was certainly less primary than newly disgorged bottles, with a velvety depth to its bright flavours of lemons and green apples wrapped in a fine mousse. As always, this was very classy, with a lovely sense of poise and balance as the wine moved into a long finish lined with a touch more mineral. Excellent.
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It's Krug and delicious! But this bottle was bought in 2011 and I can markedly taste it's more freshness and youth as compared to their older bottlings. It has changed but still solid. Worth $130/bottle...? Don't know, probably get better QPR elsewhere. Will just drink what I have left over time but not buy any more Krug NV.
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Clean and elegant, great acidity and perfect mousse. Yet not that intence in flavour. Some citrus, chalky mineral and nutty chocolate. Not bad in any way but overall a great disapointment.
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3 Champagnes and 2 Barolos: Very pale, lemon, upon pouring foamy head, v. fine bubbles. Medium(-) aromas of fresh baked bread,almonds,rather savoury, not very expressive. Dry, high acidity, medium body, medium(+) flavours of strawberries, lemon, nougat. Good medium length though finish is very acidic (described as hard by F.), almost austere. Acidity was much better balanced once we had some food; the saltiness of the jamon iberico bellota was a good match. Mouth feel is unique, very delicate and light mousse, amazing texture finding it way around, almost no need to swallow. Later in the evening the nose picked up the aromas, clearly a delicate wine.
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With air, an interesting coffee-like note appears. Less full-bodied than I remembered it. Excellent with rich food. I don't see, however,why it should cost four times as much as my usual Champagnes.
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What a aroma! golden, golden, and with a fruity base as I want in champagne. Nothing stands out. I finish a glass without hesitation and just want more. 94-95 p.
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Krug Tasting @ Wijnhandel Peeters. (Rotterdam, Netherlands): A blend of around 120 wines from ten or more different vintages, some of which may reach 15 years of age. The prestige cuvee is re-created each year, beyond the very notion of vintage .... Deep golden colour with fine bubbles. Aromas of ripe fruit, marzipan and citrus. This thight, fullbodied wine shows some flavours of hazelnut, nougat, citrus fruits, brioche and honey. Moderate finish. I was a bit disappointed by this Grande Cuvée Brut version probably for no other reason than I expected much more of it.
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This was from a 375 ML bottle consumed with my wife at the five star Addison restaurant in San Diego. Although this was a more recent release of the Grand Cuvee it was still relatively ready to go and open for business. It was lighter and more fluffy than a recent bottle with seven years of age on it and had a wonderful spicy flavor with nice citrus and pear notes. It was also extremely well balanced with vibrant acidity and subtle minerality. Sometimes there is a bit of variability when you drink this champagne young, but most of the time it is an excellent experience. This bottle did not let us down and again showed why Krug continues to be one of the best champange producers bar none.
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delightful to drink on Valentines day - and Ox gdns Completion day. Much to celebrate, not just a bank account full of wonga - so i can afford another case of Krug now. Phew!!!
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Wine Berserkers Telluride Ski Wine & Dine Krug Tasting (Silver Peaks, Telluride CO): My system (nose, mouth, finish) +++, Not sure the serial number on the bottle poured, they are now labeling so that you can look up blends and disgorgement dates via the website. Quite rich and full in the mouth, great depth and finish. Only wish I would have had some food to try it with. This represents exactly what I think of when I think Krug, rich opulent with a touch of oak. I have had this wine a few times and am looking forward to getting some more for the cellar and comparing wines with different blends and disgorgement dates via the serial number. "More than 100 parcels, 3 grape varieties, up to 7 to 10 vintages"
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From magnum. Seems to have been bottled 1999-2001. All the bubbles were gone but wonderful aromas. Would have had 96 p if there would have been any mousse at all.
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Purchased by friend at auction. Old label. Age unknown. Light amber. Fine thread of bubbles held up for 45 minutes. Caramel and sherry immediately with a twist of citrus. Full and toasty, lots of acidity. "The palate is older than the mousse", suggested the donor of this bottle. Actually freshened a bit over an hour and the oxidative side did not increase so that the fruit became easier to appreciate. Long mineral finish. Not great but really interesting. I wish there were a way to know its age. Thanks for this, Paul.
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Wines Through the Decades (Jade Palace, Forum Galleria): A bottle of Krug is always a welcome sight at the table, but this bottle, while predictably good, was not one of the better bottles of Grande Cuvée that I have had in recent times. I am always a bit perturbed by the fact that the disgorgement date on this bottling is not easily discernible. This wine was certainly rather too young, a bit tight even, so that the nose was a bit unenthusiastic, taking some time to come out of the glass with its deep draws of lemony aromas along with a bit of yeast and a touch of toasty oak. Nice, but it certainly needs time. The palate, while blessed with lovely proportions, was still young as well. There was beautiful balance and lovely texture, with a wonderfully fine, lacy mousse. I enjoyed the lovely interplay between the citrussy fresh lemon, lime and green apples notes on the attack and the deeper earth, yeast white meat notes that emerged towards the long, focused finish. I really liked the tightly coiled core of minerality in there as well. The only issue was that everything, except perhaps the citrus brightness, seemed to be a little muted, a bit buried, so that the wine, like every youngish bottle of Grande Cuvée I have tried in the past, could easily be written off as an underachiever. This needs time though. It was a solidly-made Champagne that really deserved another 5 to 6 years in the cellar to allow it to develop before it could really strut its stuff.
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Northern Rhone Showdown (Vancouver, BC): Cellared around 4-5 years. Opened and served right away. Nose speaks clearly of Champagne with minerality, apple, yeast and bread aromas coming from the glass. In the mouth there’s green apple and citrus on the entry but the flavor profile becomes slightly richer towards the backend with flavours of orchard fruits, toast and bread dough with zippy minerality and loads of acidity. Even with the high acidity and energetic minerality the mouthfeel here still has a slightly creamy element to it and a soft mousse. Nose doesn’t show much development but the palate gives just a sense of its age. A bottle of Krug is always a great way to start an evening. I plan to drink my bottles from this purchase over the next 3-5 years. Excellent.
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Back in early 2005 I purchased three bottles of Krug Grand Cuvee with the intention of putting them in the cellar and letting them gather some age. This was the first of those bottles I consumed almost 7 years later. After this experience I can honestly say that I am likely to age all of my future Grand Cuvee purchases for at least several years. This was just a wonderful mature champagne. The level of complexity and detail was just off the charts and this bottle showed at least 5 points better than my last "new" bottle of Grand Cuvee. This had wonderful depth and showed flavors of caramel, sherry, coffee, nuts, cream, and yellow fruit. In fact, this bottle was actually much better than a recent bottle of 1998 Krug vintage. Anyone who says that Krug Grand Cuvee has gone downhill owes it to themselves to give this champagne a try with at least several years of bottle age. I was very impressed.
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Relatively discreet nose with great harmony between citrus, dried fruits, nougat and toasty aromas. What striked me with that wine it its power and its elegance that make it a champagne of great equilibrium with a great intensity of flavors. I was expecting a more oxydative style but I was finally please with the wine's refinement and great precision. I would not pay the money but I was very glad to taste it.
Nez relativement discret mêlant harmonieusement agrumes, fruits secs, nougatine avec un côté toasté. Ce qui frappe en bouche, c’est sa puissance opposée son élégance superlative qui en fait un champagne de grand équilibre tout en intensité de saveurs... C'est très long. Je m’attendais à un style plus oxydatif et je suis en fait tombé sous le charme de son raffinement.
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From late -70s, not much bubbles as expected, quite toasty, rye bread, these NVs really age well and require time to show their best, this is excellent.
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we tried this with some grand margeaux and soon ditched the cheese in favor of having the champagne by itself. I may try decanting the next bottle as there was a lot of development in the glass. At the price point I think I prefer the intensity of Dom to the elegance of Krug, but happy to continue experimenting.
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Popped a bottle for NYE and while very very nice for me this was showing a bit too much toast and development (my wife loves them that way though, so depends on your style preference). Still had plenty of acidity to keep its verve, and there was a part of me that appreciated it increased complexities. That said much of this was because Ive been cellaring these for 4 years now as an experiment. I have one left for a year or two down the road, but for me I think a like them fresher or at least within 3 years maybe.
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From Magnum. Golden. Lovely autolytics, plenty of judicious oak notes of toffee, hazelnut skin, bacon, butterscotch. Massive but lithe palate balanced with screaming acidity that pulls the richness of the wine along into a perm solution and butter creme finish. Light mousse. Love the duality of mineral freshness and the richness. An experience everyone should have.
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nose; brioche, lemon custard, toasted almonds, and mexican vanilla extract. palate; amish apple cider, fresh citrus, cinnamon toast, and salted caramel. high acidity. plentiful fine bubbles. 60 plus second finish. the finest non-vintage champagne there is. when you think champagne... I think KRUG!
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Light straw in color, a whiff of brûlée and lemon on the nose, and a light-to-medium body with a palate dominated by lightly acidic lemon custard and mild oaky notes.
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layers of fruit and savory flavors as it slowly opened up. Marzipan, fruit cake, baked bread mingle in this deep toned, full flavored cuvee. Drinking very well but give it a little air to open up.
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recent purchase. it really just hits all the right high notes. in between the brioche and the citrus on the nose, you can smell the dusty warm, chalky soil. there is bracing acidity to provide firm, almost austere, backbone but the citrus, oak, and floral notes round out a beautiful champagne. there is a reason Krug is king and you can taste it in this bottling.
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Champagne Tasting (Waterford): 50% Pinot, 35% Chardonnay, 15% Meunier with over 96 months on the lees. A 10 year blend with a focus on freshness. Big toasty slightly mineral notes and lacks the focus and intensity of the Dom. A clean and fresh palate.
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YES. light straw, immediately sweet but dry on the after palate. really quite attractive. clearly a very good wine but fairly straight forward. not many layers (in the Shrek sense of the word). Is itworth epremium price, i am not sure.
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As always a wonderful consistent champagne and see my previous notes. "Green fruit with brioche and lightness in the mouth. Some sharpness but not too much. A wonderful Champagne."
I put this note on especially for the photo I took of Krug in the snow.
Merry Christmas
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Drank with Howard to celebrate kids getting into college. Bottle was a recent gift. A very fine champagne, creamy with hints of raspberry. Very pleasurable bottle.
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Christmas WIMPS - Champagne (The Ledbury): A really excellent version of this, as good a showing as I remember from a young disgorgement (four years here), classic vanilla on nose, a lighter Krug for sure, delicate even, hints of raspberry, very very fine.
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An evening with Sine Qua Non (Restaurant Bottles, Sas van Gent): Magical, enchanting and mysterious bouquet wafts from the glass revealing beautiful notes of oystershell, crustaceans, incense and smoked ham. On the palate this is is very soft and fruitful, but the smoky notes do not reflect on the palate. Medium mousse. Extremely well crafted wine with an unforgettable nose. 18,5/20
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From 375ml purchased in Dec '09 and probably released for that year. Smoother and more integrated than last years release. Quintessential Krug nose with strong bready yeasty character and hint of reduction. Full bodied palate, with elegant character and lengthy finish with a little oak influence. Shows some yeast, subtle mellon, and mineral and almond. Great nose and palate, strongly concentrated but balanced with refreshing acidity. Delivers as expected.
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I probably bought this bottle around 1996 and I wasn’t too confident that it was still good but decided to bring it anyway. Jojo opened the bottle and there was an audible pop so that was a good sign. Medium copper/gold. Still vibrant with many fine and persistent bubbles. Unbelievably fresh. Just a touch of an oxidative character on the nose. Complex, deep, many-layered with flavors of tobacco, lemon peel, sweet pastry and brioche. As it developed and warmed up, coffee and later toffee flavors emerged as well. Medium to full bodied. Probably at peak now. Brilliant Champagne. Sadly, I have just one more bottle left.
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Big and bold almost spicy nose with fresh wood, dried fruit, honey, dried flowers and citrus. Quite powerful firm taste with minerals wood, flowers and apples.
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ABS - Champagne: Aromas mais citricos, complexos, acidos, deliciosos! Um belo tostado tambem. Na boca a elegancia mesclada com a potencia. Incrivel. Retrogosto complexo e elegante e longa persistencia. Maravilhoso!
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Krug take 50 different wines from 3 grape varieties over a 6 to 10 year period every year to make their consistent NV Grande Cuvee. Now that is what I call Master Blending. (Another thing to bore your friends with).
Green fruit with brioche and lightness in the mouth. Some sharpness but not too much. A wonderful crisp Champagne.
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Nose - warm summer fruits and toasted hops; flowers and herb borders; honey - fantastic. Palate - pleasant green fruits; refreshing. Tastes old. 92 pts.
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Superior bottle to kick off the Thanksgiving Holiday Season! Golden amber color. Ripe musk mellon & pear. Baked fresh ciabatta rolls with hint of yeast, rolled in light cornmeal crust. Top NV Champagne ever consumed!
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Ch Palmer @ Medlar (The Medlar, London): 2 years post purchase. Still young quite tight, some zing and good acidity but not much Krug richness there yet. Decent weight. Needs time. **(**)
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Krug Masterclass at Decanter Fine Wine Experience (London): Bright yellow, rather good mousse with rather small bubbles. Noticeable breadiness in the nose, hints of butter, some nuttiness, yellow and some red apples, ripe citrus fruit, some peach and vanilla. Clearly developed and nuanced on the nose. On the palate ripe citrus fruit, yellow and red apple with some winter apples, noticeable minerality and acidity, rather spicy, grape fruit bitterness. Citrusy aftertaste with grapefruit notes. Ready to drink but still young on the palate. Will probably not improve in terms of score, but could get more developed and nutty with cellaring. 93-94 p.
Two years older release, youngest vintage in the blend is 2001. Most obvious buttery notes of all wines in the tasting. Slightly more full bodied than the younger Grande Cuvée release (2003 base).
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Krug Masterclass at Decanter Fine Wine Experience (London): Pale yellow, discrete mousse with rather small bubbles. In the nose citrus with very ripe fruit, some flowery notes (white flowers), some vanilla, hints of red apples, some spice, perfumed notes. On the palate ripe citrus fruit (grapefruit), noticeable minerality, some red apples, noticeable spice, some grapefruit bitterness. Slightly young in the nose and on the palate although drinkable now, but is sure to improve. 92-93+ p.
More flowery than the cuvée with 2001 base vintage. Rather noticeable spice, comes across as more foody than the youngest vintage Krugs.
Current release when tasted (autumn 2011), youngest vintage in the blend is 2003.
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Decanter Krug Masterclass (Landmark Hotel London): This one is base on the 2001 vintage. Nose with youghurt, toast, coffee and yeast. Shows some development. Some similarity to the magnificant Krug '96: honey, cocoa, peanuts. Palate is very beautiful, oxidative with notes of quince, toast, brioche, bread and caramel. Balanced and elegant.
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Decanter Krug Masterclass (Landmark Hotel London): For this cuvee, 2003 vintage was used as the base wine. Wil be released in summer 2012. Citrucy nose with freshness and intensity, honey notes, florality, nuttyness, also present are yeasty notes. Palate is elegant with high acidity. Very powerful - needs time to mellow. Quince and oxidative notes.
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Drank out of a Mag in Bangkok. Initially really tight, acidic, almost sour and tough to drink. but then opened up beautifully. all the guests loved it amazingly sharp, clear, delineated. strong citrus overlay. need to decant this puppy and keep the mags for a long time.
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First dissapointing Krug that I've ever had. No depth or complexity. So much bread dough and yeast that it was unpleasent to drink. All acidity, no texture or body in the mouth. None of the malt or sherry character that I associate with Krug. Very one dimensional. Maybe it will improve with time.
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HDH auction tasting at Tru (Chicago, IL): Would have liked to write a line or two about the consistency of Krug, as cliche as it is to do so here, but I can't quite on this pour. Somewhat youthful in aroma, with a higher proportion of apple notes and a lower proportion of the secondary characteristics. Not showing the best today; lacking a bit of the concentrated power, with a little bit more alcohol on the finish than I expected. Strangely enough, a little bit of rust on the finish as well.
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Halvflaska, Av korken och smaken att döma en flaska som hade ett antal år på nacken. Riktigt bra, fortfarande ungdomlig med bra syra men mognaden hade kommit och levererade choklad, lite kaffe. Smörig smak med perfekt mousse. Helt enkelt ett bra exempel på hur Krug mår bra av lite lagring
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Denna var från 80-talet.Mogen doft med Krugparfymen djupt inbäddad.. lite mörkt gyllengul, orientaliska kryddor, kanel, lite choklad. Smaken är förvånadsvärt ung, kan lätt ligga i 10 år till, vet inte om det blir bättre dock då det är ett underbart vin nu. Lång eftersmak,
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Krug/Dom Perignon Wine Dinner (Chef’s Table, One Harbour Road, Grand Hyatt Hotel, Hong Kong): More golden in colour than the Dom Perignon 2002 that preceded it. Nice mousse with tons of languid pinprick bubbles that were very persistent despite being served in a wine glass. Nose is richer and seemingly more mature than the Dom Perignon 2002....distinct brioche, some nuttiness and distinct but harmonious oak....a really great nose. Palate has real weight and nice oaky, nutty, brown bread dough elements that weren't initially as impressive as on the nose but which really harmonised within 30 minutes in the glass and had put on more weight an hour later. Really well made. A great food champagne....paired perfectly with two exquisitely light Cantonese dishes. Very impressive and punched above its weight.
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It's stone crab season again and with the wife's birthday, well it was a no brainer! This time served in Chablis glasses instead of flutes, the wine was bigger, sooner and much more "wine like". With the bubbles not being as intrusive, you could actually taste the wine more with all of the flavors listed by everyone else. The only odd thing was that it dropped off towards the end of the bottle and became almost bitter.
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Great Champagne. Smooth, elegant, long lasting tiny tiny bubbles, almost effortless to drink. Pricey but HEY, I wasn't paying so it was definitely worth it! Had to have several glasses "just to make sure". Lol,lol.
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Acker Merrall 1996 Left Bank Bordeaux Dinner (Balsan - Chicago IL): Slightly tropical on the nose with lots of leesy, bready character. Palate shows same yeasty elements but with plenty of brightening lemon and lemon peel as well. Lots of energy on finish, plenty of lush fruit and concentration as well.
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Disappointing. Tired with reduced effervescence. Buttery brioche still present along with yeasty notes just reduced from last btl. Suspect poor storage somewhere along the line.
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No word´s can explain the quality, this is, with no doubt the best NV you could get, at least that’s what everyone says and writes. Even though we probably agree, we always end up devided about this fantastic champagne. Bottle bought august 2011, it´s fresh, citrus, toasty, nutty and with a long taste for a NV, slightly raw but with no acidity, just great. Tintologi is devided, one of us is saying drink today, tomorrow and in the future, it´s the best! The other´s, store for 5-10year´s and you will have one of the best ever champagnes for all occations. Taste is taste, krug is krug.
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Mike Grammer Comes to Town - KS version (Dino, Washington DC): Once again I love Krug NV. This was served a bit too warm. Fine mousse, lemon, yellow fruits and round palate. Not necessarily unique a la growers champagne but complete, complex and simply delicious.
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Good bubbles-literally leaping out of the glass Well balanced, easy drinking bubble-it's Krug of course It won over a "non-drinking champagne" individual-she wants a case.
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We had just about finished our second bottle of NZ Sauv. Blanc when our daughter dropped off most of a bottle of Krug and a full bottle of Kongsgaard Syrah liberated from a tasting she had just attended. We finished the Krug and put the Kongsgaard away for tomorrow. Hard to say anything bad about the Krug. It is big, lively, and fresh. There are numbers of grower Champs that I would buy before ponying big bucks for the Krug, but it's still damned good.
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Lite off. Var bara ett smakprov och flaskan varit öppen ett antal timmar. Bedömmer den inte då jag tyckte den var lite platt. Kanske lite oroande att den inte klarade luft mer än ett par timmar.
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Very likable, goes down way too quickly. Nice toasty biscuit, with apples and pear. Love it served real chilled, gets more average as it warms up. Still very good stuff.
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Served blind. Bottle purchased 2004. Showing very nice Chardonnay maturity with oyster minerality and mushroom. Reminded me somehow of a mature Salon. Very complex and enjoyable!
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No sign of disgorgement date on cork? Might be 10+yrs old? Golden yellow color, with some green; wonderful honey, baked lemon, fresh ginger, honeysuckle, caramel green apple, floral vanilla powder nose. Not many bubbles, but still has a pretty good mousse that's creamy, and some good citrus acidity. I thought it might have some oxidativeness to it...maybe some apple juice...but it has too much fresh acidity.... so I'm chalking it up as age. Very smooth, with caramel froth, and super tasty spices(ginger cookie)....plenty of minerals and acidity...but wish it had more bubbles. Not blown away...but very nice aged bubbly. I probably would prefer a younger version though.
12.0% alcohol. Absolutely consistent with the previous bottles. In fact, a dead ringer for the bottle back in May. Concentrated, pretty, and refreshing at the same time. It's so rare to find wines that are the height of seriousness but also the height of easy-drinking pleasure. Fantastic. A
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2011 Simple Series 9: Sean BOD (Imperial Treasure Super Peking Duck @ Paragon): Alcohol :: 12% This has stored for 2yrs since purchased thus i believed the degorgement should be at least 3yrs from now. Popped and poured and the beautiful aromas blasted out from glass which told us that the additional bottle aged did help to let this power house showed its best right out of the bottle. Expressive and powerful with its light oxidative tone, layered of coldness, mineral, peppermint supported firmly by the underlying sweetness and white fruits and a dash of honey. Very rich, almost painfully intense, slightly sharp on the entry but rounded up on the mid palate, very powerful but a little bit raw, or I should say rough. The mineral driven finish is a bit short which I feel could be longer and finer. This is indeed a very good Krug MV but not the best I had and I'm fond to the Aporte of which offer much better detail and purity if not power.
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Sean Birthday (Imperial Treasure Super Peking Duck): It's always a treat to have Krug as so far it is one of the few Champagnes that I truly enjoy the style. Round and full on the palate with citrusy intensity and not excessive acidity plus a tinge of sweetness. Very fruit driven with a wow factor from the mouth presence. Simply delicious. I could gulp this down the whole day.
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2011 Simple Series VII: Sean's Birthday (Imperial Treasure Super Peking Duck, Paragon): A smashing Champagne - this was one of the better bottles of Grande Cuvee I have had in recent times. The bottle age certainly had something to do with it. TM had kept it in his cellar for two years after purchase, and though we could not place the disgorgement date, the cork remained shrunken after popping - a sign that this was no spring chicken, and it showed on the way the wine drank as well. For a start, I always like the nose on this bottling when it has had some age, and this bottle was no exception. It showed lots of of yeasty aromas, apple flesh and bits of kumquat mixed in with a Burg-like toasty creaminess and a touch of earthy minerality dancing around some herby accents. Really expressive, and absolutely beautiful. The creamily textured palate still had some of the sharp, primary citrus fruit of a young Krug but, like the nose, it had already started developing lovely secondary notes of kumquat, lime and yeast streaked through with a serious stony, steely minerality. Finally, the finish had beautiful length, lots of depth and a lovely amount of complexity wed to a classic balance and structure that made the wine such a pleasure to drink. While I have no doubt that this would be better in a few years time, it was really quite nice even now. Lovely stuff.
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Half bottle. Very different from the one three days ago. This has much more weight, Meursault with bubbles, very nice too. In the lobby at The Plaza Hotel, NYC.
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Very young - seems less developed, or at least more restrained, than a magnum opened six months ago from exactly the same source. Orange marmalade, ginger, red berries, and frothy minerals. Krug has a way of carrying its richness and nobility without apparent effort. Expanded over several hours, but this clearly needs more time to be at its best.
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Fantastic – a great showing for this young bottle of Krug. Medium yellow color. Massive nose: yeasty aromas of toasted almonds, apple, and citrus. Rich full-bodied palate: apple, lemon, spice, toasty oak, with a distinct underlying minerality. Good acidity. Long finish. Somewhat young and still a bit restrained, but topnotch nonetheless. Will age beautifully. Non-vintage Krug at its best – one of the best showings in my recent memory.
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Muggers w Mrs Mo & SD: Sid Fishous making his 8th appearance, we figured KRUG was a good idea. Always a good idea... and as ever, a supreme and precise glass of near perfect fizz.
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Wine from my LA Vacation; 7/23/2011-7/31/2011 (Los Angeles): Always a pleasure to drink this MV blend. No idea when it was purchased or bottled. Al opened this as we got caught up. This has such precision and depth. Great balance it really awakens ones palate and then provides it with a complex ride that is not often found in MV Champagne. Delicious.
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Don’s 50 50th birthday bash (Don's house): It impresses me how consistent this wine is. The newer release version. Quite complex nose with yellow fruit, lemon, baked apples, cinnamon. It is still youthful but more rounder than the 96 Krug.
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4-5 years post disgorged. Divine stuff, tight still, a hint of sulphur stink but bursts with appley citrus notes, brioche and fresh yeast, great structure of crisp acidity finishing with that shining core of fruit. An excellent NV Krug of real class.
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Great champagne. Yeast, roast almonds, chalky minerality, citrus fruit on the nose. Uniform bubbling, with very small bubbles. Medium-full bodied on the nose, powerfull yet silky-textured, with bright fruit, amazing vibrancy, high acidity and a very long aftertaste. Drank with my friend B. Dylan and ladies, to celebrate a future event...
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Excellent Champagne. Intense and flavourful. Yeasty nose with citric fruit. Mousse is creamy and very vibrant. Aftertaste fills the mouth. Good to pair with food.
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Good intensity and complexity showing lemon meringue pie, buttered sourdough, baked apples, and some slight oxidative nuttiness. Medium plus acid and fine bubbles balance the rich mouthfeel and leaves a great lasting finish.
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Unsure when this was disgorged, it was purchased in late 2009, this bottle is mature and gorgeous, like an aged White Burgundy with bubbles, offering complex aromas of old apple, pear, dried white flowers, sourdough toast, lemon meringue and an oyster shell, almost saline minerality. Medium bodied on the palate, fine with medium+ acidity and graceful grapefruit, lime, and melon flavors that persist to through the expressive finish.
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Decent bottle, quite smooth, but disappointing. Not much flavor, and the effervescence was less than expected. I know the bottles i have are older, but i do not know the year of disgorgement . I have six more, so will continue to try.
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På halvflaska.. lite mer kraft än senast, kändes mer mogen. Det är en Krug med alla de saker vi vänttar oss. Behövs inte så mycket mer för att livet ska vara ganska bra.
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- Yellow color with small pearls and aromas of burnt match and apricot. It's balanced and has flavours of peach, rose, orange blossom and hazelnut with a full body. Round texture with a long finish.
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Szechuan feast with (mostly) Rieslings (Chez moi): Golden color. Wonderful yeasty character, along with strawberries on the nose. Great body and acidity, more of a power Champagne than an elegant one.
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I opened this bottle to celebrate CellarTracker passing the 25 MILLION BOTTLE milestone. Sheesh!
This NV was purchased 5 years ago so has a little age. Still tightly wound, this does show some of the bready Krug notes I would expect. A rather mineral and wound up palate, faint bitterness at first, mineral and saline. However after a few hours this started to get so creamy with notes of white chocolate, the first time I have ever really noted that on a wine.
Mmm, why exactly is the last glass always the best? Really delicious.
Purchased around 8 years ago this was in cracking form. Complex aromatics of crème brulee, almonds, minerals and bread. Rich, detailed and creamy in the mouth with great power and precision. Non vintage Champers doesn’t come much better than this.
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From 375ml and probably from a 2010 disgorgement. Lovely doughy/yeasty nose. Palate is full with prominent acidity that softens with air, and mild green apple and lime notes. Lengthy dough and mild fruit finish with a crisp mineral edge. Performs well without disappointment. Maybe slightly less preferred than the 2009 version? Always seem to perform well even for its price.
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Halvflaska, kändes lite ung men har Krug kvalitér på plats. Kanske har Krug blivit lite lättare och mer ”anpassad” på sistone. Inget man lider av att dricka dock.
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12.0% alcohol. From half bottle. Absolutely superb bottle here. Light yellow color. A more modest bouquet here, with apple, ginger, pear, and yeast notes. In the mouth, a phenomenal explosion of all the best that Champagne has to offer, with ideal concentration and balance. The palate is draped in concentrated red apple, green apple, lemon curd, and brioche notes, with a shock of refreshing acidity that leads to a profoundly long and delicious finish. Brilliant. A
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Disgorged 1985; Darker amber-gold color; Extraordinary nutty nose with a beautiful vinous quality; not oxidized or off at all, just beautiful rich bouquet with straw, spices, and roasted nuts melded together with a dose of earth and light coffee notes; mouth had fine persistent bubbles, good acidity, tangy earthy lemon, and a very long finish. This was sailing, and showed very well with beautiful age character. I thought it was drinking perfectly, although some felt it was a bit past it's prime. It probably would not improve with further cellaring though. A joy to drink for sure.
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Patina: Disgorged 1985; Darker amber-gold color; Extraordinary nutty nose with a beautiful vinous quality; not oxidized or off at all, just beautiful rich bouquet with straw, spices, and roasted nuts melded together with a dose of earth and light coffee notes; mouth had fine persistent bubbles, good acidity, tangy earthy lemon, and a very long finish. This was sailing, and showed very well with beautiful age character. I thought it was drinking perfectly, although some felt it was a bit past it’s prime. It probably would not improve with further cellaring though. A joy to drink for sure.
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Light yellow to yellow color in the glass, clear looking throughout with tiny, fine beading. Nose of sea foam, yellow pears, yellow apples and a hint of brioche. Flavors of tangy yellow apples, yellow pears and a bit of lemon. Medium to bright acidity, medium to full bodied.
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Tight, numerous small beads. Bread yeast on the nose. Full bodied. Brioche and walnut with a citrus edged palate. Complex. Very long length, around 30s. Our 1st Krug and definitely different from the other champagnes we have tasted.
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The most complete wine of the night. Golden in coior, full in flavor, balanced with a bit of flinty minerality. Good acidity underlies the slightly toasty fullness of this. Very smooth, including the finish. 92-93
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Creamy mousse, smooth and very nice if too young right now. The nose has good minerality and richness, but that doesn't travel over to the palate as one woulld hope. But the quality is there and it is very nice - not a value, however.
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A well designed a beautiful looking half bottle format which does not have much of an equal, but as we know an over-priced wine. The same wine in magnum format is worth at least 5 points more.
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Plenty of tasting notes for this wine, all of which are obviously different wines because of the differing dates of disgorgement which makes posting a note somewhat meaningless, but for what it is worth this champagne continues to be an excellent non-vintage cuvee that is firmly in the oak aged camp IMO beating up on Bolly NV and Vilmart NV quite handily... what always seems to surprise me about Krug NV is the firm acids the wine has when young... impressive and maybe LVMH ownership and the doubling of production haven't lessened the quality in the bottle as much as the critics have suggested...
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Continues to be my favorite NV champagne. And one of the top half dozen champagne's overall. Very consistent style that I love. Funny how people develop favorites in champagne's based on style rather than focusing on attributes of the wine. This is a wine, and needs to be evaluated on that basis.
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I brought this with us to Auberge du Soleil. Notes of freshly baked brioche, crushed stones, white fruits and roasted nuts. Medium to full bodied, with a round and buttery texture, great concentration, and a long and focused finish.
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Served blind. This one changed character all the time from showing caramel and nice mineralty on the nose to shutting down and then back again. On the palate rather short aftertaste with some bitter tones that lead me to guess that it was either a very good, very young Chardonnay based Champagne OR a Pinot Aussie sparkling such as Crozer. Paid 160 euros for it. Even if develops a lot over the coming 5 years, can´t really see why it deserves a price over 50 euros. Oh, by the way, I do not like the new label...Easily the least succesful Krug experience that I have had.
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Golden yellow colour with a light amber note, initially good mousse. Complex, very developed nose, biscuity with red and yellow fruit, yellow apples and winter apples, slightly spicy with dried mild spices, roasted hazelnuts, cocoa powder, a hint of volatile acidity. On the palate full bodied, very marked acidity, yellow fruit, citrus, yellow apples, some spice notes, slight bitterness in the form of oak and citrus peel notes. 92-93 p.
Bottle with the "golden/red" label used on bottles delivered approx 1995-2004, this bottle probably from the second half of the 1990s rather than from the early 2000s.
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Tasted non blind. Opened and served immediately. Followed over about an hour.
Yellow color in the glass, clear looking throughout with steady beading. Nose of yellow pears, yellow apples and a hint of camphor. Flavors of yellow pears, yellow apples and fresh squeeze lemon. Medium to bright acidity, full bodied. Drink or hold.
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Drank at Yew – Great earthy and yeasty nose with flavours of citrus, yeast, toast and dough on the palate. Great acidity. I love this Champagne. Drinks great now but a few years in the cellar wouldn’t hurt either. Excellent. 92+
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Current release from a 375. Fantastic full nose of yeast and dough with a little lemon/citrus. Nicely concentrated palate, refreshing acidity. Long finish with dough and wet granite. Always a special wine, though maybe a slight step down from last year. A little less creamy and slightly less integrated.
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Deep straw in colour. The nose delivers toasty vanilla, coffee and grapefruit with seductive floral tones. Rich and powerful with a racy mid palate and a long, refined finish.
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hmmm. i should have a boatload of notes on this wine. perplexing. this MV is from the latest release and i'm not getting naked over it, at least not tonight. i understand that as many as 8 vintages are culled into the make up. it would be nice to know which ones. decent, but not great.
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A very impressive champagne. Started off very bubbly, maybe too bubbly. Luckily settled after 15min or so and the flavors starting getting through. Not an easy drinking beverage. Very full-bodied and somewhat heavy. Lots of complexity and rich, intense flavors. Some toasted almonds in there. Overall a great champagne to have tried, but at this price point will need to remain one for very special occasions.
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Powerful nose, mature with apple, nuts and something honey-like. Chalk and mineral. Very acidic and creamy in the mouth, somewhat oxidiced? Extremely long finish. Although it is a very well made wine of exceptional quality, it isn't really my style.
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From magnum. Bright and fresh with a very fine mousse. Some nice bready complexity with a real tangy citrus thread running throughout. Very precise, very correct and, well, very good! The only criticism really is a purely personal one - I tend to find that my preference is turning very firmly towards champagnes with a bit of bottle age to them. This is a bouncy enthusiastic youngster with a heap of acidity and a refreshing zippy palate. For a NV it is exemplary, but I personaly prefer the mellow dotage of an older bottle. Objectively a low 90s I would hazard, a point or two off for personal preference.
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What they say is true. I didn't write any notes at the time, but this wine was memorable. I want more! Being NV, I wonder if the next one will be similar to this one, cellared for 4-5 years.
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Du grand Champagne. Mousse abondante, sans l'être particulièrement. Bulles fines. Nez beau et distinctif de pomme, d'amande, de biscuits au gingembre, de citron, de pain grillé (la note "toastée"), etc. En bouche, le gaz carbonique et l'acidité sont bien présents, on y retrouve les notes du nez avec une finale un peu de pomme sûre qui me fait croire que le conserver environ 3 ans lui ferait gagner une dimension supplémentaire et estomperait cette note un peu acide (mais pas vraiment dérangeante, car le vin est bien équilibré quand même). Du grand vin, 5 étoiles. Je me demande si c'est ce vin ou le Dom Perignon 1990 (bu en 2000) qui fut le plus grand champagne que j'ai bu à ce jour.
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Wow! A rich golden yellow with a wonderful aromas. High praise from all my guests. The next bottle of French Champagne we opened immediately afterwords paled in comaprison.
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Cork stamped v721, so Mar/Apr 2007 disgorgement I believe. Beautiful balance, toast notes, depth, minerals, good acidity, excellent. My guess is that this will get better.
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new years with the staples. georgeous golden color, and a delicious wine. it lacked the sweetness that I do not enjoy in Champagne, and had a minerality that was wonderful. had with caviar and oysters. cheers happy new year.
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From 375ml. Continues to live up to the hype. Expressive biscuity nose with a full lush creamy palate and lengthy finish with a touch of mineral. Delicious.
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Popped and poured. Served in Riedel Vinum Champagne stems at 49 F. Clear straw yellow color of deep intensity, Nose of toasty vanillia , caramel, coffee, roast nut, yeasty bread, ripe apple, honey and delicate pear. The richness is balanced by a focused freshness, medium-high acid and long complex finish. Drank over two nights. I was in heaven. This wine has never tasted better. From Magnum is really the best way to drink Champagne..
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nose; brioche, lemon custard, toasted almonds, and mexican vanilla extract. palate; amish apple cider, fresh citrus, cinnamon toast, and salted caramel. high acidity. plentiful fine bubbles. 60 plus second finish. the finest non-vintage champagne there is. when you think champagne... I think KRUG!
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(tasted in the shop) Gold color, lemon nose, lemon aftertaste, no string of bubbles in the glass whatsoever!!! but high acidity in the mouth. This is my first Krug Grand Cuvee but it doesn't feel right at all. I opened the bottle and there wasn't any sound. I just have to open another bottle, I had really high expectations of this one.
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12.0% alcohol. From half bottle. An exquisite showing for this wine again. A very fresh, lively bottle, with superb concentration. The nose packs in bright green apple, pear, and citrus fruit, along with spicy and yeasty notes. In the mouth, concentrated, pure, and delightful all around. Full of flavor yet weightless on the palate. Enlivens you as you drink it. Outstanding finish. A
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My first taste of Krug and it was superb. Nice golden color, fine bubbles in the glass. Nose had nice round creamy notes with a bit of yeastiness (but not too much). Palate showed great acidity, lemon-lime on the midpalate, lovely lasting finish. I loved the hint of tartness on the finish.
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Alcohol :: 12% The lively, healthy golden show very fresh white and yellow fruits aromatic profile with a dash honey added to it and light oxidative tones that provide some extra dimension as well as power to it, there were hint of toasted bread, brioche too and the power is shown on the palate. This full bodied champagne possessed good tension and intensity, powerful but very polished, with slight oxidative profile along with flavour of fresh honey, sweet honey fruits, green apple, melon, yeastiness and all remain focus, precise with good vibrancy thanks to the lively acidity backbone. Complex and pure with very clean, powerful long finish. Buy - Maybe.
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from 375 ml. PSA: this is so much better out of zaalto stems and only slightly chilled. And if it's on the menu for the night, take pity on any other lesser sparklings you may have in the house and just leave them be. They won't compare.
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Old label. Extremely nice aged Krug. Golden yellow, nose of toast, nuts, citrus and a myriad of other scents. Big on the palate, with citrus, toast and substantial minerality. Still sharp, though a bit drying on the finish. This was great, aged champagne, I could drink this every day.
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2010 Champagne Tasting (23 wines) (Famous Liquors): Consistently a fine champagne although pricey ($160 at this tasting). Round and supple. Nutty character with bread dough and deep fruit. 94-95 points.
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12%. A classic blend of three grapes. Focused, scented nose of white flowers and soft vanilla pod expands into deeper notes of lime honey and light toasty undertones. Deep three-dimensional aromas. A rolling wave of flavours on the palate – first citrusy freshness of tangerines, immediately followed by an inseparable flavour mix of brioche, honey, flowers, spices and minerality, dense but neatly supported by melted acidity. Creamy and ever-growing palate with soft toasty and mineral finish. Final note is that of freshness. Utterly satisfying. Tasted at home.
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Wines of Champagne (Farpointe Cellar): A big shot of coffee and candied raspberry on the nose. The bread and chocolate at the end were nice. A little hot on the palate, the acid was pretty good. The flavors were not as good as the aromas. There was some fruit, but mainly it was just some strong astringent tastes.
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Saturdays at One - Volume 40: Served from 375ml. Tasted non blind. Opened and served immediately. Light yellow color in the glass, clear looking throughout with tiny steady beading. Nose of wet stones, yellow pears and yellow apples. Flavors of yellow pears and yellow apples. Bright acidity, medium to full bodied. Drink or hold. 92?
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deep gold color. creamy, toasty, oak---almost green oak. luscious mouthfeel, creamy fizz, lovely finish. would love to taste this flat to really get to the wine behind the bubbles. Krug is really its own beast---have to admit it's not a style I would choose every time.
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Don't think a N.V. Champagne can get much better than this! Notes of roasted nuts, baked brioche, white fruits and crushed rocks. Great texture, good grip, lovely finish.
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My first experience with Krug, had a greenish hue to it in the glass. Great nose, showing coffee bean, oak, and sour apricot. Creamy and buttery in the mouth, great mousse, with flavors of coffee, oak, toast, and sour green apple. Medium bodied with nice balanced acidity, very well made and delicious.
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Champagne and Sparkling Wine Tasting (Marquis Wine Cellars): Beautiful nose with lots of toast and toasty oak, citrus fruits and nice earthiness. Fuller in the mouth with great acidity. Rich flavours of citrus and more autolytic notes. Excellent.
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This is the second bottle I've had recently that did not show as well as expected. Grilled bread, lemon meringue, and multivitamin. Flat and broad on the palate with little complexity or interest. There was just no there there.
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Not madly exciting, though it suffered from being the follow-up act to a 90 Ruinart. Bristling, spikey, not quite ready. The goods are there but it needs time, I'd say closer to 10 years rather than 5.
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Terrific! Consistent with my other recent tasting notes. The highlights: Light golden color with a steady tiny bead. Big doughy citrus nose. Rich full-bodied palate: apple, lemon, smoked nuts, toasty oak. Long finish. I’m not sure what’s going on, but my recent bottles have been incredible – approaching the quality of vintage Krug at a fraction of the price– following several years of slightly less superlative non-vintage Krug experiences.
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2010 K&L Annual Champagne Event (K&L San Francisco Store): K&L Champagne Tasting. Lovely nose of roasted hazelnuts, lemon-lime citrus, honey, and wet shale, more of the same on the palate, crisp and elegant, tiny bubbles, lovely mousse, needs 3 years in the cellar, medium/big body and long crisp finish.
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Tete de Cuvee Champagne Tasting - Oct 23rd ,2010 (Red Slate, Portland, Oregon): Lovely pretzel dough scents show here as well as candied apples, raspberries, and limes. This has a thicker feel on the palate, but still retains a soft touch. The bubbles bloom wonderfully on the mid palate. The sensation of this alone makes this drink enjoyable! Rich apple flavors and acidity come in late, and everything dries out very well. An amazing rich, but not overly sweet note complements the apple flavors on the mid palate. The apples and raspberries run out for well over 20s on the finish. Decadent.
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K&L Hollywood Champagne Event (Hollywood, CA): One bottle seemed to show more oak than another but with air this wine displays classic oxidative notes against a steely structure. Lemon oil, raw sugar cane, ginger, and yeast. 92-93 points.
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12.0% alcohol. From half bottle. Slightly honeyed yellow color. Gorgeous nose of brioche, green apple, citrus, and ginger. In the mouth, cuts a laser of beautiful fruit across the palate, with expansive complexity and glorious refinement. A powerful yet weightless wine. Absolutely superb. A
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A cellared bottle - disgorged 2005; Delicate evolved aromas of apricot, citrus and mandarin with hints of honey; smooth, creamy palate. Lovely definition on finish. Showing its class.
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Wow, this is some good stuff. Great rich and round nose of rich white and yellow fruits, toasted almonds, brioche and minerals. Rich lush mouthfeel that is really creamy but not heavy with precise acid. Wood influence that continues to round out the mouthfeel with more toast, crushed almonds and fresh baked bread.
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A lovely Champagne, and far and away my favorite NV. A very precise bouquet, offering up scents of brioche, nuts, citrus fruit, and mineral. Medium-bodied, with layers of flavor, an expansive and lush texture, with impressive focus and length on the finish.
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Crystal clear and lite in the glass. Clean citrus and cashews on the nose. Super focused, clean, tight and balanced on the palette. Superb acidity, minerality and tartness. Not a bubbly person, but this one appeals!
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2010 Masters of Wine Champagne Tasting (San Francisco, CA): Medium golden color. Beautiful heady nutty biscuity nose. Full bodied palate features lemon, spiced apple, almond, and toasty oak flavors. Excellent long finish. An incredibly strong showing for this bottle of non-vintage Krug tonight – the finest I’ve had in the past five years and drinking nearly as well as the 1998 vintage Krug.
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Believed to be from the 70s. I did not think it was so old: the colour was the right intense yellow gold, but too many bubbles to be from the 70s. Mid-80s. Anyway, a lovely wine, a little oxydated, as I like them. Bottle was consumed very quickly!
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An elegant and classy bottle of wine. Drank as an apertif but could have been even better with a little food to help cut the huge acidity. Bright nose with buttery brioche tones to round it out.
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Half bottle, new label. Bready nose with chocolate, toasted hazlenut and a touch of spice. Fine stream of bubles, fresh, creamy lemon-tinged mousse, depth to the palate and a good minerally finish. Still a babe but starting to open up and round out a little whilst retaining all its freshness. A lovely half. ****
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Flannery Steak Trial Run (The Lew Residence): This never disappoints. Lovely nutty aroma on the nose mixed with toast and fresh dough. Concentrated fruit palate, with a little cream on the back end, and exquisite balance of acidity leading into a remarkably fresh and focused finish that adds a little salt and mineral quality.
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last of the anniversary case. this had been cellared 6 years. never in retailers hands and super fresh still. that brightness playing with the nutty meatiness, with the creamy spice---its all there and lively and developing in the glass opening up revealing more exotic fruits, subtle spices. one of my faves for sure and actually a steal at the price.
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Block 7 Wine Co. 1 Year Anniversary Tasting (Houston, TX): First time to experience the legend that is Krug - albeit this was a just a small taste. Toasted hazelnuts and lemon zest. Creamy, with fine bubbles. Great finish. Look forward to having more of this in the future.
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Excellent – the consistency of this label remains strong. Light golden color. Tiny bubbles and an elegant mousse. Elegantly sultry aromas: toast, yeast, and hazelnut dominate the heavy nose. In short, classic Krug nose. Rich and full-bodied palate of apple, lemon, spice, nuts, and minerals. Bright acidity. Medium-long finish – a bit shorter than previous experiences. This was a younger Krug; will unquestionably age well for many years to come. Exceptional – something every Champagne aficionado must taste.
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big bright nose of honeysuckle, lemon zest & biscuits with wildflower honey. extremely complex. white peaches & cream on the palate. superior finish & balance. extraordinary.
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From the same lot purchased in 2002, again unknown disgorgement date. The extra cellar years have done this good. Fairly rich gold in color, with almost bombastic yeastiness and a full, rich palate that still shows strong lemony cut. Superb, and very much the old school Krug, but not for those craving vinosity or restraint in their Champagne.
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Sunday Afternoon with Krug (Knightsbridge - Northbrook IL): The 2009 release. Great aromas of white flowers, lemon peel, orange peel and some smoky elements. Lemon, lemon peel, and hazelnut flavors with great minerality and intensity. Long, powerful and great harmony. This will continue to improve with more time in the cellar.
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I really enjoyed this Champagne! Notes of crisp white fruits and crushed stones. Amazing balance, impressive depth, and a wonderful mouthfeel; great focus on the finish.
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From 375ml. Lovely complex nose of toast and dough. Crisp full palate that coats the mouth and leads into a refreshing stone finish. Balanced, polished and smooth, with nice complexity. Continues to exceed expectations.
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LVMH at Binny's (Binny's Lincoln Park, Chicago IL): nose: deep and elegant nose filled with bread, white fruits, peaches, pears, bits of apples and some bits of toast as well. Classy with well defined tones that just waft out of the glass
taste: regal medium feel with good medium+ acidity and elegant tones of white fruits, pears, peach tones, bits of toast, white fruits and a touch of citrus tones as well. Very smooth and just glides across the palate
overall: The Krug NV has always been a great wine and this is no different. Supremely balanced with great aromatics and a great feel that shows off the pedigree and class that one would expect from Krug
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New label. Relatively light. The freshest, creamiest, most citric bottle of this I have had. Wonderful accompaniment to the underlying yeastiness. Fabulous bottle.
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This wine was hitting on all the senses. The bold flavored, full bodied and precise balance.. Long and enjoyable finish of yeasty lees, minerals, vanilla, apples with light pinot character. Did not take notes just impressions from memory
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Upon pouring into the glass, its strong and complex perfume immediately blast out! This Krug NV is really very good. It has excellent complexity and excellent concentration. It has very strong autolytic flavour as well as floral and nutty flavours. We really enjoyed this bottle very much.
I opened this at my 6/27/10 champagne tasting. It had an intriguing nose of toast, yeast, pear, burnt orange, hazelnut, smoke, spice, mineral and coffee aromas. The palate is big, bold and full bodied with flavors of toast, pear, burnt orange, hazelnut, spice and mineral flavors. It had nicely balanced acidity and a bit of an oxidative character…very different and quite nice.
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Golden yellow with fine and persistent perlage. Nose reminds of hazelnut, acacia, yellow flowers, hay. Wonderful and creamy mouth, with perfect dosage and notes of honey and toast.
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Old label (red). Cork code A222. From split. Dark yellow colour, with almost a hint of brown. Hazelnuts and bready nose. Also perhaps soy? If there is fruit on the nose, then it is muted. On the palate, an attack of caramel, extraordinary richness, with apples, bread (but no yeastiness), and toasted hazelnuts. A hint of mushrooms also. The attack, midpalate and finish lead into each other fluidly and organically. A very fresh, green apple, and citrus finish that lasts for quite a long time. Elegant and classy. This is what non-vintage (or in the case of Krug, multi-vintage) champagne should taste like. Regarding disgorgement date, Julie Cavil wrote: "Your bottle of Krug Grande Cuvée has left our cellars in early 2003, which means it had an "extra-ageing" of 7 years compared to a freshly shipped bottle, and corresponds to a blend covering more or less the entire "decade" 1980/1995."
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The richness of gold with a tinge of toast - a delight to the eye. The mousse is somewhat reserved (the cork’s stem did not “mushroom” at all), but the bubbles - tiny and concentrated - continued for the length of the bottle. Lemon, apple and grapefruit lead the attack with yeasty biscuit carries the finish flanked by coconut and nutmeg. So dry and yet so refreshing. (“Peachy,” says Scott.) While I don’t get that, I can see how someone could. 12% alc. With oyster and bacon puffs and asiago and parmesan cheese crackers. (For the Stu Tasting package with the Nordstroms.) Highly Recommended.
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Beautiful bronze hue. Very restrained nose with notes of hazelnut, coconut macaroon, popcorn, sweet and sour dough and cardamom. On the palate the wine is transformative: rich, expressive and soft but explosive. The acid is moderate, alcohol is handled perfectly and the development is well etched. The mousse is enveloping and awe-inspiring and the long length is makes it even more enjoyable. Flavors on the palate are of cream soda, maple candied apple, caramel, hazelnut puree, baking spice and brioche. Wonderful bubbles.
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Russell's Pebbles Fizz Offline (Alex's DML Office): A really strong struck match, sulpherous nose. Haven't come across this on previous bottles. Bonfire night around the fire, cordite hanging in the air. It does blow off a bit. Good depth and richness on the palate, but i can't get past the nose at the moment. ***1/2
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Simply superior. Had a reason to celebrate - hmmm'd and hawed over the growers, Bolly and others. But when it is time to recognize a special moment of Life, nothing compares to breaking out a mag of Krug. Deeply pleasurable. Immensely satisfying.
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From 375ml. Initially too cold, but the nose eventually opened up with fresh dough, citrus, apple. Very smooth crisp palate--seamless comes to mind-- with a lengthy round fruit finish. Really delivers, great all around.
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Very reticent in the nose...notes of butterpecan, fresh butter and cardamom. Minerals and chalk in the mouth, just seems to lack the normal depth. After some study, I don't think this was corked.
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Ultimate Parker in Singapore Mega-Tasting (The Fullerton Hotel, Singapore): The Krug Grande Cuvee is getting rather irritatingly inconsistent. Not sure when it was disgorged, but this was one of the "not so good" bottles. Still a good Champagne by any standard, but not quite up to the standard of early Krug MVs I have had. Nose gave a good enough headstart, with typical toasty vanilla hints, yeast and deep white fruit scents, along with a touch of white chocolate and some umami notes of mui-fun (Cantonese broiled rice with egg and chicken stock) gravy with plenty of wok-hei (the nice toastiness that comes from well-stir-fried Chinese food). Palate was really sweet for Krug though, opening with nutty accents and almost apple juice like flavours - somewhat lacking the depth, nobility and finesse that the "better" bottles have. Still though, it still showed nice weight and a typically superb mouthfeel with frothy mousse laced with fresh acidity giving the wine a lovely balance. Palate had some length and power with nice ripe lemon flavours. A nice wine for sure, but lacking the magic of yesteryears.
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12.0% alcohol. This wine is amazingly consistent. It's just exceptional each time. Really no doubt it's the king of NV Champagne right now. So youthful and refreshing, but with meaningful power behind its palate. Complex and refreshing. It's an improbable and delightful wine with how it drinks like a wine that cares only about bringing pleasure but has the elegance and complexity of the truly profound. A
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This is the second time I have had this wine and the second time I have been disappointed. I assume the rest of the world is correct and I am wrong, but I am right for me. At this price point, I have no interest at a third try, at least not on my nickel. I much prefer the NVs from some of the other major houses at half the price. Lucky me. Maybe an 84.
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Tungere og kraftigere end forrige flaske. Helt klassisk Krug med 110 km/t - fadfedme, brioche, smør, korn, en smule eksotisk frugt og knivskarp æblesyre til at holde det hele i skak.
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Fantastic, as always. Light golden color, tiny bubbles. Rich and heady nose of toast, yeast, and minerals. Big and rich palate of apple, citrus, nuts, spice and minerals. Beautiful acidity alongside a creamy mousse. Long finish. Full-bodied but remarkably well balanced throughout. Incredible consistency and complexity – it’s hard to imagine a finer non-vintage/multi-vintage Champagne. Superb!
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Strange for a Krug NV. Color was right, but no citrus/lemon, lots of red apple on nose, more on palate as well as caramel and brown sugar. Very sweet. Missing the minerality and acidity. Drank lot a BdN with high dosage. Others liked it more than me.
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Pale yellow color. Nose was more reserved and less distinctive than I expected. It was quite delicious, but I had to wonder whether it was opened too early - seemed quite tight. Great acidity and went very well with food.
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A tamed, 'mini' version of the '96 vintage. Starts out tight as steel, opens up to a range of flavors from pear to mango to chocolate and back to pear, always with tremendous acidity and an almost smokey nose (is this the PM coming through?). Delicious, but suspect that this degorgement would benefit from several years in the cellar.
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Classic Krug qualities. Lots of dark roasted nuts, green apple and pears. Super fine and elegant bubble structure. Full rich and pure deliciousness. Consistent with each bottle I've tried recently. One of my faves out of the big Tete de Cuvees (Dom, Cristal, Krug, etc.)
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Clear medium gold with a persistent mousse of fine bubbles.
Clean, pronounced autolytic nose showing considerable development. Buttered toast, crumbly biscuit and ripe strawberries.
Dry, high acid with a velvety mousse and medium alcohol. Pronounced toast, lees and autolysis on the palate with red fruits on the long finish.
This is an excellent Champagne that has pronounced, complex flavours both on the nose and palate. The mousse is silky smooth and all components are in harmony through to the long finish.
Tasted on Cathay Pacific first class.
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Touch of honey on the nose, nectar color, with a touch of pink. Large bubbles. Exquisitely balanced, honey, red delicious apple. Pear as well, a sweet but not too sweet finish.
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Big yeasty nose, golden color and miniscule mousse. Huge huge toasty flavors. I'm eating this with cheese, but if I were to pair with real food, I'd go Spanish.
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This bottle had ben aged for 2 years. Very impressive! Extremely good and huge nose. Toasty with lots of bread and fruit. Some burned sugar and quite oaky. The taste is very full and oaky with lots going on. Very long mousse that explodes in the mouth. I love this stuff!
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(At the Bell, Skenfrith): first proper tasting of any Krug. Served just right - a little warm but in ice-cold glasses with as much of an ice bucket as we wanted. Deep Krug-y notes in colour and flavour - lovely with my scallop+chorizo starter but it was with the beef main (described as paired with horseradish bubble and squeak but more of a balsamic cabbage(?) base) it was awesomely well matched. More please! Great price (at least £20 less than retail).
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Wow, this just jumps up and slaps you in the nose. Brioche and bread like you were in a bakery. Hints of strawberry. Minerals and salinity. Amazing nose. Palate does not disappoint. Full bodied and creamy. Toasty, with flavors like a savory strawberry biscuit. Long, long finish of almond pastry. What a powerful and fun Champagne.
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This is a general rating. It depends on when the bottle was disgorged as well as from which vintages. My feeling is that they are now hitting the market much earlier than they used to do, so they need more time in the cellar. When drinking at the right time it can be even better than 95 points but it can be very tight if drinking too early.
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Nice champagne, discreet nose. Taste of apples and a touch of lavender. Rather complex but this had less of the rubber taste I associate with Krug. I must say that this bottle, nice as it is, is very overpriced.
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Again, more on the mature, yeasty, almost oxidized side, lacking a bit of freshness and life. Not my prefered style Champagne, I'd like the fruit to speak a bit more clearly, but this was decent.
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Taste at Elysian. Everything I would expect from Krug N.V. And always so consistent. Full rich nose of toasted brioche, roasted pecans, dark honey, apples and vanilla. Palate is equally big with more caramel, toasted nuts and depth. Still lovely acidity and though full bodied there is still exceptional balance as a whole. From start to finish a great effort every release.
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From a flute and had a slight cold so couldn't get the full nose, but definitely toasty. Palate was more toast with zesty lemon peel notes. Finish was unreal, could seriously taste it 10 minutes later. Now I know what te fuuss is about.
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JT Birthday Dinner: Coffee bean, deep toasty nose with some lime. Very enjoyable both on nose and palate. Sharp and focus acid with lime palate and dry finish.
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This was the last of four 375 ml. bottles I purchased in November of 2003 and surprisingly, like the prior 3, it deserved a 94. Dark yellow in color. A very delicate but persistant mousse. Aromas of yeast, caramel, bread pudding, hazelnuts and baked apples. Rich, intense fruit in the mouth with great structure, depth and complexity. Creamy mouthfeel and outstanding acidity made this a delight to drink. Only a slight oxidation prevented an even higher score. I expected this Champagne to be over-the-hill so I served it with a sausage, portobello mushroom and brocolli rabe pizza. It was great. I guess I shouldn't have been surprised...it is Krug afterall!
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First bottle from an April 08 VinXchange purchase. Mid straw. Very good stream of small bubbles, very persistent. Nose initially bready, opening up after an hour or so to a really full, deep, toasted hazelnut and vivid rust aroma. Gorgeous. Lovey energy and focus on the palate, long, obviously quite full. Went very well with roast guineafowl in a wild mushroom cream sauce. First bottle of 'new label' since the last change and it's excellent. Ready now wth a bit of air but another year or two wouldn't hurt. Cork still mid-mushroom shaped wth plenty of spring. ****1/2
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Light, subtle, and refined. Very vivacious and bright. Faint toasted bread and brioche, with a slightly sweet nuance that lingers on the palate for minutes. Pleasing acidity and tartness, rather nicely balanced. Light golden hue, and although lively, not overly bubbly.
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What can one say new about a wine everyone has written about a zillion times. But not wanting to just put down a number and be criticized, we really enjoyed this. Bready and yeasty, esp. after being open a couple of hours... Terrific..
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var lite av en besvikelse, kanske läckt lite i korken, lätt oxiderad i smak och lukt, frukten vara borta dock en krämig mousse, blev lite bättre under kvällen och fick in ingerfära, apelsin och andra dofter. Troligen var den från mitten/tidigt 90-tal.
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Popped and poured. Light yellow-gold to amber hue. Fine, persistent bead. Very expressive on the nose, with a pronounced notes of stone fruits, red fruits, hazelnut, caramel, and toast. Hint of oxidation adds to the complexity. On the palate, the medium-plus acidity level keeps the flavors very fresh and vibrant, with brioche, citrus peel, and crushed berries. Lengthy finish with a distinct impression of minerals. Always delicious. This bottle was purchased in Sept. 2007.
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Golden colour; toasted nose; you almost chew this one, thick, lots and lots of life / bubbles, good acidity, almost too much, stays in the mouth "forever". Very very nice. Bought a couple of y ears ago. Will wait with the remaining two to check out how it evolves / ages. Seems to have quite some potential !
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From magnum, older disgorgement (didn't catch the date, though Jed said this bottle had been around for several years). Quite developed in its flavour profile with pear and white fruits layered with biscuit, toasted almond and hazelnut notes with the fruit gaining in depth and freshness with air.
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Toast, yeasty nose but still fresh. Lime and dried flowers. Well integrated acid and minerals. Seemingly a richer style but does not lose balance. Tremendous focus.
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New label. Opened and served immediately. Light yellow color in the glass, clear hue throughout with very light beading. Nose of apricots, toast, light peach notes and some light cherry notes. Flavors of peach, pear and a bit of citrus on the medium finish. Medium acidity, medium to full body. Drink or hold. This MV was purchased 01/09/2008.
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tasted so many times, this is not a high performing bottle to me, merely average, which is still above average compared to most, if not all in this tasting. scored relative to my experience with this wine.
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earth, toast, nutty cashew on the nose. palate is rich. a close race with the Cristal for wine of the tasting; Cristal is lighter and more racy; this is richer.
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Champagne Tasting (Wide World of Wines - Washington, DC): Flinty, spicy bouquet with a similar palate profile. Finish is long and delicious with zesty lemon and citrus notes that balance out the minerality. Still young, needs more time. 91-92
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Golden yellow in color...Very elegant champagne that just blew me away..Got alot better as the night went on..Very fine tiny bubbles..The nose was fantasic but really exploded as time went on..Citrus, yeast, honey, minerals galore along with a hint of orange peel...This champagne did not disappoint on the palate..Toast, yeast a hint of apple and orange peel. Got a hint of minerals and earth on the backend which was nice. The finish seemed to go on and on...Very well balanced and refined..Glad I got another in the cellar...Cheers!!
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Always considered this is the best non vintage Champagne in the market. This time Krug Grande Cuvee really disappointed me. I found it too acidic and not balanced. It is also not complex enough and enough have an unpleasant bitterness aftertaste. What's happened?
Please notice that this is a quite personal note. I'm no expert neither fan of champagne wine. Nose: A very clear green apple odor jump out of the glass. It is so present that I found it hard to focus on other smells but I found a hint of pear and very mature clementine. Taste: Very clear apple again but nicely rounded due to the extremely fine bubbles which gives it a smooth creamy apple texture. The vine is good but straightforward with almost only apples.
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12.0% alcohol. From half bottle. Every bit as good as the first. Lively from start to finish, with a creamy and yeasty edge to the citrus, apple, and pear notes on the nose. Focused and powerful in the mouth, with a downhill momentum to the palate: the fruit at the forefront, but this strength just pushing it across the tongue. Deeply complex but a wine that isn't plodding in its seriousness. Long finish. Delightful. A
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Bright straw yellow, moderate - intensity, thin streams of many, many bubbles. Very exotic nose with citrus peel, baked apple and toasted gingerbread, prominent notes of minerality and smoke. The palate followed the nose with very prominent gamey texture followed by banana bread, ginger candy, hazelnut and honeyed citrus notes, and again a welcoming minerality, well integrated acidity. A bit chalky towards the end of a rather short finish, unfortunately. Wonderful bubbles from a renowned producer.
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Drank this alongside a Jacques Seloose Initial. A balancing act here -- the Selosse was more forceful and brilliant, the Krug more mineral, earth and brooding. The Heidieck Diamant was a wall fly in comparison.
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Lemon-yellow with a green tint in the glass. Inviting nose, very crisp and taut citrus, some vanilla bean and mineral. Powerful flavors of racy lime, under-ripe green apple, some red fruit and a little toast. Very steely, some minerality. Very tasty. Perfectly balanced -- a razor-wire balancing act between the acidity and weight of the wine that's perfectly performed. Long finish.
Very unique Champagne -- I can see why people seek this out.
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Clean pale gold core of moderate+ intensity. Very fine bubbles with a very strong steady stream. Clean and evocative nose with saline, crushed shells, brioche, yeast and toast. Dry with moderate+ flavours of apple, toast, yeast, mineral - very rich complex flavours. The finish is very long with some vanilla and light toast notes. Wow!
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Drank on honeymoon to celebrate passing the bar exam and getting married, all in the same week
Great flavors of bread, apple. very elegant, very refined, and in my opinion, very overpriced. I've had a couple champagnes at 1/3 the price that were more memorable, and that I liked more.
Although, I should note that the finish on this wine was longer and more interesting than any I have tasted before...a couple minutes for sure.
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Masters of Wine Champagne Tasting (San Francisco, CA): Classic Krug, what more can be said? Consistent with my previous notes. The highlights: doughy/citrus nose, lemon/mineral/biscuity full body, long finish. This wine is what turned me onto Champagne and continues to impress today. Fantastic consistency. While not the very best I’ve ever had of this label, quite close and the finest showing of the past year.
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Nose of toast, biscuit, minerals. On the palate it had brioche, fruit and steely mineral flavors, very well balanced. I have to admit that the bottle should have been served at lower temp, however due to the current heat wave in So. Cal I had a hard time transporting it to the restaurant. 90pts, probably a point or two higher if it had been chilled
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A beautiful expression of classic Champagne style. Definitely taste apple and pear, and some type of burnt grain. Also maybe some move theater popcorn. Loved it, but it wasn't the life-changing experience that some told me to expect.
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From a bottle purchased in June 2007. Initially the nose was quite light and restrained but evolved over time. Started off with a creamy nose of lemon mousse and burnt sugar which became decidedly nutty after about an hour. Perfectly balanced, smooth with a soft massaging bead.
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Denne udgave var nok den friskeste Grande Cuvée jeg har smagt med hvide blomster og mynte sammen med de for mig mere klassiske Krug-toner af brioche, citrus, fugtigt korn og grøn æble-syre. Må endnu en gang bøje mig for Krug.
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Peach skin, soft upfront but packing beautifully blanaced concentrated fruit, a hint of addictive oak, so light despite the power that it glides past despite the strong framed acidity. Effortless.
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Superb. Loads of yeasty toasty notes as other reviewers have noted. Very long finish. Every time I smelt/tasted I got something slightly different on the nose/palate.
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Wow. First experience with Krug and this definitely lived up to the hype. Nose had the yeasty toast aromas described before here, but also had nutty, caramel sweet notes reminiscent of white burgundy (the 2005 Louis Latour Corton Charlemagne came to mind). Simply delicious on the palate with effervesence and acidity balancing sweetness all the way through an incredibly long finish. Outstanding.
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The last 3 bottles of Grand Cuvee that I've had in past 2 years had me thinking that LVMH had screwed up a once beautiful cuvee. All were good but not as good as the GC's of the 90's and early 2000's. All of those bottlings were richer/fatter with more brioche charicteristics. This bottle started off tight with almost a hint of minerality. Glass two - something is changing here and I'm liking it! Glass 3 - yah baby you're singing... good acidity, a hint of carmel and that bread dough that I love so much in my Champagne.
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12.0% alcohol. From half bottle. Such a beautiful bottle of wine. Light straw color, with terrific bubbles. Gorgeous bouquet of apple, pear, brioche, a touch of creaminess, minerals, and a hint of citrus. In the mouth, the linear, focused power of Krug just explodes. The fruit pours across the palate, bolstered by strong acidity and structure, with a creamy, effervescent complexity about it. Superb, long finish. Outstanding and living up to the pedigree. A-/A
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Provider did some research and found this one to be from 1960-1964, had some major ulage. Aromatically - vanilla lemon butterscotch kurd. Reminded me of an old Gaston Huet Vouvray. ON the palate it was very enjoyable albeit very little bubble. Nice clean acid. A treat
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Incredible. Rich golden color, miniscule bubbles. Awesome nose with fresh doughy citrus notes. Full-bodied palate: lemon, apples, toast, minerals and that classic Krug oakiness. Long finish. An excellence balance between freshness and complexity. The consistency with this blend is almost as impressive as the wine itself. Well worth the price, in my opinion. Despite all these superlatives, though, ever so slightly this blend’s quality is slipping; this isn’t the same wine that engendered my fascination with Champagne a decade ago. Nonetheless, drinking a glass of Krug is always an experience in itself and I don’t foresee that changing anytime soon. Exceptional in every regard.
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I am back to liking Krug NV again. Drank with some great sushi last night with Harold and David. I had a lot in LA at the Krug tastings, and although I preferred the vintages, the NV was drinking well there too.
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New label. Purchased this batch in January 2008 and allowed to it to sit in the cellar for almost 18 months. I think these MV Krug benefit a bit with some age. Yellow color in the glass. clear hue throughout with light beading. Nose of baked apples, pears and a dash of ginger. Flavors of lemon zest, pineapple and a dash of pear over the medium finish. Bright acidity, medium body. Drink over the shorter term.
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Dinner Chez Rob & Lauryl: Second bottle of Champagne last night. Mighty big wine that has just a ton of flavor. Maybe a little nutty and has some nice fruit. No need to hurry drinking this, but I don't know what the disgorgement date was. I loved it.
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nose; brioche, lemon custard, toasted almonds, and mexican vanilla extract. palate; amish apple cider, fresh citrus, cinnamon toast, and salted caramel. high acidity. plentiful fine bubbles. 60 plus second finish. the finest non-vintage champagne there is. when you think champagne... I think KRUG!
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Had alongside a 00 Dom and a 98 Veuve Clicquot LGD. I have seen Champagne notes describing toast. I have gotten yeast in the past but never toast. This wine had huge notes of brioche toast on the palate as well as green apple, nuts, mushrooms, and lemon. A nice creamy yet acidic texture that made the paring of River's Edge Full Moon Chevre, Sage-Scented Walnut Bread, and Wild Cranberry-Apple Compote heavenly! Just a huge heavy sparkler. Need to try again and hopefully with more cellar dust.
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Blind Night (Mattias): Golden yellow color. Limestone minerality on the nose. Tastes of apple, caramel and pineapple. Good minerality in the mid palate. Dry, doughy finish with some depth. Showing some age. Tasted blind with a NV Castellar Cava. My thoughts were both were non-vintage and the Krug was from Champagne and the Castellar was Cava from Spain. No idea as to the producers of the wines. Provided by Mattias.
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Second time i taste a bottle of this fine Champagne. "Warm" yellow colour, fine gentle mousse (one of the two things i like most with this champagne), nice taste - complex (yes sounds as a cliché, but i find it hard to discripe to be honest so many lovelly inputs) and the second thing i like most about this champagne the taste "stays" long - hence a good long aftertaste.
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2009 LVMH Tasting at Elway's Cherry Creek (Denver, CO): A horizontal blend of grapes and vineyards, as well as vintages, this current release is thoroughly enjoyable and almost sultry. This is comfort food for the brain that makes you forget the troubles of the day. Brioche toast, warm nuts, and vanilla crème give way to a creamy texture of dried fruits, and some spice. Focused, crisp and refreshing, I look forward to enjoying a bottle of this in the near future. Drink...often
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Krug, awesome as usual with lemon curd flavor and bite of green apple and a ending of nicely tasting homemade bread with a smooth and bubbly mousse that had a buttery hint.
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I only had a 4cl sample of this, but it really impressed me. The bottle wast just opened, and you could really notice how the taste and nose opened up after a while. Quite acidic still, but really deep and complex. The aftertaste lasted for almost half an hour. Needs several years in the cellar to show its full potential.
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From magnum: From the very first whiff a big toasty nose hits you, with plenty of yeast and caramel and toffee notes. There's just a slight tilt towards acidity on the palate.
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nose; brioche, lemon custard, toasted almonds, and mexican vanilla extract. palate; amish apple cider, fresh citrus, cinnamon toast, and salted caramel. high acidity. plentiful fine bubbles. 60 plus second finish. the finest non-vintage champagne there is. when you think champagne... I think KRUG!
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This bottle was a tad weaker than the last one. Not much on the nose. Walnuts, green vegetable and touch of lemon on the finish. There are better and cheaper NV and vintage champagnes out there. As for Krug, I will stick with vintage.
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Wow, incredibly heavy bodied champagne. Very very yeasty, a bit of graphite. Again I have to get back to the weight of this win... Not unpleasant, just really out there on the edge of the spectrum. A real experience. A powerful champagne.
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Quite pale, good mousse. Bready aromas with lemon and a slightly spicy-vanilla-oak. Quite full and weighty, just starting to show some interest but really needs another year or two. Clear class though. A half purchased this year. ***(*)
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Pulled this out of the cellar after the corked '85 Veuve Rose. Yeast, vanilla, honeysuckle on nose. Walnut on front palate followed by a long lemon finish.
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delicious and soft bubbles, but really for the price, many growers champagnes that I prefer... if anything feels like it's at the end of useful life.....
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Formal notes not taken. Drank from a split at The Slanted Door with spicy food, which really was not the best match...Racy more mineral Gruner worked better. A bit rich and nutty for the context. I look forward to trying this again more as a wine of contemplation. But ultimately, I might just be a fan of leaner, more mineral champagnes.
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Very mature gold color. A strange blend of mouthpuckering acidity, prominent alcohol, and an almost Sherry-like, syrupy sweetness that annoyed me. This became even more off-putting in combination with the predominant earthy, almost musty theme. There is a nice undercurrent of cherry and candied fruits, showing the Pinot Noir very strongly. Despite the acidity, a bit more citrus might have made this more fresh and less heavy. Finish was very average. This half-bottle may have been a bit off. According to my understanding of the code on the cork (M442), this was disgorged in July/August 2004.
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Wonderful aromas of apples, peaches and toasted brioche. Full, rich and extremely well balanced. I have had this wine cellared for awhile and there is a lovely aged component. Still nice backbone with some acidity on the back end. Lovely wine
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More lemony (Meyer) than usual, maybe due to drinking from Riedel O white glasses. Delivered Krug in spades though - living the life is drinking Krug in the jacuzzi after a day of snowboarding.
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Disgorged 29/08/89 - Mid gold colour. Vigorous bead. Woody, nutty nose with some mushroom and earth. Palate is okay, a touch wooden and disjointed. Drinkable, but had seen better days.
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From 375, popped and poured. Medium amber-gold hue. Fine, fairly subtle yet persistent bead. Although showing slightly less fruit than from 750, the huge nose of toast, hazelnut, toffee, with hints of citrus and spice is utterly sublime. Touch of oxidation on the nose adds to the complexity and mystique. Medium-plus body. The palate is very reminiscent of the nose....and, consistent with my last note, the high level of mouth-watering acidity not only brings intensity and precision to the amalgamation of flavors but also provides a sense of freshness that keeps bringing one back for another taste. Huge finish....
Can't say much else...
Krug.
Once you know, you know.
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am once again reminded how brand driven the whole champagne industry is. beautifully dry, nutty and balanced but how much better is this compared to my regular dose of mailly, selosse and egly-ouriet .... ?
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My friend Christos Kazakos brought this bottle as a present for the new year. Nice golden color. When pourred into the glasses the fine and rich mousse reveals aromas of yest, brioche and butter. Realy a complex nose... Its elegant nose is followed by a silky ample mouthful plenty of minerals, almonds, huzelnuts and pears. Long and lemony aftertaste. A luxury champagne to drink absolutely!
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This was not up to snuff by Krug standards. Purchased a bit over three years ago when the "new" label was actually new. This seemed somewhat thin and lacking depth (for a Krug); not defective, not oxidized, just not quite "there." Though it was still a nice champagne, showing some toast and light citrus, it was not what I expect from Krug. For a brief moment it seemed to gain some weight, but then it quickly reverted to its former self. Lot #LLLFCL00866; the other bottle purchased within a few weeks of this one was lot #LLLFCL01203, and was stellar two years ago.
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New Year's Week 2008/9; 12/28/2008-1/4/2009 (Northwoods): I normally enjoy this wine more, but thought that the Dethune was the better bottle this evening. I'm not sure about disgorgement date, but my impression of this bottle was that it "drank young". Very focused and tight, and perfect for fans of that style. For me, another couple of years of bottle age would have been nice, but hard to tell what to do with NV stuff in terms of aging.
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Not as good as previous bottles. This bottle from a different lot that has only been in the cellar a year. The previous new label bottles had 2-3 minimum age on them which may have improved the wine after release.
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Krug Classic, with the old, purple, pre-LVMH label. "It's the Real Thing." The cork was a little loose which resulted in a lighter fizz, but it was still delicious with lots going on, deep-complexioned, toasty fruit with a pungent funk like an old white Burgundy.
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Blind Champagne/Sparkling Tasting: A little disappointing. I enjoyed this more than most at our blind tasting, but even so, this was the consensus disappointment. Honey gold color. Very nutty and almost smoky nose, but there was a whiff of rubber that was off-putting. The nose was a tad overpowering. Hazelnut, honey, yeast and subtle pear on the palate. Chardonnay heavy? For my tastes, this could be a little lighter and more delicate. At this price point, Krug needs to do better. I have two 95s stowed away and will be interested to see how my notes (when they are consumed) on those compare with this.
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Hints of toasted malt, subtle yeast, with a subtle apricot on the nose with a palate of citrus and grapefruit. Had a pleaseant aftertaste that reminded me of hot sourdough bread. decent finsh. Nice balance on the acid
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Amazing, this was a very old NV but still so fresh, golden, nice bead. Nose of caramel and apple. Taste is Butter, yeast, almond, and sugar. Great acidity and very long finish.
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champagne night (binny's highland park): nose: very deep nose with great purity and defined flavors of lemons, apples, citrus tones, minerals, and rich toast notes. Very deep, in fact, this has more depth on the nose then some of the tete-cuvees. clearly showing off the krug quality right here
taste: again, the depth of flavors is massive(as is the acidity right now) with great tones of baking spices, lemons, apples, and rich mineral tones. Very smooth and polished feel with a lot of class to spare
overall: this was one of the newer labels, and I didn't have the exact lot #. This performs up to big cuvees with its depth and can certainly age as the acidity was very vibrant. A real lovely wine that would be a lot more fun to just sit down to and enjoy over the course of an evening
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Decanted and drank from it. Great golden color, unbelievable nose of green apple and burnt bread (toast) . This rating is about as honest as i could be. This bottle was purchased about seven years ago and I am certain that for one reason or another it lacked the punch of other Krugs I have had within the last few months probably due to a flawed bottle. The carbonation diminished almost immediately after decanting. Now, you ask why do I decant Krug? The Sommelier at Spruce (A.) turned me onto this before and I have had the '90, '95 out of a decanter and, holy cow, out of this world. This was a disappointment but hell, I had Krug last night so I would be an ass for complaining.
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Immediately when the cork was popped, the air filled with an aroma of baking bread, as if a bread machine was just opened under my nose. Really amazing -- have never had the nose open up that strongly. Beyond that, great acidity, lots of apple, pear, biscuit. Pretty big, all in all. Very enjoyable.
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[Bottle bought in May 2006] By some distance the best champagne I've ever had. More toast, more biscuit, more minerals, deeper, and yet tightly focused and fine - an absolute revelation
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Popped and poured. Medium-light gold hue. Persistent mousse, fine bead. Forward aromas of toasty brioche, fresh berries, hints of spice and citrus wrapped in a veil of minerals. Medium-plus body. Krug really packs a wallop of flavors on the palate.....most prominent in this instance were notes of red fruits, citrus, hazelnut, almond, and minerals. These flavors are accented by bracing acidity.....in fact, I don't believe I have ever tasted such an acidic Champagne that still maintains such density of fruit....to me, this aspect is particularly mind-blowing.....(perhaps the acidity helps explain why this was such a delightful match with Xmas brunch). Soaring finish. This is a marvelous Champagne and most certainly lived up to the hype.
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Christmas eve dinner at Marche Moderne. Little tight at beginning, but showed green apples on finish, yeast/bread. Very nice substantial mouthfeel that differentiates this for me from lesser champs.
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This was generously opened during a tasting of South African wines in Londolozi by Paul and Pam from NY. Good, as would be expected, but very far from the best bottle of Krug NV that I have had - this one really showed its youth. Golden yellow in colour, fine, persistent Krug bead. Nose was nice and yeasty, with bread and nuts dominant. The palate was all lemon pips at first though. Creamily textured, with a touch of herbs adding interest and great balance as would be expected, but without the richness and weight that I have come to expect from this bottling. Finish was long - with a nice seam of mineral, a touch of nuts and more lemon pips.
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New label, recent release. Full color and weight, slightly oxidative, toasty style. Although this will be sacrilege to the "Krugistes", while very good, there was very little separating this from the yellow label Veuve Clicquot poured alongside it...except the price, that is.
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Mind-blowing, as always. The consistency I’ve experienced with this label is as impressive as the wine itself. As full-bodied and bold as Champagnes come. Deep golden color with very fine bubbles. Toast and minerals on the nose. Multidimensional palate of lemon, apples, almond, honey, and oak. Biscuity throughout. Eternally long finish. The complexity, balance, and finesse are stellar. Exquisite – one of the finest wines I’ve tasted this year!
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From 375 mL with new label. Classic Krug density and slightly oxidative, rich palate. Integrated mousse with honey and orange oil notes that seem a bit more mature than I'd expect. Enjoyable as always.
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Le Paulee Maceration Party (Imperial Treasure @ Great World): Nice glamorous gold with beautiful bubbles caressing the flute in a gentle constant stream. Yeasty bready nose. Radiant citrus notes emanates a lovely glow of deeply layered lemon flavours encircled by skinny lacings of light soy sauce marinated mushrooms. I get images of golden splendour and grandeur.
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Bachelor's party (Imperial Treasure, Great World City): Oh my, this was a good bottle. This was disgorged in 2001, so there was quite a bit of bottle age. Golden yellow colour, with a super-fine bead bubbling up the middle of the glass. Nose showed yeast, hazlenut, some musk, ripe apples and a touch of mushroom. The palate had typical Krug balance of creamy richness and lithe cleaness, with lots of super-ripe, rather sweet, juicy lemons with their pips, a crisp minerality and a beam of integrated white fruit flavours unfolding into a long, crisp, minerally finish with mouthwatering acidity and lovely lemon drops that just kept clinging to the mouth. Great way to start dinner.
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Amazing nose with yeast, green apples. The taste is insanely powerful with sourdough, yeast, green apples and with a hint of almonds. A crazy acidity cuts through the flavours and brings everything nicely together. What a great pleasure and the intensity of the wine is to die for :-)
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Full colour, not disimilar to the label (previous version), bottle with 5 years age post-purchase. Seems to have lost something - nutty biscuity quite meaty aromas and flavours, but lacks some zip and finesse. A little cumbersome as an aperitif but reasonable when drunk with morels stuffed with foie gras. Not nearly as god as a younger half drunk recently. ***
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Cathay 1st Class - on my birthday! (Seat 2K on CX255): This is more like it, subtle power and intensity. Nutty nose, yeasty, faintest hint of orange zest. Palate is vibrant; zesty, a mid palate stone and that orange hint again. Intense long finish.
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diep van kleur goud geel, neus is karamel, champion, lichte sherry toets, smaak is mooi vol en wat complex, oudere fles, gerijpte champagne, aparte stijl met duidelijk de houtrijping die de accenten geeft, feestje met 12 bij ons thuis
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This bottle was yet the new one, with the new label. Impressive. Excepcional champagne. Lime, citrus and bread. Complex, smooth, balanced, with notes of whole grain tost, green apple and lime. Very long finish.
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No detailed tasting notes as I was a bit distracted after having just proposed at the summit of Hawksbill Mountain in Shenandoah National Park, and the wind kept interfering with nosing the wine, but I do remember lemony, yeasty, biscuit notes. It was very good.
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K&L: Beaut. slite ripe pineapple, rich hint at fried melted butter, nuance of pine, herbs; nutty aspect, intense nose, very fine; super smooth, but powerful, long long fin that stays w/u. 2nd tasting w/Krug guy--two glasses.
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what the hell happened to this bottle? BY FAR the best new label MV i've ever tasted by a long shot. outstanding balance and fruit that wasn't to doughy, and sharply delineated. go figure...it smoked the 95.
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G7 (Dave): Golden yellow color. Tropical fruit aromatics. Apple, lemon, melon, caramel and walnuts on the palate. Intense effervescence and minerality. Incredibly well balanced. Beautiful richness with a very complex and elegant finish. This wine was on fire again tonight. Highly recommended. My personal WOTN. 12% alcohol.
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Opened and served immediately. Light yellow color in the glass, clear hue throughout with medium and fairly steady beading. Nose has a dash of sherry up front followed by notes of apples and some biscotti. Flavors of crisp apples and a dash of cherry. Medium mousse. Drink over the short to medium term.
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Older bottling (prob. 5 years). Exceptionally complex and evolving bouquet of baking biscuits and yeast, apple, and multi-themed citrus. Very long finish. Beautiful steady fine beads. (Score may be slightly inflated by the great company and evening)
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(Non vintage bought 6 years ago. We find that great non-vintage Champagne develops as well as vintage) Excellent, almost as good as the Clos du Mesnil, it actually showed more vintage character but it was still fresh.
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Yeast and dried fruits on the nose, almost giving the impression of fruitcake. Frothy fine mousse, golden color. On the palate apricot, quince and kiwi follow the finish. No reason to hold.
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From 375, new label. Krug again comes through. Delicious, beautiful, refreshing, complex. Consistently the best MV champagne. I keep hoping, for my wallet's sake, that I will finally get sick of all things Krug. Sadly, again, for my wallet, these cats just keep delivering the goods.
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A glass en magnum in a restaurant. Smooth, creamy, spicy and slightly exotic fruit. Very good, a bit more interest and complexity than a half bottle drunk recently. Slips down worryingly well. ****
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apple, yeast, and pears on the mid palate. Good acidity and beading, but as another user said got beat down a bit by the other earlier champagne. Still a good champagne, just not as rich as I usually have with Krug.
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Early 2000s release. Poorly placed after a '90 Clos des Goisses which kicked this around a bit. Refined, but rich palate with Krug apple and yeast notes. Fine, subdued bead. Very nice.
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A complete champagne that got better and better with air. An nutty nougat on the nose, great mouthfeel and long finish. Tasting note from memory, but I remember thouroughly enjoying this mv champagne.
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Light yellow. Lovely nose, slightly yeasty and bready. Wonderful combination of fresh lemon combined with a slightly biscuity richness and a lovely oaky weight. Effortlessly creamy smooth texture with a fine prickle. Very good and very drinkable. This a half bottle from France with a year of post-prchase age on it. looking forward to some aged full bottles. Long, classy and perfectly balanced / poised. ****
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Le Bern - walks that delicious line of finesse and strength. Really not a debate, there's Krug, Salon & Winston Churchill - Taittinger Comtes and the 96 DP - then everything else. But Krug rides on top. Now to get a '96 Krug mag in my cellar heh heh heh
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deep gold color with a light mousse, rich and leesy with toasty nose, caramel, baked apple, pineapple, honey. rich full mouthfeel with coating texture and long expansive finish. very vinous Champagne that drank like a Puligny. Too big for lighter seafood and caviar dishes but stands up well to richer preparations. 3G
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I think this might be a newer bottling. Purchased at Premier Cru. Tight on the opening, a bit of yeast and tart. Acidity subsided over the course of 30 minutes. Strong notes of honey and green apple permeate as well as a nice acidic finish. Evolved well over time, structure started to integrate as bits of lemon grass permeate through the flavor.
Small bubbles, incredibly easy to drink.
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Dinner with Kate. Outstanding showing for this wine. Very complex on the bouquet with toast, citrus and apple notes that evolves with time. Perfect light golden color. Medium bodied on the palate with excellent balance. Very long finish. This is an outstanding wine that shows the right balance and complexity on the bouquet and palate.
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Opened and served immediately. Light yellow color in the glass, clear hue throughout with a light and fine everessence. Slightly tight on the nose yielding some notes of talc, yellow apple and a touch of vanilla. Flavors of apples, lemon and a bit of berries on the medium finish. Medium to bright acidity, medium body. Drink over the short term, maybe medium. I'm not sure when this was acquired but it seems like a newer release to me.
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Trip to Boston; 6/4/2008-6/9/2008: rich nose, toasty, ripe lemony custard, apples, good iddle - with weight and creamy texture. long finish. i am not a champagne person but this is excellent stuff
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Amazingly rich with ample yeast and caramel, but also posseses terrific acidity supported by citrus, green apple and green almond. Super balance and tiny bubbles. Made in a style that will age effortlessly. Drink now-2016. 93 pts.
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Yellow gold in color- fine mousse w/ textbook streamer that persist- strong aromas of defined toast, tart apples and stone fruit, musty earth. Bright acidity, green peaches and apples, wet minerals, toast, citrus. The finish is long and tart. One on the most complex Champagnes I've had to date. Absolutely beautiful.
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I'm not a big champagne guy but enjoyed this nonetheless. Nice beading and color. Nose of yeast, citrus and toast -- maybe a bit floral as well. Sweet and sour apple on the palate . Moderate to heavy acidity. Became more balanced over the course of the evening. Nice champagne and looking forward to trying more of this caliber (or better).
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From an old label 750ml bottle. Fantastic nose of yeast, honey and toast. Taste, while great in its own right, does not reach the same highs as the smell.
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Always a great champagne, this was no different. Great apple, citrus and honey flavor on the nose. Palate is well balanced with pear and apple flavors dominating.
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ietwat gebrandde neus gegrilde amandelen zeer fijne tekstuur, vineus beter niet te koud zeer lange afdronk mist toch het waw dat de naam laat verwachten B+/A
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Delicious as usual. This bottle had a year of "age" on it and I think it showed (in a good way). Still had the crisp acidity I enjoy but seemed to have a touch more complexity than usual. Long baked apple pie finish.
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Anniversary dinner at the Pluckemin Inn (Bedminster, NJ): Krug along with Salon are my favorite two champagnes. The first smell tells you the essence of what aroma a class champagne should give off. The lightness of being along with the intenseness of rich fruit provide a complex and exhilirating adventure into the bubbly. We drank this as starters to a tasting menu beginning with slices of John Dory which we sizzled on a hot rock on our plate, and ate with tangerine, marcona almonds & pea shoots and two sauces ( soy and ginger) to dip. The soy aromas in the wine were complemented by the soy sauce and balanced by red fruits, citrus, and grilled nuts. We continued to drink the Krug as we ate our second course the Hudson Valley foie gras, pineapple, pumpkin, toasted brioche & cacao. The Krug's hint of coconut and lacing of leather complemented the foie gras. There is a long and lovely finish to this special champagne.
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Good even when flawed. Storage conditions for this one had been questionable and it had clearly oxidized, with a strong Sherry nose at first. The Sherry notes eventually blew off and the wine was still surprisingly drinkable, ifa bit odd.
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At least 15 months on cork, as this is how long I've held this bottle. Color still fresh yellow-gold. Typcial Krug nose and profile with richness and depth to match. Count me in the camp that finds this wine good enough, but out-classed by grower competition at lower price points. This is one I just don't get, I suppose. The vintage offerings are head-and-shoulders above in my book, and well worth the upcharge.
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Another outstanding bottle. Lively and fresh, this one served as the 'white wine' for the 6 course dinner G and I had on vacation at Tucson (Loews Ventana Room).
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Tyee brought this to dinner at the home of a friend of Pinot Envy. We drank it on their hillside deck overlooking Napa Valley and the sunset. Just as good as when I last had this back in December. Good bead and similar notes as before. A satin texture. Sweet sour component. Notes of green apple and a long finish.. 94 points.
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375ml disgorged September/October 2005 The bead was a bit lazy on this bottle but the nose and palate were in superb form. Lemon, floral, ginger and pine nut scents on the nose. The palate is beautifully long, structured and concentrated. Delicious.
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Tasted March 12, 2008. Opened and served immediately. Light yellow color in the glass, clear hue throughout. Nose of dough, candied apples, ginger and lychee. Flavors of yellow apples, yellow pears and lemon. Vibrant acidity, medium to full body. Drink or hold.
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CSCA: Astounding rich nose of yeast, sourdough, roasted almonds, rich sweet apple; mouth filling concentration, tons of beautiful acidity and structure w/a wonderfully rich and long fin. Shared with the class.
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This is as good as non-vintage Champagne gets. An explosion of butter, caramelized pear and nuts, with a gorgeously round texture and fantastic balance to its yeasty notes. For a little over a hundred dollars, I couldn't ask for more.
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(Drank at Capital Grille and later at 1789.) Precise bead, as always, and a rather thick, Pinot-heavy nose of sherry or coffee, along with some nuttiness and steel. The mouth-watering, intense, full-bodied palate brings some apple and ginger. The long finish earns extra points, too. Because I love this style, it's hard to be objective in comparing it to lighter-bodied competitors. (Tasted twice, on 3/2/2008 and 8/7/2008, with roughly consistent notes. I downgraded it a point on the second occasion. Notwithstanding that wonderful biscuit-and-saline mix, the MV never strikes me as profoundly complex. The transcendent vintage stuff, for some $50 more, seems like a much better deal for the price, if you're already going to splurge.)
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I might be biased on this tasting note - popped it after proposing to E. She said yes of course. This was a lovely Champagne, as always. Beautiful, persistent, fine mousse. Still young, so lots of primary flavours. A burst of peach on the nose, wrapped in toasty macadamia and yeast scents. Some white stone fruits showing on the palate and more nutty accents. Wonderfully balanced, with a satisfying, super-dry finish. Maybe not as good as the earlier one I had - which probably had an earlier disgorgement date, but still absolutely classic and brilliant.
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Purchased in 2002, disgorgement date unknown. Not much on the nose, but packed with flavors that begin custardy but end on a lemon note. Impresses with huge body and great persistence, if not memorable expressiveness or nuance.
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From 375 ml. Purchased a few years ago, I expected this to mature a little faster given that it's a half bottle. Wrongo. Still tough as nails. Some baking bread on the nose, but not much else. In the mouth, tons of acidity that makes it a little tough to drink. The finish though, is smooth and long. Certainly potential, but I won't open any more of this for a while.
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Dinner with Friends (Tomo Sushi (North Austin, TX)): I have no idea what the disgorgement date was for this Grande Cuvee, but it was my favorite of the night. None of the other Champagnes delivered the same complexity, finesse, and power all wrapped into the same bottle. Just have to love this.
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Not sure how old this was. Tasted like it was at least 10-12 years. Massive mousse and extreme beading. yeast on the nose. Crisp apple, pear and a bit of nut
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Despite the owner saying the bottle was only a few years old, this had a more mature honey and marmalade nose. Resolved mousse with a round, darker, profile. Very good.
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(August 1989 Disgorgement): Light gold colour with very fine bead. Citrus, ginger and cocoa on the nose. Rich flavour to the palate, but also some very youthful, fresh characters. Not as advanced or complex as a couple of the other late 80s MVs I've recently had, but lovely all the same.
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Sunday dinner (Scott's): I've had this wine many times and never bothered to note it. Always solid, rarely great. Somehow on this night it really shined. Could have been context, could have been the spactacular cured ham, could have been an older lot, but it just tasted delicious to me. Light, frothy, with good pain grille and yeast and lively acidity. Sadly I didn't get the lot #...
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New Years Eve dinner in Bali. A full bodied, tight bubbly, not the mouse that I usually enjoy. HIch acids, so needs a heavy entree" to by better enjoyed with. LIght nose of almonds, dried apricots, decent finsh, just can't get past the acid bite though to score higher.
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from 375 ml, new years toast. no bottle details except for new label. call me jaded, i'm getting tired of this wine. there just isn't enough complexity.
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Initially a bit closed, veering from sweet apple to hazelnut, delicious rich Chardonnay fruit, intensity and freshness, finesse and length. It keeps you coming back. Sparkling Meursault.
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Paired with Siberian Ostetra Malossol Caviar. Nose of yeast and toast accompanied by green apple. Mouthfeel was intense yet so elegant. Ancillary flavors abound. Incredible length and polish. Top notch.
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Wow, what a complex set of flavors. My bottles have all been at least several years old with questionable provenance, but this one wasn't affected in any bad way. Can't even begin to describe all we tasted, but there were tropical fruits on top of spice on top of citrus all layered over stone.
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Drank it while flying back from Korea to Dulles, served this in first class cabin. Had 2 glasses before the meal. Cranked up my appetite. Pinpoint bubbles never had any bubbles sharper than this. Millions of tiny bubbles exploded on roof of my mouth. Exciting, and refreshing.
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Ring in the Holiday (Farpointe Cellar): This Champagne had a load of taste pastry on the nose, as well as pear and apple. It was creamy in the mouth, and had a good mix of spice, pear, and apple.
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This champagne blew the NV Moet Brut Imperial out of the water. This was supposed to be served first and the Moet was a back up. The Krug was complex, doughy, riper and with much more efervescence than the Moet. The best NV Champagne in the world.
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This particular bottle was from 1993, so not much in common with you buy on the shelves now. Lovely yellow/golden brown colour. A bit of sherry on the nose and palate as well as notes of coffee and cedar. More of a food wine as it is very big.
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Superbly dry within it's delicacy; yeastiness noted last year fully integrated now and therefore the dryness on the aftertase no longer hangs on the sides of the togue. Great drink.
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Old label, at least 5 years old with questionable provenance. Still, a great wine. Little funk on the nose right after popping, then rich bread with a malty element. On the palate, rich acidity all the way through that makes the mouth water. Stones and lemons that morph into yeast and nuts. Incredibly fine mousse; in the mouth you almost couldn't feel the bubbles, but yet there was an sense they were there.
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was showing much earlier than the previous bottle(4 months ago). the current of energy that runs through and integrated the richness with the crisp fruit is almost magical.
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Consumed with our friends and neighbors the Soals at house of prime rib as a starter. It was our holiday dinner together to celebrate many things this year. Lots of caramelized apples,sour green apples, citrus, yeast and soooo SMOOOOOTH. Some coconut too on the finish. Light bubbles I'm not a champagne expert but we all really enjoyed this. I kept some in my flute until the end of dinner. The bubbles went away but the wine itself was still so tasty. Good stuff!! This was the old label.
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2007 Champagne Tasting (part 2): This was one of my top Champagnes from this event. Better than the last Krug Grand Cuvee I had in 2004. A satin texture. This had a wonderful sweet sour component that made it stand out from the other wines. Notes of green apple and a long finish. 94-95 points.
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very tastey champagne , not sure about rating champagne given my limited experience but this had a very chardonnay taste to it , fine bubbles not overbearing at all...pleasant for sure
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Poured at a retailer tasting. Pale color, with reductive, nutty citrus notes. Nutty apple and pear flavors, with a long finish, dominated by lemon and dough qualities.
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October 2004 release. Pale with a bit limited spay of bubbles. A bit astringent with notable yeasty mid palate. This was fine with Alaskan crab les adding a great balance to the sweet flesh; but the last third of a bottle drunk without food empasized the acicity and removed some of the pleasure. Recommended with food; 3-5 points below straight up.
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Another classic bottle. Perfect celebratory wine, although it makes me realize I need to drink bubbly a bit more regularly...Toasty, rich, distinctively Krug.
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Couldn't believe my eyes when I saw this at $60 per bottle at a nice local restaurant. Last bottle, unfortunately, or we'd have more than one. Old label, so it must be 4 years old. First, what is wrong with the clientele of this very nice restaurant. Krug MV at $60 should have been gone in a flash. Mature nose of brioche, nuts, green apples and lemon. Rich and full in the mouth with a very long finish. Great surprise and great wine.
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(old label) Rich yellow gold color; initially reticent nose of bread yeast, with time and air, gained complexity. Palate did the same thing, initially all lemon and stone with bracing acidity; after about an hour open, the last couple glasses added some malt and complexity in the mouth.
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Earthy, citrus, honey, ginger and floral aromas. Initially it was a bit subdued on the palate, but with some time in the glass it took on extra weight and length. Has retained a core of cleansing acid. Not quite as complex or flawlessly balanced as Danny's bottle from a similar date, but still brilliant.
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drank in central park with hubby after work to celebrate our anniversary. beautiful as always. it really opens up 30 mins in. wish we had the will power to wait that long to begin drinking.
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Old Label. A pretty classic bottle of Krug MV I thought. Powerful nose with vanilla, toast, apple, lemon and nuts. Tingles the tastebuds on the palate, powerful flavour while retaining an element of elegance. Super length and a super wine.
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Battle of 1997 (Down's Lake): Excellent bottle of wine from Brian G. Relatively full-bodied, yet remains fresh and open. The top champagne of the evening.
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Tasted July 21, 2007. No formal notes. Consistent with previous bottles. Light yellow color in the glass, clear hue throughout with a nice mousse. Nose of pears, yellow apples and a touch of brioche. Flavors of yellow apples, pears, citrus fruits and a little minerality. Medium acidity and body. Drink or hold.
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Tasting Group Dinner (Jeff's House): Light gold color. Crisp citrus and toast flavors, with a hint of chalk/mineral. The oak is framed nicely by acidity and fruit. Quite tasty.
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Danny's leaving dinner (again) (Crown Wine Cellars, Hong Kong): A little yeast on the nose which went. Golden colour showing the 2 years or so of bottle age. Palate is rich with hints of roasted nuts. Mousse was a little flat although fine - further chilling picked it up though.
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Tasted April 14, 2007 at an offline. No formal notes. This was the “old label” bottle that we purchased earlier in the day at the PLCB. Fairly consistent with the previous bottle I had on 12/31/2006. Opened and served immediately. Color was light yellow to yellow color in the glass, clear hue throughout. Nice mousse. Nose of yellow apples and citrus fruits.. Flavors of yellow apples and citrus fruits. Medium acidity with medium body. Drink anytime.
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Manchester Northern Rhône offline (Market Restaurant, Manchester): Very late at night, and we'd all had a bit too much to really appreciate I suspect, but it immediately showed its class. And that class was still evident in the glass I put aside in the fridge overnight, when drunk (flat as a pancake of course) for breakfast the next morning.
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Slightly lighter colour than the 03 disgorgement. Slightly larger bead than the previous two but still fine. The nose is powerful with lemon, graphite, smoke, peach and lime. The freshness of the palate is incredible. Intense fresh flavour and pinpoint focused acidity leading into a long, long finish. Obviously the one needing the most time of the three to develop, but still enjoyable now for my tastes.
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Straw yellow colour. Very fine bead with good mousse. Nose is shy to begin with but opens up with time in the glass to reveal nutty oak, lemon, floral notes and some nutmeg. Great intensity and carry of flavour across the palate with a creamy texture along and a strongly structured acid backbone. Delightful to drink.
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Golden yellow colour. Incredibly fine bead. From the very first intake of aroma this left me stunned. Incredibly complex aromas of hazelnut, lightly burnt butter, earthy, ginger, caramel and chocolate. The palate is superb, exhibiting great power, texture and depth at the same time as the fresh acidity cleanses and refreshes across the incredible length of the wine, leaving you wanting more after every sip. Structurally flawless. This is the kind of experience that changes how you think about wine.
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4th Annual VinoCellar.com Celebration Weekend - Tastings and Dinners (Sonoma area, California): New label. Tasted at the Freeman winery as part of the VinoCellar.com 4th Annual Celebration dinner. From magnum; notes consistent with previous bottles except that this bottle seemed more focused. Maybe the "champagne is always better from a magnum" effect? Still so young but very good.
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Golden color, with a very flinty almost smoky nose, not very big but evolved. A full rich taste, mature with nice acidity. Balanced and complex. Unfortunately when we got to this it had become to warm. So it's difficult to give a proper description. I enjoyed the bottle I tried a 2 months ago much better, it felt like something was missing here.
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From 375, old label. Opened two half bottles with Chinese take out. This is everything you hope it will be, deep color with a caramel tint and notes of mushroom, caramel, cashews, biscuit, yeast and a hint of citrus. Very fine texture, with mushroom, dough, and fruit flavors, along with that slightly reductive tone. Too bad it's not all like this.
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Delightful! Sugar cookies, peach, pear, pineapple, cream, little bit of toast. Brilliantly clear with many perfect bubbles, providing a nice refreshing zest to the flavor in the mouth. Great balance.
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Tasted December 31, 2006 at 1:17PM exactly. Why? Because it was exactly this time 23 years ago I said “I do” to my lovely bride. Here is to 23 years of wedded bliss! Tasted from 375ml format. Opened and served immediately in a Riedel Vinum Cuvee Prestige Champagne glass. Yellow color in the glass, clear hue throughout with a light, fine mousse. Yeasty nose upon opening with some notes of pears, yellow apples and brioche. Later showing some roasted almond notes. Flavors of yellow apples, pears and citrus notes with a minerally (maybe limestone) component I haven’t picked up on before. Consistent with previous tastings, probably one of the better bottlings to date. Drink over the next 3 years or so. Recommended as always.
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Christmas Lunch with friends (Sydney, Australia): Very smoky oak characters on the nose as well as nuts and some brioche. The palate has a fairly soft intensity of flavour with good acidity and a medium length finish. Badly lacking dimension and depth which could be forgiven with the previous two wines, but not this one. I came back to it a couple of times in the hours since it was opened and it didn't seem to get much better.
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Poured at a retailer tasting. Fine mousse with a light bead. Notes of almond, marzipan and citrus. Flavors of cashew, apples and roasted pears with a chewy, long finish.
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Another Christmas with Krug. Beautiful, youthful and lightly toasted, with a lovely yeasty quality. Creamy on the palate, with incredible citrus on the back end that leaps out of the glass. Very Special. Lot #LLLFCL01203.
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[Bought eight years ago] Dark and gold and mature looking, ripe mature nose, but on the palate, salty, silky, layers of flavour, very alive, dry and rich, very impressive
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An unusual choice with bolognese ragu, but when you're celebrating paying off the mortgage, this is the right Champagne. Honey-gold color, fine mousse, and a marvelous depth of flavor, with both the nutty and citrus notes we love so well. Even Sam said, "Wow, this is good!" A not insensible goal in life is to have a bottle or two of this on hand, and to seek reasons to celebrate. Awesome!
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3rd Annual Year-End Wine Tasting (34th Street Cafe (Austin, TX)): Very nice nose of stones and green apple with loads of freshness. Light, pale color. On the palate, the bubbles seemed coarser than the bubbles of the Cuvee Charlie, but the Krug showed me more white flowers and apple on the finish than the Heidsieck and I got a little more minerality. Good stuff, but I think a year or two of extra bottle age would have helped.
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Always a favorite this bottle seemed to be just a little behind previous tastings. Tasted December 13, 2006 at an offline. Opened and served immediately in a Riedel Vinum Cuvee Prestige glass. Color was light yellow to yellow color in the glass, clear hue throughout. Nose of yellow apples, brioche and citrus fruits.. Flavors of yellow apples and citrus fruits. Medium acidity with medium body. Drink over the 3 or so years.
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91 (94) Juhlin scoring system. First taste of the NV with the new label. Style very young. I'm guessing there's a lot of wines from the vintages we have been seeing as vintage wines (i.e. not 90 or 95) in this multi-vintage cuvee. Definite Krug style nice big shoulder profile. Just waiting for all the complexity to fill in the space.
Drank on Memorial Day 06, historical note.
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Nose of yeast and lemon poundcake, hint of mushroom, with a great palate of lemonade one sip, stony acidity the next - a study in complexity. Spectacular acidity.
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Stor mogen doft av svamp och nötter, choklad. Mogen och fyllig smak, mkt lång eftsmak.Lite nougattoner som i 88:an, blommig doft av rosor efter en 30 min. mkt komplex.
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Pale green/yellow color. Strong nutty nose with erath tones on opening. Vanilla followed by pear and pink laddy apple with a lingering finish. Worth every penny.
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Motley Cru at the Christenson's: I had a couple sips while finishing up preparations for dinner. Big, heady, lots of backbone. This is a really nice Champagne, and I wish I could've spent more time with it.
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Dinner at Vinci (Vinci - Chicago, IL): Nose has fresh apple, pear and ctirus fruits. Palate is crisp, light-to medium bodied and vibrant. Full of zesty citrus fruits and nuts. Lighter-on-its-feet than the 95 Vilmart Creation, but also excellent.
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Drank this the night after my wedding night so as to fully enjoy it. Brilliantly persistent, fine mousse. Power and finesse so seamlessly integrated, it's not even funny... honey, meyer lemon, spice, white pepper, cream, minerality... one of the the longest champagnes i've ever tasted. Truly worthy of the name and cachet.
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This is the kind of Champagne that makes you want to grab your checkbook and buy by the case. The color is that of dark straw with a nose of honey, nuts and citrus. In the mouth this just pops with flavors of citrus and apple. Heavy in the mouth almost creamy with a bit of acidity but not overwhelming.
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(New label) Light golden color and tiny bubbles. The nose was huge and full of yeast, pears, toast, KR said strawberries and cream and I agreed, a big nose. The mouthfeel was full bodied and expansive. Great texture and acid, biscuits, pears, and a long finish. A great starter. Maybe even too huge for a starter. Would've been great throughout the food. 94 pts.
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No formal notes. Always one of my favorites. Drinking consistently with previous tastings. Drink over the short term. Sticking with my previous rating.
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Suze Tasting (Suze, Dallas, Texas): As always, awesome aroma of far away citrus with a hint of toasted honey and a very crisp finish. Acidity was in balance and the hint of minerals did not overwhelm. Let this sit for the entire dinner and tried again after 3 hours—pleasantly surprised by an enjoyable “flat” wine with a hint of citrus and toasted oak with a clean finish.
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New label. 375 ml. Brief note... Seems young. Light nutty / honey note. More structured and tighter than bottles with the old label that I've been drinking. This bottling seems to need some time in the cellar. Bottles of Fliniaux "Prestige" and De Meric "Catherine de Medicis" ('95 / '96), and Veuve Fourny "Cuvee R", that followed were a bit more flattering to drink today, compared with the Krug GC, though I'm fairly sure that in time the Krug will prove to be a better wine...
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delicious, nice yeasty notes, medium bodied. While this was good, there are other NV options at a fraction of the cost that won hands down in blind tasting.
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From a 375ml bottle. New Label, Disgorgement M442.
Displays a very fine bead with a small but persistent mousse. The nose is fresh and at the same time complex - mushroom, lemon zest, pear and peach, fresh wholemeal bread and marzipan. The palate has a lively, refreshing and creamy mouthfeel with a refined weight that builds and builds with time in the glass. Depth, balance, structure and length of the palate are all exceptional. I think Krug NV would make my "stranded on a desert island wine list" without too much trouble at all.
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In celebration of our 41st Anniversary. Made Kir royale at first, which was pleasant, but masked the Krug character. Much much better and suoerior on its own.
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DAWGS OL (IL Sole Restaurant & Wine Bar): Nice hint of toasted honey and very pleasing acidity balance. Love this wine. Tough to beat--especially when it was the first wine of the night.
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Tasted July 27, 2006 at an offline. Opened and served immediately in a house provided Champagne flute. Light yellow to yellow color in the glass, clear hue throughout with light beading. Nose of yellow apples, pears, brioche, a bit yeasty. Flavors of sharp yellow apples, pears, maybe a touch crème with some citrus notes. Good acidity with good balance. Medium bodied. Drink over the short term. No value recommendation.
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(at Espuna – Rohobeth Beach, from 375ml) light gold with a fine mousse. A delicious medium / full Champagne that has very good depth and a lingering finish. While very very good, I don’t see the gap between this and NV Bollinger to be worth the price differential. (18)
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Dinner with friends (Seattle, WA): I opened this to celebrate CellarTracker passing 100,000 tasting notes and 2,000,000 bottles in stock, both milestones passed on the same day.
Very young and tight, a hint of biscuit, yet largely loaded with citrus. Rich, powerful, and nicely bitter on the back-end. I was surprised at the overall girth, power and aggression of this sparkler, as my prior experience with Krug have largely been more soft, yeasty and mature. This is clearly an NV to age for a few years. Very impressive and enjoyable. A Champagne like this makes one realize that you should consume more bubbles and more often!
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Hints of bread and citrus on the nose. Fresh, lively mouthfeel, with some of the citrus and a toasty component. Well-balanced - much more approachable than the only other Krug I've had, an '85. Man, this could be my house sparkler if it wasn't for the price. Really elegant stuff.
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A mixed dinner at home (Home, Hong Kong): This had been in the cellar three years so was showing some wonderful ageing. Golden colour and lovely intense nose followed by a soft nutty palate and long finish. The cellaring had added a little more to this and it was lovely.
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Golden color. Yeasty nose. Apricots, apples, coconut, lemon, and peach. Silky in the mouth, but I kind of feel like I should have waited a few years on this one. I think there is some room for softening a bit. The finish is outstanding, though. This isn't the best Champagne I've ever had, but it's got potential.
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Old label. 375ml. Wow. I've been drinking quite a bit of Champagne lately, and every time I pop a bottle of Krug, I'm reminded how much of a strech some comparisons to this masterpiece really are... The nose is a gorgeous interplay of honey, caramel, toast and nuts - a description which sounds like my note on many other wines... however, here there is a degree of depth and utter harmony that distances this wine from many others made in a somewhat similar style. In the mouth it absolutely coats the palate with waves of honey, toast and fine citrus flavors that are perfectly proportional and fade slowly on a graceful finish. It's impossible to ignore this wine. I love this stuff.
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the 375ml seemed much more mature, open, then the 750ml we consumed just two days before; is it that the small format aged faster, or was the 375 from an "earlier" release/batch? Don't know, but I think I'll hold on to the 1.5L for awhile
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Saturday, February 18, 2006 The arrival of special guest Kim Adams and the couple with pending nuptials, Michael Ross & Adair Sigmon called for something bubbly. Egly-Ouriet Brut Grand Cru 1996 and some Krug Grand Cru NV . The Egly was the gentlest mousse some of us could recall yet with concentrated, tiny bubbles. Green apple and lemon, but yeast and biscuit notes as well. As it opens, some almond chimes in, then some baked apples. Tiny, gentle bubbles. Tart, focused flavors. This is one ’oh-my-gosh!’ kinda wine. It just kept getting better and bigger. In fact, it became a contest as to which had more yeasty elements, the Egly or the Krug. The color of the Krug was lighter than the older Egly, but it had - at least at first - more yeast along with almond and lanolin. The biggest difference was the mousse. The Krug’s was huge. Excellent minerality. Perhaps some coconut kicking in along with toast and some nuttiness on the finish. So very big, so very dry, so very Krug.
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Greg Johnson offline (with La-La's) (La Trouvaille, Soho): From a bottle disgorged roughly 2.5 years ago. Rich golden colour, with very fine bubbles. The nose is trademark Krug - brioche with hints of tropical fruit. Full bodied, with huge acidity, especially on the finish Will be better in 2-3 years.
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Before dinner bubbly, Elsa's birthday treat at Au Jardin. I love this champagne! Nice and dry, with a super fine persistent mousse and just the perfect balance and poise - like a graceful ballerina on tiptoes - just the right amount of fizz, acid, fruit, nuttiness and finish. Some may complain about the lack of a wow factor, but this wine is, for me, all about delicacy, polish, balance and symmetry. For those who want a fabulous prestige cuvee with a more understated style.
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Big Reds in Austin (34th Street Cafe Austin, Texas): New label - Unmistakably Krug but in a lighter fashion. The 375s I've tried have been a bit darker in color and had more weight so perhaps they are bottled differently or age at a different rate. I'm betting that with time the new label will be very similar to the old label bottles.
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My first taste of Krug MV and I'm almost already a convert. Full, powerful nose of almonds, hazelnut, yeast and toast, while at the same time exhibiting fresh citrusy lemon and lime characters. Exceptional length on the palate with waves of flavour. I could easily get used to this!
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(Square label) Fresh and lively flavors of rising bread dough, almonds and mixed nuts; miniscule bubbles with a rich massaging mousse in the mouth. A rich full-bodied young wine.
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take these notes in context- I am not a champagne guy. I thought I try a krug to see if I could tell the difference vs Tattenger. I could, But I'm not sure it's worth the extra $$ for me. very nutty mushroom nose. The quality was in the mouth. it had a soft buttery feel that enveloped my tongue. nice bubbles that didn't interfer with the flavors. more nuttiness with a touch of citrus and grass. Good but not my cup of tea.
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Old label, 375 ml. Generous, mature nose of nuts and honey. Broad on the palate, with gorgeous texture, and a lingering, nutty / toasty finish. As always, terrific Champagne (see previous TNs).
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Tasted blind - light, almost feminine like, slightly nutty and citrusy aromas, but not like most Krugs I have had. Flavors of lemons and citric acid, great lingering finish.
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Pronounced notes of coconut and citrus right away. Once in the mouth, my head filled with a sensation of baking biscuits. The effervescence was perfect, balancing the pronounced flavors and aromas of the wine with a refreshingly clean finish. Not the hyper-bubbles found in some CA sparklers, just the right amount. After a while, the wine developed aromas of roasted cashews. Just an awesome bubbly. It's always tough to predict how NV champagnes will develop so I have no guess as to whether it will improve, but at least 95 points right now.
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Anniversary Week Wines; 11/6/2005-11/9/2005: Anniversary week - drank this the last night after we got home. This particular bottle was purchased at a supermarket in 2001, when they were blowing out all their high end wines. Paid $50 for it, and didn't know what to expect, as I had no idea how it had been stored. Well, we got lucky one last time with the wines on the trip - it drank beautifully. Candied apples, citrus, a burst of acidity, and a great finish. Great ending to a great week.
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Purchased Autumn 1998: very mature oxidative quality, but still really alive, fruitcake, vanilla, exceptionally rich - I had a 1988 vintage lined up to follow this, but everyone lingered over it and, unusually, we didn't need a second bottle before dinner was served
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WIML93,WA92,WS95 Tasted October 1, 2005 at an offline so brief comments only. Opened and served immediately in a Riedel Sommelier Champage Flute. Color was yellow, clear hue throughout. Nose of yeast and fresh sliced apples with a little toast hiding in there. Flavors of apples, citrus and a little bread later on. Clean, crisp and quite light and refreshing on the palate. Drink it every day you can over the next 5 years or so. Recommended.
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Old label, 375 ml. Wow. Gorgeous, and nicely mature. Add a trace of mushroom to the honey, nut, toast, toffee profile that the last few bottles have had (see TNs). This has fantastic structure, focus and length - plus truly sublime texture, providing convincing evidence once again that these guys are the best at what they do.
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It was drank on our anniversary/ 1st place on triathalon weekend. It was good but not as good as the price. Our palates are not that good. I would not buy again.
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Yankee's vs. A's Tailgate Part (Oakland): Light yellow. Bright and vibrant. Totally alive with faint caramel notes. Good complexity as well as fantastic acidity. ohh laa laaa the finish. Nothing like bubbly at 10:30 am.
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Old label, 375 ml. Straight cork. Almond / walnut, honey, bread, light ginger.Thick and long on the palate. Excellent. Quite different than a bottle last month with the new label (see 7/30 TN).
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Whites that Don't Suck at Roy's (Roys): Ahh Krug, typical, nutty, yeasty, buttered toast. This bottle showed a bit more acidity than I remember. Always a great wine.
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New Label. No formal note. First experience with a bottle (375ml) with the new label (offered BTG at Restaurant Michael Mina in Las Vegas - fresh bottle opened). As always, excellent, though quite different from the last few bottles I have had (see TNs). This presumably younger wine had a more assertive streak of underlying acidity; lightly toasty, with notes of almond as well.
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2002 Red Burgudy Tasting (Thyme - Chicago): Was served as a wecome wine. My notes read quite toasty, creamy and yeasty with fat mouthfeel and long rich nutty finish. Krug as Krug should be, although initially served too cold.
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Nose of yeast, slate, pepper, nuts and apples. A little closed at first and not giving much, nose grew in scale and complexity with time. Big and vinous on the palate with a very full and bready taste. Saline taste was very strong upon opening and faded with time. Finishes very long with zesty acidiy sitting underneath all the body. Very fine.
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Opened to celebrate our daughter turning 4 months. Krug, damn this is good stuff. The back of the label say it was disgorged in 2000 so it has some age to it. Tiny bubbles, wonderful yeastiness, and some citrus. It’s very white burg like. Wonderful finish that is perfectly balanced.
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Old label, 375 ml. Big-scaled. Honeyed, with toffee, almond and light orange zext. Underlying tension despite its generous weight and seemless texture. Finishes with rather firm acidity.
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Opened in the hospital to celebrate the birth of our first child, so even this beautiful, complex wine was somewhat overshadowed. Nose was an intense mix of apple, mineral, chalk, and cardamom spice. On the palate I picked up great citrus fruit and melon flavors, with the precise bubbles providing a soothing mouthfeel. Finish was one of the longer, more invigorating I can recall off of a sparkling wine.
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Light gold. Full nose of citrus, yeast, winter air. Mouthfeel is extravagant and buttery, leading into a finish of butter, toasted almonds, and black olives that goes on for 40+ seconds.
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Tasting at Taverna: Toasty, nutty, rising bread dough. Bubbly, semi-intense attack with clean lemon-lime and sweetich midpalate. Apple cider and a touch of oxidation. Not bad at all.
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Spectacular. It was just what you would expect a perfect champagne should be: crisp, nuanced, a slight hint of yeast, a brilliant finish, clean yet lingering. Think of this bubblie not just as champagne but as a fine wine with great depth. 95JS scale.
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Brian Nygaard offline. Hint of fresh bread on the nose. The palate starts with steely acidity, then melts in the mouth with honey and hazelnut. Delicate lemony finish. Faultless and delicious. dg+
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The Dirty half dozen - 6 Champagnes (Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park): The fullest of the lot by a country mile, almost thick in the mouth. At first it seemed a little clumsy and brutal , but with more time in the glass just kept on getting better and better, by the end there were so many subtle variations on a theme it was less like drinking champagne more like enjoying grand creme with toasted hazelnut brioche and honey whilst a French babes gitaine smoke and musky perfume wafts past. Is this the greatest Champagne achievement, an NV this consistent and this good, hard to argue against. Is it better than the DP 96 another impossible - The DP 96 is the Beatles, Krug is Jimi- what mood are you in.
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Pale yellow with some copper tones. Aromas of bisquit, preserved plum, and caramel. Begins with a pleasant bitterness, firm acids. Sweet, creamy mid-palate, and a long, intricate finish. Delicious.
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Tiny, Tiny bubbles with a nose of biscuit. The body shows flavors of biscuit, yeast plus there are the secondary nutty flavors. What a great way to mark our first weekend away from the baby.
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Old label, 375 ml. Yet again, this is a beauty. Light brown notes of toast, nuts and caramel, with orange zest providing a bit of a lift. Gorgeous texture and near perfect underlying acid framework. This was followed by a '95 Matrot Meursault-Perrieres, which made me think back to another taster's comment about his bottle of Krug having a Meursault-like profile. In fact, there were certain similarites...
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Old label, 375 ml. Again, this is gorgeous stuff both aromatically and on the palate, where it gives you toffee, honey and toast; sublime texture. A nice way to spend a holiday afternoon...
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Old label, 375 ml. Terrific. Fairly light on the nose - toast and a hint of ginger. On the palate there's much more happening - more toast, toffee, honey, hazelnut, light citrus and orange peel. Suave texture yet fine acidity.
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The pinpoint bubbles are very fine and in the background. They add an understated elegance to a pulsating and focused citric acidity. The lemon tart finish is shrouded in satin. This champagne tastes more like a fine white wine than a bubbly.
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Cotes du Coeur Champagne Tasting (Woolley Estate, Dallas, Texas): Enchanting nose - aroma of cedar, citrus, and subtle spice. Perfectly balanced, white fruit and floral flavor with a toach of roasted hazelnut. WOTN. Champagne made of 50 wines from 6 to 10 different years.
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At Spoon (Alain Ducasse) in HK - Nose: Toasted nuts and dough. Taste: Creamy, toasted nuts, pear, pear and pineapple with excellent delineation and mid-palate layering. Extended finish. Lovely.
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R2-D2 brought this wine to start things off at our offline with the Ohio crew last Saturday. This was a fine Champagne. I did not take detailed notes but agree with most of the comments made by Seaquam. I gave it 92-93 points.
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Friday, July 02, 2004 Is this fabulous or what?! Pouring from magnum just adds that much more to the experience. Creamy and biscuity with nuts and coconut. With smoked oysters. At the Tensleys’ beach house in Duck to kick off the beach vacation.
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Aromatic, highly toasted nose with spice, hazelnut, honey, lemondrop and grapefruit aromas with leesy accents. Full and round, at once both creamy and fresh. Great replays. Long, toasty finish. 5/5
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"Old" Light, dusty yellow. Notes of gun powder, sulfur, and coffee. Marvellously resolved, linear, crisp and fresh in character with delicate and elegant complexity. Medium bodied with splendid balance, good vibrancy, and a distinct White Burgundy character. As the night moved on, the bouquet changed to completely resemble a Meursault. A VERY nice Champage.
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"New". Apparently this champagne was a blend of grapes from "recent" vintages. Medium yellow in the glass with scents of wet iron and minerals. After a little minute notes of orange peel, bread and beer could be singled out. Somewhat sour with obscured sweetness of fruit. Seemed to waiver a bit and lack structure and definition of elements. An oxidized style of wine-making, however no sign that this bottle was flawed in any way. Seemed slighyl cooked on the aftertaste.
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Another bottle of Krug compliments of the generosity of Steve & Barb. Tiny bubbles as always. Lemony with some yeast. Very fresh & lively. Extremely long finish. Still the finest Champagne there is.
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Generally, I'd say it begins and ends here in regards to the quality of NV Champagne, but I was a little down on this. While there are ripe peaches, apple, and toasted sourdough, the acidity is really tart and this could use some time before I'd drink it. I bought a bottle of this at the recent Sam's Warehouse sale for $72 and I'm thinking I might let it sit for a year or two.
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Wonderful typical Krug although not showing quite as vibrant as previous bottles. This was from a 375ml purchased last year in Alsace. Excellent start to the evening. The beluga caviar was excellent!
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Krug Grand Cuvee NV - This was a brilliant way to kick off the evening. This bottle had at least 4-5 years of age on it as I have held it for that long myself. Wonderful mature-tasting Champagne. Golden straw color. Complex bread-dough aromas. Green apples. Touch of honey. Full bodied and great with the food. 95 pts.
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Aromatic, biscuit, mushroom, citrus, candy apple and toasty yeast autolysis on the nose. Full, vibrant and flavourful, toasty palate; very long finish. 5/5+
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Half bottle. Great intensity, like a rich Meursault but with red fruit thrown in for good measure, vanilla, grand style. In the bar at the Marriott Hotel, Atlanta Buckhead, USA.
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Anita: Golden pale yellow; not the big gun I expected: lighter than air bubbles, lite almond notes with dried fruits, some elegant toast; super fine bubbles, so frothy and lite in the mth it almost disappears before you drink it. Perfect balance--really.“Profoundly rich, dried fruit, dry & mellow“. Awesome. ”Give it 2-5 years for honied flavors.“
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Deep colour, gloriously rich nose - oaky, buttery nutty and rich. Carries through to palatte, elegant, big wine. Fine persistent mousse lovely depth of flavour. Regal. Superb. Best Yet?
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Tiniest bubbles on the planet. Jeff, the non-champagne drinker kept going back for more. Amazing wine. Incredible balance. None of the negative aspects of most Chardonnay based wines. What a treat!
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Medium-yellow with a golden hue. Lots of marcipan and walnuts on the notes. A slight citrussy character too. And maybe a hint of fine dark chocolate. Very stylish and classy, but perhaps a touch lacking in concentration. Nice structure and a firm acid-skeleton. A very nice wine for a very hot evening by Copenhagen standards (78 degrees). Good, solid, and long balanced finish.
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!997 Birthday Dinner (Walnut Creek, Ca.): Average amount of fine bubbles in the glass, cardboard and sweatsox, corked, fruit showed but quickly faded. My #7 of 7.
Lots of fine bubbles formed the mousse in the glass, nose of allspice, hazelnut, slate, and shale, same on the palate, medium/big body, delicious, almost elegant, mouth filling fruit, rich fruit, lovely taste, definitely Krug, and a long finish.
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Blind tasting. Medium yellow, almost gold. Fine persistent mousse. Obviously old and oxidized. Caramels, too rich, too old. Dave’s bottle - don’t know where he got it or how long ago.
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Annual Tasting 7 Champagnes. Was tasty, big, intense fruit on the nose and almost a creamy mouth feel that also had a perfect finish and aftertaste that is old style champagne. My #2 and Group #3, retail $49.97.
Annual Non Vintage Champagne Tasting. A pleasant, brilliant straw yellow in the glass, with a perfumed nose of rich oak and pleasant fruit, tasted medium body of rich fruit with great acid and a well balanced, long finish and long aftertaste. My #2 and Group #2 tie, retail $80.
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Blind Tasting of 7 Champagnes. Tasty, big intense, almost creamy mouth feel, near perfect in the mouth, perfect finish and perfect aftertaste. My #2 and Group #3 of 7.
4/30/2024 - Rogershkg wrote: 92 Points
Mellow and rounded taste, very frothy when poured - no hint of sharpness
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4/17/2024 - D'Yquembe Mutumbo wrote: 92 Points
Lots of life in this bottle, but dominated by citrus in a way that tamped down the brioche and saline elements of the wine. Fresh and good with oysters and funky cheese
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4/6/2024 - Eric Wright Likes this wine: 91 Points
Classic profile. Toasted brioche. Better with 30 minutes of air
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4/5/2024 - jsmorris707 Likes this wine: 95 Points
162ème Édition, PNP, lovely & went perfectly with my seared salmon salad for lunch at Cap Grille, ready to drink
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4/3/2024 - jmoore431 Likes this wine: 94 Points
My last bottle of the plain label (without the numbered edition). Medium gold with fine steady beading; Mature, ripe apple, crushed almond, hazelnut, some pleasantly sweet character; rather clean style; long finish. 94+
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3/16/2024 - DCHawkeye Likes this wine: 96 Points
Popped to start the festivities for a milestone birthday dinner at the Inn at Little Washington, this bottle predates the current Edition numbering so it obviously included some older vintages. This was drinking beautifully, with a delicate bead and excellent acidity, great depth and complexity, tho not as "yeasty" as I usually think of with Krug. A perfect way to start.
Wines:
Krug Grande Cuvée NV;
2010 Bonneau du Martray Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru;
2010 Clos des Lambrays Grand Cru;
2009 d'Angerville Volnay 1er Cru Clos des Ducs;
1989 Chateau Montrose; and
1988 Chateau d'Yquem (750 ml).
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3/15/2024 - andrewstevenson.com wrote: 94 Points
A bottle I've had in the cellar about 20 years. V511 on the cork, if anyone can decode that.
Fairly deep straw colour. Nice mousse on pouring, and lovely persistent stream of tiny bubbles in the glass.
Lots of buttery brioche on the nose, pear fruit and some kaffir lime leaf florality. Lovely depth and complexity on the nose.
Remarkably fresh tasting (much fresher than the colour would have you believe). Perfectly balanced, and really rather satisfying. Has more of the weight and character that I associate now with English Sparkling Wine rather than other French grande marques.
Nice richness, even the slightest hint of caramel on the finish.
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3/14/2024 - PSPatrick wrote: 96 Points
On a Singapore Airlines flight from New York to Frankfurt. Light lemon colour. Zesty lemon, green apple, light almond, light nuts, light biscuit, brioche, smoke, and chalky minerality, with great acidity, and great persistence. The mousse is ultra-fine, soft, and creamy. Beautifully balanced. Simply great!
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3/10/2024 - Lordswood wrote: 93 Points
V 731 on the cork, so disgorged apparently in 2007, which makes sense as I purchased on release in 2008. Pale golden colour, good bubbles. Beautifully balanced, fresh and an absolute delight to drink now. Probably needs food to show its power and character at its best….
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3/8/2024 - The Vines That Bind wrote: 94 Points
Determined to be 156ème based around 2000 harvest, no Krug ID, no code on the label, but found a code engraved on the bottom of the glass. Makes sense as this was both fresh and bright with plenty of acidity but had developed weight, richer golden fruit flavours, and some of that stylistic Krug sherry character. Excellent wine, excellent condition, in a great place for drinking now but good bottles clearly have runway ahead.
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3/3/2024 - cct wrote: 94 Points
V721 2001 base disgorged in 2007
Not much different than the last couple bottles. This bottling is in the zone right now. Not the most profound bottling but giving all its got right now.
Maillard mature terrific nose, a little honeyed with toast, orchard fruit and chalk. Intense yet lifted and poised. Mouthwateringly fresh and confused. Drinking at peak. Lifted intensity and poised. At peak.
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2/14/2024 - Asmiller Likes this wine: 100 Points
Best ever!
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2/3/2024 - kenv Likes this wine: 92 Points
Bring a Great Nebbiolo (Chez Goldberg, Greenwich Village, NYC): [This has V721 printed on the cork. We were told this means this is a 2001 base disgorged in 2007.] Light gold color. Mature, elegant. Yeasty.
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2/3/2024 - cct wrote: 94 Points
V721 Disgorged 2007- 2001 base
Again a terrific nose. toast, bright orchard fruit, honey and chalk. Lovely Maillard notes. This is in a great spot right now. Some honeyed, nutty notes juxtaposed to the still vibrant fresh fruit notes and beautifully integrated dosage. Not the most incredible version of the GC, but certainly giving all it can, at peak. This is in a great spot right now. 94
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2/2/2024 - SH Wu Likes this wine: 96 Points
Best guess from us is ~152-154eme based on purchase date (pre-labels having eme or a code). The acidity was searing as it was poured from magnum. Buttered toast and white fruit richness hide in the background on open.
With air, the butter browns and the bouquet evolves to a soothing waft of lemon zest and white flower florals. Acidity softens and gives way to a rich texture on the palate.
This is the best grand cuvee I've had by a long shot, and I'm glad we got a mag.
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1/28/2024 - aquacongas Likes this wine: 100 Points
Krug Lover Dinner with Olivier Krug (Daniel Dal Ban 1876 (Tafelspitz) Düsseldorf): not blind, Magnum, 2nd Generation
A perfect Grande Cuvee 1st and 2nd Generation from Magnum side by side. For me both are perfect champagnes. You get everything what you wish. Both with bubbles, both fresh and the most multi-layered champagnes you can imagine. But the finish is fresh, filigree and precise. Olivier Krug never had both bottles from Magnum side by side. For him the most faszinating bottles of the evening. 100
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1/28/2024 - aquacongas Likes this wine: 100 Points
Krug Lover Dinner with Olivier Krug (Daniel Dal Ban 1876 (Tafelspitz) Düsseldorf): not blind, Magnum
A perfect Grande Cuvee 1st and 2nd Generation from Magnum side by side. For me both are perfect champagnes. You get everything what you wish. Both with bubbles, both fresh and the most multi-layered champagnes you can imagine. But the finish is fresh, filigree and precise. Olivier Krug never had both bottles from Magnum side by side. For him the most faszinating bottles of the evening. 99-100
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1/8/2024 - Dmax808 wrote: 95 Points
2004-2011 edition. Could have used another 5 years but great as usual.
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1/1/2024 - Peech Likes this wine: 91 Points
ID 319028 (169ème Édition), en demi-bouteille - acidity was much higher than I had expected. Good marmalade notes on the nose with good ripeness, and certainly yeasty. Definitely more lean on the palate.
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12/28/2023 - LittleLeaguer Likes this wine: 93 Points
169em. Half Bottle. Had it at home with some cheese and ham.
First impression feels dense—both citrus and stone fruits along with sweet/waxy characters. It’s young but you do get the layers of different notes.
You taste it, and it feels “large”. The wine feels expansive and wide. There’s so much to experience here. It’s fruits, it’s acid, it’s loads of flowers, and the texture feels it’s gliding.
A standard with which all of my future Champagnes will be judged on. Note to self: take time drinking
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12/25/2023 - Colinred wrote: 93 Points
166 edition, base year of 2010. This wine is lovely and refined, but still quite young. I will keep for a couple more years before opening my next bottle.
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12/15/2023 - JulianSkeels Likes this wine: 98 Points
From an October 1987 released bottle (base vintage 1982). Amazing bottle with faint bubbles. Intoxicating nose of jasmine, honeysuckle, dried mango and gingerbread. Broad, deep and long and impossible to not drink (repeatedly). My favourite champagne of the year
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11/18/2023 - NoTrollingerPlease wrote: 90 Points
Krug tasting (Freiheit Vinothek, Ulm, Germany): Glass: Riedel Superleggero Champagne
Magnum, assumed from the 90ies. Clear, deep golden color. Ripe nose. On the palate a bit sweet, slightly oxidized, lacks energy and tension. But still balanced and harmonious with a lively acidity. A bit past, but still joyful. 90
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11/18/2023 - NoTrollingerPlease Likes this wine: 94 Points
Krug tasting (Freiheit Vinothek, Ulm, Germany): Glass: Riedel Superleggero Champagne
Disgorged in 2006. Clear, medium golden-amber color. Fine, warm and deep nose with some caramel, quite complex.
On the palate ripe, round and balanced, smoky, some caramel, fine mousseux, high acidity, some bitter notes. Very long and harmonious. 93-94
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11/11/2023 - misterstarre Likes this wine: 95 Points
This NV was released at some point between 2004 and 2011 based on the label. It had a deep yellow color and evident maturity. This was a big wine with mellowed acid, toast, brioche, and reduction. Better near room temp than with a chill, and the flat glass I had the next day had structure galor and may have been the best glass of the bottle. This bottle was a strong one with a stiff upper lip.
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11/10/2023 - coremill wrote:
161st edition, 2005 base, Krug ID 112001. Not corked, but with an an odd, offputting bitterness in the midpalate.
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11/4/2023 - NostraBacchus Likes this wine: 98 Points
This has a cork with No. A7511 and base 2002 (according to the internet). Golden color, perfect maturity, notes of honey, nuts, autolytic, also layers of mild spices, white flowers and many more aromatics. This is super complex and layered with pretty full body and pretty high acidity. There is a touch of creaminess, but also so much freshness and tension, amazing. Long finish. A superb Krug and one of the best I have ever had. Perfect bottle.
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10/28/2023 - thelostverse wrote: 96 Points
Although not labeled as such, the Krug app says this was the 163EME Edition that received its cork in summer 2014. This was the best Krug Grand Cuvée I’ve ever had, and behind only the 1989 Vintage Brut Collection and 1998 Vintage Brut from a dinner in 2012.
Opened at home to toast the life of Fred, and had the classic Krug nutty, yeasty brioche that I love so much in Krug.
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10/25/2023 - JulianSkeels wrote: 96 Points
From an early 80s bottling (perhaps with reserve wines back to 1960s). Slight effervescence. Gorgeous dough nose and broad rich and deep palate which opens over time in glass to show plenty of sweetness before finally declining. Very easy to drink without or without food (served with oysters). If there was a touch more mousse it would have been incredible. 96pts
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10/18/2023 - WineBurrowingWombat Likes this wine: 93 Points
Cracking the whip; 10/16/2023-10/23/2023 (Eagan, MN): N: A gentle honied toast, river minerals. Golden apricots and some pears to cut through the weighty apricot notes.
P: Similar honied notes from the nose, with some pear, gently bitter stems and minerals.
From a 375ml bottle. Usually not a fan of Krug, but this was a nice surprise. It was gentle on the toasty notes this time around, allowing the fruits to come through much more.
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10/7/2023 - wineton.mee wrote: 95 Points
2005 Base. Super ready, some honey, intense lemon curd, fresh honey, white flowers, tension is there but also showing an enjoyable roundness throughout. Guzzled in no time.
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9/29/2023 - Johnny from Spotify wrote: 98 Points
This is for me, almost as good as it gets, and way above many other vintage top cuvée’s.
Beautifully balanced, Golden pear, apricot, peach, brioche, quince, roasted almonds and buttery flavors.
A certain amount of restraint and freshness compared to 170 edition.
The 171 edition is based on the warm 2015 vintage, with a blend of 11 other vintages, oldest vintage from 2000, with larger amounts of 2006, 08, 13 and 14.
45% Pinot noir, 18% Meunier and 37% Chardonnay.
Abolutely mind blowing!
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9/15/2023 - Racer117 Likes this wine: 92 Points
165eme ('09 base vintage). Medium gold color, very effervescent. Nose of lemon, lemon candy, ginger. Such sizzle! Strong lemon acidity, flavors of citrus rind, candied ginger, bread crust.
As good as NV champagne can get but... poor QPR. I am getting '08 Piper-Heidsick Rare for about $150USD and I am finding that to be a much better wine than the Grand Cuvee. But again, if someone else is buying.... I'm drinking!
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9/9/2023 - cct wrote: 94 Points
V721. Disgorged 2007
A terrific nose. Toast, bright fresh apples, honey, and chalk It's in a great spot with its combination of maturing notes and freshness. Maillard notes are beautiful at this point. A little honeyed, yet remaining fresh. Terrific dosage balance. A harmonious, serious Champagne in a great spot. Outstanding. 94
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8/30/2023 - JulianSkeels Likes this wine: 97 Points
From 1991 disgorged bottle. Distinctive nose of Japanese pickled ginger with white flowers. Very rich brioche and tart apple in the mouth with very good mousse still. Very rich, very broad, very precise and very long sour apple finish. Amazing pairing with fine dining. Easy 97pts
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8/24/2023 - jmoore431 Likes this wine: 93 Points
From 375ml (unsure of “edition”); full straw color with tiny beading; baked apple and very light spices on nose; but not yeasty nor “bakery scent” driven; very relaxed and delicious. 93+
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8/21/2023 - mflesh wrote:
Tasted this alongside four bourbons (a Four Roses 130 Limited edition, a Handy Sazerac, Blanton's and Heaven Hill 7 year Bottled in Bond). The Krug had the awesome oxidative yet reductive profile that really was not only a great palate cleanser but also a great waxy lemon curd and kiwi mango champers with small bubbles that really helped to keep the palate fresh! I think I have found that upper profile French Bubbly definitely complements American Bourbon quite nicely even though I was worried that the 2 would have clashed! Moving forward, I am going to pair bourbon tasting with Champagne tasting and not look back!
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8/20/2023 - kingkanu wrote:
2006 base. Maturing and some quite oxidative notes, freshens up with air good but not great
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8/19/2023 - nedberg wrote: 92 Points
Boxeren begynner å tørke etter AIM
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8/14/2023 - Asmiller Likes this wine: 100 Points
Perfect!!!
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8/5/2023 - Burgundy Al wrote: 93 Points
Weekend in Michigan with Wine; 8/5/2023-8/6/2023 (Asian Spice House - Buchanan MI): Purchased in 2009, this is most likely 156eme, with a plurality of the 2000 vintage. Obviously mature, while still very effervescent and brightly textured. The mature fruit has brought wonderful complexity and depth while still retaining enough freshness for even greater nuance. A great performance.
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7/31/2023 - J+B_Wines Likes this wine: 95 Points
Drank from a half bottle. Beautiful concentration, slight salinity beautiful toasted apple.
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7/29/2023 - rocknroller wrote: 96 Points
Light gold color. Drank a glass over 30 minutes. Brought to the Salmon bake. ID: 314052 1990-2006 disg 6/14 after 8yrs on lees. Wow, this was amazing - Full, rich, ultra nutty, almond and hazelnut, toasty, so decadent. Just a killer bottle.
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7/26/2023 - Raizes Likes this wine: 92 Points
（编号169）柑橘、苹果、黄梨、榛子，一点点酵母香气，随着醒酒出现更多成熟的甜香，如同涂上蜂蜜后烤得酥脆的苹果派。芳香丰富的香气很好地平衡了入口高峻的酸度和绵密有力的气泡，并在醒酒过程中展现了多层次的复杂变化。
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7/26/2023 - rmalloy Likes this wine: 93 Points
It’s great.
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7/13/2023 - astroman Likes this wine: 94 Points
40th Birthday celebration for I (Sushi Yuki): Limited information on the back label. Owner believe this is base 2004. Med gold in colour, caramel, honey, good weight on the palate, creamy, acid mostly resolved. Prefect drinking stage
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7/10/2023 - yangxixi Does not like this wine: 85 Points
总体还算可以
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6/21/2023 - dbkitc wrote:
Quick toast to celebrate DBKIII turning 18!
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6/17/2023 - AllRed wrote: 95 Points
An Evening with Friends (J&J's): An older disgorgement, pre-ID, with a lot code of LLLFXS00161 and cork code of M441. Lovely mature golden yellow color with aromas of apple, cashew, toasted brioche, caramelized pear and honeycomb. Rich and toasty with a fine bead and flavors of baked apple, marshmallow fluff, pastry dough, lemon curd and pear. Lingering finish. Gorgeous. 95-96 pts.
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6/17/2023 - coremill wrote: 92 Points
375 mL, 169th edition. Like a ginger candy soaked in lime juice and then dipped in rocks. Dense and long. Excellent.
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6/3/2023 - benjamin96 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Tres cremeux, belle bouche, super equilibre
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5/6/2023 - acyso wrote: 93 Points
Lunch at Jade Court (Chicago, IL): V742, florets label, from half-bottle. Shows a little more browned and mature than from fifth. Classic old-school (pre-Cavil) richness, but with a little more nuttiness on the palate than expected. Still, Krug is Krug, and this is no slouch of a bottle, even if it is showing fully mature.
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5/1/2023 - aquacongas Likes this wine: 99 Points
not blind, 146eme Edition (base 1996)
This is close to Champagne heaven. Still fresh and all the complex elements of an aged Krug Grande Cuvee. Millions of bubbles. 96 acidity. At his peak. 99
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4/19/2023 - DAN BAILEY Likes this wine:
Joy in a glass. Pale gold/bright yellow colour. Plenty of energy in the mousse and on the palate. Just gorgeous balance of fruit and acidity. Best krug mv I’ve had in a long time. This bottle pre-dates the krug identifier system.
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4/9/2023 - jviz wrote: 95 Points
This was from .375. Some of these little MV bottles (before they were labeled as 16X) have performed far above my expectations.
Saline, briny, with oyster shell and dried apple skin, figs and smoked nuts. Amazing complexity and length in this format. How do they do it??
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4/6/2023 - acyso wrote: 98 Points
BYOK with Olivier Krug at Next (Chicago, IL): Beige label; label applied February 14, 1989 (there's a date on the back of the beige labels, which if I am to understand correctly from Olivier indicates that the label was applied to the bottle). There was also a note in the coffret from Rémi Krug stating how the house has had over 140 years of experience making Champagne which as in my previous beige-label note has me inferring that this was a 140-149eme edition. However, Olivier estimated that this was around the 139eme based on the labelling date. Anyway, all that technicality aside...
Unequivocally one of the best bottles of Krug Grande Cuvée I've ever had. This blew the 1985 and 1990 away in terms of wine from the same era. Clean nose, without mushroom/earthy elements; dried fruit, brioche, and slight nutty notes. Incredible depth and power to this wine, but still showing significant fresh acidity, despite the fruit clearly having started to turn towards secondary characteristics. On the palate this is again slightly nutty without mushroomy notes. Very long finish and a slight sweetness on the palate that is carried by the acidity. This is truly a wine that lives up to the modern tag line of "The most generous expression of Champagne." Olivier called this bottle the best bottle of Krug he had this year.
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3/30/2023 - thewiz Likes this wine: 94 Points
Provning för Paliro (Palrio, Kungsgatan): (154th Edition, disgorged in 2005, base year 1998)
Lovely maturing nose showing bread, cream, red grapefruit, gunpowder and chalk in a delicious combination. Intense citrus acidity on the still youthful palate showing a butter and cream on the mid before the lengthy and creamy finish showing some gunpowder and grapefruit touch. So much intensity and so much effervescence left, this should keep evolving for many years to come..
(Best 2013-2038)
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3/25/2023 - jamescho Likes this wine: 94 Points
I have loved this Krug minimi.
Specially with strawberry on the tired day in the midnight
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3/22/2023 - aquacongas wrote: 96 Points
blind, disg. between 04-11
Unbelivable fresh, focussed and precise. More lemon notes than roasted aromas. For me the most complex champagne and can age for decades. 96
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3/17/2023 - Peech Likes this wine: 97 Points
(159ème Édition), ID 411037, en magnum - really awesome, absolutely beautiful nose with lots of toast, brioche, and a little honey. After almost 1½ hours this was amazing, with notes that were almost like coffee.
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3/13/2023 - golden_handcuffed wrote:
Nv. EME 157
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2/20/2023 - Joshvoulters Likes this wine: 92 Points
163rd edition, based around the 2007 vintage. Roughly a third each of noir, meunier and Chardonnay. Rich and layered on the nose- lemon oil, bread, comte, it has real tension and verticality and probably hasn't yet hit its stride. Pinpoint mousse, cleansing acidity, a long mineral finish. Very fine.
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2/14/2023 - lesz Likes this wine: 93 Points
in a half bottle purchased 10 years ago. Beautiful color nice yeast. just so good. Glad i have more.
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1/27/2023 - Rezy13 wrote:
Deeper golden; nutty, exotic nose, aged, more oxidation but still good, custard, green apple, brown sugar; nicely aged example based on the 2006 vintage.
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1/21/2023 - MC2 Wines wrote:
The 50 Big Bash (Harry's NYC): From a 3L. Young and perhaps served a bit on the cold side which makes all of the flavors more intense. More going on here. As it warms gets to a better place.
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1/19/2023 - Windacre in the Slope Likes this wine: 96 Points
Very old bottle from my dads cellar (80’s) rich honey color, almost rose. Super fine bubbles, almost to still wine level. Honey and some good funk on a lovely nose, really lovely on the pallate, green apple, strawberry, nectarine all really well balanced and the finish goes on for a solid 60-90 seconds. Opened to celebrate our move, did not disappoint at all.
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1/13/2023 - SimonG wrote: 94 Points
My 50th at the Ledbury (The Ledbury, London): Mag. 2007 purchase, red label. Full straw, still a reasonable mousse. Initially a bit mushroomy and seemingly slightly woody, so dropped from the start of the meal. Revisited at the end, this has transformed, a touch of white mushroom, but nothing corky. Deep, rich and full, this has the traditional Krug profile. A lovely way to finish the meal. ****1/2
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1/8/2023 - NicoSela Likes this wine: 94 Points
Nyår 2022
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1/1/2023 - Gregmonroe wrote:
So I bought a cellar; 11/12/2022-12/31/2030: This was a gold label, and the one I set aside for NYE 2022. And it was amazing. So the gold label is from 1994-2005, I think. It has been in bottle for a long time, and in magnum. I expected oxidized with little to no bubbles. This one was perfectly oxidized, deep gold in the glass, and still had lots of tiny bubbles in the center of the fluted glass, as Krug typically does. An amazing wine and showing, one that I expected most of my guests to not like, but it was so good and everyone approved. I think this was the oldest bottle aged champagne I’ve ever tasted.
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1/1/2023 - Harry Cantrell Likes this wine: 95 Points
Pale yellow. Nose of citrus and fresh oregano. Tiny bubbles. Taste citrus and fresh oregano. I remember the 80-99 versions having more brioche smell/taste. This was lovely but like 3-4 others on the market.
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1/1/2023 - richard.presser Likes this wine: 90 Points
Losing its CO2 pressure.
Flavour less than I expect but still a good drink.
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12/31/2022 - Miceri wrote: 87 Points
Purchased 7 years ago and wine itself based off 2006 vintage; was curious to try an old NV from Krug; not the best result - I found it “interesting”, most in the party did not like it; impression “old somewhat oxidized, not a vibrant champagne nor a “normal” Krug; somewhat interesting though with quite some nuttiness and flavours; however will probably not hold for so long another time - still have one bottle left from that batch though” - did not get through the whole bottle, guess it says it all
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12/31/2022 - clavy daddy Likes this wine: 94 Points
164eme, 375ml. Base vintage 2008. Smells of bruised apples with a hint of sweetness. Just a touch of butterscotch on the nose. Beautiful brioche but not very doughy. Very delicate mousse. Round on the palate. Great acidity there but fairly toned-down relative to the 170t. A bit of almonds on the finish. Very long.
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12/26/2022 - Matt T wrote: 94 Points
From a half of a 170er. Very different from 169, which was all citrus fruit. This is big with a lot of brioche and yeast and quite long. Tastes more mature than I would have expected given the 2021 release date. Perhaps a NV to enjoy on the younger side.
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12/23/2022 - 32lakeviewwine wrote:
ID 1421KA on cork. Guessing 162eme based on 2006.
Importer put his label over winery label. Duh!
Magnificent gold color, Krug flavor. Rich unctuous.
Still plenty of time, again as expected.
Side by side with 170. Blew doors off current 170 release - as expected.
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12/22/2022 - The Drunken Cyclist Likes this wine: 97 Points
Retail $225? Cork code V72(X) (I could not make out the last digit as it was compressed by the cage.) I do not drink a ton of Krug. In fact, it would not take many digits to count the times that I have tried what many consider the apogee of champagne. A good friend, so good that she and her two lovely daughters are considered family (I am "uncle Jeff" to both of her girls) was here for a few days and on the last night, I grabbed this. The matriarch is a champagne lover, particularly of old champers, and I purchased this way back in 2008, so it is at least 20 years old. Golden, almost amber in the glass with a subtle, weak sparkle still holding on. Nutty, biscuity, toasty, and scrumptious on the nose, this clearly isa grand old champagne. I have stated countless times that aged champagne is an acquired taste and should not be wasted on the novice. Case. In. Point. If a random "champagne lover" were served this beauty, there would no doubt be confusion. This is not "fresh" nor is it "fruity" but it is layered, complex, and sophisticated with a finish that will likely last until I brush my teeth. Again, not for everyone (more so for flavor profile than price), but holy mother of all things holy, is this good.
www.thedrunkencyclist.com
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12/16/2022 - acyso wrote: 93 Points
HDH auction at avec River North (Chicago, IL): Red label. Not as opulent and expressive as the best bottles of this can be. On the palate, this is still very ripe and large-scaled, but feels like there's a little bit of a gap on the midpalate. Still very much Krug in nature with its weight and potency.
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12/13/2022 - platpeeps Likes this wine: 89 Points
Dry, rich, and profound in a slightly oxidative style. Vinous, with a coating of butter it is complex but lacks the zip or lift to take it to the next level. It is good but doesn’t excite me enough to warrant the outlay on a bottle. CHP 89pts
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12/11/2022 - RolfT Likes this wine: 93 Points
Florets label magnum with cork code V665.
Guessing this as 1998 base with a 2006 disgorgement date.
Not fully mature but not entirely clean evolution either - so I think this was a good time to pop this bottle, which was enjoyed by all as a starter to our annual Christmas dinner with the wine club at Restaurant Orangeriet, in Kongens Have Copenhagen.
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11/30/2022 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
Piemonte: Back to the truffling!; 11/24/2022-12/3/2022 (Wineries and various restaurants): Best guess based on the color of the label is this is from the 80’s. Love these old Krugs which are always super interesting. This was no different. Drinking very well almost from the second it hit the glass. Rounder and hints of caramel but still some fizz to it. Very tasty.
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11/11/2022 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Alas not sure of the edition but it was still super super yummy.
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11/5/2022 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
Charleston VII; 11/2/2022-11/6/2022 (Charleston, SC (various locations)): This took a second to come around. First impression was musty and just not at the same level as the 69 Dom next to it but then especially when we got to the food and wine it seemed to come alive. Great pairing with the potato chips and the fried green tomatoes.
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10/19/2022 - Decanting Queen Likes this wine: 92 Points
By the glass at Bern’s. I did not see any base or disgorgement info but assume this was very young. Very crisp and tight persistent mousse. Excellent and so classic. Would have loved to try with more age/air!
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10/19/2022 - Satoshi Nakamoto Likes this wine: 94 Points
White label, base vintages are 1982 and 1983. Drank two bottles side by side. The bottle with the darker colored Champagne showed far better (more energy, freshness, acid, and lift) than the lighter colored Champagne, which was interesting since color is such a strong indicator of sound wine.
Having had a 1985 Krug recently, the white label Krug MV showed far better (imo). Just had more of everything I want. Not quite sure these can go much longer, unless you're like Francois Audouze and enjoy drinking dead wine.
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9/24/2022 - arkaar wrote:
Er en kraftig champagne som passer bra til retter med smør og fløte
Krug er både fyldig og syrlig - har alt - som et symfoniorkester.
Brun gjerne Performance riesling glasset
Anbef av Henrik Dahl Johannesen på Speilsalen
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9/22/2022 - peternelson Likes this wine: 94 Points
Stunningly good as usual. Powerful, rich, boatloads of concentrated dried fruit, yeast notes, some citrus, went amazingly well with most of the omakase dishes even though I thought it would be overpowering. With T at Sushi Shin at the Mandarin Oriental, Tokyo
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9/17/2022 - Winning_Wines Likes this wine: 95 Points
Opened to celebrate the reopening of the West Seattle bridge after 909 days without. Barely showing it’s age, this pre ‘eme bottling was on fire with citrus, green apple, brioche, bright acidity, almond cookie, and typically Krug mousse. Cheers!
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9/14/2022 - sh6k Likes this wine: 99 Points
148th edition (1992 base vintage). So perfect. Huge mouth filling and nose filling with toast forever and lemon and stone fruit. Finish forever. (Seriously — I finished it 2 hours ago and had a multicourse meal but still can taste it). Every taste different — some with oxidation some with mushrooms but never overwhelming with aged notes — just adding texture and complexity. Grand cuvée is always about power but with the newer vintages it’s power that’s being held back. You sense it’s there but it’s in a cage. This is fully out of its cage spreading its wings across your whole palate, but still precise and … elegant isn’t quite right any more … purposeful? Whatever is the opposite of flabby or unfocused. Toned and focused I suppose.
Great with food too.
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9/13/2022 - Paul Lin wrote: 95 Points
Pre-Krug ID bottle.
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9/10/2022 - burgburgburg wrote: 93 Points
V721 disgorged 2007. Open two bottles from the same batch. One of them is more mature. All-in-all, brillant bouquet which would suck you into the glass. Lovely balanced palate with dancing fruits and sharp acidity.
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9/9/2022 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
A good lunch champagne notes Tim. Tangy, and strict right now. Forceful.
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9/7/2022 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
Acker Pre-Auction September 2022 (Redbury Lounge): Always a delicious way to start a tasting and this was no different. There’s interest in this wine even as it’s quite young. You could sit and contemplate but in this instance it acted more as an opening wine to get us ready for trying the rest of the line-up.
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8/30/2022 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
One of those labels where we think this was a wine from the 80's so there's some decent age here. I love the old versions of these. It's nutty and a bit oxidized and just generally interesting. Some old caramel flavors. It draws you in. A wine that does want to be talked about and contemplated. Great.
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8/28/2022 - LWI wrote: 89 Points
BYO Homecoming: Noe rød frukt og svært modne glassepler, noe kort. Fremstår egentlig som varmeskadet, men har vært i min kjeller siden release og ligget ved siden av chanpagner som har vært i god form. Bare bad luck. Ukjent baseårgang, V950 på korken.
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8/26/2022 - Jonathan / Vinofili Likes this wine: 93 Points
170ème Edition (base 2014)
It’s deep, not overly oaked, very fresh and mineral with clear autolytic elements.
A bit too young to really show its greatness - still an amazing Champagne.
Impressive and expressive on the nose, offering scents of sourdough, winter apples, dried ginger and apple, toasted bread, sugar cane juice, different candied citrus, marzipan, brioche, lemon pie, old coffee grounds, hints of raspberry, yeast and honey. It’s very fresh and has mild oxidative notes and a chalky and wet stony feel.
Rich and concentrated on the palate, quite full-bodied (but more lean and light compared to last time I tasted Grande Cuvée), dry with a super clean and refreshing acidity. Again, only mild oxidative notes. Dried citrus, preserved lemon, yellow apple, scone, hints of redcurrant, roasted hazelnuts and pine nuts, gingerbread and a very saline finish.
If you are interested, you are welcome to have a look at my other reviews with winemaking notes as well + pictures on my Instagram account:
https://www.instagram.com/vinofili/
I'm always ready for a chat and some recommendations :-)
Cheers!
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8/19/2022 - SimonG wrote: 95 Points
A Medlar lunch (Medlar, London): 162. Pale straw. Maturity coupled with youthful elegance. This really is the centre point between the two previous bottles. Gorgeous. Lots here. Energy, freshness and weighty richness. *****
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8/19/2022 - SimonG wrote: 94 Points
A Medlar lunch (Medlar, London): 156 (guessed from cork code). Full straw. Vinous. Rich and full. Toasty with a pinch of ginger. Vinous. Just a touch of caramel and the slightly oxidative. Full, long, rich and lovely though. ****(1/2)
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8/19/2022 - SimonG wrote: 91 Points
A Medlar lunch (Medlar, London): 168, 2012 base. Pale straw, young and vibrant. Some nascent toast coupled with a very young wine/winery note. Bright finish. Lots of acidity here without yet the weight to fully cover it. After a couple of hours some freshly cut apple comes in to ply. Currently this I bout raw potential. *(***) 91
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8/17/2022 - glou.sf Likes this wine: 94 Points
169eme from 375 (Krug ID 319027). Very citrusy nose of lemon, lime, green apple, brioche, bread dough, and thyme. High acidity with more lemon notes, minerals, white pepper, and grapefruit on the palate. Nice finish. Feels very young and almost austere at the moment, even from 375. I’d let this sit for a number of years.
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8/7/2022 - Oenovice Likes this wine: 97 Points
Magnum
~15 years old (pre-Krug ID)
A really superb bottle, deep yellow in colour, lovely mature nose and a beautiful mouthfeel with a stunningly long finish. Could drink this all day. Disappeared in a flash among our party of 8.
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8/4/2022 - nphase Likes this wine: 94 Points
out of 375 and its bangin
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7/30/2022 - jnewman77 Likes this wine:
Last of 3 splits all from 2006 base; all mature and delicious; vinous, complex, silky mousse. Would buy more if I could find them at a reasonable price.
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7/10/2022 - Raizes Likes this wine: 92 Points
（编号 168）青苹果、柑橘的清新果味非常充足，让酵母、黄油和少许辛香料的香气集中在了入口后的第二层呈现。通透的酸度与香气匹配度非常高，带来令人雀跃的鲜活感。气泡的细腻感略有不足，整体看还应继续陈年。
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7/4/2022 - aquacongas Likes this wine: 96 Points
not blind, base 2004
Still fresh, typical Krug perfume, dense, more citrus than roasted aromas. Cristal clear, at least 10-15 years ahead. A bit aged GC ist the besst you can get in champagne if you prefer powerful wines. Elegant anyway. 96-97
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7/3/2022 - acyso wrote: 93 Points
V511; florets label. Not quite as intense as I remember this bottle being (I've had a bottle or two from the same lot already), this shows less of the old school Krug power and a little more raciness and acidity. Still, there are some slight brioche notes and some bruised apple elements that are adequately balanced by the acidity. Not the best florets label bottle I've had, but clearly cut from the cloth of the older Krug style.
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6/16/2022 - coremill wrote: flawed
375mL, 169eme. An off bottle, with a sharp twinge in the midpalate.
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6/9/2022 - Goldstone Likes this wine: 92 Points
Boy's Long Lunch with Greg (Otto Y Mezzo, Alexander House, Landmark, Central, Hong Kong): From 2 magnums of the same case drank a few days earlier. ID 113017. 161eme edition. Based on the 2005 vintage with a slug going back to 1990. Disgorged in late 2012-early 2013. Very refreshingly saline. Pinpoint frizzance. Nicely buzzy in the head and very more-ish. A real pleasure. One of the better releases I have enjoyed as an aperitif as I find typically that it needs food to really demonstrate its complexity. 92+ easy.
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6/9/2022 - Benoit Hardy Likes this wine: 95 Points
Champagne Krug Grande Cuvée (cream label)
Ethereal effervescence. Nose of almond, fruit paste and sweet spices.
Creamy mouthfeel as usual with Krug. Champagne is so alive and far from out of breath. It is of a very airy richness, with a wonderful complexity, very pastry in its expression and with a balance between tension and juice of a magnificent density. Great finish all in freshness, both chalky chalky and saline which stretches generously.
Another excellent Grande Cuvée!
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6/3/2022 - javierbb Likes this wine: 96 Points
163
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5/16/2022 - jnewman77 wrote:
162eme; very similar to previous bottle. Complex and tasty.
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4/30/2022 - fc1910 Likes this wine: 93 Points
167eme Edition, some years sleeping in my wine fridge,
based mostly on the 2011 vintage,
great smell of ripe pears, apples, warm bread crest though, great supporting acid still, all this very lively rolling over the palate, no way tired, stunning tension here, great creamy long aftertaste,
enjoy or hold, ***(* +?), around 93(+) potential
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4/30/2022 - Sotto325 wrote: 92 Points
A 375 of the 168– truly a wonderful Krug which shows fairly early in the evening compared with many others—especially the 167. Much more toast, brioche, warm mellifluous notes than the 167. And while the 167 was brilliant the next day, this wine showed class, depth and mouthfeel from the outset, without any sense that it will not develop even more complexity in time. Some apple, a bit of lemon on top fo the pirmary notes.
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4/25/2022 - Mrbuzz Likes this wine: 93 Points
Had this in cellar for 11yrs, probably mid 90's MV...the cork came out with zero pop...no signs of bubble life. Left open for an hour before checking it out before our dinner...a backup Salon was in waiting. Seemed ok...some marsala and apricot jam...tiny tiny bubbles, with a very nice line of sour tart lemon citrus...the oxidativeness was not overwhelming, and there was some very unique aged flavors of spice, nuts, and florals coming through...and that citrus was charging. So, decided to go with it to dinner. At dinner when I took the stopper out...HUGE POP...there are the bubbles! This thing was awake now! Still plenty baked apples and caramel apples...fig jam, apricot...dried honey...the bubbles a little more playful, and a nice marsala creme mousse...but BOY that lemon citrus was nice to see, and it really lifted the old bugger. Drank well throughout the evening, never fading. Personally I'm not a huge huge fan of old ox wines...like a little more freshness and zip...but this was a nice satisfying bottle.
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4/20/2022 - lasarte wrote: 89 Points
169는 아직 너무 이른듯
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4/19/2022 - Vinum Deorum Likes this wine: 95 Points
Easter Champagne. Simply delicious. Creamy, rich, balanced, focused, deep and long. 164th never fail to please and impress, for an entry-level non vintage cuvee.
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4/17/2022 - lesz Likes this wine: 91 Points
nice yeatiness and complexity
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4/16/2022 - jnewman77 Likes this wine:
This was a 375ml from edition 162; 2006 base disgorged in 2010; lovely mature nose with rich brioche, some oxidative notes of bruised apple, hints of caramel, some floral notes, poached pear, a little bit of a nutty hint. A complex and intriguing bouquet that is certainly not the standard Champagne smell; I liked it quite a bit though the aged qualities may not be for everyone; the palate was rich and vinous with a subtle mousse given the small size and bottle age, delivered rich baked fruits and brioche with a lovely honeyed hazelnut note on the finish. These are clearly mature in the 375 format, but I imagine that a full bottle from this edition could still go for several years.
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4/3/2022 - jmoore431 Likes this wine: 94 Points
Another bottle from before they started labeling the MV with specific “editions”. Light golden color with moderate beading; baked apple, red apple skin, hazelnut and hints of clove; slowly some baking spices emerge as well as just hints of toffee revealing age; very little of the bready brioche characteristics I love (perhaps a bit mature for that) but still plenty of energy here. Wish I could say more about the vintages included or disgorgement date but despite Krug claiming their website can tell us this, two very experienced tasters wasted 20 minutes struggling to decipher two very tiny ID numbers on the label as well as numbers stamped on the cork before deciding “Fu#* this!!!”. We enjoyed the bottle nonetheless. 94+
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3/28/2022 - Goldstone Likes this wine: 92 Points
Birthday Lunch with Angela (Arbor, Hong Kong http://www.arbor-hk.com/): (This was the 161eme edition based on 2005 fruit and disgorged in 2012). Served in white wine glasses. Light straw gold colour. Very fine mousse that dissipated quickly but leaving very persistent streams of bubbles. Nose of fresh hay, crushed oyster shells, sea breeze and struck match. Palate is immediate bracing Epsom Salts, bight acidity, dry chalk, very dry, but with a lovely toastiness that has emerged more than last drank a year ago. Leaves a really pleasing buzz inside the head on the finish. It rounded out over 3 hours of top-ups. Confirmed my prior impressions that this wine really needs food.....it cruised effortlessly across the various Franco-Japanese lunch degustation menu, including the aged Comte cheese at the end of the meal. I said last birthday that I'll put my remaining 4 bottles at the back of my cellar for 5 years but this is Angela's favourite wine so only fair that I opened another.
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3/22/2022 - lesz Likes this wine: 95 Points
krug tasting with our champagne group. We had 2000 in750 and mag, 95,96, a 96 clos de mesnil and this very old MV probably 1996-2000 which was yummy. Ithe clos while nice and maybe because it was after 8 other bottles just wasnt worth it. Everyone loved also the 163 edition and this older MV I brought. Less bubbles but very compelling. Lovely
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3/22/2022 - lesz Likes this wine: 93 Points
krug tasting with our champagne group. We had 2000 in750 and mag, 95 96 a 96 clos and a very old MV probably 1996-2000 which was yummy. Ithe clos while nice and maybe because it was after 8 other bottles just wasnt worth it. Everyone loved this and the older MV I brought. More bubbles. Lovely
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3/21/2022 - jviz wrote: 95 Points
Cellared for a few years, from .375. It’s hard to imagine a better expression of champagne in half bottle. This one happened to be absolutely on point, and with some signs of medium development. Pale to medium gold in the glass, expressive aromas of almonds, sea minerals, and a backdrop of orchard fruit. Acidity was perfectly balanced. So regal. I keep a few bottles on hand for special occasions in our home that call for a quick, but excellent glass to toast with.
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3/21/2022 - galewskj wrote: 93 Points
From a half bottle, this champagne is lively and expressive, more acid and lemon today, less toast.
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3/7/2022 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
Return to Napa; 3/6/2022-3/13/2022 (Wineries and various restaurants): Served a bit on the cold side so a bit less expressive to start, but it's always a treat to drink this and it's true that after a busy day of drinking a bit of bubbles is a good restart.
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2/13/2022 - Anders Danielsen Lie Likes this wine: 91 Points
Flaske kjøpt ca 2003, optimalt lagret. Tight kork, gyllengul farge. Veldig typisk GC. Hektisk mousse med litt kort levetid. Maskulin, fatgjæret aromatikk som krangler med sjømineralitet. Trenger ganske lang tid for å åpne seg. Svær og vinøs, fruktpalett mot Jura, honning, sopp, anis, kokos, tobakk, sjø, autolyse. Kompleks. Pent moden, frukten drukner litt i glasset men det er mye å glede seg over her. Fremstår ferdig moden
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2/13/2022 - Eriklainen wrote:
Better day one than two. Balance and length stand out. Well judged qua maderised walnuts notes - as a function of added older reserve wine. This is about as much Jerez I like in a champagne
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1/21/2022 - Matt T wrote:
169er. Tried this twice recently from 375 format. Intense lemon with a lot of lift and background notes of brioche. Really impressive wine that probably needs time.
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1/11/2022 - drjb Likes this wine: 96 Points
Edition #160 - based on 2004 vintage. This bottle opened beautifully after a long cellar slumber with a clear pale straw colour and a rich nose of white peach, pale cherries, grapefruit, nougat and brioche, nuts and touches of honey. The palate was beautifully intense and enlivened by a brisk and fine mousse. There was a fine line of chalk and acidity that remains quite gripping in the finest sense. This is an elegant yet mouthfilling Champagne that is truly both an attention grabbing aperitif and a great food accompaniment.
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1/8/2022 - Aravind Asok wrote:
This is a mid 90s disgorgement from a friend's cellar. I'm not often wowed by Krug, but this was stunning. Soft evanescent mousse, lemon inflected butterscotch and vanilla. So well-aged. Soft acidity and lovely density on the palate. Started to fade after 45 min open, but great ride while it was alive.
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1/4/2022 - Shorepower wrote:
Cork marked V721. Developed the roundness you expect from GC with some age. Will evolve for another decade (my personal taste)
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1/1/2022 - Rezy13 Likes this wine:
2022 New Year's Day Tasting (Atlanta, GA): 169th; great citrus drive, rich, textured, detailed, lifted yet so powerful, great now and for many more years, dynamic; need some.
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1/1/2022 - indiscriminate palate wrote:
2007 disgorgement. I have had so much variation among the 2007s, ranging from meh to sublime, and this one hit right in the middle. Toasty bread, hazelnuts, ripe orange, and pear, but without the intensity or depth I expect from Krug and from a champagne at this tariff. Showed slightly better the next day (though the fact that some was left for the next day speaks volumes).
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1/1/2022 - DoubleD1969 wrote:
Purchased on New Year’s Eve from a liquor shop where it was sitting on a top shelf at room temperature. Cork had a V261 indicator, suggesting - if I read someone’s blog correctly - that it was disgorged in Nov-Dec 2002. I’ve never had a NV Krug this old, and it was interesting to drink this bottle.
Just a slight pop when the cork was pulled. Initially the color was a golden color that got slightly deeper after each pour. I would say the shade was a bit darker than the 2002 Heidsieck Rare. There were still fine bubbles. Nose was subtle with hints of tropical fruit. Palate was alive with pineapple and mango acidity but lacked the complexity. No notes of brioche, toffee, or marzipan that I would expect. I suspect the storage condition may have to do with it. Oh well. It was worth a chance.
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12/31/2021 - mphatic wrote:
Cork, 12% alc. A751.
Reading into the cork number, this was disgorged Sept/Oct 2007, from a ??? base wine. Mid gold colour; seems advanced.
Not much mousse remaining; dissipating quickly after pouring.
Rich nose of peach, seaspray, tobacco, orange peel, oak, grilled nuts, hazelnut. The aroma becomes more Pinot-like with air.
Firm, cleansing acidity. Finishes shorter than expected and lacks intensity on the palate that is somewhat drying. Creamy in the mouth.
Opinion: complex and enjoyable enough but not the best bottle I’ve seen.
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12/31/2021 - The Wineosceros Likes this wine: 92 Points
Super fizzy with noisy fine bubbles. Rich golden colour - 24 carat perhaps. Tasted yeasty but fresh, oaty and toasty. Lychee nose into marzipan and apricot jam. A full bodied fizz.
Tasted 168th edition.
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12/31/2021 - Periko Likes this wine: 92 Points
NYE. 2006 base. Light-medium gold color. Quite vinous. Bread, spice, savory. Feels in a middle stage, still miles to go if looking more tertiary notes. Tremendous pairing with caviar and salmon. Even better on its own. The bottle was gone very fast, that says all. 92-93
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12/31/2021 - cos65 Likes this wine: 92 Points
375 of #166
Pale gold
Light mousse
Hazelnut, brioche and apple nose
Bright tart white grape and green apple flavors
Quite lovely and consistent
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12/31/2021 - SimonG wrote: 93 Points
Disgorged spring 2006, so c2000 base. Light to mid gold. Nicely rich as ever. Rich, buttery nose, some ginger with a touch of warm toast. Full, properly Krug on the palate. Power, spice and length. Nicely vinous. Lovely. ****
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12/28/2021 - leroinor Likes this wine: 100 Points
Krug. Smaker smør og er en herlig opplevelse.
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12/25/2021 - pommieba@cox.net Likes this wine: 92 Points
Golden in colour a Rich Creamy sparkler, full of Brioche with plenty of bubbles. For a 10+ year old bubbly drank very well and a perfect choice for a Christmas morning starter.
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12/25/2021 - ScaryMoceri Likes this wine: 95 Points
Incredibly effervescent and dry. Eating g with CA sturgeon cavier placed on a Pringle. The Krug cuts through the salt and brine nicely.
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12/25/2021 - richard.presser Likes this wine: 93 Points
Wonderful yeasty, rich champers.
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12/24/2021 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
One of the very old ones (tan label) to celebrate a good friend's birthday. I was predisposed to think this would be the best of all of the champagnes and I have to say it was good, but not 100% great and it seemed to fade a bit quicker than I expected it to which was surprising. It's definitely aged and nutty and more complex and yet the oxidation is almost a bit overpowering with more time in the glass. From an auction and so who knows on the storage although the bottles look truly pristine.
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12/24/2021 - mxpbuy Likes this wine: 94 Points
My favorite MV. A relatively recently disgorged bottle, loads of bubbles, bold ripe citrus and touch of berry notes. Hints of cream, straw and perfect balance. Long finish.
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12/20/2021 - Monaco Likes this wine: 94 Points
PNP from 375ml as aperitif for my wife's 40th. Initial acidity softened after about 30 min in the glass. After that, it disappeared very quickly. Always a delight
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12/20/2021 - MarkLA wrote: 95 Points
375ml Roy Welland auction bottle with code V742 (Disgorged Jul/Aug '07). In really great shape despite the smaller format with ripe yellow apple & lemon, dried apricot, shaved fennel, and a zesty, salty finish. It gained intensity and mouthfeel the longer it sat in glass. Fantastic with many more years to go.
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12/9/2021 - I'd Rather Be Drinking Wine Likes this wine: 95 Points
Epic Napa Trip - Day 5: Tasted at Harlan Estates - Brioche, citrus, tart green apple, pear, Meyers lemon, toast and good minerality and saline....what else can you say, except it is Krug! Always delicious, and this bottle was no exception....I did only have a small glass, as I was saving my palate for Harlan!
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12/9/2021 - galewskj wrote: 93 Points
Napa trip day 5: Served ice cold at Harlan. Delicious. Fabulously toasty while also having lift and zesty lemon.
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12/6/2021 - I'd Rather Be Drinking Wine Likes this wine: 95 Points
Epic Napa Trip - Day 2: Tasted at Bond Winery - Nothing like a glass of Krug to start off your day! Our first stop was Bond, and we were greeted with this Champagne...you could already sense this was going to be a special day!
TN - Well, it's Krug! Not sure which edition, but I suspect a latter one as I am sure they go through bottles pretty quick! Plenty of citrus, brioche, apple and pear. Nice tight bubbles and a creamy mouthfeel....one of my favorite Champagnes and for sure my favorite NV Champagne! 95 points today!
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12/6/2021 - galewskj wrote: 93 Points
Napa trip day 2 (Napa): Served ice cold at Bond. Delicious. Fabulously toasty while also having lift and zesty lemon.
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12/5/2021 - jviz wrote: 93 Points
169 base from .375. Young, no dominant features. Great salinity, midpalate weight, and persistence on the finish. These of course should be held a long time, just hard to do in this format.
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12/5/2021 - Edouard84 Likes this wine: 95 Points
Base wine is 2007, with vintages down to 1990.
Fantastic Champagne, as usual.
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12/4/2021 - jsmorris707 Likes this wine: 96 Points
ID#114012-2006 base. Similar to prior note after PNP; outstanding, drink or hold
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12/3/2021 - Nerdy Earth Boy Likes this wine: 95 Points
The HOLY GRAIL! We drank this delightful bottle with a true Krug Lover in the The Hague, Netherlands. Dry to the taste with delicate bubbles.
A light floral of pears peaches and apricot. Absolutely perfect taste with every sip being a spark of Holiday JOY. Krug is a timeless Winner.
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11/30/2021 - BenBlu Likes this wine: 95 Points
149eme en magnum - beautiful acidity and freshness given the age, in perfect balance and with a nice knack of salted caramel. Drinking superbly - this is what aged Krug GC is all about.
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11/25/2021 - acyso wrote: 95 Points
Beige label. The little insert that came with paper carton which enclosed this bottle says that Krug has over 140 years of experience making wine, which given that they would have written 150 if that were in fact the case, leads me to the conclusion that this bottle was released between 1984 to 1993. Which all means that this is probably among (if not) the oldest Krug I've had. And truth be told, while I've long believed that we should be aging our Grande Cuvées, this might be a little too much for me. An intensely autumnal nose with dried apricots and peaches, as well as plenty of dense, rich sweetness from the fruit. The palate shows a hint of rancio and more of the browning fruit flavours, but the classic Krug signature is there in spades -- the rich waves of intense, oxidatively-styled winemaking. Extremely concentrated in flavour, it's almost a little too much, but then you realize it's a long day and you're not in a hurry...
Coming back to this a few hours later, it becomes clear that these older Champagnes need some oxygen to freshen up and get back in gear. Even more Krug notes have emerged, and the air has tightened up the palate (like trussing up a turkey). There's a brilliant, sinewy vein of acidity throughout this wine now. So much better now. It's always a treat to be able to enjoy a special bottle over the course of a day.
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11/6/2021 - azscot wrote: 93 Points
Not sure if this a characteristic of a 37l bottle but the second glass was better than the first which seemed muted with little or no bubbles.
Second glass has the characteristic brioche of a Krug grand cuvée. great champagne with medium acidity and long finish.
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11/5/2021 - amenges Likes this wine: 93 Points
Great toasty notes on the nose. Replicated during tasting with the toast notes as well as pears and a bit of apples.
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11/1/2021 - Krokfjord Likes this wine: 95 Points
Ukjent utgave men tipper basevin ca 2000: Røde epler, mandler, søt bakst – modenhetsaromaer av kaffe og karamell, men med en deilig kontrasterende umami-tone og friskhet, kilende bobler. Fyller munnhulen men sitter samtidig langt nedi svelget med en lang, bitter utgang – hvis det kan være en kompliment å ha smakskurve som fasongen på et rumpetroll, er metaforen herved lansert. Dør litt hen etter en times tid, da kaffe & karamell tar litt overhånd og energien forsvinner. Men på topp var dette fantastisk.
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11/1/2021 - 911PWR Likes this wine: 95 Points
Edition 163, golden straw colour, delicate effervescence. Wonderful typical Krug nose, like pieces of peeled crisp green apple. The mouth feel lingers for minutes, still holding miles of fresh acidity, shows this has many years to further mature, great now, suspect my other bottles will be better over the coming years
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10/30/2021 - hajoha wrote: 92 Points
Krug Grande Cuvee (base tippes rundt 2000 eller sent 90)
Meget pen modning her.
Krydder, kaffe, nøtter og nedfallsepler.
Flott nese som er på høyden nå.
Fullmoden på smak også - dette blir ikke bedre med årene.
Dette er skikkelig deilig å drikke nå.
Skal man pirke litt, er den kanskje ørlite slapp i fisken.
Strammer seg til i finish.
Meget lang med moden frukt - svakt bitter.
Deilig vin, muligens såvidt passert høyden.
Flater helt ut etter en stund i glasset. 92-93p
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10/23/2021 - Sundbyberg wrote: 93 Points
My ninth time with the Krug cuvée and this was good as always, albeit a bit on the young side. Latest release, probably.
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10/21/2021 - MC2 Wines wrote:
Wine Spectator 40th Anniversary; 10/21/2021-10/23/2021 (Marriott Marquis): 169th Edition. It's a really lovely wine. Always enjoy Krug.
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10/20/2021 - tanduybui Likes this wine: 95 Points
Unlike the last bottle, this 162 edition bottle was superb.
Great lift, depth, complexity and and a beautiful creamy finish. The aroma was peach, honey, brioche with a highly refined mousse. Body was honeysuckle, streamlined acidity and great depth of complexity - apple, nuts and etc. Finish was nicely weighted and balanced with a fine mineral structure.
Drink now or could easily go for another 6+ years. I would recommend decanting carefully into the right decanter to fully experience this wonderful wine.
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10/17/2021 - KenK Likes this wine: 93 Points
This was delicious for a mature Krug MV. Golden in color, derp rich concentrated flavors of nutty sweet dried apples with plenty of zesty lift. The reason you age great Champagne.
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10/17/2021 - jerhardt wrote:
Edition 164. Two years since my last bottle. With sushi alongside a comparatively disappointing Leclapart. A fantastic showing; accessible, complex, and open but not heavy or overbearing. Was universally liked and drained quickly.
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10/16/2021 - lovanc@outlook.com wrote:
Delicious rich champagne. Really yeasty/ toasty notes with yellow apple and floral notes.
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10/15/2021 - D'Yquembe Mutumbo wrote: 93 Points
Delicious if lacking a bit of the 'wow' factor you get in vintage Krugs. Brioche, lemon peel, oyster shell, lovely effervescence. Worth getting for a taste of Krug at a somewhat reasonable price point.
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9/27/2021 - NickNYC Likes this wine: 93 Points
No ID and no indication of the Edition number on the label. beautiful wine, refined, orange peel and warm spices. the palate is delicate, long and fresh, very fine bubble. very collected.
Edit: Thanks to RolfT, I was able to identify the year of disgorgement with the code on the cork : V 751, so disgorged in 2007. by the way, for more info regarding the identification of the age of a Grande Cuvée, i recommend this site: https://winetomas.wordpress.com/2012/11/05/how-to-identify-the-age-of-a-krug-grande-cuvee/
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9/3/2021 - BenBlu Likes this wine: 96 Points
1990 Champagne / Bordeaux / N Rhone (London): Opened 3 hours ahead of serving. 146eme (90 base) side by side Krug 90 vintage and DP90. The trio was on the same level with several picking this GC as their favourite. More depth and nuttiness vs the tiny bit fresher 90 vintage, but both very similar and cut from same lovely cloths. Beautiful now!
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9/2/2021 - MC2 Wines wrote:
Epic Bordeaux for an Epic Birthday!; 9/1/2021-9/12/2021 (Paris & Bordeaux): Red label so probably from the 90's we think. Man these are good with some age. Also a contender to me for WOTN. Get more of the nuttiness in it. It's got the age tones but honestly is still quite young and fresh and could have had a long life ahead. Would love to find more of the old ones of these.
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9/1/2021 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
Epic Bordeaux for an Epic Birthday!; 9/1/2021-9/12/2021 (Paris & Bordeaux): The 168th edition. Never disappoints and still shows its pedigree even when quite young. It's a great wine and a lovely sipper. Also a perfect pairing with a slightly spicy mussel pasta that I ordered.
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9/1/2021 - mflesh wrote: 94 Points
Krug ID It says that this is based on the 2008 vintage, with the earliest vintage being 1990. This one has a lot of reductive character with lime, lemongrass, white peach. Yet, also has a lot of roasted nuts, buttery type characteristics of more a oxidative style champagne. Tiny bubbles which were quite satisfying. Not so sure I have had a Krug like this In a while. I think this is the last 375 that is primarily the 2008 vintage (Not speaking about the full size bottles). But, this one was definitely savored and a great treat after an extremely hard day at work. This probably would have gone very well with a mixed bag of fruits, but there was no time for that!! Sometimes the best opportunity for champagne is quite spontaneous as this one definitely was. Wishing I had more of these!
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8/22/2021 - randyjc wrote: 88 Points
The ID tells me this “received its cork” in 2013. My Krug experience is limited - maybe ten bottles over the last few years. But this was disappointing. It seemed tired with no acidic snap and the bubbles seemed to be about half of what they should be. The flavor profile is quite good but with the predominance of pinots noir and meunier, the lush flavors don’t have anything carrying them. So, overall, kind of sad since we had saved the bottle to drink at the end of the day of our 45th anniversary. But - the day was great!
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8/21/2021 - gudnasonWine Likes this wine: 97 Points
#3 place in the flight with Bollinger RD and Bollinger 2012 grand cuve. Tasting with Lisa Gudnason Karen Freimark. Crazy the Krug would be a third place, but here we are. Nose was brioche and granny smith apple, taste more toward apple pie, with the pastry notes coming out. Medium finish. Still an outstanding champagne. Paired so well with Bellavitano raspberry cheese, really elevated it. 168 edition, Id 319023
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8/20/2021 - Stefif wrote: 88 Points
quite a disappointment. May be too old?
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8/17/2021 - vinkeger wrote: 95 Points
169eme. Veldig hvit og tight i begynnelsen. Breier seg ut med luft, men forblir nok en relativt slank og stram utgave av denne vinen. Uansett en strålende Champagne.
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8/12/2021 - RolfT wrote: 94 Points
M441 - judging from the cork code, a 2004 release.
Charmingly mature and in a great spot. Will drink well for many years, but not sure if it will actually improve from here.
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7/25/2021 - acyso wrote: 90 Points
V511; florets label. Not the best bottle of this label that I've had, not that it's a bad bottle either. Shows a little more browning than I'm accustomed to for the age, with some nice brown spice and brioche notes. Quite nutty on the palate, the complexity is there but at the same time this feels a little disjoint. I wonder if there were some storage issues at some point in the past with this bottle (which is strange because I have had other bottles from the same source with no concerns). Still, enjoyable enough.
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7/10/2021 - KB_001 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Edition 164, riktigt bra men inte lika mäktig som sist jag drack Krug (166:e). Lite endimensionell till en början men öppnade upp efter ca en halvtimme i glaset. Bra upplevelse.
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7/3/2021 - bbq_grandcru Likes this wine: 90 Points
A bit simple and one dimensional but still very good. Some mild burnt nut taste that did not appeal.
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7/2/2021 - drjb Likes this wine: 96 Points
Edition #160 - based on 2004 vintage. This bottle opened beautifully after a long cellar slumber with a clear pale straw colour and a rich nose of white peach, pale cherries, grapefruit, nougat, nuts and touches of honey. The palate was beautifully intense and enlivened by a brisk and fine mousse. There was a fine line of chalk and acidity that remains quite gripping in the finest sense. An elegant, poised and fresh Champagne as good as anything I've had this year.
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6/24/2021 - rocknroller wrote: 95 Points
Jason Goes Nuts & Guys Ride Again (Jason's, St. Paul, MN): Light medium gold color. Drank a couple glasses over an hour plus. 162eme, 2006 base, PN22%, C35%, PM21%, disgirged winter 2012. Lovely toast rich and generous, apple blossoms, baked pear, raising dough, almond meal, wow this ticks really high on the olfactory senses. The palate is full and deep with pear, chalk, apple, toast and almond. Wonderful, showing some maturity now too.
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6/24/2021 - galewskj wrote: 93 Points
The Guys Ride Again (Jason and Mariellen's): This bottle is the 162eme edition built around the 2006 vintage. This champagne seemed a little flat initially, although it had zippy acid. The subtle complexity built and it really opened up after 45 minutes. Fairly chaulky.
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6/24/2021 - dcwino wrote: 95 Points
Justin's bachelor party (Gravitas - Washington, DC): En magnum with slightly less than a decade of bottle age. Expressive nose displaying apple, baked apple, a hint of lemon curd, oyster shell, marzipan, sweet spices and limestone mineral. Beautifully integrated palate, nicely layered pure concentrated yellow fruit, find generous mousse, beautiful balance and precision, perfect amount of acidity and mineral, and a seamless long sweet yellow fruit driven mineral finish. Although youthful, this shows beautiful harmony and balance.
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6/24/2021 - I'd Rather Be Drinking Wine Likes this wine: 96 Points
The Return of Guys Night Out!: I think Krug makes the best NV Champagne, period. It is always a pleasure to drink their Champagne. This bottle is the 162eme Edition (you can get info from this bottle ID - 113006 - using Krug's website). It was built around the 2006 vintage and features blends of 1990 and up.
The wine shows plenty of brioche, hay and minerality on the nose. The palate shows plenty of fresh baked bread, yeast, pear, apple and some stone fruit all wrapped in chalky minerality. A superb wine and 95+ to 96 with ease.
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6/23/2021 - BBinSC wrote: 93 Points
The Ghost of Tom Collins
Bottle 4
Marked down ever so slightly from the previous bottle, perhaps because it followed the MOD Rose. The acidity wasn't as high as the MOD, but this bottle makes up for it with prodigious depth and roundness. Still has plenty of acid. Delicious and always a treat.
QPR 7 (of 10)
Aging it's Krug, don't worry about it
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6/22/2021 - Peech Likes this wine: 95 Points
Red and gold label, purchased mid-2000s. Half bottle. Sooooo beautiful! Tons of plum, a little Chinese licorice, Chinese salted plums with savory notes. Really loving the acidity and aftertaste. So nice and complex after all these years.
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6/21/2021 - Tartiflette wrote: 91 Points
Edition 161th. Very lovely Champagne but not their best. Lacked the greatness I expect in a Krug.
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6/20/2021 - coremill wrote: 91 Points
375mL. Edition 168; 52% Pinot Noir, 35% Chardonnay, 13% Pinot Meunier; base 2012; 42% reserve wines, oldest wine 1996; disgorged Autumn 2018.
Unusually acidic and linear. Lots of powerful tart green apple, less of the classic Krug oxidative notes, good minerality. Tight and needs time. Outclassed on the night by the 02 Dom.
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6/20/2021 - acyso wrote: 95 Points
Another Sunday service at Jade Court (Chicago, IL): V521; florets label. As usual, the older bottlings of this wine are the better ones. No exception today for this brilliantly rich and palate-coating edition. Slightly nutty with some browning fruit, though still with plenty of richness. Classic Krug, don't think there's really much more to write.
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6/12/2021 - aquacongas Likes this wine: 97 Points
Semiblind
Typical Krug, Grande Cuvee. So complex, dried fruits as apricot, orange peel, candied citrus fruit. Still fesh and fine bubbles. If a have a good bottle of grande cuvee 2nd or 3rd label then you are in champagne heaven. 97
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6/6/2021 - Marc wrote: 95 Points
Abbot Street Delights (Abbot Street, Ngaio, Wellington, New Zealand): Cellared for approximately 10 years this wine is totally refined, shows exemplary freshness and displays a very dry, yet intense palate structure. Multi-dimensional wine with toast, meal and yeast notes. It has the complexity of brilliant elevage and bottle age, alongside an almost youthful personality. Top-flight Champagne.
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6/5/2021 - RolfT wrote: flawed
Old bottle with gold label. Over the hill. Suspect poor storage
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6/4/2021 - SuperSomm wrote:
169th edition. Deep gold colour. Pronounced nose with ripe yellow apples, baked lemon, lemon peel, brioche, toast, caramel, roasted walnuts, honey and wet stone. Pronounced taste of ripe yellow apple, baked lemon, lemon peel, brioche, toast, caramel, roasted walnuts, honey, butter and wet stone. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Full body. Small and lively bubbles. An outstanding Champagne with an incredible palate that is ready to enjoy now. Needed 15 min in the glass to open. Drink now or within 10 years
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5/31/2021 - Monkeyskeleton Likes this wine:
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5/31/2021 - Oscaro Likes this wine: 94 Points
164eme. Öppnar med den typiska krugparfymen men är initialt lite försiktig i doften. Efter en timme i glaset börjar den växa och massor av vita blommor dyker upp, tillsammans med röda äpplen, vit choklad och kaffe. Syran är som väntat väldigt hög, men oerhört precis. Fantastisk längd och en komplexitet som inte Comtes når upp till. Dricker bra nu men kommer fortsätta förbättras i många år till.
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5/29/2021 - Hojun-na-Wine Likes this wine:
Medium hay color, pronounced mousse which settles into fine bubbles.
Pronounced nose of ripe apples, biscuit, yeasty bread, and creamy grits.
On the palate ripe red apples and honed minerality.
Medium+ body, medium- alcohol, medium+ acidity.
There’s so much ripe apple it almost feels like I’m drinking a cider. A super expensive, delicious cider. Love Krug.
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5/25/2021 - Musigny1955 Likes this wine: 96 Points
{Bought on release, last of a case and a half; tasted with monthly tasting group} V551 on cork, likely release 2005 with base 1999 or 2000 (Based on RolfT's prior note); stored in same spot x 16 years. Refreshing, elegant, yet tons of depth and length; marzipan notes. Wonderful showing, astoundingly fresh.
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5/13/2021 - RolfT wrote: 95 Points
Cork stamp: V741- so a 2007 release with 2001 as base vintage.
This bottle was less developed and fresher than a bottle tasted 1.5 years ago with cork stamp V75(?). Drinking exceptionally now and seems to have lots of potential for further improvement. 95+
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5/11/2021 - Montecalvo Likes this wine: 93 Points
as usual awesome.
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5/8/2021 - RenatoDN Likes this wine: 100 Points
Magnifica
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4/29/2021 - whits Likes this wine: 93 Points
From a .375 that went too quickly, lemon, nuts and fresh bread scents, rich and generous with plenty of mineral streamed though the palate, notes of lemon, orange peel, white flower and toasted almond fill in, fresh and racy, excellent with vegetable tempura
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4/29/2021 - devraj Likes this wine: 94 Points
Medium yellow in color with fine, vigorous beads. Classic Krug aromas of yellow citrus oils, wet rocks, hint of almond skin and toast on the nose. Painfully intense palate shows focused beam of yellow citrus zest, minerals, excellent acidity and long toast and floral finish. Superb.
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4/11/2021 - jhw425 wrote: 94 Points
Doesn’t get any better than this for NV
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4/6/2021 - jwsmith wrote: 94 Points
164 Ed is starting to evolve drinking very nice...
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4/5/2021 - KenK Likes this wine: 92 Points
Purchased in early 2006, this was drinking marvelous with rich yeasty deep flavors, tight dine bubbles and nice vibrancy. Remarkable how well stored bottles of these can age.
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4/5/2021 - Johno's Cellar Likes this wine: 94 Points
Dense meaty heavy or intense wine of character. Was a little closed at the start that opened up offer 30 mins or so. As always a food wine that’s asking of you as much as you do of it.
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3/28/2021 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Another outstanding half bottle, about a year in my possession. ID 318027. Youngest wine 2012, oldest 1996. So maybe its the 1996 kicking it up a notch in there.
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3/11/2021 - shifter Likes this wine: 93 Points
From half. 168eme. Wonderful showing on the nose with yeasty notes, lemon curd and a fine minerality. Acidity on the palate was toned down a bit in this bottle, but no less enjoyable. Paired beautifully with hot sorpressata, manchego and tomme.
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3/1/2021 - bill00 wrote: 93 Points
Pre Krug ID bottle. Golden colored with mature aromatics and still plenty of freshness. Delicious as always.
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2/28/2021 - beatles wrote: 93 Points
Gold label, with the Krug name written in curve - cork said 1041; I am guessing deg. in 2000. Sure signs of age, some oxidized note. but extemely fresh none the less with a very vibrant acidity, that lead JR to guess a base of 2008-wine. Citrus, coffee, vanilla, butter, ths onde disappeared rather fast ...
#Jan&Kira&Roberto #Coronadayxxxxx
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2/18/2021 - coremill wrote: 93 Points
375mL. #319027, 169eme/2013 base, disgorged Summer 2019. Superb, the classic Krug concentrated/slightly oxidative/mineral style.
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2/18/2021 - Thirsty1 Likes this wine:
Delicious and consistent with previous notes.
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2/15/2021 - pfleche@gmail.com Likes this wine: 95 Points
Pretty amazing! Still fruity and effervescent, a complex wine.
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2/14/2021 - JCGuthrie wrote:
Out of 375. Having a hard time keeping my hands off these! Toasty, layered nose with lemon zip on the palate. Probably needs more time to show its best, but very enjoyable now, and a treat with king crab on V-Day.
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2/13/2021 - moods wrote: 95 Points
161eme edition. Light golden color. A fine mousse with a bead of tiny bubbles. Bread, citrus, butter, and nuts on the nose. Palate chock full of zippy citrus fruit, honey and nuts. Long and harmonious, like a classic symphony. Just a joy to drink.
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2/12/2021 - tanduybui wrote:
This was a 162 emergency edition. I have not rated this bottle as it was not flawed but it was not to the usual standard. Flat, inelegant and a bit non-descript so will open another one soon for another try!
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1/25/2021 - eschaefer Likes this wine: 97 Points
Krug 166ieme is the friggin bomb. ‘Nuff said. Highest recommendation.
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1/24/2021 - Ksalling Likes this wine: 90 Points
Would have thought it was much higher on Chardonnay than it was noted. Feminine, fresh og a bit floral.
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1/20/2021 - angryphoton Likes this wine: 93 Points
2006 Base, has hints of hazelnut, marzipan and a dried mushroom umami. A complex champagne that has more savory flavors than your typical bright fruited champagne. It has the typical Krug style but in a slightly lighter degree as the oxidized flavors are more subtle than usual, but is still there. Very fine bubbles with a nice complex finish, lovely.
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1/18/2021 - acyso wrote: flawed
Florets label, V721. Slightly corked, but I drank most of the bottle anyway.
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1/16/2021 - Ricktavi76 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Lovely nose. Enjoyed it with a mild cheese and crackers.
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1/15/2021 - RolfT wrote: 94 Points
Cork stamp V911
Likely a 2003 based (159 edition).
Loads of coffee beans and caramel, a sour lactic note. Good intensity, broad, dark flavors.
I love this, but not up among the greatest GC.
Caught this wine at a good point. Seems fully mature and about to start decline.
A bottle from same lot tasted in spring 19 seemed fresher.
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1/10/2021 - RichardP wrote: 92 Points
Yellow apple with notes of almonds, lemon citrus, grapefruit citrus, and chalk, with a fine bubble and a creamy texture. Excellent, but only an average to good value at over $100.
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1/9/2021 - HL Pong Likes this wine: 93 Points
Appearance: Golden lemon, fine but dissipated bubbles with legs.
On nose: Med+ intensity, Curtius: lemon, white flower: honeysuckle, brioche, some buttery, and a hunch of woodiness.
On the palate: med+ acidity, very gentle touching without any sharp edging. The unmistakable signature creaminess, citrus, white flora followed with some biscuits on the mid-palate. Med+ finishing with light savory and mineral.
I am not a Fan of Krug but still, this is a bottle of lovely champagne. The gentle mouth feeling brings me some memories of the old folks of colleagues chatting happily together. Realy want to have one more zip after another. Cheers!
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1/8/2021 - cos65 Likes this wine:
Creamy brioche hazelnut flavors with a hint of citrus
Completely tireless drinking.
Lovely from 375
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1/2/2021 - Mipesu Likes this wine: 95 Points
Unverwechselbar: die nahezu cremige Textur ist einzigartig. Nach etwas Marzipan eröffnet sich eine wahre Aromaexplosion. Für mich eine äusserst präzise und unaufdringliche Cuvée, die ihresgleichen sucht.
Unmistakable: the almost creamy texture is unique. After a bit of marzipan, a true explosion of aromas opens up. For me still an extremely precise and unobtrusive cuvée that is unparalleled.
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1/1/2021 - drwinston Likes this wine: 95 Points
Code on the cork: V1031 i.e. disgorged May/June 2010
Really excellent now:
golden color
nose of Brioche with hazelnut, caramel
very long and complex at palate
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1/1/2021 - streethawk Likes this wine: 95 Points
166ème Édition from 375mL. Just terrific length, acidity, and complexity. Notes of brioche, lemon, hazelnut. Way too easy to drink!
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1/1/2021 - Purple Tooth wrote: 94 Points
Never drink great Champagne, too cold! That is a no no...This is an example of a champagne that should truly be drank on the chilled side without being too cold. As you can imagine, lots of work goes into this to create that signature character year after year to hit that balance between buttered toast, nuts, and superb brightness from acidity. Lacks a bit of length to be great, but its a delicious sipping Chapmagne for sure, and to me, better than many vintage Krug out there...Drink or hold lightly
*Drank alongside the 2004 Krug, this was just as interesting, and a split decision between the 2 of us.
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12/31/2020 - DCHawkeye Likes this wine: 93 Points
The second bottle opened for the New Year's Eve festivities with a small group of friends, and a follow-up to the '08 Pol Roger Blanc de Blancs, and a very different wine.
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12/31/2020 - Mipesu Likes this wine: 96 Points
Unmistakable: the almost creamy texture is unique. After a bit of marzipan, a true explosion of aromas opens up. For me still an extremely precise and unobtrusive cuvée that is unparalleled.
Goes along perfectly with my homemade lobster-bisque.
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12/31/2020 - geoffreychambertin Likes this wine: 93 Points
Bottle pre-dates Krug ID and 1xx-emes. Picked this up at a local QFC where its probably been sitting on the shelf since release. An absolute banger. Will need to buy and age more Krug.
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12/30/2020 - jwsmith wrote: 90 Points
This was a 162 bottling was in a funny phase small to no bubbles felt aged..
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12/25/2020 - Stefanos T. Likes this wine: 93 Points
V651 on the cork -> disgorgement in Oct/Nov 2006. Had bought from a friend ten years ago. Oxidative style, rich with fine mousse and very satisfying. Not sure, however, it's worth the money, but on Champagne the amount spent as well as the label are part of the 'enjoyment'. As a comparison a Jacquesson 741 at around 50 euros was just as enjoyable though in a very different style, while other Champagnes at the same price are not nearly as good...
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12/25/2020 - Rupert wrote:
A751 on the cork, which means I think it was disgorged in the autumn of 2007. Very rich, buttery, plush but lacking oomph.
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12/24/2020 - bram_epicurien Likes this wine: 93 Points
Christmas Eve in Singapore. Nice golden Color. Beautiful nose - peach, orange, biscuit, smoke, nuts, vanilla is what I smell initially. Med acidity, Med body, Med alcohol, high flavor intensity, Long finish. I taste Grand Marnier combined with a very smoky touch. Chewy, saltiness, vegetal notes, biscuit and honey, beautiful and with a very Long finish.
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12/23/2020 - Danneskjöld Likes this wine: 95 Points
168.
Dyp gul på farge. Salt. Nøtter. Røyk. Litt fruktighet kommer frem med luft.
Enorm konsentrasjon. Salt preg følger på smak. Bra lengde.
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12/18/2020 - Colpete Likes this wine: 93 Points
A nice champagne. Honeysuckle and green apples, with notes of fresh grass.
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12/18/2020 - SlimShaney Likes this wine: 96 Points
Subtle but surely masculine. Delicate woody notes because you're so confident you just know it. Sit back and watch everyone else because you don't care if they're watching you.
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12/1/2020 - galewskj wrote: 93 Points
From a 375. Full of potential and energy. This was bursting with lemon and acidity. Not much toastiness. A pleasure to drink but I'll hold my remaining bottles for at least a year, although I suspect the wife will be begging to open one sooner.
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11/30/2020 - RedLoverJim Likes this wine:
NR. This was a bottle recently found tucked away in a liquor store that's very much non-fine wine oriented. From the label style, cork, and known ages of some other NV Champagnes I found with it, it dates from around 1999. While currently it was on its side in a darkish corner at sub 70F conditions, I couldn't guess at storage conditions for the last two decades. Still a little hiss upon opening. Oxidized in nature. It wasn't spoiled at all, but it was over the hill in the same way some women are still sexy in their sixties. Past prime perhaps, but still a lot to offer. Glad I have a second bottle of it.
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11/29/2020 - Buick455 wrote: 93 Points
This was so nice. Medium golden yellow. Very nice mouth feel. Very good structure, balance. Smooth yet powerfull and lots of complexity. Long finish.
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11/28/2020 - johnny.abihaidar@octapharma.se wrote:
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11/27/2020 - AllRed wrote: 92 Points
Annual Friendsgiving Gathering (TLV's): Courtesy of tlv. Lot 113001 disgorged eight years ago. Notes of baked pear, marshmallow and cashew. Fine bead. Orchard fruit, caramel and toasted cashew flavors. 92-93 pts.
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11/27/2020 - Vino Me wrote: 93 Points
Opened by Lostverse. Disgorged in 12/13. Lot 113001. A blend of vintages from 1990 to 2005 44% Pinot Noir, 37% Chardonnay and 19% Pinot Muenier. Clear straw color. Nutty nose. Sweeter profile. Notes of peaches, toast and chamomile. Lighter bead. 93 points.
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11/27/2020 - Eric Becker Likes this wine: 95 Points
A split bottle with base vintage 2007. Never had a Krug Grande Cuvée, which was less than stellar. A Champagne, which has (almost) no substitute. Challenging with its complexity, yet at the same time simply delicious and heartwarming.
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11/25/2020 - Sotto325 wrote: 92 Points
It is always a privilege to drink Krug, and while this 375 was not a top cuvee, it had all of the tension, subtle elegance and fiercely firm but balanced acidity that made for a perfect companion to white truffles and pasta. Tight, plentiful bubbles, a nose starting with lemon curd and flowers, a relatively rich palate with hints of lemon, orange zest, honey and even vanilla. Will develop but nice now.
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11/24/2020 - blaahhi wrote: 93 Points
Pre-Krug ID bottle, so no information about the vintages used or degorgement date (guessing late 90s or early 2000s). Lots of small bubbles. Citrus, hay and slight oxidative notes on the nose. The bright-toned palate brings in more citrus, some toasty character and mid-toned fruit with a hint of honey. Fine mousse and long finish. Very tasty and at a good spot now, with bright citrus fruit as well as some understated oxidative complexity lurking beneath.
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11/22/2020 - Raizes Likes this wine: 92 Points
（编号163）柠檬、柑橘、燧石、少许焦糖和酵母气息，芳香持久且在高酸度的指引下展现了非常鲜活的一面，但也让细腻度略打了一点折扣。
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11/22/2020 - mye Likes this wine:
Half bottle acquired before the days where bottles were labelled in the 160s. I love the MV Krug with a few years post DG. Slight oxidative notes, hints of honey, almond, mixed with great citrus fruit and acidity. Lovely stuff.
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11/18/2020 - Order66 wrote: 85 Points
168th. Scents of rocks, brioche, honey and peanuts. Aggressively fizzy, it wasn’t a slacker after some of those bubbles dissipated. Notes of American biscuits, peaches, honey, pie crust and butter but still kept its clean acidity. It’s okay, personally I’m not a big Krug fan but the 168th is something I could get behind if I drank enough of it. Full disclosure I am a Lanson/Salon/Taittinger fan. We enjoyed it with some classically English fish and chips with some gherkins. After a few hours it got shy, and the following day nothing but bubbles and faint notes of almonds and honey. Might get better with six to seven more years. Definitely a drinkable wine.
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11/17/2020 - christyler wrote:
Older 375, pre-ID. Strong showing - has the funky older white wine thing going on but with great acidity and texture.
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11/17/2020 - Ewhite30 Likes this wine:
From 163eme. Baked lemon, pear and crusty bread notes on the nose. Lemon rind, spiced zest, bruised apple and pear over the palate. There's a tropical note at the finish and a subtle caramel note behind the fruit. Lovely to drink, great weight and acid cut. Perfectly in balance.
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11/14/2020 - shifter Likes this wine: 93 Points
From half. 168eme. Lovely nose with brioche toast and lemon zest. Zippy acidity on the palate with great balance of flavors. Should continue to develop, but very high level for a MV.
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11/10/2020 - streethawk Likes this wine: 95 Points
164ème édition from 375mL. Delightful as always. Krug has never let me down! Great pairing for fresh seafood and sushi.
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11/10/2020 - JCGuthrie wrote: 94 Points
From 375. Deep and complex brioche, toast and almonds on the nose. Great length on the palate. Gets even better with time in glass. My first Krug, loved it!
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11/7/2020 - Kim Gerner wrote: 90 Points
Krug vertical and horisontal tasting and lunch with Margareth Henriquez (Geranium): Warming up: Basewine is 2010, Lots of green apple(peel), lemon, honey, coffee and actually a little nutty after some time in the glass, medium finish. Too young, needs time to develop
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11/7/2020 - kkleg wrote: 93 Points
Deep golden color. Big nose of yeast and baked apple. Well balanced palate, with deep flavors of green apple, honey, and baked bread.
Krug ID 312033 (Summer 2012. 1990-2005. 134 wines from 12 vintages.)
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11/7/2020 - jviz wrote: 93 Points
Hard to go wrong with MV Krug in .375. My only mistake is opening them too soon. All the usual oyster shell, mineral complexity and hint of sherry. This wine marries with mushrooms like none other
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11/6/2020 - Claret & CdP Gang Likes this wine: 94 Points
Pre birthday lunch, refined & finesse with fresh acidity, young
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11/5/2020 - Beachfan Likes this wine: 94 Points
Superb sharpness and length, lovely citrus hints, just delicious!
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10/31/2020 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
One of those wines that you know you can always rely on for quality. This was towards the end of the night and it's not entirely clear we needed more wine at this point and still it's Krug and so the nose entices and it's just always enjoyable. Really appreciate these.
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10/27/2020 - magyarsvensk Likes this wine: 96 Points
Fine beading and mousse. Color is gorgeous. Nose is powerful and complex. Caressing and gentle but long, with a dynamic finish. Bruised apple, spice, cream, lemon and lime, wet paint, flowers and a bit of basement.
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10/25/2020 - MauriceE wrote:
Krug grande cuvée is always a treat. I was never disappointed, regardless of the recent yearning for the exact release. I think the power of this wine is the constant quality of its release, non-vintage after non-vintage. We had the 161th release, with baseyear 2005. It was magic. Stunning with a delightful dish of Japanese-style wagyu with urchin, soy-sauce cured quail-egg, kizami-wasabi and caviar. Wine and dish pairing: absolutely stunning.
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10/18/2020 - WST Likes this wine:
This was an older half bottle, and I didn't check the cork to help determine the base year. Aged Krug GC's have few if any peers. They're magical. Citrus and hazelnut, honeyed brioche; such depth! Mineraled and majestic. Objet d'Art!
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10/18/2020 - hajoha wrote: 94 Points
Krug Grande Cuvee.
Ikke klart å finne baseårgang på denne.
Innkjøpt på VP 2012 så tipper 03 eller 04 base.
Trenger litt luft for å våkne fra dvalen.
Kommer seg og blir rett så vakker med fin begynnende modning.
Modne gule epler, spice, søtbakst, aprikosstein, og en svak røyktone i høstluften.
Bittesmå bobler - perfekt mousse.
Elegant anslag, men også rik og formfull.
Konsentrert flott frukt med stor dybde og en pen syrestrek.
Kan ligge lenger, men drikker bra nå.
Finishen er helt enorm.
Den vokser og vokser.
Brer seg helt ut til ørene - ikke ulikt smilet til selskapet som får den i glasset.
Særdeles lang ettersmak med en herlig miks av moden frukt, syre og mineralitet.
Krug ass❤️ 94-95p
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10/17/2020 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
Belated anniversary bubbles courtesy of the in-laws. I always love this wine. It is the champagne that first made me take notice of champagne. It's still young (I think this was a younger disgorgement - maybe 166?). Opens a bit in the glass. Bubbles like cashmere. Very tasty.
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10/17/2020 - cy_eats Likes this wine: 88 Points
Gift from Shane McBride & Jen
161eme Édition 312036
Golden color, nose: toasted brioche, quartz, honeysuckle, marshmallow
Taste: many small bubbles, Golden raspberries, Marcona almonds
Ate with pecking house fried chicken
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10/14/2020 - kingkanu wrote:
162nd edition, 2006 base, 163 different wines, 1990 the oldest. Lovely freshness to this, with depth and rich fruit, grilled nuts, delicious, good finish
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10/10/2020 - Peech Likes this wine:
Red and gold label. Magnum purchased mid-2000s. Ripe on the palate but not too oxidized... which was probably due to this being a magnum. Still some freshness on the palate, with nice minerality and a little savory. Showed some Chinese licorice notes 4 hours after opening.
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10/7/2020 - PaulNT Likes this wine: 94 Points
Shorlty after opening there was baked apple - rich soft bubbly centre with a green slightly acid skin - but over the evening I tasted notes of moka and soy. There was brioche of course. A weighty beautifully assembled champagne. I think this bottle, which I picked up in auction, had some age already. We drank it with sushi which proved a lovely pairing.
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10/4/2020 - richard.presser Likes this wine:
Toasty, yeasty, beginning to lose its fizz (an aged half). A delightful, rich joy. Good length. A little more gentle than I expected but a lovely way to celebrate 3 years since I met my queen in Paris.
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10/4/2020 - Xavier94 Likes this wine: 95 Points
(tasted blind) Guessed this to be vintage from maybe the early to mid 90's. Very mature color, classic Krug complexity and generosity of Brioche/bready type aromas, vanilla, white chocolate, Almond cake, Tiramisu bakery scents. With air time, you find a good core of apple comes to forefront, marzipan, ginger and a whiff of coffee. Fresh entry, creamy midpalate, incredible length. Lots of style here. Unapologetic-Krug style. Pity we could not identify the edition, as this was an older bottle. Among the older and enchanting Grand Cuvees tasted over the last couple of years.
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10/3/2020 - jsmorris707 Likes this wine: 96 Points
ID 412042, latest 2005. PNP, med. gold, creamy lemon with bread; outstanding, drink or hold
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10/3/2020 - jmoore431 wrote: 94 Points
A couple bottles got tucked away a little too well so this one was from before they placed "ID numbers" on them, therefore no idea what years composed the blend. Light golden color as that of a mature white burgundy with ample beading; baked apple, spices and coconut on the nose; rich and intense while still balanced and creamy textured. 94+ (I again tried a Zalto champagne flute with this and the nose came off as much sweeter, scented like vanilla hand lotion which made it also seem much sweeter and confected on the palate. I much preferred it from a small white wine glass which is what this note was based on.)
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9/27/2020 - Zweder wrote: 93 Points
Special International tasting group (@ Zarzo, Eindhoven, The Netherlands): Slightly mature bouquet with some mineral notes. On the palate focused and pleasant acidity, some minerals and development again and pleasant bitterness in the finish.
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9/27/2020 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
A little Krug for a little celebration.
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9/12/2020 - Beachfan Likes this wine: 94 Points
A little more citrus then stone, even born delightful than last time!
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9/7/2020 - Montesquieu wrote: 92 Points
Delicious as usual, though outshone by a Laherte-Freres at our event that cost a fraction as much.
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9/6/2020 - AaronMaxwell Likes this wine: 94 Points
Tiffany prefers this to the ‘08 dom. Had at dinner at Catch in San Francisco, and drank it from plastic cups *shrug*.
Green apple, mouth puckering acid, dry and fresh. This is a great wine that is exceptional at this price.
Paired nicely with lobster fettuccine, fresh ceviche, and mixed fried fish.
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9/5/2020 - AllRed wrote: 94 Points
Time to Taste 2000 Bordeaux (R&D's): Courtesy of MM. A bottle with the gold label between the old maroon labels but before the id was phased in, so this has some age. Code LLLGGX01187. Showing beautifully, with a glistening soft golden color and fine bead. Aromas of cashew, baked apple and brioche. Nothing oxidative or overly nutty/sherried, this is in a great place. Pear, marshmallow and cashew with a hint of lemon curd on the back end. Lovely.
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9/4/2020 - Somm David T Likes this wine: 93 Points
Starting the long Labor Day weekend in Big Sur the right way with a little N/V Krug Grande Cuvée. @Nepenthe
Happy Labor Day weekend all!
Noses reveals; heavy bruised red apple, Bosc pear, overripe pineapple, lemon meringue, tropical melons, lime zest, white spice, sea fossils, deep crisp chalkiness, grey volcanics, yeast & bread dough, nougat, baguette crust, limestone, caramel notes, cream, vanillin framed in yellow lilies, white & spring flowers & mixed greens.
The palate is, ripe, lush, fresh and lively. The mouthfeel all Krug beautiful. Bruised red & golden apple with hints of cider, Bosc pear, overripe pineapple, lemon meringue, tropical melons, white stone fruits, lime zest/candy, white spice, sea fossils, crisp chalkiness, grey volcanics, yeast & bread dough, nougat, baguette crust, limestone, caramel notes, cream, cream soda, vanillin framed in yellow lilies, spring flowers & mixed greens. The acidity is near perfect. The long, elegant, well knitted & balanced finish is gentle until the long set when you get a full presence of white spice and minerality that persists for minutes.
This bottle was composed around 2011 and is made from over 120 different wines that span over 10 years. It is 47% Pinot Noir, 36% Chardonnay & 17% Pinot Meunier.
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8/8/2020 - Osiris021 Likes this wine: 96 Points
5 years in my cellar. Just pure deliciousness.
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8/7/2020 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
The new release (I believe 168th). This wine is much more contemplative and a bit celebratory as we were having a 'bubble' dinner with some friends and friends of theirs whose company we've enjoyed quite a bit. It was a lovely evening and this was a great way to start it. The wine is young and to be honest still a bit tight (we'd had this about a week before and similar). Still, there's a lot there and it's enjoyable even in it's youth. Touch more almost earthy style. I'd say dark and brooding but it's funny describing a champagne that way. It did have that impression though. Some toast right at the end. Always one of my favorites esp in the NV range.
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8/6/2020 - dkwins Likes this wine: 94 Points
Nice for a big birthday celebration. Krug is always great, sophisticated and effervescent. A little tight, but otherwise nice subtle notes of citrus.
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8/1/2020 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
Wine is sometimes about time and place and while I always love Krug, this was a particularly lovely bottle to have. First wine in a long time and then it was paired with some caviar as well and shared with friends in our expanded bubble so pretty much this was just awesome. It's still very young and even just a bit tight. Kindof toasty and a bit nutty.
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8/1/2020 - BBinSC wrote: 93 Points
Still beautiful - this bottle might have faded a little. These bottles were purchased over 10 years ago, and I suspect it's evolved a little. Still a big wine, the edges are a little rounder, the yeast a little more subdued. It's still fantastic.
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7/31/2020 - olracx62 wrote: 92 Points
my first krug, cuvee 162, based on 2006 vintage, deg autumn 2013. To be honest i was expecting something different, more typical in a word. Krug cuvee is a perfectly crafted champagne, pricise, straight, with limited minerality which grows over time but remains always subtle and understated. Nice yellow color, fast bubbles, mouthfilling, truly enjoyable but not so memorable. In a hot afternnon under the leaves and crosses, with some drops at the end and my new glass in the bad day of atk
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7/29/2020 - drjb Likes this wine: 94 Points
Wine Group Dinner #176, Harvey's Restaurant, Brisbane. 2005 Grand Cru ( Ex-Gevrey ) Burgundy Dinner. (Harvey's Restaurant, James St, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane.): Wine Group Dinner #176, Harvey's Restaurant, Brisbane. 2005 Grand Cru Burgundy Dinner. Krug NV Edition No 162. This is an elegant linear style of Champagne with lots of white stone fruit characters with a touch of strawberry, brioche and honey on the nose. The fruit characters on the nose are reflected on the palate which is tightly wound with a lovely finish of zesty acid and minerality. Everything is in its place.
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7/27/2020 - aquacongas Likes this wine: 96 Points
not blind, disg 2007, so mainly 2000 base, should be Edition 156
At his peak, powerful, ripe tropical fruits as pineapple and mango, some candied fruits and nuts. Long finish
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7/25/2020 - Charlie Carnes Likes this wine: 94 Points
Classic Krug!
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7/19/2020 - AlphaMikeFoxtrot Likes this wine: 93 Points
30th birthday luncheon.
168th edition. Full bodied with acacia, lots of tree fruit, a little bit of yeast notes. Good intensity of both flavors and aromas. Lingers on the palate for a long time. Not oxidation yet. Excellent with ossetra caviar and homemade buckwheat blinis!
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7/14/2020 - cct wrote: 94 Points
After the first corked bottle.
Code V721 disgorged March/ April 2007. I am not sure of the base vintage. From the same 6 pack as my 2015 note.
Toast, autolytic notes, citrus pith, apple, and some honeyed, subtle nutty notes. Full bodied, yet beautifully balanced with great combination of power and precision. Laser sharp, chalky, and deep. This is drinking in a great place right now with plenty of time in hand. I really like where the Grand Cuvee ends up with a decade or more in the cellar. Delicious and in the zone. I suspect it will stay here for along time.
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7/14/2020 - cct wrote: flawed
TCA
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7/11/2020 - Peter Z. wrote: 96 Points
Base 1990
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7/10/2020 - I'd Rather Be Drinking Wine Likes this wine: 93 Points
From a split (.375L). About the wine:
Krug Grand Cuvee 163 EME, bottled in 2007 and released in 2012. The Champagne is 37% Pinot Noir, 32% Chardonnay and 31% Meunier.
This bottle showed signs of slight oxidation, but not enough to impact the bubbles or the enjoyment. Color was light gold with a nose of citrus and brioche. The palate was delicious with pear, Meyers lemon, and toast, with a hint of sweetness from the oak. The palate also showed a very slight straw and steel characteristic which I associate with the oxidation. I always enjoy this wine, and this bottle was no exception! I also toasted BDC for prompting me to open this! A solid 93
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7/5/2020 - Neurowine1 wrote:
From 375cc. There is only one Krug and I have always dug the incredible class and deep masculine flavors of this house. In particular, I have always appreciated the oxidative style of the MV. This particular btl, the 4th of the batch, tasted a bit out of balance and more oxidized than I would have liked. Hopefully some bottle variation here as I always look to Krug for special occasions. I have a couple more left. Fingers crossed.
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6/25/2020 - Topper wrote: 96 Points
Krug 163 from 2015. Really excellent. Kaleidoscopic flavors with perfect acidity and bright, complex flavors. Beautiful on it's own, or with rich food.
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6/21/2020 - streethawk Likes this wine: 94 Points
166ème Édition from 375mL. Brioche, hazelnut, citrus. Terrific acidity and length. Impossible to stop drinking. I probably drank this too early, but I have no regrets at all.
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5/30/2020 - jwsmith wrote: 94 Points
164 is so good ... starting to open and evolve
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5/26/2020 - appel54 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Bas: 2007
F: Guldgul färg, bra mousse
D: Rostat, grönäpplig, smör, krut, citrus, marsipan efterhand, honung
S: Äpplig, bra syra, medium+ längd, rund och tämligen balanserad, bra intensitet
Det är väldigt sällan Krug gör en besviken. Här är ännu ett bra exempel på en härlig Krug
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5/15/2020 - burgburgburg wrote: 93 Points
V721. Disgorge 2007 Summer. Astonishingly it's still a child. Punchy aroma of brioche, touch of toast, apple, gooseberries... Pronounced texture and delicate mousse. An expressive, vivid and young Grand Cuvee.
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5/15/2020 - Tony Ling Likes this wine: 94 Points
ID.314050 (163ème Édition. Blend of 183 wines, across 12 vintages with oldest 1990 to youngest 2007).
PNP into Zalto Burgundy glass (also into Zalto Universal / Burgundy glasses to test): Pale golden to the eyes.
Wow what finesse on nose already with golden citrus and orchard fruits like grapefruits and apples. Bread, yeast, toast and brioche in the best way possible. Finest of spices and caramel. Honeyed cereals but never over. Dried shrimps. Ethereal and quite deep indeed. Evolving by the minute.
Very fine mousse, super fine boned and high acidity, minerality. Very long finish.
Hard to put this anything lower than 94-95 points. Wow you really cannot go wrong with aged Krug NV...
2 hours upon opening, 1/4 left: really super well integrated with more honeyed cereals, creme brulee on nose but such finesse and fine texture and acidity on palate.
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5/10/2020 - cos65 Likes this wine:
Edition #166
From 375
Crisp yet creamy brioche and hazelnut.
Hints of lime
Tireless drinking demanding another sip
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5/9/2020 - bubbachumps wrote: 93 Points
Precise and focused. Luxurious notes of fresh biscuit, vanilla and meyer lemon. Creamy bubbles on the palate.
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5/7/2020 - Tylerk wrote: 94 Points
Always my favorite NV champagne-this only a 1/2 as a pre-lobster start- still just great
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5/3/2020 - Beachfan Likes this wine: 95 Points
Maybe it was my mood but this seemed even more vibrant than the last one!
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5/3/2020 - Nery Likes this wine: 51 Points
Very exquisit! I recommend.
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5/1/2020 - thewiz Likes this wine: 95 Points
(Disgorged in fall of 2005 with base year 1998)
Light yellow colour with an endless stream of very fine bubbles showing in the glass...
Wow! The youthfulness still showing on this perfectly stored bottle is amazing! Wild strawberries, minerals and a touch of hazelnuts at first, then opening up with citrus and flowers in a wonderful way! Palate is filled with yellow apples acidity and a smoother creamy mid and then there’s an explosion on the lengthy finish with lime juicy freshness combining bitterness and acidity in a delicious way. I wished it would have been a warmer day sitting in the sun, but just by drinking this exquisite cuvée makes me fall into lovely memories!
(Probably best with 10-30 years extra cellaring)
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5/1/2020 - fc1910 Likes this wine: 96 Points
Krug ID. 215039, 163edition, composed around the harvest of 2007, cork recieved spring 2015, 37% PN, 32% Chard, 31% PM, wines from 1990 to 2007,
WOW, stunning smell, almonds, dried yellow fruit, chalky,
mouthfilling, earthy mineralic great chalky driven, still very tight, deep rearly deep, no way bread notes, all the way creamy mineralic and juicy fruit on the palate, the pure sophistication, tremendous lenght, will improve by further cellaring, my best bottle Grande Cuvee so far, ***(*-*****)
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4/25/2020 - jviz wrote: 94 Points
You just can’t beat the smokey, seashell minerality with earthiness in the background. Great spine of acidity, this is built to age if you can keep your hands off. Beautifully crafted, I sort of favor the MV over vintage versions.
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4/22/2020 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Another little Krug, another delicious half bottle.
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4/15/2020 - beatles wrote: 95 Points
Cork Code V 411 - so deg. jan-feb 2004; golden colour, lively mousse, some mature notes, hints of coffe (just hints), fine freshness and very precise acidity. Quite extraordinary.
#Kandestederne
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4/13/2020 - RolfT wrote: flawed
Cork code V331, so this edition has almost 17 years of age on the cork. Most likely a 1996 or 1997 based Grande Cuvee.
Wine looks to be in perfect shape - light in color and plenty of sparkle, but I immediately sense a slight flaw on the nose. I'm unsure if its cork taint or maybe a weak component in the blend, but luckily with some air it's not very noticable and I'm still able to get some enjoyment from the wine.
Maturity wise it's in a very nice place, still on the fresh side but just bordering on a more mature fase - still retains a lemony character, but at the same time hinting those smooth, honeyed, nougatty, nutty notes of mature champagne.
No rating because of the flaw.
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4/12/2020 - Beachfan Likes this wine: 93 Points
Special
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4/12/2020 - Chip Shirley Likes this wine: 95 Points
Really a great champagne.
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4/9/2020 - Stein Harald Gullaksen wrote:
Middels gyllen farge. Nystekt toast/brioch, sitrus og mineraler på duft. Konsentrert og særegen
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4/5/2020 - I'd Rather Be Drinking Wine Likes this wine: 93 Points
From a split (.375L). About the wine:
Krug Grand Cuvee 163 EME, bottled in 2007 and released in 2012. The Champagne is 37% Pinot Noir, 32% Chardonnay and 31% Meunier.
I always have enjoyed these wines with some bottle age after release. This wine was still lively as could be, with tiny bubbles that put on an exotic display in the glass. The smelled of yeast, straw and forest floor, with a hint of baked spice. The taste was lively and acidic, with minerality, seashell, burnt toast and mulling spices that all took turns in assaulting the senses. It was a pleasure to drink and a Champagne that virtually never disappoints!
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4/4/2020 - RayOB wrote: 93 Points
Drank at Home
Delicious
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4/4/2020 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
168th edition. Part of a webinar with Olivier Krug. I always love this champagne. It's racy and a bit spicy and drinking very well now. I think would be great with more time, but I enjoyed it even young. Paired with some caviar but felt like the champagne stole the show.
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3/29/2020 - Derek Darth Taster wrote: 93 Points
Quick sips at Chateau Davyd. Tasted blind. Drank in Gabriel Standart.
Appearance is clear, medium intensity, lemon yellow colour. Thin legs. Big bubbles.
Nose is clean, medium+ intensity, with aromas of brioche toast, oyster-shell, deep ripe citrus lemon. Developing.
On the palate dry, broad medium+ acidity, medium- alcohol (12.5%) medium+ body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of ripe citrus lemon, lemon and orange peel, honeyed nuts, brioche toast, oyster-shell minerality. Long finish.
Very good quality. More broad and less acidic than I would like it to be, but still good nonetheless, perhaps just not as good as the 163eme.
Based on Krug ID, this was the 161eme edition based on 2005 fruit and disgorged in 2012.
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3/28/2020 - Goldstone Likes this wine: 89 Points
My Birthday Dinner (The Library, Crown Wine Cellars, Shouson Hill, Hong Kong): (This was the 161eme edition based on 2005 fruit and disgorged in 2012). Served in white wine glasses. Light straw gold colour. Very fine mousse that dissipated quickly but leaving very persistent streams of bubbles. Nose of fresh hay, crushed oyster shells, sea breeze and struck match. Palate is immediate bracing Epsom Salts, bight acidity, dry chalk, very dry, sherbet lemon drops boiled sweets. Nice warm toast on the back end and leaves an attractive buzz inside the head on the finish. It rounded out over 3 hours of top-ups but remained very much on the sherbert lemon drops end of the spectrum. Confirmed my prior impressions that this wine really needs food...in this case seared Hokkaido scallops and orange-marinated raw Norwegian salmon. I'll put my remaining 4 bottles at the back of my cellar for 5 years.
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3/27/2020 - GrapeScott wrote: 95 Points
Looked up the Krug ID and this is the 164th edition, base 2008, from 375. It has been almost 10 years since I've had a bottle of Krug, but this bottle reminded me that no matter how much I may enjoy other champagnes, there is no substitute for Krug. Everything in balance here, power, freshness, acid, depth. Brioche, citrus, and pear flavors with a very fine mousse. Doesn't get much better than this. Except when in bigger bottles.
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3/25/2020 - Lady Chatelaine Likes this wine: 93 Points
I love it. Snif..the last one !
In my cellar since 2012 and it still remains a pretty lady : pale gold color, creamy rim, fine bubbles and good balance of freshness and body.
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3/15/2020 - Neuneuil Likes this wine: 93 Points
163eme édition. V1541KA. Young Krug, should have waited longer but it was staring at me... and it’s not like there is much else to do right now. It turned out to be a perfect match for eggs and sausage on toast. Golden robe. Lovely fresh nose. Nice acidity and fine bubbles. Will last a very long while from here
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3/6/2020 - RolfT Likes this wine: 93 Points
Cork code V821 so likely that this is the 2002 based - 158 edition.
Wine in excellent shape and showing the youngest of the two times I've had this edition. This will age well for a long time yet, maybe 10+ years. Lots of flavour, good balance, medium complexity, medium-high concentration, long finish. A very, very nice wine but still not showing at its full potential. 93+
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3/4/2020 - WST Likes this wine:
1/2 bottle. Cork code V642. This must be at its apogee; I can't fathom it getting better. My COTY, WOTY.
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2/27/2020 - WST Likes this wine:
This took a little while to open up, but when it did... wow! Beautiful wine. Citrus and hazelnut, honeyed brioche. I love this. The cork was V1311. I think that means it was disgorged in 2013, and these are usually disgorged after 6 or 7 years, so maybe '06 or '07 based?
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2/27/2020 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
A little Krug in a big way, from the new disgorgement in half. Very clean and brisk right now. Needs a touch of time.
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2/19/2020 - forceberry wrote:
This is an older bottling from the mid 80's. No idea about the base vintage or the vintages used in the blend. 12% alcohol.
Deep bronze to pale coppery reddish-yellow color with a hint of haze. Dry, restrained and very tertiary nose with aromas of nutty rancio, some browned butter, a little bit of smoke, light lemony tones, a hint of candied orange zest and a sharp, aldehydic touch of Fino Sherry. The wine is dry, quite oxidative and completely flat on the palate. Flavors of roasted chestnuts, some salted lemon wedges, a little bit of toasted bread, light aldehydic notes of green apple, a hint of browned butter and a tangy touch of rancio. High in acidity, no mousse. The finish is long, dry and tangy with crisp yet oxidative flavors of aldehydic salinity, some sharp green apple tones, a little bit of roasted nuts, light toasty tones, a hint of browned butter and a touch of lemony citrus fruits.
Very tertiary and moderately oxidized bottle. Long past its peak. The wine still retains enjoyable freshness and the high acidity keeps the structure pretty intact, but flavor-wise this is just anonymous old sparkling wine gone flat. Aromatically there's no krugiosity left here.
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2/18/2020 - Tubulus wrote:
Showed nicely out of grassl liberte.
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2/16/2020 - RolfT Likes this wine: 94 Points
Red Gold Label - so released sometime between 1995-2004. Quite a harmonious albeit a bit shy, fully mature nose with a hint of sour milk lactic complexity. Tasted good, but a bit shallow on mid palate and a medium-high acidity. Overall a great champagne and I was relieved to find the bottle in such perfect shape - but was expecting a bit more krug perfume and intensity. Maybe a weak base vintage? Hard to tell from the cork code which it was based on. Could be 1991 or 1994? Cork code 1041.
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2/15/2020 - WST Likes this wine:
From a 375, identified as 166 eme on the Krug website. A gorgeous, classic Krug drinking surprisingly well. While ‘10 wasn’t a strong vintage, the reserves dating back to 96 must have had quite the impact on this cuvée. Dense and brioche-filled, with orchard and citrus fruits, and a fresh but oxidative apple note. I love preparing for guests with my wife, sneaking a half bottle of Krug while awaiting friends’ arrival.
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2/5/2020 - jvphoto Likes this wine: 91 Points
162eme 1990-2006 of 160 wines. 44% Pinot Noir 35% Chardonnay 21% Meunier. Pale gold - slow, spread out bubbles. Very bready/toasted nose with hints of creme brûlée dominates over some baked apples and a little citrus. Medium+ acidity starts smooth and builds to juicy cheek filling finish. Gold apples, poached pear, key lime pie, creme fraiche, blood orange.
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1/18/2020 - Tony Ling Likes this wine: 94 Points
ID 215032 (1990 to 2007) Opened 1 hour prior to serving into Zalto Burgundy glass (“Flower” day): Pale golden to the eyes.
Buttery popcorn nose of golden orchard fruits like apples, citrus like grapefruits with peels. Toasty oak in the nicest way.
Perfectly judged acidity and highly mineral indeed. Very nicely energetic but also enjoyable immediately. This is great.
This is effortless and clearly at least 94 points to me.
5 hours upon opening: Really incredibly deep and now seems clear that one should keep these for another 10 years at least...
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1/11/2020 - KimKnape wrote: 97 Points
Perfect after 15 years in the wine cellar. Old classic Krug style, out of this world...!
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1/10/2020 - BenBlu Likes this wine: 96 Points
This one was a 146eme edition (1990 base wine), disgorged 11th March 1997 - found that out after tracking with Krug. This particular case (and bottle) in pristine condition, case with original Krug banded tape and had never moved with the UK merchant after receiving shipment in UK warehouse. Was curious to pop a cork. Visually fully mature, very golden and with some viscosity in the glass. Decided to serve in Lehman Jamesse Prestige Grand Blanc as I thought this to be very fat. The wine had slightly madereized notes but then again also an incredible purity and freshness, quite high acidity and clear oak influence on the long toasted finish. The intensity was remarkable. Excited to have quite a bit more of this and will be popping the corks as I feel this truly is nicely mature.
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1/10/2020 - MC2 Wines wrote:
Another Year, Another Napa (aka Winter in Wineland IV); 1/5/2020-1/11/2020 (Napa/Sonoma California): Precursor to the BOND tasting and what a nice way to start the day sipping some champagne and overlooking the valley (pretty stunning spot up there). I'm pretty sure most recent disgorgement. It's a softer style of champagne. Cashmere bubbles. Light and clear. Drinking well if very young.
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1/4/2020 - Mipesu Likes this wine: 97 Points
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1/4/2020 - StasMedvedev.lv Likes this wine: 97 Points
Krug Collection vs Krug Vintage vs Krug Grande Cuvee (Jurmala, Latvia): 🏅Rating 97+/100 (4,75⭐)
Krug 144eme Edition. Base vintage 1988. Disg. 1994
Krug Grande Cuvee had this marked high acidity of great 1988 vintage. I felt it had much wider aroma profile compared to 1989 vintage, but the notes of oxidation are even more present here due to a significant portion of reserve wines which in this case go all the way down to early 70s. Roasted coffee beans, bread crust, touch of kombucha tea and caramelized fruits.
I am a big fan of Grande Cuvee concept and appreciate its complexity brought by mind blowing number of wines in the blend and the proportion and age of reserve wines.
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1/3/2020 - CWang wrote: 94 Points
Elegant, fragrant, and fruity in the nose; concentrated and juicy in the harmonious Krug way on the palate; long lasting bubbles and finish; overall 94-95 points at this stage for this bottle purchased 5 years ago.
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12/31/2019 - marcellonegro wrote: 97 Points
Big nose. Complex aromas of pear and apple. Starting to get floral notes. Taste of apple, lemon and grapefruit initially, then spices. Very long and complex finish. Amazing.
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12/31/2019 - Mipesu Likes this wine: 96 Points
Unverkennbar! Geröstete Mandeln, Blütenaromen in der Nase. Am Gaumen karamelisierte Früchte, etwas Grapefruit und Blutorange. Wunderbare Buttrigkeit. Mit Kaviar herrlich samtig.
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12/31/2019 - Maphill01 Likes this wine:
Celebrating the new year. Honey, apple, brioche. Long finish of minerals. Phenomenal.
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12/30/2019 - Zweder wrote: 94 Points
Special evening with close wine friends. (@ RW): Beautiful and tasty bubble. Too busy enjoying and socializing to make detailed notes, also because the next wine came quite quickly. But no mistake about it; this bubble is a feast!
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12/25/2019 - bubbachumps wrote: 93 Points
Consistent with prior notes.
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12/24/2019 - penmoalic wrote: 93 Points
163eme edition. Bouteille débouchée après un Cristal 2008.
A l’ouverture, le vin se présente ouvert, très aromatique, sur des notes beurrées et briochées, les agrumes, c’est complexe et envoûtant. En bouche, c’est large et long. Tout est en place, la bulle est présente mais pas agressive. C’est vineux mais très élégant et fin. En comparaison avec la précédente bouteille ouverte il y a deux ans, on commence à atteindre le plateau de maturité avec une patine qui anoblit les amers. La grande cuvée est pour moi la définition du champagne complet. C’est volumineux mais fin, très long en bouche, vineux mais toujours frais grâce a son acidité sous jacente.
Très grand vin. Il a dominé de long en large le Cristal 2008
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12/24/2019 - SimonG wrote: 93 Points
2008 purchase, code V621, so assume this is ~2000 base. Mid to full straw. Very fine stream of incredibly small bottles. Creamy mousse. Lovely rich, buttery nose with a touch of warm toast. Full, properly Krug on the palate. Power, spice and length. Lovely. ****
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12/24/2019 - Thirsty1 Likes this wine:
What more can be said? Traditional richness. Quite frankly perfection in a glass.
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12/16/2019 - acyso wrote: 95 Points
Sauternes study (Chicago, IL): V865 (disgorged Nov/Dec 2008). Gold label sans florets, from magnum. Classic Krug richness and style; there's really not much more that needs to be said about this wine. I love these older disgorgements, as they do pick up so much complexity with age. You get a bit of nuttiness and brioche, but keep all this raw power. At the end of the day, if I look through my notes, the best bottles of this wine have always been the oldest ones.
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12/14/2019 - cookiefiend wrote:
Rich and round, much better than the 2013 Vilmart & Cie Grand Cellier D'Or. Fun to do a comparison between the 2 since Vilmart is often called Baby Krug.
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12/12/2019 - herzog330 Likes this wine: 94 Points
Very appropriate for an epic LSU win over Alabama. Such awesome acidity and structure. I'm ready for the next bottle!
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12/10/2019 - dagij wrote: 94 Points
This was edition 166, tasted together with Cristal 2008 and Dom Perignon 2008. Compared to the other two wines, Krug is something of standout, almost on another planet. Not necessarily in quality, but in taste profile. This wine is deep yellow, almost amber in its colour, with very fine bubbles staying there for the whole evening. Intense nose of nuts, dry wood, yellow apples, some chocolate and some oxidized tones. Classic!. Full bodied, perfect mousse, high acidity, and an intens fruit of yellow/red apples, nut, fresh croissants (!) and vanilla. Amazing length. Comprade to the other two wines that were fresh and clean, almost surgical, this is clearly a wine for food. Hard to drink on its own, and would probably score higher if served with a grilled quail or roasted chicken, or perhaps some grlled scallops. Extreme quality, real personality.
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12/8/2019 - aquacongas Likes this wine: 93 Points
blind,
I guessed Krug 90 or 88 Vintage. It was Grande Cuvee 88 base. Typical Krug perfume but colour more evolved than usually, still perlage. some dried candied fruits, less almonds and nuts. good acidity structure but not the precision and concentration in the finish. Not tired but just over his Peak. 93
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12/7/2019 - Sundbyberg wrote: 95 Points
Never lets you down and always on a high level. The latest batch according to the restaurant, yet quite developed.
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12/6/2019 - KCC320 wrote: 92 Points
Wanna share the story of my old Krug NV: (story was a bit long)
I received a case of Krug NV and it should be disgorged in 2006 as indicated on the case in the photo:
https://imgur.com/9XJCrg2
I then randomly picked a bottle and opened one in last month.
However, when I removed a part of the foil to check the cork digit, to my big surprise, it indicated V721 instead of V6xx.
https://imgur.com/534gDwM
I could suggest 3 things after finding such deviation. 1. the wines were put into the wrong case (assumed the cork digits indicated the disgorgement year correctly). 2. The information on the cork digits didn’t represent the disgorgement year. Instead,the V721 might suggest the shipping year (second quarter of the year). 3. Just this patch of wines received the wrong digit cork, and the information on the case is correct.
Anyway, hope my sharing could be useful in finding more facts on the cork digit.
About the Champagne , it was very young still. Lively acidity came across and tons of potential. Even 2 hrs of breathing, the fruit was still shy and not giving out much.
To my case of Krug, I could imagine it should still stand fresh after 10 years, what a long distance runner!
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12/2/2019 - john_s Likes this wine: 99 Points
Magnum purchased from the distributor in 1984 when the 1979 was the current vintage. Stored underground since. Some signs of a tiny bit of leakage, level down a fraction and corrosion on edge of capsule. Still moderately effervescent, fairly yellow but in a healthy way, no amber or dullness. Nose quite heavenly. Flavour quite superb, balanced, intense, incredibly well grounded. Lingered for ages. Last one...
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12/1/2019 - Madera16 wrote:
Like a fat, polished white Burgundy... Creme brûlée, apple, burnt sugar. Such a fine texture and long finish. Regal and memorable. WOTN among many Champagnes.
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11/29/2019 - Topper wrote: 92 Points
An older bottle, purchased at least ten years ago. Hasn't really lost a step and the flavor profile is remarkably similar to more recent bottling. Very impressive, even as my palate is moving toward lighter blanc de blancs.
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11/28/2019 - Rieslingfan wrote:
Our final pre-date code bottle was served with Thanksgiving dinner. We keep the table completely savory, so Champagne is a great accompaniment. This bottle dated back to last decade (my hand written note on the label said 2008), and it could have gone another decade at a minimum. Just barely showing toasty/biscuity notes, it had fresh apple fruit, and a touch of spice as well. Something buttery popped in after an hour or so, and the last glass showed a very suave richness. Fabulous bottle.
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11/26/2019 - LiteItOnFire Likes this wine: 92 Points
PnP 167. My first experience with Krug (don’t judge). I have not been a champagne fan until last June upon my visit to Champagne where I was able to taste different types/houses/etc. Since I am allergic to shellfish, the typical pairing never made sense for me. Further, I am not a fan of SB or highly pronounced acid which many of the Champagnes I have tasted previously were not my bag (including recent DP vintages, etc)... until Dom Rose and P2 hit it out of the park- since then I am on the Champagne train. Wow that was a lot of preamble worthlessness but wanted to set the stage.
My style preference is not extra Brut nor highly acidic styles. I prefer a richer creamer mouthfeel, underlying acid and mineral spine with enough fruit to be noticeable followed by the brioche aged signature flavor profile... so everyone said Krug is the Champagne for me. Wow more ramblings of the insane, sorry.
So I have been a kid at Christmas waiting for AZ to cool off and get my first Krug delivery. This was edition 167 cuvée half bottle. Hmm I think I over hyped this in my head or it needed more time or other. Quality juice no doubt about it. Loved the brioche, yeast, green apple, citrus, slight nutty characteristic with a wonderful finish. It improved over time which begs the question- decant(do people do this?) or open in advance? Back to the drawing board, not giving up until I figure this out. Hold next 375 for 6 months. Taste another edition as an aged stylistic house comparison.
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11/26/2019 - BenBlu Likes this wine: 97 Points
This was 151 edition (based vintage 1995). OMG - such lovely gold in the glass, deep nutty rich nose and so much oomph on the palate. Krug NV Grande Cuvee at its very very best. Possibly up there with the great 1995 vintage version for me if probably not quite as focused. This and the truffle pasta were to die for and probably my "heart" wine / combination of this truly epic evening.
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11/24/2019 - thunberg wrote: 92 Points
Probably late 1980's.
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11/23/2019 - canan wrote: 94 Points
Xmas Party - BYO for Cheese: From MG
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11/22/2019 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 93 Points
Chateau Pichon Lalande-1986, 1988, 1989, and1990 (Yan's China Bistro, Walnut Creek, Ca.): A few tiny bubbles in the glass formed a lite mousse, gold brass color in the glass, purchased by me back in 1996 to 1998, nose of Gala Apple, allspice, brioche and spring flowers, same on the palate, medium/big body, very tasty, savory, lovely old Krug flavors and style, and a long finish.
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11/22/2019 - fc1910 Likes this wine: 93 Points
The menu at the Reisers started with a full glass of this champagne from Mag, 164eme edition, always a treat, fresh start, rich and refined, really deep and fullbodied, great mouthfeel, letting me smile while swallowing, backed pomaceous fruit, warm bread crest, nutty though, all the way persistent elegant, lingering finish, great showing, ***(*+-?)
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11/22/2019 - AWBryce wrote:
Dark profile, berry, bread notes. Firm acidity, muscular, ripe fruits. med finish
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11/20/2019 - Tony Ling Likes this wine: 93 Points
ID.314050 (163ème Édition. Blend of 183 wines, across 12 vintages with oldest 1990 to youngest 2007).
PNP into Zalto Damijan glass (also into Zalto Universal / Burgundy glasses to test): Pale golden to the eyes
Very elegant citrus fruits like zest with peels, golden orchard fruits like apples and some ripe stone fruits like apricots. You can literally smell the minerality in the forms of oyster shells on the nose. Florals and fresh herbs. Fresh yet quite deep.
Very energetic on the palate. Fine mousse. Impeccable balance of intense flavours consistent with nose, medium body and a clean, persistent slightly spicy finish. Very enjoyable already.
Still my all time favourite NV Champagne this. This will cellar well for at least 8-10 years in my view. 93-94 points.
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11/17/2019 - Jemoto wrote:
Most likely 2004 - 2011
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11/13/2019 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
Didn't order the bottle so didn't get to check the disgorgement although it struck me that this might have a few years on it. It was very round. Very toast and butter and all of that. A bit contrast to the 2005 DP had right before. But to me this was ready to drink now and that was a wine that still needs age.
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11/7/2019 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
My my that is good.
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11/5/2019 - peternelson wrote: 94 Points
This was stunning, based on 2004 I believe, aromas were heady, rich, unsweet caramel, yeast, sourdough, peach pit; mouth was rich, powerful but yet light on its feet, mouthfilling, super fine bubbles, creamy texture, super long. Stunning bottle. Better than the last one I had which was based on 2005 I believe. Amazing with uni rice balls, steak tartar, scallops. Totoraku
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11/3/2019 - Nutty08 Likes this wine: 94 Points
V651 on the cork, pre Krug ID. Showed the bottle age with very aromatic yeasty profile. Nice depth on the palate. Really strong.
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10/31/2019 - acyso wrote: 95 Points
Dinner at S.K.Y. with The Little Horse and Ms. Bubblehead II (Chicago, IL): V561 (disgorged Nov/Dec 2005). This is the kind of wine that epitomizes the Grande Cuvee. While many champagnes take on autolytic characteristics to give you the bready and nutty flavours, here, you get all of the bread and roasted nuts without the yeastiness. Impeccably clean and potent, with some orchard fruit and that raw Krug power that I remember from the first time I tasted it, and it's the reason why I'll age my Grande Cuvees, and a prime example of why if I only could have one producer in my cellar it would be Krug.
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10/30/2019 - bps2266 wrote:
not sure of the disgorgement. faint gold with fine, reticent bubbles. nose shows savory with mushroom, earth, bread, and some lemon oil. palate light bodied and lithe with integrated acids and delicate mouthfeel. rich, deep lemon and green apple flavors with some saline. medium length finish. elegance outweighs relative simplicity.
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10/27/2019 - aquacongas Likes this wine: 95 Points
Again beautiful 1988 based
Dark chocolate, lemontart, dried apricots, Grapefruit, figs and Espresso powder. 95. Fine bubbles, Toffee and perfectly balanced.
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10/23/2019 - RolfT Likes this wine: 93 Points
Cork stamp V551 so a 2005 disgorgement/release and likely based on 1998 or 2000.
A bit shy upon opening and somewhat bitter finish, but gains a lot just with 1h air. Almost fuming with krug perfume and autolytic stink. Also gaining in intensity and fruit. Still seems quite young and unevovled. I wouldn't worry to much about keeping this another 5 years and hoping for more maturity.
On day 2 has lost a lot of everything. Still drinking fresh, but nowhere near as fun as the night before.
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10/22/2019 - mattiasjansson wrote: 94 Points
Shafer Hillside Select in Boston - Take II (Boston): Green apple. Medium-plus acidity. Clean fruit. Wonderful finish.
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10/18/2019 - mattdathan Likes this wine: 94 Points
Wow - such complexity and finesse, awesome
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10/15/2019 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Smells fresh and flinty, smells great. And clean cut and tastes great too. 140 wines from 13 years. It takes 20 years to create and craft and bottle of Krug. The youngest wines are 2010, the oldest from 1996. Apparently on the App. This is 166 and its really darn amazing.
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10/12/2019 - brh_wine Likes this wine: 93 Points
Very good, typical. served a bit colder than needed and took time to warm up, should have let it warm up a bit more after taking out of the chiller.
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10/11/2019 - Argrath wrote: 93 Points
(Degorged 2013)
Full, deep, nutty, very toasty nose with ripe yellow apple. Developed. Nice malo-notes of modelling clay.
Full, toasty, developed palate. Nutty with lovely citrus-freshness. Rich and dry. Very good intensity.
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10/11/2019 - vinkeger wrote: 94 Points
162eme. Yngste vin 2006, eldste 1990. Gogget våren 2014. Gylden strågul. Helt nydelig og generøs nese. Fremtredende Chardonnay-preg, lukter som en dyr Meursault. Ristede hasselnøtter, stekte epler, og nystekte shortbread. Det sjarmerende nøttepreget følger opp i munn. Aromatisk preget av Chardonnay, men med noen strukturelle elementer og et grep som minner om Pinot. Hedonistisk Champagne, men med skikkelig finesse. God lengde.
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10/10/2019 - Weinberg Falls wrote: 92 Points
Well this was a treat at Manhatta. Disgorged 2017. Grapefruit and honeysuckle on the nose with undertones of fresh bread dough. Gentle perlage, incredibly light and bright on the tongue. On the palette this is lemon zest balanced with buttery green apple, beautiful seam of acidity running through the mid palette. Totally delicious now, but definitely needs some time to really shine. Can only imagine how good it would be in 20yrs.
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9/25/2019 - jmoore431 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Cellared for five years post-purchase. From what was 161st cuvée, a million different vintages but primarily 2005: light golden, very clean but subtly complex; citrus driven. Very classy and just so easy to drink. 93+ but outshown this night by a Billecart Salmon ‘02 Cuvée Nicolas.
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9/25/2019 - aquacongas Likes this wine: 95 Points
Best Bottle with Zachy's @FFF (Fritz Frau Frazi Düsseldorf): Not blind
3rd label (golld and red label)
perfect bottle, a touch fresher and more focused than the last bottle 1 month before, fine bubbles, Krug perfume, roasted pine nuts, honey and dried fruits, apricot, Lemon is main flavor. In very good shape but I had it better. Lovely. 94-95
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9/22/2019 - StasMedvedev.lv Likes this wine: 96 Points
🏅 Rating 96/100 (4,6⭐)
Krug Grande Cuvee with white color label which was released in 1982/83–1995/96.
Poured from Magnum!!
Amber brownish color showing its age. Full of tertiary aromas of kombucha, tea, mushrooms, rye bread, nuts. With good acidity structure, pleasant lengthy mouthfeel.
Krug Grande Cuvee ages very nicely and I have been a long time fan this wine.
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9/21/2019 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 94 Points
From a 375 ml bottle bought in auction lot in 2012, medium amount of fine bubbles formed the small mousse, nose of wood, cinnamon, allspice, hazelnut, slate, shale, sherry, and butterscotch, same on the palate, medium/big body, delicious, slightly tired, mouth filling fruit, rich tasting, and a long finish.
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9/20/2019 - rocknroller wrote: 96 Points
Champagne Garden Brunch (Mitch and Mary's, Mahtomedi, MN): Light medium golden color. Drank 2 glasses over an hour plus. Krug ID 3114052, with 2006 base and wines 1990-2006. Disgorged summer 2014 and cellared since. Oh my! was this fun or what. The nose is filled with delicously nutty goodness and fresh sea air; geat toast, toasted nuts, hazelnut, butterscoth, golden fruits. The palate is full bodied and lifted, autolytic, hazelnut, baked pear tart, almond cream, chalk, filbert skin, citrus and a touch of red berries. Very long, just gorgeous. 95+ to 96pts.
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9/15/2019 - bestdamncab wrote: 94 Points
From a 375 ml bottle, nose of pear, nectarine, hazelnut, pecan, butterscotch, sherry, and slate, same on the palate, medium/big body, purchased 2 in 2012, slightly tired, went well with the Wild Sockeye Smoked Salmon, mouth filling fruit, medium amount of tiny bubbles formed a thin mousse, long finish.
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9/14/2019 - NostraBacchus Likes this wine: 96 Points
A bit of tca/funk on the nose, which was quite a shock for us. The wine and structure were intact though. Honey, spices, brioche, some lemon, minerality. In the mouth it is exploding with tension, acidic cut and lazor sharp precision.Medium-full-bodied, with super high acidity, excellent mid-palate depth and almost creamy mouthfeel, but feels weightless at the same time. Very long finish. An incredibly facinating aged Krug. (96)
This is probably the first and only time I will rate a slightly compromised wine this highly...
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9/1/2019 - CMohawk wrote: 95 Points
Simply brilliant. Both aged and youthful in the same pour. Brassy coloring, superb effervescence and lively on the palate. Some hints of roasted flavors from the oak barreling.
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8/22/2019 - aquacongas wrote: 93 Points
not blind, golden Label, 3rd Generation
perfect bottle, but nose and colour more evolved than usually, in palate fresher but not the best bottle I had from one of my favorite champagnes (3rd gen). 92(93)
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8/18/2019 - acyso wrote: 93 Points
Pastrami day (Chicago, IL): From jeroboam. While unmarked, the owner was fairly certain this was the 160eme release. This took a while to pick up more of the Krug power. At first, it seemed rich but a little generic, and then started to pick up more and more complexity as the day progressed. This does seem to have a relatively higher acid note, so the 2004 base call seems to be in line here. What can I say? Krug is Krug. Best champagne house there is, bar none.
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8/15/2019 - retired_and_roving Likes this wine:
Napa with friends; 8/15/2019-8/18/2019 (Napa, CA): Did not get to see the label - so not sure of the #ing here but was a newer bottle. Served as a starter while overlooking the hillside vines at Harlan Estate tasting. The day of our visit was 105F outside - so the nicely chilled champagne went down quickly. Bright acidity, some toast and minerals on finish - mostly though just happy that it was super cold today:-)
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8/12/2019 - AndrewSGHall wrote:
166ème and it was pretty meh for Krug. Not bad, but too much on the raw citrus profile and lacking the spine or depth. Probably just not ready and will leave the other bottles to rest for quite a while.
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8/10/2019 - Aleks Che Likes this wine: 95 Points
163 edition not ready yet
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8/9/2019 - sidloo Likes this wine: 94 Points
Nose of citrus fruits and roasted nuts. Just drinking beautifully with the obvious fruit. Very smooth and best champagne I've had
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8/8/2019 - grapenomad wrote: 94 Points
Medium lemon in the glass. Lovely nose displaying some citrus fruit at the front, but continues to go deep into green apple, peach, brioche, butter and caramelized nuts. So delicate, I have a feeling this would crack if drunk too fast. Made to be enjoyed over the course of the whole evening imo. Bright acidity highlights the fruit and the creamy mousse compliments this just right. Long, soft finish. A Champagne that will always have a special place in my heart. Oh, and one other thing to mention - as a sommelier, the ease of opening Krug always excites me. Awesome cork.
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8/8/2019 - MAOC wrote:
Cream label - believed to be 1983 disgorgement. Still lively stream of fine bubbles. Needed to freshen up for the first 10 mins or so which it duly did. A profile of creamy apple, citrus, ginger and a light honey overlay, a dried element to some of the fruit, and a backdrop of rich pastry/dough. Weight and intensity impressive and the balance meant it was very drinkable - hard not to rush through the bottle. Excellent *****
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8/6/2019 - peternelson wrote: 93 Points
Great sapidity, bread dough, baked cookie, yeast, but still fruity, almost an impression of sweetness but bone dry, always very high concentration, great length. Really nice with wild Halibut. S with L and Richard.
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8/3/2019 - vinkeger wrote: 93 Points
161eme. Degosjert vinteren 2011/2012. Yngste vin 2005, eldste vin 1990. Strågul farge. Harmonisk nese med tidlig utvikling. Gule epler, ristede hasselnøtter, kamfer og et kjølig preg av urter. Åpner seg og blir mer sekundær etter litt tid i glasset. Veldig flotte utviklingsaromaer. Småoksidert frukt, tang og tare. Godt moden frukt i munn, men med skikkelig nerve. Generøs stil, men med nydelig balanse. Aromatisk sammensatt også i munn med herlig frukt og utvikling. Lang finish.
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8/3/2019 - rija wrote: 95 Points
Hazelnut, brioche, red apples and a lot of other complex notes. What can you say other than outstanding!
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7/27/2019 - La Cave d'Argent Likes this wine: 94 Points
Celebrating at the Marine Room (Marine Room Restaurant, La Jolla, CA): Tasted from a half-bottle with ID 217018, this iteration of Krug's Brut Grande Cuvée belongs to the 167ème edition, a blend of 191 wines from 13 different years. Based upon the 2011 vintage, the span of vintages involved in the crafting of this edition is 1995-2011. Because it is a half-bottle, it was disgorged during the spring of 2017, earlier than its full-sized bottles. The wine's final grape composition is 47% Pinot Noir, 36% Chardonnay and 17% Pinot Meunier. Light golden and with a vigorous small bead, it delivers citrus, marzipan, white peach, butterscotch and vanilla on both the nose and palate. Medium-to-full-bodied, vibrantly acidic and with more than a dollop of toasted oak, it stays dense on the mid-palate and concludes with impressive length. Stylistically consistent, this will be embraced by any Krug fan. Drink now-2027.
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7/20/2019 - Bluespolo wrote: 93 Points
Purtroppo non ho dati sulla sboccatura e sul lotto di produzione. L'ho trovato meno fresco che in altre occasioni, sempre complesso nel modo sottile ed armonico che caratterizza questo prodotto sempre ottimo, Naso dolce di agrumi e torta alle mele, fragrante di lieviti dolci e burrosi, con un sottofondo di fiori bianchi e gialli, e nocciola tostata. Al palato meno tagliente e più "vinosità"; setoso ma con struttura e persistenza, bell'equilibrio.
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7/13/2019 - Danneskjöld wrote: 93 Points
Dyp gul på farge.
Konsentrert duft av salte ristede nøtter. Syrlige epler.
Flott frukt på smak. God syre, balanseres fint av noe sødme. Fantastisk konsentrasjon. God lengde, men hadde forhåpninger om lenger. Tørr og frisk utgang.
93/100
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7/11/2019 - 1W2T Likes this wine: 94 Points
Ombord på SQ F SIN-CPH
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7/6/2019 - SuperSomm wrote:
167th edition. Straw yellow colour. Autolysis, green apples, truffle, brioche, flint and lemon on the nose. Taste of autolysis, green apples, brioche, flint, minerals, lemon, oak and apricot. Long and dry finish with a broad variety of tastes. Fresh acidity and medium bubbles. A great Champagne! Goes well with aperitif, or with cheeses, cured meat, fish or shellfish.
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7/4/2019 - thewiz Likes this wine: 95 Points
(Disgorged in September/October 2006, base year 1999)
Lovely golden yellow colour with an endless stream of very fine bubbles that lead way for the still youthful nose showing flint, minerals and lemons at first before opening up with time in the glass showing cream, hazelnuts and toasted notes in a very lovely way. Maturing creamy palate with a litchi fruitful taste combined with some juniper wood and a discrete bitterness on the nice and lengthy finish.
(Probably best with 10-30 years of extra cellaring)
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7/1/2019 - Barry Rothof wrote: 94 Points
BBQ & Wines (Oegstgeest, NL): Beige label without ID code, V751 letter code on the cork, which means disgorged sept/oct 2007. This wine was richly vinous and expressive, supremely harmonious with gingerbread, hazelnut, brioche and more mature citrus complexity.
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6/29/2019 - esh44 wrote:
2nd generation bottle. No code on the cork so presumably an early release. Absolutely singing. Nice balance of acid, dried fruit, all sorts of developed caramel-y stuff, and a tiny trace of oxidative notes. Soft spritz. Really impressive power and complexity.
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6/29/2019 - Satoshi Nakamoto Likes this wine: 93 Points
WX Dinner: Magnum format.
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6/28/2019 - Shay.Aldriedge Likes this wine: 94 Points
Though this wine deserves a 10, because it was opened in the hospital at the birth of my daughter, I’ll reign it in and focus as best I can on the wine itself!
Based on the ID, this bottle belongs to the 164éme edition, so the base of this wine is 2008 (youngest) with Reserve going back to 1990 (oldest). From half bottle. Sweet golden apple, honeycomb, brioche and smoked marshmallows aromatics. Great acidity and structure as expected...toffee, caramelized nougat, “oxidative” like sherry/nutty notes, but very bright. Not as dark or rich as previous Grande Cuvee offerings, but it works well here. Lingering finish that shows all the glorious layers Krug can offer. Splendid.
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6/28/2019 - RolfT Likes this wine: 94 Points
Cork code V7xx - so disgorged in 2007 making this most likely a 2001 based GC.
This was really great. Fully ripe and mature champagne flavours mixed with youthful slightly greenish acidity. Very good balance and at a perfect point to drink now. Not as good as the 2002 based - but for drinking now - perfect - compared to the 2002 and 2003 based GC which I think need a little more time.
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6/26/2019 - fc1910 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Bottle-ID: 414067, filled autumn 2014, a blend of 183 wines from 1990 to 2007, as I always remark, the Grande Cuvee has a very creamy wine style, not like most other bottlings mineralic, fruity fresh, complex and very mouthfilling right from the first sip, some brioche, vanilla, coconut, almonds, stonefruit, very chalky flow on the midpalate, ending very long, for me one of the very best NVs, and therefore I do not mind the price tag, will improve by further cellaring, **(**-*****), 93, 94(+)
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6/22/2019 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Still very powerful, I should lay it down longer. from half bottle probably 1 year old from being shipped into the US from this date.
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6/22/2019 - ToveStina Likes this wine: 93 Points
90-05
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6/9/2019 - Scar510 wrote: 90 Points
Pregame. Grand Cayman. Remember it being ok. Would not but again.
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6/9/2019 - RolfT wrote:
Champagne tasting. No scores but ranked from best to worst.
1. 2000 Dom Perignon P2 - blind. classic big house prestige cuvee style. High class, but a bit generic - didnt guess Dom P.
2. Selosse Initial (deg09) - another beautiful initial, this time with almost 10 years post-deg aging which it carries effortlessly. However, some thinning in flavour. Maybe not one to save much longer.
3. 2004 Cristal - still very youthful, but has substance.
4. 2008 Dom Perignon - surprisingly accessible already!
4. 1998 Veuve Clicquot Grande Dame - deliciously mature, but on the downslope - DRINK NOW
6. 2008 Veuve Clicquot Grande Dame - very young, but accessible to some degree.
7. 2006 Taittinger Comtes - much too young, should be stored.
7. 2011 Pierre Peters Chetillons - young and rather anonymous
9. Krug Grande Cuvee (deg2003) - poorly stored
10. Ulysse Collin Rose (12 base. 18deg) - very young and complete lack of complexity.
11. 2009 Pierre Paillard Les Mottelletes - easy drinking and good value, but a tad too sweet.
12. Grande Siecle (start 2000'er) - Cork tainted
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6/8/2019 - jerhardt wrote: 94 Points
164e. With ‘04 Cristal and ‘04 Bollinger GA. This was qualitatively on par with the Cristal, though obviously a different style. Surprisingly elegant, fine, and open. Both wines substantially better than the GA. Really good.
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6/4/2019 - Matt T wrote: 93 Points
Really nice mature Krug. Very big with notes of brioche and apple. Very high acid on this.
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5/24/2019 - RolfT wrote: flawed
A351 - 2003 deg. Krug written in curved letters on neck
This bottle was past best - Im assuming bad storage.
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5/19/2019 - burgburgburg wrote: 90 Points
V721 disgorge 2007 Mar/Apr. Very good condition with strong bubbles on opening. Palate and aroma required an hour to disclosing themselves. Not a very strong aged NV Krug performance. Will try next bottle after at least 1 more year.
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5/18/2019 - Friendless Drinkers Club wrote: 90 Points
May Meeting of Friendless Drinkers Club (Vancouver Club): I thought it was just OK..a little disappointed as I normally enjoy the vintage Krug. Honey and creaminess on the palate. Nose has a slight yeastiness
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5/4/2019 - Maphill01 Likes this wine:
Nice lime citrus zest underneath. Brioche, almond and other aging notes.
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5/2/2019 - Elvis1969 Likes this wine: 95 Points
På restaurang Djuret. Degorgerad 2007. Helt underbar.
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4/27/2019 - Nanda wrote: 93 Points
ID 413072 // Classic Krug that I love so much. Forward, dense aromatics of ripe orchard fruit, toast and crisp minerals. The palate has that toasty rich fruit with great cut and tension to provide balance. Terrific.
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4/26/2019 - jvphoto Likes this wine: 90 Points
167eme from half bottle. Released Spring 2017 after 6 years in cellar, 191 wines from 1995 to 2011. 47% Pinot Noir / 36% Chardonnay / 17% Pinot Meunier.
Medium gold, lots of upwardly cascading small beady bubbles. Lemon, lime zest, marzipan, green apple skin. The acidity is present but it’s slightly delayed at first sip and then slowly builds slightly muddling the palate. Grapefruit, nectarine, honey brioche, key lime.
Not sure if that it’s younger than what I last drank or that it’s from a half but not as enthused as I was last time.
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4/26/2019 - PebbleMi Likes this wine: 100 Points
Fantastic! Our best guess is that it’s an early 2000s bottle. Very yeasty and buttery - almost like a freshly baked croissant! Elegant yet complex. Warmed up into a nice apple note, with a hint of apple skin. So so good!
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4/12/2019 - thewiz Likes this wine: 93 Points
(Disgorged in Sept/October 2006, probably base year 1999)
Lovely golden yellow colour with a nice and slow stream of fine bubbles. Maturing nose showing honey, caramel and butterscotch notes, with a layer of straw as well. Such a lovely palate, creamy and smooth acidity with yellow apples on the mid before the nice and lengthy finish with a slight touch of burnt sugar in a very nice way. Feeling a bit of herbal tarragon notes on the finish as well. Lovely saltiness on the lips is just the perfect expression of how wonderful a Krug gets! Not the best cuvée and with a bit weakness on the finish. Despite the lesser base vintage this has evolved in a very lovely way over the last decade.. (Best with 10-20 years of extra cellar time)
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4/12/2019 - Varlic Likes this wine: 95 Points
The best chamgagne I’ve tasked. It is complex, with a toasty almost bitter (but lovely) after taste. Fantastic!
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4/11/2019 - Wallacmb Likes this wine:
Received its corking 2015 and made up of mostly 2007 fruit. This tasted quite a bit more fruit forward than other bottlings. Surprising in acidity and underripe qualities. Limited in autolytic character, but a good wine regardless.
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4/7/2019 - Burgundy Al wrote:
375ml bottle bought over a decade ago, and found in the back of my cellar. Darkish golden color with poached pear and good depth, but clearly very mature. Still showing good textures and effervescence.
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4/5/2019 - Seafoam Manor wrote: 96 Points
An older bottle, prior to both the numbered base vintage identification and the QR reader, but still with the gold label, so my guess is that this has been in storage for over ten years. Showed some age, with a deeper golden color. Very complex through both the nose and the palate. This was so complete, with brisk acid making the lemon notes seem youthful, but the orchard fruit showed the age, with overtones of ginger and baking spice. There were mild umami, mushroom notes, oxidative, nuttier notes, as well as a chalky and generally stony underpinning to the whole thing. It just hit so many aspects on the palate. Very intensely flavored, but the acidic lift keeps it from feeling over concentrated. The mousse wasn't exactly youthful, but seems like it has a lot of good years left in it, holding up over the course of a two plus hour dinner. It showed a lot of versatility and paired well with a seven course Taiwanese seafood meal. I wouldn't hesitate to pick up bottles from this (approximate) period.
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4/1/2019 - NickNYC Likes this wine: 95 Points
Krug ID 315045
really enjoyed this half bottle. SO Krug! rich and tight at the same time. what a zip. Loved it
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3/29/2019 - dkwins Likes this wine: 95 Points
Very tight, rich and sophisticated.
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3/23/2019 - rija wrote: 95 Points
Stor, komplex doft & smak. Kul att kunna spåra blenden via siten, mest pinot, äldsta vinet från 90, yngsta från 05. Lite hasselnötter, brioche och ett perfekt syrastick på slutet
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3/19/2019 - Burgundy Al wrote: 93 Points
Dinner with 11 Bottles of Krug (Dusek’s - Chicago IL): A toasted thick slice of dense, rustic peasant bread, well toasted and slightly burnt at the edges, slathered with cultured butter and a few flakes of Malden sea salt sprinkled on top.
I got this in 2009 or 2010, so it is most likely the Edition with 1996 or 1997 base. I also have to admit I’ve historically had a preference for Grande Cuvée in its first few years after release, but this bottle might change my thinking.
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3/10/2019 - esh44 wrote:
Gold label, one of the older bottles with "48" on the cork. In a really nice place -- rich but good acidity and lift.
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3/7/2019 - bkizzle Likes this wine: 88 Points
Mostly secondary at this point but still full of good bread-iness and fine bubbles. Hints of caramel and honey, dried apricots.
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3/6/2019 - Ryan.Vento Likes this wine: 94 Points
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From a split. 164eme. Like smelling melted Ferrero Roche - nougat, milk chocolate, caramel, sugar wafer, and rich nuttiness.
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3/3/2019 - Monaco wrote: flawed
Krug MV white label (likely early/mid 80s). Highly oxidized, quite a shame
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2/24/2019 - aquacongas wrote: 96 Points
3rd label (3rd generation red / gold). My preferred GC at this moment. Still bubbles, typical Krug perfume, great acidit,y all Krug elements of roasted almonds, dried fruits as fig and dates but freshly lemon cest. few toffee. Phantastic with food. 96-97
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2/21/2019 - englishman's claret wrote: 94 Points
When is Krug NV not hugely enjoyable? Next to the 02 vintage, this was really fun - contrasts really do abound. The NV is light, elegant, complex, and of course ready - compared to the behemoth 02 which (though maturing nicely) is more iron fist than velvet glove at the moment. Beautiful lemony, mineral, floral, brioche - very fresh.
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2/17/2019 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
Krug is just always special and this was no different. 167th Edition. I was a bit surprised - not the standard toast that I think of when I think of this champagne. Instead it was a bit spicier. A touch tight and could certainly age for a lot longer, but overall a great wine.
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2/17/2019 - Sorrowless Likes this wine: 96 Points
NV Krug with some age (deg -07). Stunning wine. Displayed an impressive range of nuances from nougat, chocolate, nuts and bread to the fruity red, green and yellow apples. Perfectly balanced, long and lingering finish. One of the best champagnes I ever tried.
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2/16/2019 - tbabes wrote: 94 Points
Once again Krug MV delivers the goods! Notes of baked bread, roasted almonds, oyster shell and ripe white fruits. Medium bodied, with good depth, excellent precision, and a long finish.
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2/16/2019 - fcxj wrote: 92 Points
Arbor Blind. Sufficient.
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2/15/2019 - fcxj wrote: 92 Points
JT 35. 1980s bottle. Nutty, plenty of age. Good energy and acidity.
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2/9/2019 - tcosgriff Likes this wine: 92 Points
Yellow color with lovely tiny bubbles. Bouquet and flavor of toast and hazelnuts with faint fruity undertones. Very good balance and nuance with quite a long finish. Very accomplished and a wonderful accompaniment to our splendid meal at Quince on our second night in San Francisco during our annual trip to that city and to Sonoma-Napa. The food and wine made up for the cold rainy weather.
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2/7/2019 - acyso wrote: 93 Points
Dinner at Jade Court (Chicago, IL): The older gold label bottling, with the florets. Evidently a March/April 2005 disgorgement. Rich and powerful, with classic Krug structure and broad shoulders. The age has eased a lot of the tension here, but there's still lots of power on the palate.
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2/4/2019 - vintage1949 wrote: 93 Points
Wow what six years has done. Fruit has come into play with the steely hard edges in 2013 completely resolved. Wonderful nose! Hope this continues to improve.
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2/2/2019 - StainedGlass wrote: 94 Points
ID 416035. Half bottle that received its cork in the Autumn of 2016. A blend of 140 wines (!?) from 1996 to 2010. 45% Pinot Noir, 39% Chardonnay, and 16% Meunière. It’s so refreshing with a yeasty nose and sharp lemon rind, chalky minerality and a wonderfully long finish. Consistently excellent.
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1/26/2019 - Optimus Wine Likes this wine: 94 Points
This was my first Krug and it definitely made a good first impression. This was the 166th edition blended from 140 different wines spanning 13 different vintages from 1996 to 2010. Visually the champagne was a medium yellow with aromatic notes of yellow apple, fresh bread and hints of tropical fruit. The champagne explodes in the mouth with the first taste. Notes of yeast, yellow apple, citrus and freshly baked bread came through. The tartness of the champagne stayed in the mid palate and intergraded well with the fruit. The tartness never fell to the back so the ending was mostly fruit and not overwhelmingly tart. I can see why this champagne gets so many high praises.
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1/22/2019 - Nutty08 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Big fat aromatic nose of bread/yeast. Palate rather smooth, integrated. Fresh, but no acidic edge. Golden fruit. Seems mature. Great nose. From 375ml. Purchased 2015
From Krug I’d, 163rd edition, youngest wine 2007
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1/21/2019 - KB_001 wrote: 95 Points
166:e editionen. Lite läder och choklad i doften. Hög syra och kraft i smaken. Trevlig mousse trots lång tid i glaset.
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1/19/2019 - Elvis1969 Likes this wine: 92 Points
1995- eller 1996-bas.
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1/19/2019 - Elvis1969 Likes this wine: 93 Points
2001-bas. Lite udda men bra. Gissade på Krug 1998.
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1/19/2019 - Elvis1969 Likes this wine: 93 Points
2004-bas. Otrolig syra. Bra.
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1/19/2019 - Elvis1969 Likes this wine: 91 Points
2003-bas.
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1/19/2019 - Elvis1969 wrote: 89 Points
2007-bas men från halvflaska. Lite trött och mer utvecklad. Inte alls lika bra som på helflaska.
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1/19/2019 - Elvis1969 Likes this wine: 92 Points
2007-bas. Krondill och typisk Krugnäsa. Bra.
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1/18/2019 - matage wrote: 93 Points
2008 base from 375ml bottle. Massive improvement in the last year taking less time to open up but will obviously improve further
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1/16/2019 - _water.into.wine_ Likes this wine: 93 Points
We think this was the base from 1995/96. Deep golden. Faint bubbles. Developing nose. Yeast, vanilla, toast and honeysuckle. Layered to complex. Ready to drink. Nicely balanced. Served blind by Gordon.
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1/16/2019 - Claret & CdP Gang Likes this wine:
Served blind, quite dark, biscuits, toasty, rich, big champagne, layered, very good! Probably a 1995/96 bottle, excellent
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1/9/2019 - rapcor Likes this wine: 92 Points
Wonderful, gold leaf colour. Nutty with nougat. Small beads disappearing like sherbet in the mouth
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1/6/2019 - aquacongas Likes this wine: 94 Points
Base 2005, again in great shape, roasted Aromas mixed with refreshing lime Juice. Balanced. 93-94
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1/5/2019 - fc1910 Likes this wine: 93 Points
An Italian Night at Hamburg (Silo 16, Hamburg-Harburg Harbour, Germany): As I wrote in some other TNs, Pol Roger NV is my reference for NV Champagne I have to admit that this is only half the truth, if you do not glance at the price tag there is a Champagne like this one, bottle ID414 067, 163eme edition, a mesmerizing nose, mineralic flint stone at its best, lush creamy fruit, nuts, profound mouthfeel, great texture, still young, ending long and persistent, ***(*+-?), 92- 94+?
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1/3/2019 - Kemo Sabe Likes this wine: 95 Points
From 3.0L and this was absolutely killer. Lots of toast, lemon, crisp acidity, coffee notes, toffee. Just so much balance and grace in this wine. Obviously the format helps but this was exceptional. 160eme. Really outstanding.
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1/2/2019 - mye Likes this wine:
I'm always a Krug fan, and this one didn't disappoint.
Full bottle, based on ID received cork in 2011, with a 2004 base (back to 1990).
Tons of funkiness swirling around, making it complex and interesting to revisit. Toasty/yeastiness is present, but so was some honeyed fruit.
Delish!
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1/1/2019 - cgfrendly Likes this wine:
Showing beautiful age
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1/1/2019 - Marc wrote: 94 Points
New Year's Day, 2019 Pokai Parera (Pokai Parera, Ekatahuna, New Zealand): Bottle that had been aged approximately 10 years since release. Brilliant, biscuity, rich, balanced and focused Champagne. Clearly a luxury product, with wonderful vinosity, complexity, length, and texture. While I would have much preferred this wine upon release (for my taste), Krug is a marque that defines "Breed" to me.
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1/1/2019 - RolfT wrote: 91 Points
Split bottle disgorged 2008 so likely 03 or 04 base. This bottle was fresher than the previous. From previous experience I chose to decant for 1 hour before first glas. Wine didn't get really "Kruggy" until past 2 hour mark in decanter. By then it was a really nice glas but nowhere reaching same heights as the 2002 based GC we enjoyed a week ago that was similarly disgorged in 2008. Both could use a little extra cellaring, but I wouldn't dare keep the 375ml bottles any longer.
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1/1/2019 - BillyT Likes this wine: 93 Points
Previous notes apply even to the point it was again New Years Eve.
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1/1/2019 - MemorialWineFan wrote: 88 Points
I found the acid to be quite high making the wine a touch on the tart side like a sweet tart candy. I had a Clouet NV Brut Rose magnum two days before and for me I found that to be a better bubbly and far more economical.
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1/1/2019 - Mike76 Does not like this wine: 86 Points
ID 411046
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12/31/2018 - cos65 Likes this wine:
Lovely rich, bright fruit, from 375
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12/31/2018 - Matt T wrote: 93 Points
Nice example of 163 from a split. Lots of brioche and medium length. Not as developed as some bottles, but still super smooth and quite enjoyable.
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12/29/2018 - jsmorris707 Likes this wine: 96 Points
ID 112008, disgorged 2012-13, latest 2005. SO'd (& warmed up) for 30 min, med. gold, creamy lemon with bread; delicious & a perfect way to start a dinner party here at home, drink, but no rush
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12/29/2018 - Mbad77 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Was gold and burgundy label circa 1996-2000
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12/25/2018 - Buddrow Likes this wine: 93 Points
My first krug. That's done it, I shall now have to buy more and maybe have to try some of their vintages. I shall have to save up. My daughter still made her champagne face when she tried it, champagne is not for her.
Loved it, bangin champagne and a lovely Christmas treat.
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12/24/2018 - Tao wrote: 95 Points
Merry Christmas! I bought the freshly released bottle about 15 years ago and age it in a cold cellar, simply forgot it of its existence! Found it a few months ago and decided to wait until Christmas to give me and my other half a treat! What a surprise after you pop the cork, it is still in my opinion remarkably fresh, very very light golden in colour, the nose is simply superb, a typical Krug nose, white fruits dominates and a hint of just freshly baked warm spicy bread, what impresses me really is the palate, exceptionally young and tight, finesse is the only word I can think of! Packed with ripe spicy fruits along with a hint of minerals and yes, finish isn't exceptionally long but long enough! It is a treat and will remain a treat over the next ten years in my case! If you really need some food pairing, may I suggest, try to pair it with some "Ha-Gow", a nice compliment, an amazing experience! Cheers.............
Ref: Cork marking V221
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12/21/2018 - sdr Likes this wine: 91 Points
Mark’s bottle. This was Edition 166. All Krug is good but this one was quickly overwhelmed by the vintage Krugs to follow. Maybe it’s just too young to appreciate it properly. It’s still very nice though, but better appreciated without its big brothers to steal the attention.
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12/20/2018 - tbabes wrote: 95 Points
Another stellar example, offering up notes of freshly baked croissant, roasted almonds, ripe white fruits, and crushed oyster shell. Medium bodied, with a creamy texture, great depth, impressive vigor, and a long finish. We had this with the crudo courses at Marea
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12/8/2018 - MikeATL Likes this wine: 96 Points
Not a bad Saturday afternoon: Purchased on release around 2003 and from the cork code of M251, it appears to have been disgorged September/October 2002. A little nutty and lemony, but with piercing and intense minerality, still fairly young. I've had the 1996, 2000, and 2004 Krugs in the last month or so and this was comparable in quality to the 1996 and drinking better than the 2000 and 2004. A spectacular Champagne and proof of the ageworthiness of the Grande Cuvée, I've had it at least 15 years and have no doubt it will continue to excel for at least another 15.
An added bonus is that it has the beautiful old gold label, which I much prefer to the current iteration, so it looks as good as it tastes.
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12/7/2018 - peternelson wrote: 93 Points
166th edition; Very aromatic, toasty, caramel, honey, yeasty, figgy, a little blanched walnut, typical heavy yeast and vinous notes, powerful, rich, always good. Less refined and focused than the DP '08.Mission tasting
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12/6/2018 - Sundbyberg wrote: 96 Points
Tasting: 2010 base. Just as good as the 2008 base. Also just as good as the 2002 and the 1996 vintages of Krug.
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12/3/2018 - jmoore431 wrote: 95 Points
This was a bottle cellared for several years and from before they started putting "163, 164, 165s" on them. No doubt that saves us from looking up bottle #s on their website? Anyhow, tasted with Xavier 94: subtle, tiny beading; toasty, brioche and baked apple, fullish body with good energy, richness, generosity. Yet soft and seductive, still holding a lot in reserve. Tiniest hints of toffee on the finish. Always shows itself as tops in NV/MV (to me, way better than most vintage Champagnes).
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12/3/2018 - Xavier94 Likes this wine: 94 Points
From an older bottling, no edition specified and I suppose it just goes to show that Grand Cuvee' often needs time to show more of itself. The aromas open up quickly in the glass with slightly more of a vintage character; bits of caramel, brioche, toast and butter over a deep core of ripe apple. Lots of verve still, with some of the material held back in check. It should only age that much better the next 5-8 more years and show even more! This bottle is only just starting to develop but the material is clearly present. Classic Krug profile of richness and generosity with plenty of intensity! A fabulous showing.
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12/2/2018 - peternelson wrote: 94 Points
Another stunning Champers--technically it was supposed to be all vintage 2008's but we could not deny the 164 (2008 based) Krug. Closed at first, but gradually showed what might lie ahead--rich apple flesh, some kind of canteloup rind or thing going on, some caramel, bread dough yeast, fuller, heavier mouth, darker than the others, powerful as usual, it can only be Krug. Very cool, but wait 3-5 years+.
(the 4 bubbles: Pol Roger BdB '08, Cristal '08, Clos des Goisses '08, Krug 164) EWG 10 years on dinner.
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12/2/2018 - rocknroller wrote: 93 Points
Light gold color. Split bottle over two hours. Krug ID 413068; disgorged autumn 2013, 162eme, 2006 base with 1990 to 2006 in the blend; 44PN, 35C 21M. This took about 20 minutes to really open up and show that autolytic character up front, lots of complicated citrus and green exotic fruits on both the nose and palate with notes of lime and lychee along with pear and green apple skins. This has a good bit of power yet remains finessed on the palate. The palate shows spice, ginger snap, and chalk minerality as well. 93+pts.
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11/24/2018 - jvphoto Likes this wine: 92 Points
163eme (1990-2007 wines) 37% Pinot Noir, 32% Chardonnay and 31% Meunier.
Medium to dark straw with deep gold highlights. Very small, fine disparate streams of bubbles. Soft & elegant nose of white blossoms, lemon cream & honey poached pear. Smooth & almost silky given bubbles featuring toasted marzipan, baked brioche, the crispy sides of lemon bars.
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11/22/2018 - mflesh wrote: 94 Points
Thanksgiving bottle #5. Enjoyed with pumpkin pie and spice cake dessert. Lots of lemon on the nose, and lemon poundcake on the entry of this with a creamy lemon creme brulee. The bubbles were soft and small, and went very well with the dessert course. This is a treat when ever you are able to enjoy a Champers of this caliber.
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11/21/2018 - Fred_Bo Likes this wine: 94 Points
From the 90's. Perfect time for opening this bottle as slight oxidation (meant as a compliment) was showing.
Heavy roasted coffee beans with delicious peach-sugar. Then the darkly burnt brioche kicked in with mouth-watering acidity and rose petals to balance everything.
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11/5/2018 - Elvis1969 wrote: 92 Points
Den här fick jag blint och vid första sniffen tänkte jag "Krug!" men sedan fanns det en oxidativ som fick mig att fundera på Selosse. I munnen var det ingen tvekan: Krug! Men det var lite oxiderad och saknade lite kropp. Ingen perfekt flaska tyvärr. Doften och eftersmaken gör att jag ändå ger den 92 poäng.
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11/2/2018 - Somm David T Likes this wine: 94 Points
It’s a combination of reductive and oxidized style on the nose. Bruised apple, bruised Bosc pear, well overripe pineapple, marmalade, touch of caramel, creamed cider, understated honey notes, chalkiness, seashells, some oysters, volcanic minerals w/ fruit blossoms & withering yellow lilies.
The palate shows more reductive style than oxidized. Less pronounced bruised apple, bruised Bosc pear, well overripe pineapple, white citrus, marmalade, touch caramel, creamed soda, apple cider, understated honey notes, chalkiness, seashells, some oysters, volcanic minerals with fruit blossoms & withering yellow lilies. The acidy is quite nice. Very good; structure, length & balance. The long, beautiful, rich, finish is just what you’d expect from Krug.
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10/27/2018 - Bandreas Likes this wine:
Tasted at Dani Garcia, Marbella
Truly a Grande Cuvee: Rich and mouthfilling . Good weight and stuffing! Long finish. Nears perfection! One of the best champagnes I ever had.
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10/20/2018 - InternationalWineReport wrote: 95 Points
KRUG Champagne Brut 'Grande Cuvée' (162ÈME Edition) NV
This 'Grande Cuvée' opens with dazzling aromas of hazelnuts, brioche, red delicious apple and poached pear. This leads to flavors of brioche, pear and golden delicious apple with Meyer lemon rind rounding out the citrus component. Balanced and forward, this wine has an incredible texture and it is impossible to resist right now. A truly memorable bottling. (Best 2015-2035)
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10/20/2018 - InternationalWineReport wrote: 95 Points
KRUG Champagne Brut 'Grande Cuvée' (163ÈME Edition) NV
The 'Grande Cuvée' from Krug is truly one of the great Champagnes of the world. This cuvée (disgorged in winter 2015) is a blend of wines from 12 vintages, spanning from 1990-2007. The resultant wine is simply stunning, showing bright aromatics of Meyer lemon rind, orchard fruits and Marcona almond. The mousse and silky texture borders ethereal, as it folds in flavors of Key lime, freshly sliced apples, honeydew melon and brioche. The exquisite range of this wine, in addition to the weight on the palate is absolutely magnificent. The gorgeous finish is long and complex, adding even further appeal to this utterly compelling Champagne. While this is already simply sensational, it shoud also last the test of time. ID#115014. (Best 2017-2035)
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10/19/2018 - aquacongas Likes this wine: 99 Points
Krug Lunch with all Grand Cuvees (Krug Champagne Maison): GC 3rd Label Edition147eme (1991 youngest vintage)
As always one of my favorite champagnes overall. And I knew again why. It is the quintessence of wine. So fresh, roasted macadamia nuts, caramel, vanilla, crème brulee and dried fruits, baken pineapple. Perfectly cracking and charming acidity. Not eneding finish. 99
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10/19/2018 - aquacongas Likes this wine: 94 Points
Krug Lunch with all Grand Cuvees (Krug Champagne Maison): GC 2nd Label Edition 139eme
Bottle in great condition, few bubbles but insane concentration. Krug perfume and a lot of toast, nuts and honey. Still fresh. 94
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10/19/2018 - aquacongas Likes this wine: 93 Points
Krug Lunch with all Grand Cuvees (Krug Champagne Maison): GC 1st label
No bubbles, like a big sauternes. Great density and power. Refreshing acidity with balancing salinity. Honey, milk rice and dates. 93
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10/18/2018 - tbabes wrote: 95 Points
Once again Krug delivers the goods! Notes of freshly baked brioche, crushed shells, ripe white fruits and hints of roasted nuts. Medium to full bodied, with a round texture, great concentration, and a long and focused finish.
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10/18/2018 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
Wine Spectator newbies; 10/18/2018-10/20/2018 (Marriott Marquis): 163rd edition. This was great. Some vanilla and toast and just very nice. It's hard to beat krug.
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10/17/2018 - MWiking wrote: 94 Points
always a pleasure to drink Krug!
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10/15/2018 - StasMedvedev.lv Likes this wine: 99 Points
🏅Rating 99/100 (4,9⭐)
Intense yellow gold. Honey, dried fruit, complex multilayered champ with everything you want from Krug. Just another masterpiece and pure happiness. Disgorged in spring 2003. Base year should be 1996 with blend of many vintages back to early 80s.
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10/14/2018 - onboisduvin Likes this wine: 94 Points
Impeccable as usual.
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10/14/2018 - aquacongas wrote: 93 Points
The best 88 Champagnes from 1988 Part 3/3 Prestige Cuvees from Magnum (L'assiette champenois): 2nd Generation, Base 88, oldest wine 1966, not blind
This was not the best bottle of a second generation GC. Missing length, deepness, fruit and tertiary aromas like dried fruits and roasted aromas. No TCA, not oxidized. The weakest old grande cuvee. I had. 92-93
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10/6/2018 - dkwins Likes this wine: 94 Points
Wonderful champagne, almost as good as vintage.
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10/4/2018 - christyler Likes this wine: 94 Points
164me. I love it when things (not just wines) live up to expectations.
The texture of this is so elegant - that alone is worth the price of admission. Showed really, really well, and I'm glad to have more. The only interesting thing here is that it didn't have a lot of the brioche / barrel aged Krug notes - it was a much more clean, precise style, and if it was served blind, I would have guess a chardonnay dominant blend.
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10/4/2018 - SimonG wrote: 91 Points
Gareth’s ‘40th’ (La Trompette): New label, but no code. Cork suggests 07 disgorgement, so probably 2000 base. Mid straw. A good dose of vanilla on the nose initially. Nicely rich and weighty. Something s little volatile and vegetal on the mid palate, though this does appear to lift. Solidly Krug without hitting the heights it can ****
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10/1/2018 - tbabes wrote: 95 Points
Another fantastic showing, with notes of roasted almonds, freshly baked brioche, ripe white fruits and hints of flowers. Medium bodied, with a lovely texture, impressive concentration, good depth, and a long and focused finish.
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9/24/2018 - SimonG wrote: 93 Points
Edition 166, 2010 base. A little more floral than the 12 base Charles H alongside, and also slightly weightier than the CH, this opened nicely as we moved down the bottle to show a depth and honeyed richness but with a lovely line. Served its purpose today as a gastronomic wine with scallop tartare, roast duck and then cheese. ****
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9/20/2018 - jviz wrote: 93 Points
My second time to try this wine. 2010 base, fresh off the press. I love that you can pick this wine out of a lineup given the nutty house style. Very classic
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9/14/2018 - Aravind Asok wrote:
Old grande cuvee with a base of 90 fruit, I think. Just so krug, loads of oxidative richness and toast. Dense and rich, almost a coffee note. Always very good.
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9/14/2018 - mr_swirl Likes this wine: 91 Points
Old grand cuvée bottle with 96 base. Taiwan bottle. Enjoying this but it’s not great. Loosing freshness, more on the complexity side
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9/10/2018 - KenPlace wrote: 92 Points
@ Master Max party. Nothing better than Krug to celebrate a friend becoming a Master Somm!
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9/7/2018 - Goldstone wrote: 88 Points
Friday Bangers 'n Mash Dinner (Our House, Hong Kong): (ID 120001, which is a 2012 disgorgement with a 2005 base). Completely unmemorable......nothing particularly wrong...except it was overly acidic ...but nothing attention-grabbing. This puts me back to an earlier conclusion that, for me, it is a waste of time to drink this without food. Maybe I should have decanted it, but that seems kinda weird to do for a dinner party.
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9/6/2018 - jwsmith wrote: 94 Points
This was th e162 so good creamy rich almost Selosse like pre mix Carmel butter very good
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9/2/2018 - Zweder wrote: 94 Points
The bottle was several years old. Slightly reductive, but beautifully mature in the bouquet with some citrus and nutty impressions. Same on the palate. Beautiful and mature bottle.
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8/29/2018 - ChristyLeighNY wrote:
We enjoyed this as a big rich champagne. Though note to self - don’t waste money on NV champagnes at auction (this was part of a mixed case we bought so not actually a conscious Krug purchase). It didn’t have a bottle code with info for disgorgement, which means it’s pre 2012 or 2013 for Krug. So it was older for a NV and tasted like that - burned toast, nutty notes, toasted hazelnuts and almonds, medium acid, smooth finish. We enjoyed it but I think it was older than we were expecting, probably better when fresher
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8/24/2018 - herzog330 Likes this wine: 93 Points
So great. Linear, focused, plenty of acidity. Clearly a high pedigree.
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8/24/2018 - mflesh wrote: 95 Points
Champers. Doing well. 1990 to 2007 disgorged 2015. Nose of herbs, lemon, sweet entry. Little bubbles. This wine has a lot of depth. Still probably will settle down in 5 or 6 years bit ridiculously complex right now.
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8/23/2018 - retired_and_roving Likes this wine: 94 Points
2nd of 4 champagnes - accompanying caviar, iberico ham & freshly prepared sushi dinner. Did not make a note of the disgorgement date - but no version was noted on the label. Classic Krug - just a beautiful champagne and my favorite of the night. Rich mouthfeel but still maintaining the tension (which is less noticeable to me in the D.P.) - some oxidative notes of honey and toasted nuts, lemony acidity, bread dough. Awesome with the Imperial Tzar caviar and potato chips! My favorite in the line up tonight
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8/22/2018 - Burgundy Al wrote: 90 Points
Great Wine Dinner with Friends (Sepia - Chicago IL): At least 6 years old (since release), this was still reasonably fresh with lots of baked orchard fruit and very good concentration. I understand why some people adore how this evolves, but I found it getting slightly long in the tooth.
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8/18/2018 - fatboi Likes this wine: 93 Points
I believe this was the 158th edition.. Just delicious. aging with grace and power.
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8/17/2018 - RajivAyyangar wrote: 92 Points
Impromptu Friday (Flatiron, SF): Beautiful, fresh, crisp yellow, green, and red apples with sweet aromas of pastry dough / brioche. Oxidative but with real verve and fresh fruit as well. High acid. Feels 5-6g dosage but holding it well. Superb integration of fruit, autolysis, and slight apply oxidative aromas. Elegant texture, and persistent on the palate.
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8/11/2018 - tbabes wrote: 95 Points
Another impressive showing! Youthful color, with complex notes of fresh toast, ripe white fruits, mineral and oyster. Medium to full bodied, with good concentration and depth of flavor. A round texture but with fantastic acidity; great balance. Impressive grip and precision on the finish.
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8/7/2018 - bengemarräng Likes this wine: 93 Points
-06 base, disgorged 2013. #ID 413062
First time Krug, expectations were great and so was the result. A fantastic champagne with some nice coffee aromas and earthiness on the nose and very pleasant citrus and yellow apples with a massive creaminess on the palate. A bit one dimensional at the moment but almost outstanding, which it would be with 5-10 years at least in the cellar.
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8/5/2018 - tbabes wrote: 95 Points
A great NV Champagne, with scents of ripe white fruits, toasted brioche, roasted almonds. Creamy texture, great concentration and depth of flavor, with a long and expressive finish.
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8/4/2018 - MikeATL Likes this wine: 93 Points
Another fantastic Krug GC. Rich but with great cut. Disgorged March/April 2005.
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7/28/2018 - godx wrote:
Cork ID V731 (disgorged in May/June 2007). Drank alongside a Krug 164 GC, Showing more maturity than the 164 (obviously as it's approx 9 years older) with the classic Krug oxidative notes with biscuit and citrus aromas. Fairly rich on the palate in comparison to the 164 but still a good bit of acidity and energy here. This is definitely more in the zone than the 164 at this stage but in the end I feel the 164 will be the better wine. We drank this over 3-4 hours and it opened up substantially over that time. Drink or continue to cellar. Excellent.
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7/24/2018 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Four Krug in three days. Allot Krug and one with Sabina!
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7/22/2018 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Brioche and power and really delicious.
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7/21/2018 - tbabes wrote: 94 Points
Once again Krug 163me delivers the goods! Notes of freshly baked brioche, crushed shells, ripe white fruits and hints of roasted nuts. Medium to full bodied, with a round texture, great concentration, and a long and focused finish.
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7/15/2018 - aquacongas Likes this wine: 99 Points
Krug - Grande Cuvee 2nd Generation
Ein Traum. Ein Wein nahezu in Perfektion. Der Duft ist schon betörend und elektrisierend. Getrocknete Feigen und Datteln, dazu Macadamianüsse, dezent Vanille und Honig, am Gaumen unglaublich frisch und jung. Unglaublich animierende Perlage. Schließlich kommen Mocca- und Nougatnoten dazu. Trotz der Power, filigran und elegant zugleich. Die Flasche war ruck zuck alle. Diskutiert wurde über Krug 1979 Collection, aber dafür war dieser Wein einfach zu komplex. Perfekte Kombination zu Foie gras. 99
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7/13/2018 - soyhead wrote:
from split (375cc)
nose - honeyed, candied orange
mouth - ripe quince; has an aged profile without being tired. hints of caramel.
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7/12/2018 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
Dinner @ Atera - both pairings (Atera - 77 Worth Street in NYC): 163rd Edition. From the higher end pairing at Atera. The quality of Krug always stands out. The bubbles are like little tiny cashmere pieces that almost seem to just melt in the mouth. It's more toast and brioche. Had next to the Egly Ouriet which had a bit more fruit. Both wonderful wines and very enjoyable.
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7/11/2018 - Francophile1 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Dang... this is a beautiful NV expression of Champagne. Incredible flavor profile with a creamy, smooth finish. Paired incredibly well with Nova Scotia oysters and a crab roll. I will be buying more!
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7/7/2018 - Zweder wrote: 95 Points
Occasional dinner group: Magnums chosen by Kenny (@ Invincible in Antwerp, Belgium): Beautiful and focused bouquet with a firm amount of caramel. Same on the palate, nuts, firm acidity and good grapefruit bitterness. Beautiful and complex wine. Is it me or does a magnum really adds to the overall experience? 94 - 95
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7/7/2018 - jshufelt wrote: 93 Points
Turning 50 (Eleven Madison Park, NYC): In the glass, pale, clear yellow. On the nose, equal parts yeasty bread and apple cider. On the palate, green apples, hazelnut, citrus, and fresh baked bread, full-bodied texture, and lovely acidity on a moderately long finish. For me, a consistent performer.
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7/2/2018 - tbabes wrote: 94 Points
164eme youthful color, with complex notes of brioche, crisp white fruits, mineral and oyster. Medium to full bodied, with good concentration and depth of flavor. Impressive lift and precision on the finish.
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7/1/2018 - BRR wrote:
This was suffering from a little more oxidization than it should have shown, but it was still good. Quite yellow, with nutty notes with citrus and apricot. Better with food. ID # 412040, so put under cork in the fall of 2012 with wines ranging from 1990 to 2007.
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7/1/2018 - Tao wrote: 93 Points
My bottle is slightly aged, so, quite yellowy in colour, intense nose of white stone fruits and equally intense stone white fruits palate! Impressive!
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6/29/2018 - depechemoroder Likes this wine: 94 Points
Magically combines complexity and richness with a citrus led freshness that keeps you sipping. Wonderful tension here, mousse is exceptional. The layering of older and newer wines is both evident, yet melts into something harmonious.
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6/28/2018 - Frances1991 wrote: 93 Points
Very complex Champagne. fine bubbles.
Balance acidity with fruit.
With some brioche, toast flavour
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6/26/2018 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
From the most recent disgorgement (I think 164) so young, but still just a wonderful champagne. It's amazing how much is going on here. Started by serving it a bit on the chilled side, but then let it warm up in the glass. Originally paired with our antipasti, but finished the bottle with the desserts. It's definitely a bit toasty and at first I thought there was a streak of slightly overpowering acidity. That went away after a bit of time in the glass and then it was brioche and vanilla and lemon curd and sorts of lovely things. Always a go to.
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6/25/2018 - Derek Darth Taster Likes this wine: 97 Points
Arrived late for dinner at Jade Palace. Tasted from bottle after 2 hours of air already. Declared by Asparagus to be 1998 or 1999 base year.
Appearance is clear, pale intensity, yellow gold colour. Few fading bubbles. Thin legs.
Nose is clean, medium+ intensity, with a bouquet of honey nectared flowers, stony minerality, citrus lemon drops, and a lovely blast of salted caramel popcorn as it sat longer in the glass. So fragrant, so complex, smelling this for so long I could almost forget to move on and taste it. And it sounds ridiculous, but I could swear I felt the acid tension of this in the air. Developed.
On the palate, dry, harmoniously high acidity, medium- alcohol (12%), medium+ body. Pronounced flavour intensity, with the flavours coming in strong with waves of honey, almond nuts, limestone minerality, brioche, citrus lemon drops, sweet kumquats, orange peel. Superb tension, vibrancy and nerve that just sparkles all over in your mouth like fireworks, then it settles down and flows harmoniously with that smooth honey and nuts and rich lemon fruit until the very long finish.
Started my night on such a high note.
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6/25/2018 - asparagus Likes this wine: 96 Points
My best NV Krug ever - such power and finesse, seamlessly combined. Mainly apples with hints of brioche and lemon curd. The intensity of the nose and the flavour still lingers in my tasting memory. one word - Wow. This was originally purchased from the UK merchant in 2007 - hence, 1998 or 1999 base.
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6/21/2018 - JOsgood wrote: 93 Points
This is incredible Champagne. The quality they are able to produce in a mass market format is truly amazing. I could drink this all day long. Toasty and tasty!
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6/21/2018 - Paul S wrote: 94 Points
162eme edition. Absolutely lovely - this could well be the best bottle of MV I have had in a long time. The nose was fresh and lively, with light notes of cream floating around lifted red apple aromas and a lovely line of minerality. The palate was where the wine really shone though. Fresh, limpid and pure, but with a real core of quiet power running through its deliciously fleshy flavours of red apples, pears, a kiss of brioche, and then more of that beautiful minerality pulling away into slightly warm, spicy finish. An absolutely lovely wine. Integrated and pure, it is starting to fire on all cylinders. Wow.
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6/19/2018 - jlgnml Does not like this wine: 85 Points
Flat and yeasty. Not a good representation of Krug.
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6/18/2018 - maaike2 wrote: 93 Points
probably dégorgement somewhere late 90's. Beautiful golden color, impressive notes of apricot and pear, high acidity, some toast, great length. Mousse disappeared in the glass, but I accepted that with pleasure.
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6/17/2018 - FransS wrote: 95 Points
A tasting at home with friends (At home - Haarlem): A bottle bought in 1999/2000; a lovely golden colour, age in the bouquet, but no old age, a superb, nearly linear, acidity, not heavy, perfect mousse, slightly fading, but enough to give the wine its freshness, persistence, balance, grande classe!
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6/16/2018 - EskoR Likes this wine: 91 Points
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6/13/2018 - soyhead Likes this wine:
Glass pour at Twist in Vegas. From half bottle. Very rich, eye-opening, mature yet still very alive. Terrific
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6/10/2018 - dagij wrote: 90 Points
Drunk at Stattholdergaarden (a top notch restaurant in Oslo, Norway with one Michelin star) at the end of the meal with cheeses and pre-deserts. As always, this is a quite heavy wine. Colour is deep yellow with an almost brownish hue. Bread, toast, red apples and minerals (chalk and iron) dominate the nose. Full bodied, refined bubbles, lotsof red apples, almost oxidized as Krug and many other Pinot-dominated champagnes often are. Bracing acidity, very long. this is for lovers of powerful champagnes. It went beautiful with aged, hard cheeses. This will probably keep for many years, but it will surely accentuate the oxidized feel. Be aware.
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5/26/2018 - buckeye76 Likes this wine: 94 Points
#213032 - Golden color, citrus, nuts, honey, with yeast, and hints of cherries, spice, and floral. Nice complexity and a long finish.
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5/24/2018 - Matt T wrote: 93 Points
163 from a split. Extremely fruit forward. Good acid with vibrant notes of apple and vanilla. Medium-length finish. Showing relatively young.
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5/21/2018 - ThalesGaspar Likes this wine: 95 Points
When it comes to top champagne, this is the best buy. Cristal is great, but I'm not sure it's worth the price difference, Krug has better value.
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5/21/2018 - Barry Rothof wrote: 93 Points
Lunch @ Restaurant Fitzgerald (Rotterdam): 160eme. Superb complex, delicate with lots of body and a long soft finish of mature, spicy citrus fruit.
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5/11/2018 - fcxj wrote: 86 Points
It's fine, not going to get pulses racing. 2012 cork, 1990-2005.
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5/7/2018 - peternelson wrote: 94 Points
162nd edition based on 2006. Darker golden color; vinous, savory almost, with a fish oil aspect alla DP but more deep; rich pit fruit nuances, rich, slight oxidative notes but more tertiary and barrel flavors than oxy. powerful, concentrated, but elegant on the palate. Super long finish. MEM
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5/5/2018 - aquacongas Likes this wine: 98 Points
Again a perfect bottle of 2nd generation Grande Cuvee. Lovely delicate bubbles, Sauternes notes, dried fruits, honey, creme brulee, nuts and the one and only Krug freshness. 97-98
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5/4/2018 - peternelson wrote: 94 Points
160th edition based on 2004. Dusty cinnamon and green apple, thin pie crust with apple skin, very elegant, crisp, bright and intense. As usual, very long, lovely wine. With Jerome Jacoillot of Krug at Effervescence.
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5/4/2018 - peternelson wrote: 93 Points
159th edition based on 2003; darker color than both the 2003 vintage Brut and the 2003 CdM. Apple tart, slight caramel, sour red apple; rich, creamy, lower acidity and less structure having this after the 2 aforementioned wines does not put this in the best light IMHO. A bit less structure and more sour finish, but a super long finish, almost longer than the vintage--probably as a result of the great reserve wines in this . Still quite enjoyed this though. With Jerome Jacoillot of Krug at Effervescence.
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5/4/2018 - aquacongas Likes this wine: 98 Points
Again a perfect bottle old Grande Cuvee. One of my favorite champagnes. 85 base, oldest reserve wine from 1975, 6 years on the lees. Oysters combined with dried fruits, so sublime and crispy, fine bubbles. In the finish grapefruit with dates and figs. Roasted aromas but not overwhelming. A giant. As good as the bottle two weeks ago. 98
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5/2/2018 - RobbieD68 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Delicious! I was so busy being thrilled about how tasty it was that I forgot to write down my tasting notes. Sorry about that! Let's put it this way: if you are wondering whether it is worth the price, the answer is Yes.
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4/30/2018 - Colpete Likes this wine: 95 Points
Excellent with grilled shrimps
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4/29/2018 - tbabes wrote: 96 Points
163eme. Lovely Champagne, offering up notes of ripe white fruits, brioche, roasted almonds. Creamy texture, great concentration and depth of flavor, with a long and expressive finish.
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4/29/2018 - Villon wrote: 94 Points
Beau, long, complexe.
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4/28/2018 - mflesh wrote:
Enjoyed to celebrate 39 years old! Poured a nice straw color into the glass with little bubbles that you could actually barely see. Definitely more my style. This one had a nice balance of peach and pear, but I do remember thinking that I actually kinda preferred the Paul Bara 2012 Special Club Rose Champagne that was also floating around. I have another one of these with the same disgorgement date, and think I'm going to leave it for another few years as I really feel that this one is still trying to decide what it wants to be when it grows up.
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4/28/2018 - chibaken wrote: 93 Points
Crisp, intense, long, addictive. A little smoke, driving citrus acidity, nougat is very present, hazlenut, dancing to a seemingly everlasting finish. Slightly difficult and supreme.
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4/26/2018 - Harley1199 Likes this wine:
Champagne & Food: NV vs Vintage (Bodega Santa Cecilia - Madrid): Still a perfume. Costly work but pretty obvious Krug is the envy of the rest of the champagne houses. Today I detect memories of candied orange, of cakes stuffed with cream, of violets and lavender. It evolves towards toasted hazelnuts and pralines. Complex. Huge wine. An ultimate bottle among the NV. It is noted that the reserve wines used this year (2017) have been excellent. Also on the palate with greasy notes that combine perfectly with that descending acidity through the jaws. As always, great length. It is difficult to find flaws in this wine. It's hard to be wrong with Krug GC. A candy for adults.
Sigue siendo un perfume. Su trabajo les cuesta pero queda claro porque son la envidia del resto de casas. Hoy detecto recuerdos de naranja confitada, de pasteles con crema, de violetas y lavanda. Evoluciona hacia avellanas tostadas y garrapiñadas. Complejo. Enorme. La botella definitiva dentro de las NV. Se nota que los vinos de reserva empleados este año han sido excelentes. También al paladar con notas grasas que combinan perfectamente con esa acidez descendente por las mándíbulas. Como siempre de gran longitud. Es difícil encontrar defectos en este vino. Es difícil equivocarse con Krug GC. Siempre un caramelo para adultos.
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4/24/2018 - yipen Likes this wine:
This bottle I purchased 10 years ago, quite nice. it has the mature pinot noir roundness to it. Great Champagne
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4/22/2018 - KenK Likes this wine: 94 Points
Another great bottle in split form from older case, still fresh and beautifully crisp. Lots of biscuit.
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4/15/2018 - dcwino wrote: 96 Points
A lazy Sunday afternoon Chave lunch (The Grill Room at the Rosewood DC): Clearly have some bottle age. According to Tom, the first release after the label change. Perfectly mature nose displaying peach, apricot, apple pie, oyster shell, anise, almond paste, sweet spices and mineral. Beautifully integrated palate, generous fine mousse, nicely layered sweet yellow fruit, perfect amount of acidity and mineral, and a long seamless sweet yellow fruit and mineral driven finish. Another great example that demonstrates the reason to cellar Krug MV.
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4/11/2018 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 93 Points
Opened for Kathy's Birthday and Derrald's Birthday, medium amount of fine bubbles formed a small mousse in the glass, metallic silver coloration, nose of wood, cinnamon, allspice, and slate, same on the palate, lovely mouthfeel, mouth filling, rich tasting, elegant, slightly old, great opening to our celebration, long finish.
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4/7/2018 - MC2 Wines wrote:
Acker Auction - April 2018 (Marea in NYC): 164th edition (base mostly 2008). This is always good and a strong wine, but seems like it could benefit from a bit of age. A bit tighter than the Pierre Peters we had alongside. Tasty though.
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4/1/2018 - dbg wrote:
Cellared 3 years. Light gold. Yeasty, breads, mushrooms, citrus nose. Medium-full body, today, earthy, pear and citrus, rich powerful finish, best between cellar and room temp. Excellent.
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4/1/2018 - MAXIMUM SATISFACTION wrote: 94 Points
2012 base. Really hitting on all cylinders. Light straw color with plenty of tart lemon peel throughout. Toasted brioche and mustiness keep the tartness in check. Slightly reductive and syrupy on the finish.
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4/1/2018 - Kemo Sabe Likes this wine: 94 Points
160th Eme. From 3L. This was cracking good. Loads of toast, brioche, coffee, toffee, lemon, apple all packed into a high energy high precision wine. Obviously drank really young given the format but the wine was expressive, light colored, chiseled and really good. Format matters.
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3/31/2018 - Poussin Likes this wine: 94 Points
Beautiful yellow-gold colour. Muscular, extracted style, with heaps of vinosity and a touch of grape-skin astringency. Crisp, green apple fruit profile. Acidity is well-judged, lending focus without affecting the underlying richness of the wine.
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3/30/2018 - fizz wrote:
No bottle ID but purchased in 2010.
Golden hues bring with it apple, toasted brioche, honey, butter, figs. Still fresh on the palate with restrained power. Terrific bottle.
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3/26/2018 - ShadowIII Likes this wine: 95 Points
Tasted in magnum. Amazing with brisk acidity, brioche, citrus and apple, rich mouth feel and long finish, kept going back for more
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3/23/2018 - bordeaux456 Likes this wine: 96 Points
Incredible, again. I really think this is the best NV champagne you can buy. Toasted brioche, butter and plum where the flavours I tasted. This champagne puts smiles on every face. What an absolute treat. Perfect for a very special occasion. Last time I had this, I rated it 95, but today I think this deserves a 96. Fantastic! 96
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3/19/2018 - Brewcrew0957 wrote:
I’d 314057
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3/16/2018 - tbabes wrote: flawed
Deep gold color, with heavily oxidized aromas. Completely shot. Bought this from Pop’s Wine and Spirits, and it obviously had not been stored properly. Bummer
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3/16/2018 - MJKH1 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Spectacular drink. Notesof pear and apple. Mix of 140+ wines between 1990 - 2016.
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3/14/2018 - CamWheeler wrote: 93 Points
SLDS March 2018: Edition 166, ID 117003, 2010 vintage base - disgorged winter 2017. Pear, white flowal notes, orange peel and lemon. Really nice prevision on the palate with light rich fruit and good texture showing through. With air, it takes on a little more richness, but the precision is nicely retained. Super stuff as always.
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3/13/2018 - Pinotnut wrote: 98 Points
Best Brut NV Champagne ever
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3/13/2018 - phil the agony wrote: 93 Points
Un champagne plus sur la barrique.Très masculin.Les bulles sont beaucoup plus intenses en attaque.Le boisé amène beaucoup de structure.
Très complex.Moins sur la finesse que le Pol Roger mais très bon.Un champagne de bouffe.Très bonne longueur.Un peu de pain toasté too much.
Le sucre resort quand il est tempéré.Solide.
93 pts
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3/3/2018 - Toinette Likes this wine: 93 Points
White label, made from very old wines. Storage history unknown. A very nice drink despite leaking moldy cork ans no pop on opening. Krug makes indestructible and unoxydable wines. Golden orange color, pinpoint acidity, subtle moka, apple on the nose and still sparkling on the tip of the tongue. Everything you want for a great Champagne. How a suspect bottle can be this good ? lower level, leakings ? take your chance with an old Krug.
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2/25/2018 - rmalloy wrote:
Tasty apples, citrus, and minerals with honeyed overtones. Intense acidity/minerality. Not much older, mushroomy aromas.
Tasted at Connie & Ted’s.
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2/24/2018 - WineRomance Likes this wine: 95 Points
This is a very well-balanced and exuberant champagne. I particularly like the sweet fruity flavors (apple, banana and honey), which work in perfect harmony with the refreshing bright minerality, plus a light hint of yeast. The wine was served chill, and I really enjoyed it both by itself and accompanying oysters.
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2/22/2018 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
From a 375. New release. Drank 3 times over the course of 4 days. Just little 3/4 glass pours or so. In between recorked and (mostly) kept chilled in ice bucket. I was amazed at how this opened up over time. There were still little cashmere bubbles even on day 3, but by that point they were overshadowed by this very expressive brioche tastiness. It was most intense in flavor actually at the last sip. Refined and very high quality. Always a favorite.
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2/21/2018 - CamWheeler wrote: 94 Points
GMs - Kevin back in Town: Edition 164, ID 216016 - 2008 base vintage, disgorged spring 2016. Violets and white floral notes, lime, orange and nutty elements. Zings on the palate with bright fruit and cleansing acidity. Pushes through with super length and potential to develop.
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2/18/2018 - ve23 Likes this wine: 94 Points
94/100
A demi bottle of Krug on a simpler side - still, even this one is a treat. Salty, savory, with picked apples, honeyed notes, fresh lingering acidity and long finish. Likely, this baby needs more time.
Krug ID 415 059: 166th edition. Wines from 1998 to 2010, disgorged in fall 2015.
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2/17/2018 - acyso wrote: 93 Points
HDH auction at Spiaggia; 2/15/2018-2/17/2018 (Chicago, IL): V521 on the cork; old gold label, pre-ID era. The nose is classic old GC, with mushrooms, bread, and that dense powerful character. A real throwback to what made me fall in love with Krug in the first place. Earthy with a mild bit of mushroom.
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2/16/2018 - Motz wrote: 95 Points
Heard some speculation that this was the 163 Edition, though it was not labeled as such.
My preference for Champagne leans to the piercing style, which the Krug Grande Cuvée certainly is not. It is, however, an exceptional wine! Wondrously pure expression of NV Champagne, in all the best ways. One can sense and taste the layers imparted by the perfect blending of vintages and varieties. The oak treatment accentuates the sous-bois, savory, and saline elements, and enhances the wine's depth and roundness. Great acid, exceptional balance, and though stylistically weighty, not heavy. Tasted alongside Krug's 2003 Clos du Mesnil, and while different, both were equally inviting, and there was no obvious quality difference between them. 94-95.
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2/15/2018 - BBPP Likes this wine:
Ridiculously good. Not sure wine gets much better than this.
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2/14/2018 - Cote d'Or Likes this wine:
From 375mL, disgorged Autumn 2014, vintages from 1990-2008 included, 48% PN, 35% chard, 17% meunier
-med gold, tiny bubbles
-effervescent, toasty, yeasty aromas tickle the nose
-med acidity, med- weight blazingly intense oxidative toasted nuts with subtle bread and apple notes, tangy finish goes on seemingly forever
-power without weight, brilliant as usual perhaps a notch better with the 2008 vintage incorporated
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2/8/2018 - csimm wrote: 94 Points
3-Day Napa Cab Taste-Off: Vice Versa, B Cellars, Memento Mori, Alpha Omega, Purlieu, Janzen, Realm, Myriad, MACDONALD, Maybach, and more...; 2/7/2018-2/9/2018 (Napa): A lovely bottle of Champagne, with yeasty brioche, lemon chiffon cake, Asian pear, ripe green and red apple, sea foam, toasted pignolia, and a banana nut bread note that added depth and character. Less of a mineral-driven animal, this Krug impresses for its unctuous mouthfeel and textural weightiness mid-palate. Never heavy or burdensome, the hints of saline and green apple acid latched on to the bubbly effervescence and provided the needed lift.
A special thanks to Patrice and Samantha for generously providing this Champagne. What a great way to kick-start the meal...and also a great way to end the meal (after a lot of heavy Cabs, this was a great palate reboot as the evening drew to a close).
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1/31/2018 - Sundbyberg wrote: 96 Points
Tasting: What an improvement since my last try some 6 months ago. This is really good. Really citrusoriented with strong acid.
Same base as 6 months ago, i.e 2008.
Probably my best taste of Krug to date, the 1996 and the 2002 included.
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1/27/2018 - aagrawal wrote: 93 Points
From a 375. Golden label, but no krug ID, and it has been in my cellar since March 2013. Cork ID V 862, so disgorged in Nov/Dec 2008, and only a soft hiss when carefully opened. Golden color, fine bead; aromatic nose, mature brioche, cheese rind, slight oxidation of age; palate is full bodied, intense acid throughout but richly textured, citrus pith on the midpalate, lovely moderated mousse of an aged champagne; medium-plus finish. Classically made, Krug-styled, with a bit more age than I've had in any bottling of this wine, which it handles well. A very good champagne, but pricey compared to some of its still-excellent and cheaper competitors. 93
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1/27/2018 - Vanja1 wrote: 95 Points
Krug NV ble en åpenbaring etter 6-7 år i vinkjelleren: gyllen og lekker i nye glass for anledningen, nydelig mousse, lag på lag med dufter, bølger av ettersmak: først epler, pærer og fersken, så mandler, marsipan og brioch. Etterhvert tar appelsin over så du lurer på om det er en mimosa. Har ikke smakt maken, 95 poeng, glatt!
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1/26/2018 - RedLoverJim Likes this wine:
This was an older (2004-2011 range based on label and lack of ID) half bottle. While little effervescence remained, common in older half sparklers as I understand it, all the flavors were there and I can now say that Krug makes a damn good still wine!
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1/25/2018 - rocknroller wrote: 95 Points
Pizza Night with Aged Classic Reds Ten Plus Years Old (Rocknroller's (Kevin's)): Light medium gold color. Drank 1+ glass over an hour. Krug ID 314052; disgorged summer 2014, 2006 base with 1990 to 2006 in the blend; 44PN, 35C 21M. Wow, this really had it all going on, powerful bead, very intense, the definition of refinement and class. This had a beautiful toast up front and across the palate, pear, lemon, almond, minerals, honey, creme brulee, all very fresh, clean and lifted. Fantastic.
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1/25/2018 - chablis28 wrote: 95 Points
R&Rler/ Kevins btl tonight and the absolute best Krug MV I've ever had. Talking with Kevin later he said he let this btl sit in his cellar for a few years before opening and man, what a difference! Pretty, slightly larger, shimmering gold bubbles in the glass. Typically, MV is one of the more lusty and masculine champagnes I've had. At times even clumsy & lager like. Tonight's btl was a very pleasant surprise showing terrific finesse, precision and the classy elegance you expect from such a reputed producer. Subtle aromas and flavors of toast, creme brulee, ginger, herbs, lemon, apple and orange zest. No oxidative notes and very very fresh & lively. Note to self, if you ever buy this wine, let it sit for a few years prior to opening. Thanks Kevin this was stellar!
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1/21/2018 - DiveAlaska Likes this wine: 94 Points
Dinner at Canlis with Yumiko, Rick and Debbie. Gawd I love Krug. Had this from a 375. Paired brilliantly with rabbit fazzolette. Was well on the way to WTON until the 96 HSS made an appearance. Fantastic night.
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1/18/2018 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
WineBid Tasting Event (Mandarin Oriental): One of the old bottles before they had the ID numbers and all of that. I just love these - wish I could find a way to source some more. For an NV champagne this ages beautifully. Hints of oxidation, but lots of caramel and papaya and toast. Really good.
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1/18/2018 - tomoem Likes this wine: 93 Points
Had at a spectacular WINEBID.com tasting event. Total of 39 wines tasted with an unbelievable lineup ! Bravo to Sterling Roig.
One of the near perfect high end champagnes someone should get the pleasure to have. Fairly consistent year to year this champagne evaporates in mouth after 5 Seconds. It is so light and so balanced and so smooth. Just a fabulous champagne.
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1/18/2018 - Brian da Flyin Hawaiian wrote: 70 Points
Absolutely not impressed. Compared to a 2003 Dom Perignon there was absolutely no contest. Simply not a wow. Overly tart, acidic, lacking in yeasts and character.
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1/12/2018 - etyc Likes this wine:
Off-vintage Bordeaux theme'd dinner
TBU
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1/12/2018 - Wardyn Likes this wine: 94 Points
Old beige label with no ID code. Code V621 found on cork. Probably disgorged in 2006 Mar/Apr, base year guess 2000.
Young, fresh and fine acidity and mousse.
Felt very refined and harmonious on the palate. Yeasty, showing lots of wet mineral stones and a long striking finish.
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1/1/2018 - burgburgburg wrote:
163éme. PnP. Pale golden yellow as expected. Refreshing citrus and toasty. High in acidity. Young.
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1/1/2018 - fozzibaer Likes this wine: 95 Points
Excellent, such a refined wine. A great experience.
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1/1/2018 - BillyT wrote: 92 Points
New Years Eve so no specific notes other than this was an older bottle of NV and it showed beautiful age and drank much like a vintage Krug. Great freshness with micro center stream of bubbles. Palate of brioche apricots, creamy full mouth feel. Sorry there isn't more but still a wonderfully great champagne.
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1/1/2018 - peterchoy wrote: 92 Points
Appearance: Bright and clear, it has medium lemon color, with watery rims and legs.
Nose: Clean, with medium (+) intensity aromas of green fruit of ripe apple, autolytic notes of toast, yeast and brioche, citrus notes of lemon, kernel notes of almond, sweet spice of ginger, floral notes of blossom. The wine is developing.
Palate: Dry with high acidity, the wine has medium (-) alcohol, light body and medium (+) intensity flavors of citrus fruit of lemon, green fruit of ripe apple, autolytic notes of yeast, toast and brioche, floral notes of blossom. The wine has a medium (+) finish.
Conclusion: Very good quality Champagne with an intense nose showing good complexity, with robust notes of autolytic in addition to the citrus and green fruit, the wine is highly refreshing, with fine mousse and good acidity, with the fruit and autolytic notes in good harmony of the palate, well-balanced and structured, with a fairly long finish. It is ready to drink now and can benefit from further ageing of another 3-5 years.
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12/31/2017 - Christoffer78 Likes this wine: 95 Points
A wonderful and quite stunning Champagne, which it always is. This bottle is not different in any substantial way. The nose reveals rich lime and lemon zest, there is sun warm green apple, rich minerals and the Krug typical white toast. After a few minutes, a classy subtle tone of sweet brioche emerges. The palate exhibits stringency and loads of structure, accompanied by creaminess and a lovely balance. There is also a vivid, yet elegant and creamy mousse. Rather often the super brand Champagens are discredited jus t because they are super brands, but I still think the Krug GC is a lovely wine and a stunning Champagne. It certainly deserves all the merit it can get. (Bottle number 316030, disgorged mid-2016)
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12/31/2017 - vhoffmann Likes this wine: 94 Points
Released mid 1990'ies, well cellared. Beautiful bottle with notes of hazelnut, marzipan and caramelised apricots - lovely delicate mousse.
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12/31/2017 - Burgundy Al wrote:
Another older 375ml bottle, probably disgorged 10-12 years ago. Lots of baked apple showcasing the sweet spice. Rich and well concentrated, just slightly more advanced than I would prefer. Just faintly effervescent.
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12/31/2017 - FYC wrote:
375 ml. 2010 base. 166eme. Krug ID: 415059.
Krug signature is present. It's tasty now if not particularly profound or long. Maybe not the best MV due to the difficult 2010 year but that's exactly the reason why they blend these.
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12/31/2017 - Claret & CdP Gang Likes this wine: 93 Points
NYE Dinner. Id 114008, released 2013-14, 44% Pinot, 35% Chardonnay & 21% Meunier. Fresh biscuity toasty delicious bubbly to usher in the new year! Very fine very finessed
93
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12/29/2017 - Vancouver Likes this wine: 94 Points
164 Edition, which seems to be based on vintage 2008. This bottle was purchased at "Le Parvis" a great champagne shop located just behind the Reims Cathedral in Nov 2017.
Pale golden appearance.
Very complex aromas- citrus, spice, pastry, stone fruit etc. Surprisingly reticent at first, but with some time in a riedel Riesling glass, the aromas became pronounced. I understand this wine is released when deemed ready to drink, but I would still characterize the aromas as "youthful" .
For me this wine shines on the palate at this point with lots and lots of rich flavors. Citrus, pastry, honey and who knows what else. Very full and rich in the mouth. Not sweet tasting at all, but it would be interesting to know what the dosage is. The finish is long, long , long.
Great bottle to drink now, but I'm sure this wine has lots of life left. Maybe another 10-15 years in a proper cellar.
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12/27/2017 - RichD2 Likes this wine: 97 Points
Intense and elegant at the same time! Awesome bottle of Champagne.
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12/25/2017 - Javachip Likes this wine: 92 Points
Clear golden yellow color with scant fine bead indicative of advanced maturity. This was corroborated on the nose and palate with complex notes of quince, butterscotch, honeycomb, ginger snaps, Meyer lemon, moldy old limestone, dried chamomile, and mushrooms. Still rich and robust. This bottle has no code number and has vine decorations on the front label, so it is an older release. Auction bottle with unknown storage history.
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12/25/2017 - mickb93 Likes this wine: 95 Points
Wow , robe d'un dorée tellement profond , bulles fine et nombreuses.
Au nez viennent des odeurs de brunch festif avec des toasts ,brioches, de beurre . Tres complexe .
L'attaque est exeptionnelle , pleine de fraicheur avec des fruits frais poire, pomme . Note de pain grillé . Peu de sucre mais tres velouté . Tres bien construit et exellente longueur un gros wow.
C'est mon bareme en terme de champagne haut de gamme devant dom pérignon (2017)...
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12/24/2017 - skifree wrote: 94 Points
So delicate and round in the mouth, with the floral, citrus, white fruit, almond, and yeasty bread notes all combining together as usual. Nice to drink during an afternoon with the family.
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12/23/2017 - lifebreath Likes this wine: 95 Points
An exceptional wine. Dry apple cider, citrus and nutty flavors. From the 166ème Édition, ID 416035.
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12/20/2017 - Kent111 Likes this wine: 98 Points
excellent
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12/17/2017 - jlgnml wrote:
A great way to share an evening with friends. Apple, lemon, good mouse, long finish. Classic. The ID said oldest wine was from 1990 and btled in July 2015. Wow.
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12/16/2017 - psmith wrote: 93 Points
The old gold label with a good bit of red used from the mid-90s through 2004 or so. This one didn't have a meaningful cork code, so it was probably disgorged more on the early-mid side of that range. Either way, it's in a good place now. Initially very citric and hard, it broadened out considerably with some air to gain more classic mushroom and orange candy flavors. This is, for my tastes at least, in about the right place, where there's still sufficient lift to keep the flavors from coming across as heavy.
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12/15/2017 - mrbry83 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Out of 375mL, ID: 315044, Youngest 2008, disgorged summer '15. Super fresh/young, very bright acidity. Typical Krug GC nose, not much oxidation, some green apple, brioche, and white flowers. On the palate, green apples and a very long acidic finish, super mouth watering.
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12/15/2017 - Barry Rothof wrote:
Restaurant Fitzgerald * (@ Rotterdam, Netherlands): 160 edition, fresh, rich and tangy flavours with ripe dried fruit and cream, subtle and elegant with fine bubbles.
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12/14/2017 - acyso wrote: 93 Points
HDH auction tasting at Spiaggia; 12/14/2017-12/16/2017 (Chicago, IL): Unknown edition/disgorgement, but likely a newer release. The nose here shows some classic Krug characteristics, with some bruised apple, some bread, some nuttiness. The palate shows a bit of white grape, and some really nice power. This doesn't seem to have the same white-hot acidic drive as the 164eme though. Quite young and juicy and dense, this needs some time to unfurl.
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12/9/2017 - Ericsson wrote: 92 Points
Aucune indication sur la date de dégorgement. Très belle couleur or, bulles très fines, arômes de golden et de blé mûr, belle persistance, j’ai bien aimé.
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12/7/2017 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 95 Points
2006 disgorge. Fantastic. Golden and resolved but with wonderful energy across the palate.
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12/4/2017 - bigdogflow Likes this wine: 94 Points
Tasted at Bear Dalton Luxury Cuvée Champagne tasting
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12/2/2017 - NoTrollingerPlease Likes this wine: 94 Points
Best bottle - X-Mas Edition (Restaurant 5, Stuttgart): Glass: Zalto Bordeaux
Grand Cuvee of about 30-40 years of age. Another step up in the chain. Wonderful, intense, fully developed and complex nose. Very deep and compact.
On the palate I couldn’t believe, that this Champagne should be 30+ years old: Fresh, fantastic high acidity, perfectly integrated. Very fine but strong mousseux. Great tension, echoes over and over again on the palate. Wonderful combination of autolytic flavors and fruit. Great elegance and blance, long finish. Really great! 94-95
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11/29/2017 - Patrik H Likes this wine: 95 Points
Degorged spring 2016 base 90-08
On the nose: Vanilla, gunpowder, fudge, marzipan, appel
On the palate: Vanilla, gunpowder, fudge, red baked apples, very high acidity. Let it be for a long time
Long, long finish
It would be very interesting to wait 20+ years and see where this wine is then.
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11/29/2017 - gunnaj Likes this wine: 92 Points
ID. 216016 Degorgering Spring 2016. 127 wines from 11 different years. oldest 1990 youngest 2008
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11/26/2017 - Charlie Carnes wrote: flawed
Metallic, shot, goner! Dang!
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11/25/2017 - vinkeger wrote:
2007 base. Rik stil, ikke helt den slanke og presise fremtoningen som 164th. Tydelig pinotfrukt av kirsebær sammen med grønne, krispe epler, hvit frukt og treverk. Stor og intens i munn. Kraftig og breial, men med en stram, detaljert, leken og lineær syrestruktur. Medium pluss lang utgang. Deilig og hedonistisk versjon av Krug NV, men ikke på høyde med 164 utgaven.
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11/25/2017 - fc1910 Likes this wine:
A BUBBLY GUCCI Evening with ONE FINE RED (My house, Hamburg, good old Germany): KRUG ID:215039, received its cork spring 2015, blend of 183 wines from 11 vintages, oldest wine 1990, youngest wine 2007, extremly rich and powerful on the palate, showing all you expect from such a bottle, but......, I would testify that this bottle is not superior to the Grand siecle or the Sir W CH, ending mouthwatering fresh and very long, enjoy now and over the next decade+, ****-(*****), around 93- 94+
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11/25/2017 - Burgundy Al wrote:
From 375 ml bottle, probably released in 2006. Modest effervescence, golden color. Rich fruit, nicely caramelized with baked apple character and some lemon curd. I certainly like the richness, but would have liked it more a few years back. I have 2 more that I need to open soon.
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11/24/2017 - Ellenkf Likes this wine: 94 Points
From Krug.com ID 414080:The final composition of this Krug Grande Cuvée is: 37% Pinot Noir, 32% Chardonnay and 31% Meunier. It has received its cork in autumn 2014. This bottle belongs to the 163ème Edition of Krug Grande Cuvée and is an extraordinary blend of 183 wines from 12 different years, the oldest from 1990 and the youngest from 2007.
Full bodied, weighty whiffs of challah, citrus, pie crust, and fresh green apples. Bright but with a depth of presence. Always my favorite champagne. 163eme
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11/23/2017 - Wardyn Likes this wine: 92 Points
No id on both label or cork.
My guess for the base vintage will be coming from early 2000s or late 90s.
Very fine mousse, the palate has good complexity of secondary flavors, quite round, some sweetness, and some oxidative notes.
Very enjoyable.
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11/23/2017 - jwsmith wrote: 94 Points
Just always perfect.
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11/22/2017 - BrunelloBob wrote: 92 Points
Green apple skin, lime zest, french bread crust, almond/nut. Impressive length for a NV. about as dry as I'd want it, but Beautiful Wife disagrees.
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11/20/2017 - peternelson wrote: 95 Points
164th edition based on 2008. At first this very young wine showed a bit of up front oak, pie crust, caramel, but then toned down to reveal very ripe apples, super fine and elegant in the mouth but still quite powerful and mouthfilling with great acidity and super long finish. This was miles above the other champagnes, just a different level. 164th Edition based on the '08 vintage with 55% from 2008. Blend of 8-10 vintages from 1990 to 2008, 150 lots, 48% PN, 37% Chard, the rest PM; disgorged 2016.
I drank a bunch of this after the 2017 MS exam but I tasted nothing at the time. Now it's like a GC White Burg. Amazing. I just went out and bought 4. Worth every penny. Peter Liem tasting.
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11/20/2017 - HowardNZ Likes this wine:
Long birthday lunch at Noble Rot (Noble Rot, Wellington, NZ): Served non-blind to accompany the 1988 Krug. An older bottle that had sat in Nick's cellar for a few years, showing some nice development. Pale gold, good bead. An attractive bouquet of mandarin, baking spices, poached pears, honey and almonds, showing plenty of leesy autolysis and appropriate oxidation. On palate, lovely acidity. Notes of citrus, particularly grapefruit, toffee, peaches, soil tones, marmalade on toast, with touches of secondary, dry underbrush. À point autolysis and oxidation. Good body and length.
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11/19/2017 - parinacota wrote: 86 Points
Rather old bottle (pre 1996, probably 1980ies), dominated by sherry notes, still some notes of brioche, almonds and butter. Not enough substance left to balance the high acidity. At the end of its life.
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11/16/2017 - AllRed wrote: 94 Points
Courtesy of Sue. A "new" label, but pre-id so this has a little bit of age on it, and the lot appears to be LLLIWG. Notes of cashews and roasted nuts, nutmeg, apple and roasted pear. Rich and toasty on the palate, but also somewhat bright, with apple, marshmallow and citrus flavors, adding a cooked ginger quality in the finish. Really terrific stuff.
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11/13/2017 - dcwino wrote: 97 Points
2017 Villa d’Este Wine Symposium - Kelly and Kevin's excellent adventure; 11/9/2017-11/14/2017 (Villa D’este, Lake Como and Milan): Celebrated 164th version. Beautiful harmonious nose displaying granny smith, lemon curd, honey, smoke, brioche and wetstone. Nicely integrated plate, pure and energetic yellow fruit, generous very fine mousse, bright acidity, strong limestone mineral and a long pure yellow fruit and mineral driven finish. This seems fresher, more detailed and energetic than usual. It is also drinking incredible well at the moment.
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11/13/2017 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:
Disgorged in 2012. This had a bit of mushroom from the cork but also plenty of toast and lemon. It is piercing in the mouth with loads of mineral and a direct and long finish.
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11/7/2017 - m_arcon wrote:
Meiningers Finest 100: International Wine Summit (Saalbau, Neustadt an der Weinstraße): 160th Edition, base vintage here is 2004. Nice to compare the GC right next to the 2004 vintage. Much more toffee, brioche and some ripe fruit nose but there is still a underlying minerality which sustain the whole building. Nice creaminess on the palate. Rounder than the vintage. A more hedonistic experience.
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11/5/2017 - DrinkBordeaux wrote: 92 Points
164ème edition, ID 115001. From 375ml bottle. Blended from 127 wines from 11 years, from 1990 to 2008. No surprise that this was a lovely half-bottle. Lemon, apple, brioche, and gingerbread create a beautiful aroma and flavor profile. Smooth with zesty acidity on the finish. So glad to have a number of these half bottles in the cellar.
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11/4/2017 - burgburgburg wrote: 90 Points
163ème. iD 116003. 90-07. Disgorge 15/16 Winter. Beautiful and layered bouquet of zesty fruits, yeast, floral, and biscuits. Like other 163eme I tried, it lacks texture and structure at this stage. Obviously not as good as 164eme but should improve with some ageing.
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11/4/2017 - Iconic hunter Likes this wine: 92 Points
164th Ed
PnP, decanted half a bottle. Forward aroma of fresh green fruit and hints of flower. I quite like the intensity on the palate although the acidity is quite shape for 164th Ed at this moment. 92+ to 93
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11/4/2017 - mr_rancho Likes this wine: 92 Points
Nase leichte Hefe und Röstaromen.
Sehr fein, keine extremen Aromen. Biscuit, Kumquat, Marzipan. Schön cremig, kaum Perlage.
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11/4/2017 - Harley1199 Likes this wine:
Flashing Alicante 5; 11/1/2017-11/5/2017 (Alicante - España): Served by the glass from a bottle opened some time ago. Delicious, very mineral even without bubbles. Notes of candied fruit and pastry. I missed his strength and length. Alright this is Krug but should not be served in these conditions. Specially considering this is a Kruger Embassy.
Servida por copas de una botella abierta hace tiempo. Deliciosa, muy mineral incluso sin burbujas. Notas a fruta confitada y a pastelería. Eché en falta su pujanza y longitud. De acuerdo que es un Krug pero no debería servirse en estas condiciones. Especialmente si consideramos que esto es una Embajada Krug.
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10/31/2017 - galewskj wrote: 92 Points
Champagne and Sushi: Drank a small pour at a tasting. As good as this was, previous bottles have been better. Impressive in its strength, but less finesse than other champagnes at the tasting.
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10/30/2017 - matage wrote: 92 Points
Oh so young... (2008 base - 375ml) Expressive nose of gunpowder, burn butter sponge cake and green apples. Biting acidity which subdued after about one hour in the glass. Enjoyable today with enough time to open up but nowhere near its potential.
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10/29/2017 - rocknroller wrote: 94 Points
Monthly Tasting Group: Champagne and Sushi (Wakame Sushi & Asian Bistro, Mpls): Tiny pour, but damn good...it is Krug
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10/27/2017 - acyso wrote: 90 Points
Nebbiolos, white truffles, Volume II (Chicago, IL): 314052. Not the most convincing showing of the GC in this bottle. It's got the classic Krug profile, but it has a bit of white grape flavour that doesn't quite work too well. Not as rich and powerful as I would have expected it to be, either. A good showing, but not particularly convincing.
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10/27/2017 - daghaug Likes this wine:
Litt kaffe, sitrus, rik i munnen, med noe brød. Delikate bobler. Veldig harmonisk, rund og drikkbar.
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10/24/2017 - mattiasjansson wrote: 93 Points
Italian Wines in Boston: Yeasty/bready. Initially dominated by its acidity but open up very nicely in the glass to reveal notes of apple and pear.
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10/23/2017 - The Drunken Cyclist Likes this wine: 95 Points
From 375. I received several of these from a very good friend (if you want to gift me some Krug, you will be immediately elevated to “very good friend” status) and I was worried that given the 375 size, they might not age as well. While that certainly may be true, these last couple of bottles were stunning. Nutty and tart with that legendary depth and multitude of flavors (marzipan, citrus, hazelnut). Ah Krug. Whoa. thedrunkencyclist.com
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10/21/2017 - mklein86 Likes this wine: 95 Points
As usual, the best. Power, elegance, finesse. Need I say more?
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10/17/2017 - JoeDwine wrote: 94 Points
Safeway Tasting....Best of Flight
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10/16/2017 - WST Likes this wine:
Just fantastic. 2006 disgorgement. Liquid sunset. Powerful and elegant, you can’t look away or put it down
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10/15/2017 - Goldstone Likes this wine: 90 Points
From a 750cl bottle of the 161eme, which is a 2012 disgorgement with a 2005 base. No detailed notes but I enjoyed this more as an aperitif than my normal comment that I only 'get' this wine when accompanied with food.....that said, the second glass - served with a very mild Thai green mango sweet salad - was better.
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10/13/2017 - Argrath wrote: 93 Points
Full, rich nose. Mashed ripe apple, roasted hazelnuts, pecanut. Fat, deep and generous. Developed style.
Fullish, very roasted palate. Pecanut, hazelnut, and gently oaky. Dense, autolytic and very good grip. Yellow orchard fruit adds texture. Very long.
Purchased in 2016.
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10/13/2017 - psmith wrote: 94 Points
Cork code V521, so I'm guessing either a '97 or '98 base. It tastes like '98, with a deep pinot-inflected berry fruit profile. Still a bit younger than I'd like, though the aggressiveness is certainly toned down and it's broadened out a great deal. It's light in color and more fruit-forward than structural, but fresh flavors. Very nice.
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10/11/2017 - acyso wrote: 93 Points
Chicago 2004 Krug Release (Chicago, IL): 313051. From jeroboam. Technically the 160eme. It was extremely instructive to be able to taste roughly the same juice from different bottle sizes side by side (although this bottle was disgorged slightly later). This bottle shows much more like the 2004 vintage Krug than the 160eme, truth be told. Tons of bright acidity, white fruit, and potent acidity. More tight and less enjoyable now than the fifths of 160eme.
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10/11/2017 - danhenry11 Likes this wine: 96 Points
Beautiful as usual. Disgorged August 2014. Based on 2006 vintage.
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10/8/2017 - dresden wrote: 91 Points
Somehow off tonight. Didn't have the chops that it normally does.
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9/29/2017 - Matt T wrote: 93 Points
From a 375 with a relatively even balance of pinot, chardonnay, and meunier. A blend of 1990-2007 wines, corked in 2013/2014. Mature example with golden color. Lots of fruit, honey, and cream here. Medium on the finish. Nice example of the NV.
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9/26/2017 - Gluzmaned Likes this wine: 97 Points
Gorgeous wine. Caramel color. A lot darker them young version. Very smooth and not too dry. Extremely pleasant to drink
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9/25/2017 - Sundbyberg wrote: 93 Points
Tasting: My fifth time with the grande cuvée and this time somewhat of a disappointment.
This was the latest disgorgement on the 2008 base, which was just released. Quite young and did not show much. Patience!
92-93 pts.
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9/17/2017 - MAXIMUM SATISFACTION wrote: 91 Points
Believe this is the 2011/2012. Light staw color with minimal bubbles. On the oxidized side and gravitating more toward crisp acidity than creaminess. Lemon rind, marzipan, and chalk. Seems time to drink.
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9/16/2017 - BFG wrote:
With Michael and Ty.
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9/15/2017 - Cooky474 wrote: 91 Points
Not sure how old this was, but believe it had the old style label and no number to look up. Drunk from Zalto universal glasses rather than champagne flutes. Fine mousse and beads. Rich, deep golden in colour, bread, yeast, honey and a little green apple. First experience of Krug and a rather lovely end to a shit week of work.
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9/15/2017 - Schiffy Likes this wine: 94 Points
Beautifully balanced with nice notes of honeysuckle. Super long finish that is almost creamy like in taste. Great acidity...absolute pleasure to drink.
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9/15/2017 - jwsmith wrote: 93 Points
Perfect balance creamy nut flavor nugget excellent
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9/14/2017 - doctornoah wrote: 90 Points
Good champagne, very good. Not sure what all the fuss is about, given the quality of most grower champagnes 1/3 the price.
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9/13/2017 - Kemo Sabe Likes this wine: 95 Points
Krug has started to label the NV with "editions" marking the year of release even though the wines are a blend of several vintages. This 'NV' was the 160th edition and it was from Jero. Amazing energy and precision. Long mid palate and finish. Striking acidity and balance. Awesome wine where the format obviously allowed the wine to show its potential.
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9/3/2017 - jmtierney3rd wrote: 91 Points
Krug ID 114018 - 142 wines from 11 different year. Oldest vintage 1990, newest 2006, disgorged end of 2013/beginning 2014. Another beautiful example of NV Krug. Golden in color, some brioche on the nose, fresh fruit, balanced acidity and long finish. Delightful!
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9/2/2017 - aekenback wrote: 92 Points
Big, complex and powerful but with very high acidity as well. Nice oak influence and very vinous.
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9/2/2017 - BastardMontrachet Likes this wine: 93 Points
164eme
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8/31/2017 - etyc Likes this wine:
SL's dinner @ JP.
Wonderful aperitif to start the dinner. Aged Krug MV is always a marvel!
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8/30/2017 - SimonG wrote: 94 Points
A Medlar Dinner: Modern label but pre-ID or name. Really poised and fresh on the nose with lovely, slightly honeyed aromas indicating some bottle age. So poised and fresh, really lovely line. I wonder if this is 02 base. Takes on a smokies character with air. Complex and really good. ****1/2
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8/25/2017 - burgburgburg wrote: 90 Points
163ème iD 116003. Wines from 90-07. Disgorge 15-16 Winter. Pale yellow and dancing bubbles. Very aromatic when serving with big burg glasses. Young, zesty with touch of yeasts. Good as a young champagne but should cellar it for at least 3-5 years for a more balanced palate.
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8/22/2017 - Harley1199 Likes this wine:
Flashing Alicante 3; 8/22/2017-8/26/2017 (Alicante - España): Served by the glass from an bottle opened yesterday. More vinous,
full of Crustaceans and roasted cereals notes.
Slow pace on the palate. I want more!
Picon cheese to accompany.
Servido por copas de una botella abierta ayer. Más vinoso aún,
Crustáceos y cereales tostados.
De paso lento en el paladar. ¡Quiero más!
Queso picón para acompañar.
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8/21/2017 - ThalesGaspar Likes this wine: 95 Points
Definitely one of the best! Perfectly balanced with an amazing finish.
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8/20/2017 - vinhonotte Likes this wine: 92 Points
SQ863/ 20Aug2017 (HongKong-Singapore): deep gold colour with fine beads; intense honeysuckle, peach, apricot, cream, bread; finished a bit short
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8/14/2017 - Loren Sonkin wrote: 95 Points
Bottle 115003. Gorgeous wine. Light golden in color. The nose has slightly burned toast, pears, slight ginger. On the palate, this has great cut. Depth. Char, minerals and pears. complex. Long finish. Great with home made pizza. Just a stunning bottle of wine.
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8/12/2017 - robertek wrote: 94 Points
I have to say that this was a great bottle :) Krug is Krug is Krug.
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8/8/2017 - kenv Likes this wine: 92 Points
Alto Piemonte (The Gander, NYC): [From one of 2 half bottles.] Dry and complex with a nice full yeasty flavor.
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8/6/2017 - SLIMES Likes this wine: 92 Points
I had this at La Trompette from a bottle that I bought back in 2011/2012. (So no ID code.) It had certainly put on a bit of weight since then and had a nice creamy complexity with some mineral and apple notes.
Krug have threatened to put their prices up in the wake of Brexit, but I think they're pushing their luck. While this bottle easily outshone a very disappointing bottle of the krug 163eme (2007 base), I still think that there are better options for similar money.
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8/5/2017 - fred o. Likes this wine:
based on 2007 vintage, so assuming 163eme.
straw color, light bead that disappears quickly.
nose with strong minerality, initial yeast, some honey with time.
palate rich, great acidity, green apple and some stone fruits. great depth of flavor however still so young, somewhat and surprisingly nondescript at this point but would love to see this aged. 91 pts for now
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8/1/2017 - Blake Brown Likes this wine: 98 Points
MV KRUG GRANDE CUVEE- the ID code [214035] gave information that included this bottle being made from 183 different wines from 12 different vintages from 1990-2007, receiving its cork in 2014 and although not on the label, it is known as 163 eme; made from 37% Pinot Noir, 32% Chardonnay and 31% Pinot Meunier; this was the 4th bottle of 6 that I bought from the same blend and it was the best by far and the others were really good; it had very pleasant and inviting aromatics which jumped out of the glass and was followed by an ever unfolding and expanding taste profile; this included spicy and toasty brioche accents to the initial lemon lime flavours which gave way to first some honeysuckle and then some nectarine and apricot arrived about mid palate; the texture was creamy and rich and carried all of the treasures to the back end with staying power; it had bright acidity, layered depth and exuded power and yet finesse; it was absolutely the total package.
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7/29/2017 - drjb Likes this wine: 94 Points
Family Birthday dinner. Pale color with a very fine bead. The nose is rich with brioche, white flowers, white peach apples and pears. The palate showed lemon/apple/peach notes, great length with austere finish and lovely texture. Intense flavours and beautiful dimension make this the best of the NV Champagnes yet again !
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7/28/2017 - Harley1199 Likes this wine:
Flashing Alicante 2; 7/28/2017-8/1/2017 (Alicante - España): At 19 € by the glass from a new bottle, who can resist?
Impressive beginning where when opening appears an explosion of sensations: bread with a touch of calvados, candied fruit plumcake, mineral greetings and earthy notes. The whole set.
Similar echoes on the palate. Burp Krug, one of those secret pleasures today shared: boosting the food to the brim, razor clams and red local shrimps.
A 19€ la copa de una botella nueva, quién puede resistirse?
Impresionante inicio donde al abrirse aparece una explosión de sensaciones: pan con un toque de calvados, plumcake de frutas confitadas, minerales saludos y notas terrosas. Todo un conjunto.
Parecidos ecos en el paladar. Eructar Krug, una esos placeres secretos hoy compartidos: potenciar la comida a tope.
Con navajas a la plancha y gamba roja.
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7/26/2017 - thewiz Likes this wine: 91 Points
(Disgorged in summer of 2015, KrugID 315044, base year 2008 with reserve wine back to 1990, 48% Pinot noir, 17% Pinot meunière, 35% Chardonnay)
Lovely notes of minerals, seashells and raspberries on the very tight and youthful nose that takes a while before opening up showing flowers and hazelnuts. This is still a very young cuvée dominated by acidity on the palate, and with a delightful everlasting finish filled with grapefruit peel and a hint of dried apricots.
Having this youthful cuvée together with flammekouche was a delightful match! But this cuvée needs cellaring to open up and to tune down the acidity and show more maturity as well. Best 2018-2038.
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7/22/2017 - jshufelt wrote: 93 Points
Consistent with previous tasting note.
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7/22/2017 - nmichaud1 wrote:
Nous avions la 164eme de Krug GC, des vins qui datant de 1990 jusqu'à 2008! Un nez extrêmement brioché et sur le pain d'épices. En bouche, il y a encore une bonne acidité, les bulles sont très fines et possède beaucoup de corps! Champagne fait pour accompagner des mets, je vais garder mon autre bouteille plusieurs années. Bon champagne, à revoir dans 5-10 ans!
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7/21/2017 - SLIMES wrote: 91 Points
This was the 163rd edition, so based on the 2007 vintage.
This was at its best on night 3 and didn't justify its price. It's a well-made wine, but as I explore Champagne, the list of better options grows longer and longer. There were flavours of apple and toast with impressive length. However, this does not stack up well against Blanc des Millenaires and Cuvee Orpale and tasting this did finally prompt me to grab a six-pack of Henriot 2006 at just £240. (Not necessarily as good a wine, but an impressive effort.)
I have to confess that I feel no warmth to this brand. The website is cold and pretentious with all manner of stupid fads such as music matches for the wines. I know that it seems like a trivial observation, but very few people pictured on the site are smiling (with the exception of a couple of photos where the smiling individuals are wearing sun-glasses.) That may seem like an odd-complaint but the atmosphere surrounding the brand is a long way from the warmth of grower Champagne Houses and much closer to that of the bar in an "up-market-but-still-tacky" golf club.
I feel that I don't know Krug anymore. It's like finding that you local centuries-old pub has just been taken over by Weatherspoons.
I have a bottle lying around that I bought back in 2011 and I hope that it will go some way to restoring my faith.
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7/19/2017 - FYC wrote:
White label Krug grand cuvee. Drank alongside the 96 Mesnil.
As much as I enjoyed the 96 Krug Mesnil, this was on another level.
Orange in color. You are certain this is dead. However, the acidity and effervescence reminds you that this is why the MV is considered Krug's flagship wine. The caramel and honey sweetness is balanced by the crazy persistent acidity. The pinot noir lends a certain complexity on the palate that is just unreal.
This is hard to find but worth seeking out.
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7/15/2017 - retired_and_roving Likes this wine:
Q3 - 2017 Tasting - Champagne & Caviar - OH MY!! (New York, NY): Wine 9/17 tasted blind - the notes here say the following: "More Good Stuff - Tough decisions" - hmmmm..... implying that I like too many of these delicious champagnes including this one. Checked it off as one of many faves, but did not cast a vote for this one - the group voted 1 penny.
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7/15/2017 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
Champagne & Caviar: a lesson in decadence (The Apt): Wine #9: The food pairings we had with the champagnes were great and originally I thought this might have benefitted from being drunk next to the crab dip. I found it to be very smooth with lovely bubble and hints of vanilla and a touch of honey. When I retried it I didn't love it quite as much as I had liked it with the food. Still, good champagne. (1 penny)
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7/14/2017 - aquacongas Likes this wine: 93 Points
Krug Tasting in Hamburg
Grande Cuvee (Edition 164eme) auf Basis des üppigen und balancierten Jahrgangs 2008. Wie immer sind junge Grande Cuvees toll, aber sie zeigen nie die wirkliche Schönheit, die in über >20 Jahre alte Schätzchen stecken. Viel Zitrus, Brioche und zupackende Säure bei glasklarem Abgang. Aber es fehlen die berühmten Sekundär- und Tertiärnoten eines Krugs. Ich würde die Edition 158eme (Basis 2002), leider nie offiziell im Verkauf, knapp vorziehen, die etwas mehr Eleganz bot. 93(97)
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7/9/2017 - Peech Likes this wine:
nice and toasty nose. Good acidity balance. Can never go wrong with Krug.
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7/9/2017 - Fugu Me Likes this wine:
375ml, ID 114005; gorgeous amber hue, and an impressive complexity. Very nice minerality and fruit. Paired excellently with goat cheese with black truffles.
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7/2/2017 - burgburgburg wrote: 92 Points
Disgorge 14 Autumn. Wines from 90-07. Another good show. But still need 2-3 years to show its' best.
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6/30/2017 - Charlie Carnes Likes this wine:
I.D. 315045- 2008 base oldest 1990. Pure and spirited. This lovely beaut has hints of youth and age, it has zingy acid, citrus, and a mix of crushed rocks and soil. Less nutty, than some, but it still complex.
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6/30/2017 - Mike V wrote: 93 Points
Old label purchased in 2004 still going strong.
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6/30/2017 - Harley1199 Likes this wine:
Flashing Alicante (Alicante - España): Served by the glass from a new bottle. Elegance the first sniff. Cornucopia of roasted cereals. Lightly candied orange skins. Memories of hazelnuts and chestnuts. What a full bottle!
In the mouth it is refreshing without excess. It focuses more on the silkiness and that velvety touch. That final bitterness so complex and long ... how much I'm going to miss it. Class in the glass.
Servida por copas de una botella nueva. Elegancia en una primera esnifada. Cornucopia de cereales tostados
Pieles de naranja ligeramente confitadas. Recuerdos a avellanas y castañas. ¡Qué botella tan completa!
En boca es refrescante sin excesos. Se concentra más en la sedosidad y el tacto de terciopelo. Ese amargor final tan complejo y largo ... cómo lo voy a echar de menos. Clase en la copa.
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6/28/2017 - frenchiecagowine Likes this wine: 93 Points
Didn't take notes. Had it with butter seared scallops, it was beautiful. Great balance between leesiness, acidity, aromas and flavors. What a delight to drink, real class.
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6/23/2017 - etyc Likes this wine:
ID 212029, '04 based.
Nice familiar nose - nuts, toast. Very good body (full), with notes of apples, lemons, slight salinity & minerality. Finished with good freshness. Nice way to start the dinner!
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6/22/2017 - esh44 wrote:
Quite nice, but for some reason, on all these 375ml bottles I've opened recently, the mousse is robust upon pouring but suddenly gone within a few minutes of being in the glass.
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6/16/2017 - aquacongas Likes this wine: 97 Points
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Danach für die anderen blind, für mich ein entspannter Genuß. Krug’s Grande Cuvee mit rotem Etikett und goldener Schrift (3.Generation). Schon oft erwähnt, gelobt und beschrieben. Nahezu perfekter reifer Champagner. Die Flasche hatte noch eine ganz feine erfrischende Perlage. Kaffee, Kakao, Orangenzesten, getrocknete Feigen, Datteln und Aprikosen, Zitrus, Mandarinensaft, orientalische Gewürze, Zimt… Grandios balanciert. Christoph meinte, einer der besten Champagner, die er je im Glas hatte. Kann ich nur zustimmen. Begeisterung pur .97-98
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6/12/2017 - brigcampbell wrote:
Paul and Ashley's Champagne Party (Paul and Ashely's House): I have to admit, I was excited to try this wine in an all star lineup. It's made up of 183 wines from 11 vintages ranging from 1990 - 2007. Golden yellow hue. Light brioche and yellow fruit aromas. Palate had a brassy quality and a medium + weight to it yet it didn't come across as heavy. Fine effervescence, almost a still wine after 10 minutes in the glass. Fruit profile was primarily green apple and medium + finish. This was probably the favorite amongst the crowd. I enjoyed it too, tied for #2.
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6/11/2017 - rocknroller wrote: 94 Points
Bubbles, Rose & Whites on a Sunday Afternoon (Rocknroller's (Kevin & Vicki's Place)): Light medium gold color. Drank 1+ glass over an hour. #413068 Disg Fall 2013, 2006 base, 1990-2006, 44PN, 35C, 21M. I thought this started out a bit reserved, as it was a bit too cold initially. But boy, the nose just exploded after 15-320 minutes, really beautiful savory sea air, lemon, very elegant toast, mineral, apple, and earth with apple blossoms. The palate is medium plus bodied, apple, toasted, apple skin, tart, yeast, marzipan, brisk fresh minerals, and good acid. A winner to be sure. My and group WOTN.
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6/11/2017 - AllRed wrote: 93 Points
Second Sunday Group: Chateau Montelena Cabernet (Non-Estate) Vertical, 2005-2012 (Our house): ID 413068, lot LLLNGP. Notes of marshmallow, lemon and orchard fruit. Apple and citrus with a subtle toasty quality in the finish. A fall 2013 disgorgement, and still on the young side.
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6/9/2017 - SimonG wrote: 92 Points
Previous label, so approx 95-04 for the base vintage. Deep colour, burnished copper with old gold highlights. Quite broad and a little evolved, but only the slightest hint of anything more than a little oxidative, and it pulls together and freshens up a little with air. Really comes in to its own with food and after a weaker start isn't too far from the 89 Krug. ****
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6/8/2017 - Tubulus wrote:
Somehow this is the first time I've ever had a regular Krug MV. Weird. It was good, of course. 163 edition, so 2007 base. Rich and full, not particularly bubble-y bubbles.
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6/7/2017 - Papies wrote:
Krug Grande Cuvée ‘Edition 164’ - (Base 2008, ID 216016)
This Deep, brilliant gold-hued colour. Expressive, stylishly oak-lined, brioche, apple, and honey nose with luscious vanilla and perky spicy complexity. Voluptious and intense the palate is particularly firm and feisty with beautiful vivacity and tight acid line. Elegant, detailed and packed with life.
95 pts Essi Avellan MW
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5/27/2017 - pavel_p Likes this wine: 92 Points
Bordeaux blend dinner with friends: As starter. Slightly darker color than expected and seemed also fairly developed on the palate. Nice balance of citrus, some white fruit and brioche. Thought it must be an older vintage but apparently a recent NV. Nice but would take Egly Ouriet anytime over this, especially at less than half the price.
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5/27/2017 - Papies wrote: 94 Points
The Athens Wine Event to put all the others to shame (Paleo Reastaurant, Piraeus): Krug ID 216016, 2008 base wine and received its cork in spring 2006.
This really was shining, especially next to its sibling the 2007 based ( Krug ID 116003 - Papies 92-93) . Bright vibrant super elegant showing a ripe and rich side to complement the brightness and energy. This is a magnificent Krug that has really very little to envy the vintage ones. 94 easy
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5/27/2017 - Papies wrote: 92 Points
The Athens Wine Event to put all the others to shame (Paleo Reastaurant, Piraeus): Krug ID 116-003, 2007 base wine and received its cork in winter 2015-2016.
Round and effortlessly balanced , very elegant and with honey notes overlaying the toasty, yeasty feel. As always very beutiful and a great way to start a dinner. It did feel however a bit too round as if it's loosing its vitality especially compared with the 2008 base we had after. 92-93
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5/26/2017 - SGSCELLAR wrote:
If I were allowed to date outside of my long term relationship, this would be my first choice. A classic yeasty brioche style I look for in champagne. Excellent acidity, pairs with food nicely but also an absolute stand alone drink. I wish I could afford every night.
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5/22/2017 - Nutty08 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Consistent NV that is always pleasing. From 375ml.
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5/20/2017 - lesz wrote: 90 Points
Not as good as others I have had. seemed a little tired. Tho caviar was nice.
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5/16/2017 - eschaefer Likes this wine: 92 Points
Refreshing with good acidic backbone and a citrus/lemon zest coupled with wet Rock and a little light toastiness but wine leans more toward refreshing rather than savory. I always love Krug NV. Gives CDC a run for the money but still costs more typically. Highly recommended.
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5/15/2017 - BuzzzzOff Likes this wine: 92 Points
Excellent! Krug is, well, Krug!
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5/12/2017 - burgburgburg wrote: 90 Points
iD 115007. 90-07. Disgorge 15 Winter. Very fresh with lovely bouquet. Should age.
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5/11/2017 - mdefreitas wrote: 93 Points
Classic Krug GC... broad shouldered with mushroom, toast and lees notes. Refined mousse and lengthy finish. Just lovely.
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5/4/2017 - Nohedes wrote: 94 Points
Had this to celebrate our home move - been in the cellar since 2009 and was purchased for a bargain £50. A little dark, tiny bubbles, nutty aroma, biscuity palate with golden raisin and hazelnut on the palate. Delicious and worth the wait.
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4/30/2017 - Levantine wrote:
On the verge of turning old (must have been sitting in the wine store for ages) but still an impressive, if delicate, wine
Loved it
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4/26/2017 - Burgundy Al wrote: 91 Points
Purchased in 2009, delivered in 2010, so probably 1998-2000 base wine. Very rich and concentrated with caramelized fruit and good intensity. I would probably have preferred this 2-5 years ago, but very rich and certainly still enjoyable now.
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4/25/2017 - andrewdodd86 Likes this wine: 95 Points
(From 375ml) Krug never disappoints. Dark and brooding, clearly Pinot driven. Toasty, biscuity, brioche, hazelnut, vanilla, lemon, pear. Always a favorite for a reason.
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4/23/2017 - wineappellation Likes this wine: 94 Points
NV Krug 04-11
Pale gold color. Bright citrus, red apple, nutty, hint of oak. Highly acidic, quite full and concentrated. Very long. 94
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4/23/2017 - wineappellation Likes this wine: 94 Points
NV Krug 96-04
Medium gold color. Bruised apple, cane sugar, nutty, apricot. Lively acidity, more grain, maripan and oxidation note. Long. 94
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4/22/2017 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 94 Points
'95 - '96 base. Fabulous bottle with significantly more complexity than most younger bottles. Mellowed pear and ginger notes with dusty soil tones underneath. 94-95
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4/14/2017 - djarcara Likes this wine: 92 Points
ID 115 001
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4/12/2017 - Zweder wrote: 93 Points
Monthly Tasting Group HWS #118; Chalonnais, Burgundy, France (By BS): Drank from magnum which has been kept for many years. In the bouquet caramel, yeast and hazelnuts. On the palate yellow fruits, nuts, reductive/oxidized, but still focused with good acidity.
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4/7/2017 - canan wrote: 94 Points
BYO - Michael (Michaels place): Bottle was at least 20 years old.
Red apples and lots of rye bread. Mushrooms, brown butter and a wonderful acidity. Still has bubbles and was outright amazing!
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4/4/2017 - bordeaux456 Likes this wine: 95 Points
Potentially the best champagne I have ever had. Base year of 2007 but goes back to 1990. Absolutely amazing. The effervescence was incredible. Really enjoyed and will have to acquire some more.
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4/4/2017 - jlgnml Likes this wine: 92 Points
"Riff" menu (Restaurant Michael Winnetka IL): Delicious and at first a bit whiff of yeast. Disappaited over time and I found this messermizing and a great way to start the evening.
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3/25/2017 - Charlie Carnes Likes this wine: 94 Points
I.D.# 114004 Corked 2013/2014 Base wine 2006
Everything you would expect! Full and generous, hazelnut, pretty light colored fruit and red apple skin. Delicious.
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3/21/2017 - giba ochman wrote: 92 Points
Aya restaurant - São Paulo - Brazil. Good, but not like a mature Selosse Substance.
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3/17/2017 - aquacongas Likes this wine: 96 Points
2nd Edition of Grande Cuvee.
Für mich stellen alte Grand Cuvees mit das beste Preis-Leistungsverhältnis dar, was man im Prestige-Champagner-Segment bekommen kann.
Dieser 2. Generation GC aus den End-80-igern zeigt die besten Eigenschaften eines gereiften Champagners. Er ist wie ein trockener Yquem mit leichter Perlage. Eon toller Essensbegleiter für fast alles. Von Gänsestopfleber über Krustentieren und Fisch zu hellem Fleisch. Sogar Ente sehr schön möglich.
In der Nase Dörrobst, Vanille, Orangenzester. Am Gaumen Creme brulee, Datteln, getrocknete Aprikosen und Feigen. Dazu dunkler Waldhonig, Vanille und eine schöne Lebkuchenwürze. Weiterhin eine erfrischende Säure, die den Wein mit einer überraschenden Jugend ausstattet. Nicht ganz so komlex wie Sylvester 2015, aber immernoch satte 96 Punkte. Jeder alte GC ist eine Offenbarung. Love it.
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3/10/2017 - dhammer53 wrote: 92 Points
Purchased this in 2014. Krug cork info V7752KA, whatever that means. Drank from a split with my wife on my 64th birthday. Very tiny bubbles. Hazelnut nose and taste. Just a short 10 second finish. Very enjoyable. Time to pick up a replacement.
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3/9/2017 - S-C-S Likes this wine: 95 Points
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3/8/2017 - dylanp wrote:
Unbelievably laser focussed. Evolved in the glass, I think I preferred the Dom 2005 Sean had at his wedding from magnum.
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3/6/2017 - bps2266 wrote: 91 Points
based on mostly 2003. awesome, savory nose with brown mushroom, tilled soil, yeast, and roast poultry. palate medium bodies, fresh, and crisp with rolling citrus flavors and a medium length finish.
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3/4/2017 - The Drunken Cyclist Likes this wine: 95 Points
(Received as a gift in 2008, from 375) It was one of those days. Cool and rainy (Houston never really gets "cold", apparently); I am about to leave for two weeks; and my son was being harassed at school. So I plopped this in the freezer…for too long. No, it did not freeze, but it was plenty chilly as I poured the golden, only slightly fizzy elixir into Bordeaux glasses. The nose was complex, but worrisome—there was much more than a hint of oxidation. There was also an inviting caramelized nuttiness that offered hope. That hope was rewarded on the palate with complex notes of lemon curd, marzipan, and almonds that lasted for minutes. This is one of those “acquired taste” champagnes that I could drink for days and days. My goodness. thedrunkencyclist.com
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3/3/2017 - dkwins Likes this wine: 94 Points
Perfect for birthday celebration. Lively and rich, though less complex than I had remembered.
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3/2/2017 - Alex G. Likes this wine:
I didn't write down the code but apparently this was 1990 base with wines as young as 2007 - 183 wines blended in total.
Mature wine, round and full, very "complete" and delicious. Some slight suphur notes on the nose. Perfectly balanced, vibrant fruit, a long finish.
Today this was drinking better than both the '02 and '03 Krug.
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2/19/2017 - clayfu wrote:
Night two: No more rain but a lot more Rousseau - a story of Fred's birthday in Orange County (J Zhou): Old gold and red label krug, developed very nice. Expansive oxidized golden notes with hazelnut, intense apple fruit. So delicious.
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2/19/2017 - shadow wrote: 97 Points
Thanks gary, this hit the spot, my palate was jump started, ready to tackle the second half.
Crisp and refreshing, tiny bubbles caress the palate and hint at lemon zest on fine fresh bread.
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2/18/2017 - Charlie Carnes wrote: flawed
I.D. # 114004 Corked 2013/2014 Base wine 2006
After a stellar bottle last week, this was a big let down. This was perceptually dark and had a slight metallic tinge. Did not finish!.
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2/15/2017 - Ryan.Vento Likes this wine: 95 Points
Spectacular.
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2/14/2017 - fatboi Does not like this wine:
Not sure if it was the moon or what but two wines that have drinking great for me both fell flat and missing something.
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2/14/2017 - botrytisvirtuoso1819 wrote: 97 Points
my brother's 31st birthday. KRUG id #115007
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2/12/2017 - KENNETH VIDSTYKKE wrote: 87 Points
Id 111005 - great nose complex, but weak in the taste
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2/11/2017 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
Didn't get the ID code, but this was an older bottle (prob 70's or 80's). Opened and there was a bit of concern that it might be off, but just a little bit of time in the glass and it was just singing. I particularly liked it paired next to a truffle mustard. Very well aged, lots of brioche and toastiness. Made me want to buy a case and just sit it down for ages.
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2/11/2017 - Papies wrote: 93 Points
Krug ID 116001 a 2007 base vintage disgorged winter 2015-16. Two very consistent bottles on the night.
As always classy, elegant and understated value of a wine. Very welcoming now, with lovely round feel yet with a serious side and very fresh. We can go on and on here but no need . A solid 93-94
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2/3/2017 - jkoenen wrote: 94 Points
Wonderful complexity, very cerebral, yet so damn tasty and easy to drink. A great effort.
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2/3/2017 - Zweder wrote: 94 Points
Game dinner with friends Champagne and Northern Rhône: Luxurious oak in the bouquet. Beautiful and elegant. Minerals and crisp citrus acidity, but also a bit creamy. Full bodied and still youthful. A pristine bottle again :-) 94+
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2/2/2017 - acheng wrote: 92 Points
This is a great bottle unlike the last one. Vibrant, brilliant and lively.
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1/30/2017 - drjb Likes this wine: 95 Points
An properly cellared bottle at Noosa - from a friends cellar and several years of waging. Pale color, finest bead. Nose rich with brioche, white flowers, white peach apples and pears. A touch of anise added complexity. Palate showed lemon/apple/peach notes, great length with austere finish and lovely texture. Intense flavours and beautiful dimension make this the best of the NV Champagnes again !
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1/28/2017 - Lasseth61 Likes this wine: 94 Points
Bottled autumn 2011.
A really, really good Champagne.
Yellow apples, roasted nuts, a hint of coffee, flowers, herbs, some honey at the end...
Fresh, rich, balanced and powerful!
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1/24/2017 - skurtz Likes this wine: 93 Points
Superb. Wafts of toast, lemon zest. Well balanced, crisp. Excellent finish. Tonight with oysters.
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1/21/2017 - krister wrote: 94 Points
Base year 2003, lovely complexity
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1/20/2017 - Jonne Likes this wine: 92 Points
Något mindre storslagen än väntat men en mycket välbalanserad skapelse med citrus, rostat bröd och framför allt massor med nougat. Fina bubblor ger ett mycket verserat uttryck.
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1/17/2017 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
Winter in Wineland; 1/14/2017-1/20/2017 (Sonoma & Napa): Always love this wine. It's what made me believe in higher end champagne. This I'd guess was a newer release (drank at a winery and didn't catch the number). A bit of toasty. Evolved some in the mouth, but not the same as some of the older ones. Great palette cleanser too between the reds. Lovely wine.
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1/17/2017 - acyso wrote: 95 Points
Dinner at Osteria Langhe (Chicago, IL): Red label; cork code 49 (so definitely a fairly old bottle). The best bottle of Grande Cuvée that I've had (and I've had a lot). Mind you, it's got at least a decade of age on it, but that's why we age it, right? Or, at least, we should be aging this. There's a deep nutty salinity in this bottle that is just absolutely enticing, and while this is immensely concentrated, there's a lightness in its acidity and effervescence. Impeccably balanced, we can but hope that today's iterations can reach the same heights as this.
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1/15/2017 - BigJ Likes this wine:
Fantastic, opened and drunk over 2 hours, this evolved over that time and the last sip was the best. Didn't note the disgorgment details, however this was very fresh and had a wonderful spine to it, that held in check the rich, full palate that was fighting hard to come out. Wonderful
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1/12/2017 - Nutty08 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Id 212026, in 375ml, disgorged 2012 and purchased 2014. More bready and a little less vibrant than 2014 edition. I prefer the cut of the more recent edition but this is style true to the krug style and quite good.
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1/3/2017 - Double-A Likes this wine: 93 Points
Bright yellow gold colour. Aromatic, walnut, mineral, creamed cashew, baked apple, ripe citrus, and rising bread dough nose. Generous and flavorful palate with a ripe, toasty profile and a refreshing, frothy finish.
4.5/5
*less sweet wood and more walnut and Fino Sherry notes than in previous tastings, could be that it was from a 375ml bottle.
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1/3/2017 - devraj Likes this wine: 94 Points
Light yellow with steady small bubbles and rich mousse. Classic Krug aromas - citrus oils, yellow pit orchard fruits, yeast, toast and wet limestone. A big palate shows excellent balance between tart-sweet fruit and strong acidity, toasted nuts, squeezed meyer lemons and a long grippy, mineral filled finish.
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1/3/2017 - mmh wrote: 92 Points
According to the code on the cork this bottle was disgorged in 2016. No notes taken but from memory it was quite mature, very poweful, long and good. Grilled lemons, some dark syrup, bruised apples, nuts, biscuits and a hint of spices. Actually, although excellent, I would say this bottle was slightly past its peak.
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1/2/2017 - jmoore431 wrote: 95 Points
Same ID # as JSMorris's below, same score too. Medium straw; wonderfully fresh and more primary than my usual experiences with this wine, though I usually like to cellar them a bit longer than the 2 1/2 yrs I've had this one. The finest and most reliable non-vintage bubbles on the planet.
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1/2/2017 - burgund wrote: 86 Points
Disgorges 2008. Gone over the top. Bubbles when few and very small
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1/1/2017 - mrmikemtr Likes this wine: 93 Points
Smooth and a notch above your ordinary champagne. QPR scale not so much here. 2011 disgorgement.
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1/1/2017 - sdr Likes this wine: 91 Points
Very nice Krug, from. 375ml I purchased several years ago. The closure is suspect since it exited with a whisper, not a pop, and the mousse was weak. But on the palate, this was classical aged Krug, oxidative and oaky but restrained enough to add interest rather than pain. Good stuff.
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1/1/2017 - TwistedArmadillo Likes this wine: 95 Points
ID 115003, 163ème Edition. Exquisite champagne. Drank with friends in celebration of achieving doctoral degree - perfect champagne for the occasion.
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1/1/2017 - vintage_whine wrote: flawed
pre-code krug. oxidized and flat.
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1/1/2017 - jsmorris707 Likes this wine: 95 Points
ID 114012 disgorged 2013-14, latest 2006; delicious & perfect with FL stone crabs!
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12/31/2016 - Miceri Likes this wine: 89 Points
Light yellow; light touch, lots of mousse, a bit of sherry (?) - purchased four years ago, so perhaps explanation (?), shouldn't have an impact, but seems so; much lighter, less taste and complexity than usual
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12/31/2016 - slg239 Likes this wine: 93 Points
I had high expectations for this, which left me slightly disappointed with what is really an excellent champagne. Well balanced with a toasty medium to full body, I expected even more richness than it turned out to be.
Cork hit the ceiling with plenty of momentum to spare while I readjusted my grip. Oh well, it was New Years' after all!
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12/31/2016 - MartyL wrote: 91 Points
Rich and opulent, chocolate.
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12/31/2016 - dws530 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Spring 2015 disgorgement. Brioche, citrus fruit acidity, apple. Acidity a bit aggressive in this young bottle. Interested in how it ages
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12/31/2016 - Nutty08 Likes this wine: 94 Points
Man this was a rock'n bottle. 375ml disgorged in winter '13/14. The extra coupe years of bottle age have allowed this to integrate and smooth out. Lovely bread and lemon curd notes. Hardly ever disappoints.
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12/31/2016 - trygvaldo Likes this wine: 95 Points
Complex, lots of apples, minerals and acidity. A nice backdrop of burnt oak to finish it off
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12/30/2016 - camben Likes this wine:
Not mind blowing.
Clean but quite non descript in its approach. Finish is long, so it's got that going for it which is nice.
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12/29/2016 - dcwino wrote: 95 Points
Marks duckhouse – MV Krug, Bonneau CDP, Centenaire, Truchot, Pousse d'Or & etc.: Perhaps the best expressions of a youthful MV. Intensely sweet yet vibrant yellow fruit driven nose, apple, apple pie, caramel, tar, spice spices and mineral. Decadent yet energetic and pure palate, excellent acidity and minerality, and a long decadent yellow fruit driven finish. Drinking beautifully!
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12/28/2016 - partylikeakennedy wrote: 93 Points
Always chasing the dragon.
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12/26/2016 - camben Likes this wine:
Rich and clean.
New car smell of Champagne
It's Krug
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12/26/2016 - GGinSF wrote: 96 Points
Delicious, bold but a lot of finesse. Disgorged in spring of 2011. Cellar master Eric Lebel used a large amount of 1996 reserves in this batch to freshen and lift the 2003 base wine. Best NV I've tasted.
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12/25/2016 - Two Winos Likes this wine: 94 Points
ID 114018
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12/25/2016 - djarcara Likes this wine: 92 Points
Excellent. Big. Great balance with a slight oxidative taste showing some of the aged wines in the blend. Rich flavors of butterscotch, apples and pear. Has age potential as well.
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12/25/2016 - HowardNZ Likes this wine:
Christmas lunch wines: A bottle from the new release here (I don't know the disgorgement date or base vintage). I love Pol Roger and Billecart-Salmon as houses but this is my favourite NV Champagne. Pale gold, small bead. Detailed, complex but fresh bouquet of mandarin and other citrus fruit, poached pears, blanched almonds, baking spices, honeycomb and almond brioche. Fresh and refreshing on the palate. Multi-layered with notes of citrus and orchard fruit, yellow spices, toast with marmalade and butter and toffee apples, with touches of rocky minerality. Lovely, bright, racy acidity. Good balance between the fresh citrus and some toasty oxidative elements. Beautifully proportioned with excellent volume and good length.
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12/24/2016 - fcxj wrote: 90 Points
Reliable. Disgorged 2012.
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12/22/2016 - indiscriminate palate wrote:
Disgorged 2011. This is the youngest Krug NV I've ever tasted, both in terms of the most recent disgorgement and fewest years since disgorgement. Every much as rich as past bottles, but nowhere near as oxidative or complex. Perhaps this is a 2011 disgorgement issue, or just an age issue, but this is merely good.
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12/21/2016 - salil wrote: 89 Points
2011 disgorgement. Painfully young and undeveloped - this has lots of bright fruit, chalky minerality, and some yeasty and crackery accents, but disappointingly shows none of the additional depth or oxidative complexity I'd typically expect from Krug. It's a nicely balanced Champagne, but rather primary right now and not particularly complex.
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12/18/2016 - KeithAkers wrote: 92 Points
Champaganes to fight back the Cold (Nico Osteria, Chicago IL): Nose: The nose is rich and honeyed that shows a larger quality along with white chocolate, red apples, caramel, honey notes, spiced pears, and warm dough. While the nose shows a lot of maturity, there is still good quality to the fruit.
Taste: Full bodied with medium+ acidity. The feel is rich and on a bigger scale with white chocolate, red apples, honey, spiced pears, and warm dough.
Overall: This was from a much older bottle. It had the red label, but I wasn't able to check the bottle code to find out when it was disgorged. Still, this clearly had a good bit of age, but it was still lovely. It did feel on the down slope, but, it was over 20 years old, so that is to be expected.
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12/18/2016 - psmith wrote: 94 Points
Early 80s-90s beige/white label. Took some time to really show itself, but a brilliant old Grande Cuvee. Sweet orange zest, marzipan, and white chocolate notes. Weighty palate and a thick, mature texture. Some mousse remaining which, combined with a solid backbone, gives the wine enough lift to keep it vibrant. Really good.
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12/18/2016 - Mike V wrote: 95 Points
Purchased from Premier Cru in 2004. Old label. Wow this is still young. Terrific precision plenty of acidity but rich lovely and persistent on the palate. Three bottles left no hurry
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12/17/2016 - Ramberg wrote: 94 Points
As always, delivering on absolute top level.
This is simply as good as it gets.
Enjoyed a bottle in a wine bar, that apparently and to my guess has been laying around for a while, developing some extra depth and finesse.
No idea of base year, but clearly had some development, so my guess are at least a few (5+) years older than the latest release.
Complex and multi layered, as these always tend to become with soem extra aging.
In short: this is IT, when it comes to NV Champagne.
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12/17/2016 - JerM wrote: 95 Points
Wino Friends Converge! (Taberna): Woah, precise, yet generous, effortless and exacting. Heady nose of toasted biscuits, lemons, browned butter, toasted honey, hessian. Zippy white florals, oily clean, lemon curd, hint kero, brioche, funky brie. The tension and transparency is incredible, zinging its way through my throat, finishing with some soapy talc. Bright, fresh, elegant, and yet layered and developed. Pretty amazing and exciting stuff! Totally worked with the super-glazed charsiew from old-airport rd.
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12/17/2016 - jwsmith wrote: 93 Points
So young for Krug deft touch of nutty cream and almond really nice.
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12/17/2016 - Paul S wrote: 94 Points
Wine Friends Converge (Taberna, Bukit Merah + Pietrasanta, Portsdown): Superb. Disgorged in 2012, base year 2005, vintages going back to 1990. Krug Grande Cuvee with enough age can be magic, and this was the best bottle I have had in a long, long time. It had such a lovely nose, with gentle wafts of brioche and yeast, white fruit and button mushrooms, a touch of toastiness, all packed together with a nice meaty, earthy savouriness. A beautiful Krug nose if there ever was one. The palate was wonderful. Complete, elegant, a perfect balance between youthful precision and energy with a round, generous maturity. It was wonderfully gentle, yet very insistent, with tons of power and presence in its layered flavours of white meat, white fruit and brioche, all compacted together into a beautifully balanced, effortless whole. Great finish too, long and powerful, and full of fresh energy. Lovely. Transparent depth, tons of complexity, all in a beautifully integrated mouthful. There was tons going on, but this was so balanced and gentle that it just slipped down the throat. Absolutely beautifully.
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12/16/2016 - KenK Likes this wine: 92 Points
Boys Lunch Naples - Very good, yet showing a touch of maturity.
Wonderful aromas of apple and ginger.
Rich decadent palate showing a yeasty fat citrus quality with a hint of nuts.
A solid bottle, but I prefer them with less age.
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12/15/2016 - Bruce 1er wrote: 90 Points
Elegant, balanced, with good acidity and a pleasant light citrus finish. Did not have the body I would expect.
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12/11/2016 - Hercules Likes this wine:
The king of champagnes!
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12/10/2016 - Elvis1969 Likes this wine: 95 Points
2006-bas. Provad på magnum. Helt underbar.
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12/7/2016 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 93 Points
For our Bordeaux First Growth Dinner, opened a bottle in the cellar for 5 years, lots of tiny bubbles quickly formed a mousse, nose of spring flowers, sage, and citrus, same on the palate, tasted young, crisp, fresh, good acid, big body, mouth filling, refreshing, long finish.
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12/3/2016 - Papies wrote: 93 Points
No note on Krug ID here but given this was at The Arts Club, London we believe its the most resent release.
Proper beauty once again, firm, good tension on the palate but with proper round, rich and layered feel. Good ripe fruit, yeat feel on the nose. Just a stunner! 93++
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12/3/2016 - englishman's claret wrote: 94 Points
Krug is Krug. Ridiculously good NV champagne and one of my favorites. I prefer Krug and Dom Perignon over Cristal; I like their freshness.
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12/1/2016 - Seth Rosenberg Likes this wine: 95 Points
Crush's Annual Champagne Clusterfuck 2016: Quick note (11 wines in 30 minutes): A lively GC showing citrus, malt , bready, spice on the nose - quite complex. The palate is rich and zingy with citrus peel, good acid and minerals. I love the GC when it is like this - the perfect combo of richness and liveliness. Nose - 5.5/6, Palate - 5.5/6, Finish - 5/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 1.5/2 = 17.5/20.
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11/28/2016 - Matt T Likes this wine: 92 Points
From a split. Toasty, fruit forward with somewhat less complexity and elegance than I was expecting. Medium finish.
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11/26/2016 - Crownguard wrote: 89 Points
Fluffy and long mouse
An good balance and nice apertiff. But to neutral for my taste. Not drunk under the best cercomstances.
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11/25/2016 - Sonoma Duck Likes this wine: 95 Points
Really superb with the turkey dinner. The other couple with us did not like champagne and that forced my wife and I to have to enjoy the whole bottle ourselves!
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11/21/2016 - capacious Likes this wine: 92 Points
For our 45th anniversary from a 375. Crisp, round and warm. Timeless.
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11/21/2016 - botrytisvirtuoso1819 wrote: 97 Points
Krug id# 130017 from magnum
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11/16/2016 - aquacongas Likes this wine: 93 Points
A bottle with the red gold label. I think it was not a perfect bottle, because all other old GC had more deepness and complexity, still a great wine but missing the refreshing acidity beside the typical oxidative notes, nuts, marcipan and citrus in the finish
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11/15/2016 - Burgundy Al wrote: 90 Points
Casual Dinner with Friends (Smyth - Chicago IL): 2007 base. Rich fruit aromas and flavors, lots of apple with plenty of bready character. Powerful throughout, good+ length.
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11/15/2016 - HelloHello wrote: 85 Points
Maybe I got a bad bottle that was cooked. It tasted like high temperature cooked the champagne. Not worth the price. I bought it at Astor Wine in NYC. Won't buy this again.
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11/13/2016 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 93 Points
'14 disorge, '90-'08. Certainly an above average GC for drinking young. 93-94
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11/12/2016 - clarktoews Likes this wine: 92 Points
def one of my fave champagnes. and the sabering was successful as well
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11/10/2016 - Goldstone wrote: 88 Points
Thursday Day Off (Rainbow Restaurant, Sok Kwu Wan, First St,, Lamma Island, Hong Kong): (From Magnum). I think this was a 2007 disgorgement. I made the mistake of drinking this as an aperitif on the boat and I never 'get it' as an aperitif.... I find that it needs food to turn the lights on.
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11/6/2016 - Burgundy Al wrote: 91 Points
Knightsbridge Annual Holiday Burgundy/Champagne Tasting and Sale (Northbrook, IL): Tasting, brief note. From 2007 vase. Rounded with good power, moderate concentration and length. Consistent with other times tasting this disgorgement.
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11/5/2016 - Vinophiliac559 Likes this wine: 94 Points
A Matter of Taste (Meritage Resort & Spa Napa, CA): 93-94; Showing great as Krug usually does if you enjoy the style. Masculine Champagne with a full body, rich, voluptuous, yeasty, brioche, all while maintaining great balance and elegance. Never disappointed with these. Great start to our dinner.
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10/29/2016 - burgburgburg wrote:
This bottle seems not in good condition. The bubble is faint and weak for a young Krug. Aroma is good but with some interesting straw glass. Acidity is a little bit over the top especially in the finish.
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10/29/2016 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 94 Points
'90-'08, '14 disgorge. Apple tart, brioche, lots of golden notes. Hints of walnut and marzipan. Soil tones and the faintest spice. Right wine, right time, right temperature.
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10/24/2016 - Kbwoods11 Likes this wine: 96 Points
Outstanding!
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10/23/2016 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 96 Points
2016 Annual K&L Tasting (K&L San Francisco Store): K&L Champagne Event, nose of crème brulee, brioche, white peach, Chinese apple, and wet slate, same on the palate, big body, mouth filling Champagne with lots of flavor, richness, acidity, and complexity, bold and rich, elegant and amazing, only a medium/long finish today, tasted 3 times today and same result every time.
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10/23/2016 - aagrawal wrote: 93 Points
K&L Champagne Tent Tasting (K&L, San Francisco): Superb biting acidity throughout, fresh but full bodied, nice yeastiness, overall excellent to drink now. 92-93
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10/23/2016 - Burgundy Al wrote:
From 375 ml bottle purchased in 2006, so base is most likely 1995 or 1996. I had low expectations given prior experience on aging 375s, but this proved that experience wrong. Energetic and effervescent from start to finish with baked apple, toasted walnuts and vanilla. Very tasty.
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10/21/2016 - Ramberg wrote: 93 Points
From 37.5 bottle.
As lovely as always.
A complex built Champagne, with the lovely Krug tell-tale ingredients showing, both on the nose and palate.
Solid and perfect.
Can’t ever see that you ever can get enough of Krug?
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10/17/2016 - the godfather wrote:
I'm 90 points in this
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10/15/2016 - brihprivat Likes this wine: 96 Points
Half bottle. Bottled 2007. Drank with oyesters. Fantastic mature Krug at the peak of the drinking window. Need to buy more
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10/14/2016 - Bobhelge wrote: 89 Points
Uncles Fine Wine Club’s - Grand Cru Tasting (Bodø): Floral with a sway of autolysis and a mineralic undertone, becoming more complex as the wine settles in the glass. Fresh with small delicate bubbles and concentrated fresh fruit on the palate.
88-89 points.
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10/14/2016 - Torchy Likes this wine: 89 Points
Uncle Fine Wine Club Fall BYO; 10/14/2016-10/15/2016 (Tord House): A mixture of 183 different wines, and a mix of Grand Crus between 1990 and 2007 with 07 as the base. Clean and pretty in the glass, pale. Nose is discreet and clean, eventually with a little citrus and some green apples. Dry mouth with predominance of acidity. The wine is light with medium fruit concentration. Small bubbles, anonymous mousse.
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10/14/2016 - wineordeath Likes this wine: 93 Points
Beautiful, fresh and open nose of toast, lees, white peach, and flowers. Lively, slightly sweet and tangy on the palate. A bit light for Krug, but very refreshing and really fun to drink.
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10/11/2016 - chablis28 wrote: 94 Points
This was a real treat! For me this is one of the lustiest & most masculine champagnes on the market. Almost crunchy, almost lager like but, much more nuanced flavors than any beer I've ever had. Toast, creme brulee, ginger, herbs, lemon, apple and orange zest are just some of things you get when this explodes on your tong. Only knock for me is that it lacks a bit finesse and silky elegance. That OK, this is KRUG and it rocks! Put this on the other side of dial from Taittinger Comte.
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10/11/2016 - rocknroller wrote: 94 Points
A Mostly Grand Cru French Night at Heirloom (Heirloom, St.Paul, MN): Light-medium gold color. Drank 1 glass over 30 minutes. Code: 112001. 1990-2005, disgorged 1/11, 44PN, 37C, 19PM. Outstanding as always; a deft blend of finesse and power with the elegance taking the lead. Pear, almond, quince, almond paste, creme brulee, clean minerality, long and delicious.
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10/10/2016 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 96 Points
Wine & Spirits Top 100 Tasting, nose of crème brulee, brioche, white peach, Chinese apple, and wet slate, same on the palate, big body, mouth filling Champagne with lots of flavor, richness and complexity, slaughtered the Sparkling Wine competition this evening, amazing, like NFL Football, comes right at you, and envelops your palate. Tasted 3 times this evening and similar result every taste.
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10/10/2016 - aagrawal wrote: 92 Points
Wine & Spirits Top 100 Tasting (City Walk @ Metreon, San Francisco, CA): Bready, yeasty nose, some tart green apple; palate has an excellent mousse, medium-plus acidity, brioche; medium-long finish. 91-92
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10/10/2016 - bthatton Likes this wine: 92 Points
A beautifully balanced roasted pear and green apple smoothie poured over a fresh from the oven sourdough baguette. Delicate and vivacious.
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10/9/2016 - peternelson wrote: 92 Points
Tuna fish oil, sappy, long ong finish, med bubbles, yeasty, slight nutty note but not oxidative. Guessed '98 or '99 blend. I believe the Krug ID showed this to be 2006 base, with reserves back to 1990. Very good. This was took first place by way of most votes. My 4th best. Blind at Dirty Dozen tasting.
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10/8/2016 - rgcfp80 Likes this wine: 95 Points
New house move in day! Best Champagne I've ever had!!
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10/6/2016 - Miceri Likes this wine: 89 Points
Purchased five years ago. Mute, tame, taste fine, but not normal quality
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10/6/2016 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 93 Points
'90-'07; 2014 disgorge. A very good edition of GC. Above average complexity on the nose given disgorgement date, with depth from funk and limestone notes. Light spice and golden fruit notes round out the profile. Better after 30 minutes of air time
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10/6/2016 - BSA wrote:
Corke code V1031 (i.e. deg. May/june 2010). Picked up at a local Mallorcan supermarket at a hefty EUR 175 (but what can you do when in need and there is not much champs around), thus I would not want to taint the CT rating with my score. I found the typical Kruge notes but coffee dominates the nose to the extent that it is un-charming. On the attack the fruit is fine at first then in an instant turning rather cooked. Sad but true.
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10/3/2016 - Javachip wrote: 90 Points
This bottle was disgorged in May/June 2004 based on the label design and cork code A431. It was purchased recently at auction and bears a price tag from a retail chain, so storage is questionable. Clear medium honey-gold color. Very fine bead fading after 20 minutes. The bouquet showed trademark Krug power, with initial notes of brioche, croissant, and butterscotch, followed by old limestone and dried chamomile. Later, nice notes of almond biscotti appeared. On the palate, this was fresh and pure with laser precision and mouthwatering lemon-apple acidity. Overall this wine seemed more evolved than expected, possibly due to sub-optimal storage.
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9/29/2016 - dbkitc wrote: 80 Points
From a parcel I bought 4 or 5 years ago. This bottle was extremely tired - barley holding on. A disappointment. (80)
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9/26/2016 - RajivAyyangar wrote: 92 Points
IMW 2016 Champagne - Prestige Tasting (Hyatt, San Francisco): 183 wines from 1990-2007
Usually 58% pinot to 88% pinot, usually 2/3 Pinot. 5-15% Meunier (more resistant to frost, buds later and ripens earlier, so has a shorter growing season, and is easier to grow - less succeptible to hazards. Often planted in crappy sites... but you can plant it in better sites and make better champagne. Jos A Michel is usually 80-100% Meunier and ages well.).
Pale straw, hint of yellow.
Fascinating nose, reductive toastiness (smoky autolytic character), detailed and savory. Reminds me of a young hunter semillon. Slight toasted popcorn. Very faint brioche at this point.
Explosive fresh brioche on the palate.
Yeah it's really good. Has high+ acid and phenomenal silken texture. Just a touch here and there of caramel and toast.
High acid, well-contained dosage, mid-weight, mid-power, lithe.
9-9.5
$200
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9/26/2016 - Neurowine1 wrote:
Hard to imagine a more consistently great champagne. Like DP, this is about as close to a sure thing in the wine world as one can get. Krug bitches, Krug!
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9/19/2016 - vino wino arturo wrote: 95 Points
Yum. (Even at 30,000ft above the ground, but that's for another time). Just Classic krug notes, love the toast/brioche flavor. So consistent, so good. Paired with pate then with chilled lobster then onto fish in white cream sauce.... So versatile... Always looking out for those sales to stock up on these.
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9/16/2016 - SimonG wrote: 94 Points
2006 base, reserves back to 1990, disgorged Autumn 2013. Mid straw. Very Krug, rich, rounded, mellow but bright, fresh and long. Really really lovely, this is a super bottling. ****1/2
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9/16/2016 - startinoz wrote: 96 Points
2002 predominant. Powerful zesty lemon rind, pineapple, honey, spice and chicory on the nose and palate. Long intense finish of the same.
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9/11/2016 - S-C-S Likes this wine: 95 Points
Pure love
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9/10/2016 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
Q3 Tasting - Aged Cali (The Apt): Bonus bottle #3: To celebrate an engagement. If we were to have a house champagne this would be my choice. It's invariably excellent to great and the cashmere bubbles with the excellent toast are a great combination. Unfortunately don't have disgorgement date, but this was a young one.
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9/10/2016 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 92 Points
'90-'06, 2011 disgorge. More noticeable minerality and chalk in this bottle. Drank fairly quickly, depriving it of air time which young GC can benefit from. 92+
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9/9/2016 - Ramberg wrote: 93 Points
Brief note.
Quite recent release.
Cork was stolen by a cork-collecting neighbor before I could check the ID and vintage composition.
Nose was tell-tale Krug, unmistakable, with some gunpowder and toasty spicy sulfur, bruised apples, hazelnuts, butterscotch, autolysis, fresh stone fruits & ripe lemons.
Palate mirrors the nose, with exceptional size, depth and length.
Last Champagne bottle drunk tonight (6 bottles where enjoyed), and by far the best and most complex.
Still young, but as good as ever.
What better way to finish an Champagne Bonaza evening with neighbours?
Bring ‘em on!
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9/8/2016 - fcxj wrote: 90 Points
2005 disgorgement, magnum. Riper than normal, reflects vintage? Good.
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9/8/2016 - Nutty08 Likes this wine: 92 Points
KRUG iD 112006 from 375ml and purchased at the end of 2015. Excellent Krug delivering as expected. Yeasty/bread and baked apple nose with a crisp dry palate. Nice length. Very strong. Heavy bead--clearly quite young.
From Krug ID: "The final composition of this Krug Grande Cuvée is: 44% Pinot Noir, 35% Chardonnay and 21% Meunier....the oldest from 1990 and the youngest from 2006.
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9/6/2016 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 93 Points
Golden pear and apple notes, with hints of ginger, and light caramel. Consumed with caviar
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9/3/2016 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 92 Points
2011 disgorge; '90-'06. On the relative GC scale, less richness and depth, more pointed acid on the finish, and more citrus.
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8/30/2016 - AllRed wrote: 93 Points
Lot LLLHSM, with R&D before their trip to France. Consistent with the better bottles from this lot with orchard fruit and hints of citrus, with a rich creamy quality too. Fine bead with a long finish. Drinking very well tonight.
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8/29/2016 - vespa110 wrote: 92 Points
Molto fresco al naso e al palato...versione giovane con ID.
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8/27/2016 - Blake Brown wrote:
MV KRUG GRANDE CUVEE BRUT- 375 ml; as with many 375s I`ve had in the past few months, this offers all of the expected gifts from the Grande Cuvee from recently released
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8/26/2016 - peterchoy wrote: 93 Points
Appearance: Bright and clear, it has light lemon color, consistent fine bubbles, watery rims and legs.
Nose: Clean, with medium (+) intensity aromas of citrus fruit of lemon, green fruit of apple, floral notes of acacia, stone fruit of peach, maturity notes of honey, autolytic notes of toast and yeast, mineral notes of stony. The wine is developing.
Palate: Dry with high acidity, the wine has medium (-) alcohol and light body, showing medium (+) intensity flavors of citrus fruit of lemon, green fruit of apple, autolytic notes of toast and biscuit, maturity notes of honey, mineral notes of stony. The wine has a medium (+) finish.
Conclusion: Very good quality Champagne showing a really nice, intense nose of good complexity, with the signature champagne notes of biscuit and toasty aromas, while on the palate there is plenty of acidity to make it highly refreshing, structured, and with a finesse that makes you simply could not stop drinking. It is equally concentrated on the palate with also a reasonably long finish. Ready to drink now, it is not meant for further ageing but can maintain for another 3-5 years.
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8/25/2016 - CJM wrote: 90 Points
clear pale straw with copious medium small bubbles. toasted vanilla, pear, green apple. medium acids, no tannins, not sweet. creme Brule. Short balanced finish. petrossian
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8/23/2016 - peternelson wrote: flawed
Monopole Wine: unfortunately this seemed like it was a little bit prematurely oxidized. Bought on release I believe this to be disgorged around 2008 or so (pre-Krug ID). Not too bad, but just a note of sourness and very slight walnut made it a bit aggressive acid wise, and seemed to thin out the mid-palate somewhat, and a nuttiness that should not be there.
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8/19/2016 - ThalesGaspar Likes this wine: 95 Points
Outstanding Champagne! Noticeable bouquet right after pouring, perfumed. On the palate this is as round as it gets, amazing finish.
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8/18/2016 - FamilyLarsson wrote: 93 Points
Degorgerad juni 2012. En väldigt bra flaska. En väldigt tydlig rosendoft som jag aldrig tidigare känt på detta vis. Rosorna finns även med i eftersmaken.
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8/18/2016 - drdan8 Likes this wine: 94 Points
Brought to Larimar BYOB in Spring Lake. Great aromas of ripe pear, bread dough, biscotti, and some mild yeast notes. Medium fine bubbles. Rich and mouth coating with more pear and quince on the palate. Extremely refreshing and paired well with Chilean sea bass and squid ink pasta. ID indicates disgorgement in spring 2011.
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8/13/2016 - Vinomark wrote: 91 Points
Summer 13 dosage & too young. Will improve needs/deserves cellar time.
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8/12/2016 - ArturoG Likes this wine: 95 Points
ID 411045, corked in autumn 2011, vintages from 1990 to 2005.
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8/10/2016 - jdhart306 wrote:
Bottle 411048. This is just so easy to drink. Green apple, a little yeast, and a wonderful amount of acidity. Hard to put down. The bottle went much quicker than I would have anticipated. My wife normally dislikes sparking wine, but she enjoyed 2+ glasses of this at dinner.
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8/10/2016 - TayoW Likes this wine: 94 Points
2005 base, disgorged summer 2012.
44% Pinot Noir, 37% chardonnay and 19% Meunier. A stunning Krug, deep and round from the Pinot dominance, there is a smokiness. Even with the bottle age has a lively acidity, but balanced and smooth. long finish.
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8/6/2016 - Rupert wrote:
ID314057 base 07, disgorged summer 14. Warm round and rich, as you'd expect from Krug. Not the grip and depth of the best cuvées.
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8/5/2016 - retired_and_roving Likes this wine:
2008 Base disgorged summer 2014 - from a half bottle. Fresh and zingy, lemony tang with a slight biscuity flavor on the finish. Just beautiful!
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7/30/2016 - Burgundy Al wrote: 90 Points
Krug Summer Tasting (Knightsbridge - Northbrook IL): Latest release with 2007 vintage as base. Ripe orchard fruit, toasty hints and good concentration. Very good now.
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7/29/2016 - Cote d'Or wrote:
From 375 ml at restaurant; typical power but less focus than prior bottles with a top note of sweetness not usually evident
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7/27/2016 - astroman Likes this wine:
ID 414083 bottled winter 2014 with youngest wines from 2007 and oldest at 1990. Bottle aged for 8 years. 37% Pinot Noir, 32% Chardonnay and 31% Meunier. Creamy lemon notes with great intensity and complexity. Lean finish with good density. Impressive bottle.
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7/23/2016 - jeff nowak wrote:
So, I reported just a few days ago on this wine, and it was smashing. However, opening it was for an occasion, so I made sure the bottle was from a special stash. Tonight, this is from the 24 half bottles I bought from Wally's around Christmas 2014. The price was right, $60, so I went nuts. Because of the move, etc., I never opened one for quite a while, but I did give several bottles as gifts before I left. I have opened 6-8 of them and I have 8 left. No notes because I was in my CT! hiatus mode. I was approached by an AZ friend, who bought a bunch also, about the Wally's NV Krug halves possibly being flawed. I opened several after learning this, and besides one clearly corked bottle, I never suspected I had an overtly suspicious one. However, I now have some perspective restored. Tonight I have a little concern that there is some heat damage. I admit, subtle. But the wine is much more leesy, more advanced. The finish isn't as vibrant. Maybe it's all in my head. I'm going to break my pattern and leave this note open for comments. Fire away.
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7/22/2016 - burgburgburg wrote:
Very fresh. Whole bottle finished within a minutes.
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7/17/2016 - Nohedes wrote: 94 Points
Had this in the cellar for about 5-6 years. A little musty when the cork first came out, but quickly settled down - super tiny bubbles, medium colour, toasty nose, nutty, very rich, almost vintage like. Great bottle and worth the wait.
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7/13/2016 - esh44 wrote:
Consistently rich and delicious. Even from a 375ml.
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7/9/2016 - jeff nowak wrote: 96 Points
From 375ml. Taken into a restaurant. $20 corkage. An older bottle purchased around 5 years ago. It did not have a Krug ID number. Outstanding. Consumed so effortlessly, we could have brought a 750. A compelling reason to hold these NVs as the palate was beefed up. I hesitate to use descriptors such as rich and creamy because they can often mean something negative. Here I want to convey the structured layers of flavors leading to a long finish. I would strain to think this could be more exceptional with more time. A virtually perfect bottle.
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7/6/2016 - Papies wrote: 91 Points
Krug ID 115002 - 163rd Edition disgorged in the winter 2014/2015. 183 wines from 12 different years, the oldest from 1990 and the youngest from 2007
Lacked the vitality and freshness of previous disgorgements and uncharacteristic for Krug it felt a bit plain (for a Krug) and flabby. Good wine but disappointing. 91
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7/1/2016 - Mr Barsac Likes this wine: 92 Points
Buttercream yellow. Smooth, low-intensity mousse. Yeasty nose with butterscotch and marzipan. Delicate, understated palate of pear with mineral ferrous notes. Long lemon finish. Complete and refined.
[Drunk with chocolate birthday cake in Singapore. Fridge temperature.]
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6/24/2016 - pakabear Likes this wine: 93 Points
Great texture, yeasty, citrus fruits, good length and intensity. Always a very good champagne, wish the price matched the score...
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6/23/2016 - jwsmith wrote: 93 Points
Perfect
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6/20/2016 - wailes Likes this wine:
Special one year celebration.
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6/19/2016 - SteveVermeer Likes this wine: 94 Points
This one was disgorged in 2012 and as always it was excellent. Very fragrant nose with clean fruit flavor. Ends with a nice round slightly yeasty finish.
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6/19/2016 - Wine_lvr Likes this wine: 93 Points
Bottle Id 411041, deg 2011: Rich, toasty notes, walnut, ripe apples. Superb length and very balanced. Nice saline notes. A stunner, even out of the 3/8 bottle.
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6/18/2016 - Francois Le Mouel Likes this wine: 92 Points
As always, excellent. I'm a big fan of this type of champagne, full-bodied with slightly oxidized notes. Very consistent in terms of quality.
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6/5/2016 - hajoha wrote: 93 Points
Krug NV 82-96 Label.
Åpner med et stort pop!
Moden, flott nese med modne epler, tørket frukt og litt nøtter.
Nydelig mousse av bittesmå bobler.
Godt konsentrert og full av liv.
Veldig kult!
Moden, men fresh!
Meget god lengde.
Lekker flaske.
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6/4/2016 - LPEG wrote: 93 Points
82-96 etikett. Flott pop og mousse. Moden med modne epler, nøtter (?) og sherry på en positiv måte. Elegant. Moden vin full av liv, en virkelig lekker flaske. 93
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6/3/2016 - soyhead wrote:
Base wine from '07
Nose - nutty
Mouth - rich nutty with caramel accents, almost slightly confected like a caramelized nut. Tasted next to Selosse V.O. Which I found more complex and memorable
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6/1/2016 - scyrene Likes this wine: 92 Points
Old style label, ~1995-2004; two digit cork code suggests the earlier part of that period, so this bottle is perhaps fifteen years old, but less than twenty. Shrunken but still firm cork, opened with a sigh. Honey gold colour; foam on pouring, but no visible bead in the glass. A supremely indulgent older champagne nose, with rich brioche and a touch of mushroom. Plenty of this on the palate, but a core of rich acidity and orchard fruit - almost metallic. Very intense and forceful, perhaps not totally integrated, but still a great wine. Always good to nab an older bottle of something special, especially when it's under the market price. [Cork + cage; 12% abv; Eskview Wines, Musselburgh, £116.50].
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5/28/2016 - drrobvino wrote: 93 Points
Delicious, consumed over 3 days, kept improving.
DG 09/2013, 44% PN, 35% Chard, 21% PM Oldest wine: 1990; Youngest wine: 2006 Blend: 142 wines from 11 different vintages
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5/28/2016 - MWiking wrote: 94 Points
man blir aldrig besviken på Krug och det finns ingen champagne som är så lätt att sätta blint.
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5/27/2016 - KenK Likes this wine: 93 Points
This bottle was quite good, although showing some maturity. No Krug ID on this bottle,s clearly has been aging in my cellar for some years. Rich heady showing yeasty biscuit and a fat wall of apple cider fruit. Nice bite and fine bubbles. Lovely.
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5/27/2016 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 93 Points
'90-'07; 2014 disgorgement. Seemed to be a lighter, higher note wine versus other recent blends even when adjusted for its age. Pear, light honey, apple and floral notes bounded by light spice but with the beginnings of the deeper Krug foundation. A high degree of clarity on the palate. Less yeasty notes than at this point than other blends have shown at a similar distance from their disgorgement. Still showing its recent bottling. 93+
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5/26/2016 - FamilyLarsson wrote: 94 Points
En väldigt bra flaska
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5/26/2016 - Patrik H Likes this wine: 94 Points
Deg:March 2014
Light golden
On the nose: Gunpowder, red baked matured apples, oak and some butterscotch.
On the palate: High acidity with red apples, gunpowder, coffee. As usual a brilliant wine.
Long finish
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5/24/2016 - Der Weingelehrte wrote: 94 Points
Beautiful balance, tension, depth, and verve. Excellent NV as expected - what else to say? It's Krug - nothing if not consistently high quality. First wine of night for 1yr anniversary.
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5/23/2016 - Burgundy Al wrote: 91 Points
Krug 2002 Clos du Mesnil Release Tasting (Aviary - Chicago IL): Edition with 2002 base (158th edition), tasted alongside Krug 2002 and Mesnil 2002. Ripe apple and pear with very concentration. Perfectly mature with impressive length. Toasty notes are front-and-center, most notably on finish. No time like the present to enjoy.
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5/23/2016 - Burgundy Al wrote: 92 Points
Krug 2002 Clos du Mesnil Release Tasting (Aviary - Chicago IL): From magnum, with 2006 base. Lots of ripe apple and lemon lemon custard and lemon peel. Fruit more prominent than toasty hints. Very good concentration and length, also very finessed finish. My favorite of the three editions tasted tonight.
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5/23/2016 - Burgundy Al wrote: 90 Points
Krug 2002 Clos du Mesnil Release Tasting (Aviary - Chicago IL): From the most recent (#163) release, with 2007 as the base. Ripe apple with toast and yeast. Beautiful style and elegance, good concentration and length. Probably an edition for more current consumption. Three editions tasted tonight.
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5/22/2016 - Thirsty1 Likes this wine:
This was an old bottle of Krug. It had the old red label used from 96-04. The cork was tossed so I couldn't check the v code. It was at least 12 years old. Dark yellow with little effervescence. Faint citrus notes and it smelled like a bread box. Well balanced but unfocused, it reminded me a little bit of older, simple burgundy. Good, but I prefer it a bit younger.
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5/22/2016 - heiamat.no wrote: 94 Points
Dufter av overmodne epler, sødmefull aprikos, lynghonning, lys karamell, nybakt smørloff og hint av sopp. Sitrende energisk. Hinsides generøs med delikat og fyldig mousse, komplekst og lett utviklet aromabilde med innslag av fat. Fantastisk syrefriskhet og konsentrasjon. En massiv Champagne med nerve, struktur og stor lengde preget av krisp mineralitet.
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5/21/2016 - hankj wrote: 92 Points
Solid but not transcendent. Fun label to pay for though - iconic connotation of celebration and the good life.
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5/20/2016 - Ramberg wrote: 93 Points
Another bottle and another great showing from Krug and their standard cuvee.
As always this delivers, and as always in great style!
Deep and complex, layers of pleasure over the whole spectra.
Recent bottling, but oh so good.
As always, if you can manage to stay away, store this NV babies for as long as possible, and you will be greatly rewarded.
This is serious stuff.
Simply delicious bubbles.
(93 – 95)
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5/19/2016 - Rupert wrote:
Ultimate Krug Evening (LMVH offices, London): Labelled "158th edition", ID 108001, 2002 base. Vibrant, spicy, deep, really lovely
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5/19/2016 - Rupert wrote:
Ultimate Krug Evening (LMVH offices, London): 2007 base, ID 115002. The glass we were handed on entering was most un-krug like. Sharp and zingy. But the top-ups were richer, as were the bottles poured in the tasting, though still not yet exhibiting the full breadth one expects of GC.
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5/19/2016 - SimonG wrote: 91 Points
'Wine Gang Ultimate Krug Evening' (LVMH London): 2007 base, ID 115002. Tasted across multiple bottles, with some variation. Initially quite tight and mute on the nose. Gets richer and more obviously Krug by bottle three and remains constant until bottle six. Seven is back to the tightness of glass one. Eight is richer again. At best this is medium rich, with a nice sense of Krugness, but the tighter glasses are more anonymous. ***1/2 to low ****
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5/19/2016 - SimonG wrote: 95 Points
'Wine Gang Ultimate Krug Evening' (LVMH London): ID 108001, 2002 base. Mid to fuller straw, very much in line with the 02 vintage. Richer and spicier on the nose. Similar richness to the vintage 02 — all the complexity but the power reigned in a little with a spot more elegance. Lovely wine. *****
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5/17/2016 - dansamsoe wrote:
7 year old Grande Cuvee. Walnut, biscuits, coconuts. Plenty oxidative notes. Drinking well but also a bit boring to be honest. I need my champagne young and fresh and this is showing too old for me.
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5/15/2016 - rocknroller wrote: 94 Points
Light gold color. Drank 1 glass off the list at Guy Savoy. Excellent as usual, consistent with note from 2/16/16. Deep and powerful, yeast, chalk, citrus, quince apple skin, long.
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5/14/2016 - acyso wrote: 90 Points
HDH auction tasting at Tru; 5/13/2016-5/14/2016 (Chicago, IL): Has it really been a year since the last time I've had a glass of the the Grande Cuvée? To steal some of the words of everyone's favourite second growth Bordeaux, Krug ne change. The palate has everything I remember: peaches, brioche, baked apple, and a touch of spice. Largely scaled and very powerful with great acidity and density. Serious concentration, but almost certainly this is a young version of this wine -- I find Grande Cuvée benefits greatly from prolonged aging.
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5/13/2016 - Alex G. Likes this wine:
Balanced and fresh.
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5/12/2016 - eoinhharkins Likes this wine: 95 Points
Just fantastic open and expressive with an array of complex pear, brioche, minerals, touches of Apple, really smooth fine effervescence but still quite intense and persistent, wonderful elegant acidity with a long lingering finish with a delicate hint of ginger
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5/10/2016 - drwine2001 wrote:
Half bottle. Disgorgement date unknown. Although typically full, one of the most lively, citric, least oxidative Grande Cuvée bottlings I've had. Excellent.
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5/8/2016 - toddmk Likes this wine: 93 Points
Fresh and vibrant. Delicious. Nothing to complain about except that it is quite expensive. Worth it for the very special occasion. We served this for our Mother's Day dinner with grilled sea bass and mushroom rissoto.
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5/7/2016 - Sundbyberg wrote: 95 Points
My best taste of Krug to date? Fairly mature notes on the nose and a very complex palate with quite a lot of mature apples. After a while the oak shows.
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5/4/2016 - jwsmith wrote: 94 Points
Bangin
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5/2/2016 - Ludi wrote: 95 Points
Oro antico, finissimo perlage. Al naso tipiche note ricche, grasse del G.C.: brandy, mela cotogna, fico dottato, anice, erbe aromatiche, salsedine, miele di castagno. Bocca finissima, meravislgiosamente caratterizzata da ossidazione nobile. Lunghissimo
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4/30/2016 - fatboi Likes this wine:
Another great bottle, whether in half or full. Actually think this might have been the best one yet.
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4/30/2016 - KenK Likes this wine: 95 Points
As usual a great bottle of bubbly. Fresh brioche, grilled toast, and lemon oil aromas. Pretty citrus flavors with nice intensity and lots of cut.
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4/28/2016 - dcwino wrote: 93 Points
Scott's Wine dinner at Honeysuckle, a bit of everything! (Honeysuckle, Washington DC): This seems to have some age on. Ripe yellow fruit, apple pie, honey, smoke, caramel and mineral. Good concentration, medium to deeply toned yellow fruit driven palate impression, shy fine mousse, good mineral expression, bright acidity and long sweet and sour finish. This particular bottle is softer and warmer than usual. Very good bottle.
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4/27/2016 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
As an exceptionally spoiled wine drinker if push came to shove I'd have to cite Salon as my favorite champagne, but man are Krugs really good. This was purchased from Crush and I suspect a newer disgorgement, but just so well done as always. It's interesting and complex and bubbles like cashmere and just the right amount of toast without knocking your socks off (as I've found a few of the 'good' champagnes of late to do). Always classic, always delicious and a great treat on a birthday.
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4/26/2016 - AllRed wrote: 92 Points
ID 413068. Notes of vanilla, marshmallow, apple and citrus. The palate follows the bouquet. Fine bead with a nice finish dominated by a vanilla crème quality. Very nice but not as complex or deep as the best examples of this wine.
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4/24/2016 - derekastoria wrote:
Krug ID 214030, 2006 vintage based and disgorged in Spring 2014. A very closed wine, only opening up towards the end of the dinner which is more than 2 hours. Nose not really showing up to start and palate is very tight. Slightly savoury / bitter aftertaste. After 2+ hours it gets better on the palate, which is quite thick and serious. Need patience, don't open it yet in next 2 years. 15.5+/20
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4/17/2016 - aquacongas Likes this wine: 93 Points
138 different wines, oldest from 1990, base 2007, Edition 163eme
Typical GC with nice roasted aromas, great razorsharp acidity and nicely balanced with long life ahead, 93-94
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4/16/2016 - fcxj wrote: 90 Points
Dependable.
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4/16/2016 - TheFoodieTraveler Likes this wine: 94 Points
Yeasty and complex.
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4/11/2016 - jmoore431 wrote: 94 Points
Per Krug's web site, made from vintages '90 through '05. Light to medium golden colored with a very soft bubble and bead; a mixed nose of brioche and funky sea air. Loads of citrus and baking spices like nutmeg and cinnamon. Has a gentle sense of early stage maturity but should gain some wilder complexity with at least a few more years on it (if that's your thing).
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4/9/2016 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
April Acker Auction (Marea): Had been purchased 5 or 6 years before. This wine was just hitting on all cylinders and prompted two ppl who weren't as familiar with it to do a 'wow - that is a good champagne'. Perfect toast, oven fresh, hints of well-browned popcorn, and bubbles that just melt in your mouth. Delicious.
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4/8/2016 - bengti Likes this wine: 91 Points
Rich, creamy finely bubbled and gorgeously effervescent. Freshness in a bottle.
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4/8/2016 - Ombibulous Likes this wine: 94 Points
Absolutely delicious. Outstanding. Bready, yeasty, lemony. Probably the best champagne I've ever had. We drank it the week of our wedding, last week. $70 for the half bottle. It had been kept at proper temperature before and after purchase. Quite a treat!
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4/5/2016 - giba ochman Likes this wine: 93 Points
good
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4/2/2016 - Zunga Likes this wine: 91 Points
Krug=delicious!
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3/30/2016 - ScottS wrote:
Alas 2 fresh bottles! When they are on they are fantastic. Hopefully my remaining 5 bottles will show the freshness of these last two.
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3/28/2016 - sooper65 wrote: 95 Points
AWESOME
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3/25/2016 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 91 Points
'90-'06, early 2012 disgorgement. Quite approachable but still young at present. Investing a few more years in the cellar will yield a deeper and to my palate more enjoyable wine.
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3/12/2016 - Blake Brown wrote:
MV KRUG GRANDE CUVEE- the ID code on the back label revealed this bottle received its cork in the summer of 2012, was blended from 134 wines from 12 different vintages from 1990- 2005; with a mid gold color, the expected goodness was perceived with the requisite lightly toasted brioche first noticeable on the nose followed by ginger, spice, vanilla, honeyed almond, butterscotch and citrus notes all continuing on through the palate pleasing finish; a grand cuvee indeed.
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3/12/2016 - AtoZ wrote:
Lost cork so not sure how old. Pre 2012. Fu my nose blew off. Godd with apps. Not profound.
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3/11/2016 - fatboi Likes this wine:
out of 375... was singing on every level...acidity and maturity in a perfect place. bought in 2007. just delicious
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3/10/2016 - aquacongas Likes this wine: 93 Points
Base 2007, typical Krug perfume, a lot of citrus, bread, brioche, roasted nuts, lime,very fresh in the palate, middle + body, middle long finish, The aftertaste is firstly more citrus than nuts again, 92-93
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3/6/2016 - MWiking wrote: 94 Points
alltid gott med Krug och denna flaska hade varit lagrad 5 år i restaurangens källare. vinet blir verkligen krämigt med ålder och kul med en restaurang där du kan välja en flaska som fått ligga ner ett tag eller om man vill ha det unga fräscha så går även det bra. Kul klockren till maten på Zuma, London igår.
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3/5/2016 - ehhwang Likes this wine: 92 Points
Krug is Krug. Toast, almond smell is very rich. If you want to feel rich aroma you have to use burgundy glass not champagne glass. Take your time and drink slowly as a result, you must figure out another picture of Kurg.
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3/4/2016 - lesz Likes this wine: 95 Points
So great disgorged 2004 and cellared by me since 2011. Really needs cellar time to come together.
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3/4/2016 - burgburgburg wrote: 92 Points
Blending of 90-06. Disgorge 12/13 Winter. Nice balance and refreshing citrus fruits. Delicious acidity with lingering after-taste. A very fine NV.
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3/4/2016 - LIE-user wrote: 88 Points
We did a blind tasting with around 15 NV Champagne, this one beeing the most expensive one. In our group, at least on that special evening, this one ranked very far behind. Disappointing.
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3/2/2016 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
Fine Wine Room Opening (Acker Merrall): One of my favorite MV champagnes - this was light and toasty and evolving. Bubbles are very soft and almost totally seamless. Delicious.
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2/27/2016 - Puteljen! Likes this wine: 92 Points
@ Restaurant 28+, Gothenburg
Nose of tutti-frutti candy, light brioche, apple and strawberries. On the palate medium mousse, quite big fruit, more toast and some mineral. Big mouthfeel and medium+ length. Very good, but not spectacular. I have a bit of a problem with the slightly chemical tutti-frutti notes.
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2/25/2016 - jwsmith wrote: 93 Points
Always good rich full very long the most dependable.
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2/24/2016 - fizz wrote: 93 Points
Unsure of disgorgement. Purchased 2011. No bottle ID. Vivid golden hue. Plenty of sparkle and mousse. Some lovely development here. Aromas and flavours of apple, biscuit, mushrooms, figs. The intensity and balance are terrific. Great on its own. Even better with fresh oysters.
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2/20/2016 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 91 Points
Disgorged 2011; '90-'06. In an odd phase, creamy and light oxidative notes developing well on the nose, but the backpalate is displaying some unusually tart acidity.
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2/14/2016 - botrytisvirtuoso1819 wrote: 97 Points
my brother's 30th birthday. Krug id #412043
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2/13/2016 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
Escape from the Cold; 2/12/2016-2/15/2016 (Sunny & Warm Florida (Del Ray Beach, Jupiter)): Bonus bubbles. This was just a split and we spilt it 4 ways so was a very respectable pairing with our caviar lunch. One of my favorite bubbles still, it's got that great toast that I associate with Krug and a nice complexity to it. Always a favorite.
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2/13/2016 - galewskj wrote: 94 Points
Dinner at Vic's (Vic's Fine Dining): Drank 1/5th of the bottle over an hour. This started out incredibly feminine, mostly lemon, pear, brioche and acidity. As it sat in the glass, the wine became more masculine, until it was quite toasted and musky. I liked it in both states, although the lighter style was intriguing. From a restaurant, I wonder if this is a very new bottle, as I've not experienced that transformation before with Krug.
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2/12/2016 - rocknroller wrote: 94 Points
Dinner at Vic's (Vic's on the River, Mpls): Light gold color. Drank 2 glasses over an hour. Instantly recognizable class, big nose with lemon, apple, citrus, lemon peel, mineral, quince. The palate sustains the class and complexity, giving restrained power with depth, full bodied, tart, tart lemon, tart green apple, apple skin, quince, citrus zest, clean minerality, long finish. Always a delight to drink these. Puts a smile on your face after a long week.
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2/11/2016 - winepog wrote: 93 Points
Survived a couple of hurricane induced power outages with elegance. Wonderfully preserved, this is drinking really, really well. Lovely wine.
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2/10/2016 - CamWheeler wrote: 94 Points
Another great dinner with Jon: #314059 disgorged summer 2014, 2006 base. Great aromatics - apple, pear, brioche, musk, straw and lifted florals. Lovely power and acidity across the palate, carries into a really good length. Even better once it warmed up a touch. Delicious.
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2/10/2016 - JonnyG Likes this wine: 92 Points
Night One of Two Big Sydney Extravaganzas (Sydney, Australia): 2006-based, and in fine form. A great aperitif. with lively acidity and a rich mouthfeel.
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2/3/2016 - Burgundy Al wrote: 92 Points
Krug Dinner with Some DRC (The Bristol - Chicago IL): Another delish example from the 2006 base. Apple and pear with good concentration and lots of fruit throughout with charming burst of energy. I continue liking this as a great Krug NV/MV.
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2/2/2016 - Burgundy Al wrote: 92 Points
Chateauneuf-du-Pape Dinner (Del Frisco - Chicago IL): Again the most recent release, this was both ripe and powerful, yet balanced and elegant. Krug in a nutshell.
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2/1/2016 - dkstar1 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Solid as usual. This particular bottle (2005 base, disgorged Winter 2012/13, 44% Pinot Noir 37% Chardonnay 19% Meunière) was a 375mL. Definitely ready now. Drink your splits now->
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1/29/2016 - wineordeath Likes this wine: 93 Points
Base year 2005. Yeast, biscuit, white flowers, and a hint of apricot on the nose. Fine mousse. Dry and slightly astringent, but savoury with apricot fruit coming through. Long.
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1/28/2016 - justburg wrote: 91 Points
With Steak & Pasta. An aged NV, probably from the 90s, identified by the label. Yellow gold, rather primary in appearance. Lovely nose of sea salt, yuzu, peach, chinese pear and pineapple. Acidic, fresh and clean on the palate, with yellow kiwi, pear, green apple, wet stone, salted butter, toast, cashews and wet grass. This showed extremely young, with hardly any oxidative characteristics. In fact, the fruit was very primary, and this has a long life ahead. Marvellous wine, and served at the end, rather than the start.
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1/28/2016 - wineordeath wrote: 94 Points
Base year 2004. Gorgeous clean crisp nose. Gentle yeast and white flower, white peach, slight hazlenut, macadamia. Wonderfully crisp, dry, almond, yeaty palate. Excellent.
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1/28/2016 - wineordeath Likes this wine: 93 Points
Base year 2002. Apples and pears, but more oxidation and malt on the nose than the 2002 vintage. Drier and more astringent than the 2002 vintage wine. Bracing. Crackers. Dont get me wrong, very good and quite refreshing finish. Maybe 94 pts.
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1/28/2016 - wineordeath Likes this wine: 93 Points
2006 base year. Salty yeast toast and malt with faint stewed apples and pears in the background. Rich, slightly astringent, bit with a strong entry on the fromt palate. Long. Very moreish. Very good.
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1/25/2016 - Loren Sonkin wrote: 94 Points
Frog, ZH, Bouchard, Krug, Sauzet, Fargues (E. 4th street): What can you say. Its a classic. Sadly, my last bottle in the cellar and I don't know that I will be paying the current tariff for more. The nose is very clean. No oxidation. Pear, slight toast, slight smoke and lots of minerality. On the palate, there is a slight red fruit note, then that gets replaced by minerals and citrus. Great acidity. Lively wine. Going back later in the night, it had rounded out a bit but still had great cut. Finish goes on forever. Very food friendly.
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1/22/2016 - botrytisvirtuoso1819 wrote: 97 Points
paired with bone marrow and parsley salad... awesome. at dinner before Joe Bonamassa concert at Carnegie Hall.
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1/21/2016 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 92 Points
Edition 161. Ample firm acid on the backpalate. Dusty ginger and day old brioche. 92+
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1/21/2016 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 92 Points
Edition 158. '88-'02; 2008 disgorgement. Creamy with ginger and slight saline notes. 92+
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1/21/2016 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 91 Points
2014 disgorgement; '90-'07.
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1/19/2016 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 93 Points
Edition 158. 2008 disgorgement; '88-'02. Creamy and golden with distinct wet slate and bartlett pear. Wet rocks on the palate with still sharp acid on the backpalate. Faint dry ginger across the midpalate. 7 years after getting its cork this wine is just starting to come into a balance of smoothness and depth of flavor that I like. To my palate, the acid on the back says this still needs another 3-5 years to further mellow. Consumed with fluke sashimi. 93+
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1/19/2016 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 96 Points
Late 70s disgorgement. Mid/late 50s to mid 70s base wines (so estimated by the house). Golden and deep flavors. Mature but focused notes of ginger, dried pear, nuttiness. Notable youthfulness of intensity, with fruit, provided a highly unusual contrast to more mature champagne elements.
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1/19/2016 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 92 Points
From magnum. 2014 disgorge; '90-'07. Somewhat closed and tighter than bottles from slightly earlier disgorgement. 92+
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1/17/2016 - Plusvini Likes this wine: 92 Points
Corked in August 2012. Notes of Fererro Roche and grapefruit. Very very long green apple finish.
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1/2/2016 - bubbachumps wrote: 93 Points
Delicious as always! Consistently such an great blend. Hits all the notes you want in a champagne. Drinking very young, has plenty of life ahead of it.
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1/2/2016 - Thirsty1 Likes this wine:
Thanks for opening this Ken. It kicked both the 03 and 05 Dom in the butt. This wine never disappoints. It has fruit, stone, earthy - everything you could want in wine. Texture, layered, focused. They have done and do it right every time. I prefer the MV to the vintage bottles they produce. Excellent. Colossal claws and bubbles, it doesn't get any better.
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1/2/2016 - nsellen wrote: 94 Points
Code shows bottled in 2012 with base 2005. Cork compressed and half soaked. Vigorous release and lots of fizz. In the glass this looked light yellow. Nose reminded me of a recent 2005 Vina Tondonia, all nuts, toast, fino and honey. Is it oxidising? In the mouth, fully dry, fully savoury. This is very long; the fino elements are filling in the profile and the acidity is giving a clear line from start (white fruit) to end (earthy, umami). There's honey and toast and porcini and fennel and ginger. After that, I give up. As it develops the complexity increases. This is going so well. If it is prematurely aged then well done for not making me wait to see how it will develop. This is going straight into my Hall of Fame. I'm going to have to go large on the score. Bravo.
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1/1/2016 - Jahull03 wrote:
better than the last from the same batch (2007 base). paired beautifully with college football playoffs and a toast to the new year!
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1/1/2016 - Lakefarm Likes this wine: 93 Points
Disgorged 2012, base vintage 2005. Intense toastyness and flint. Full body, but just a tad less harmonious in its structure than previous bottles from same case.
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1/1/2016 - aquacongas Likes this wine: 98 Points
This was the best GC I had so far. It was one from the 80it's with yellow label. Phantastic fine perlage giving the wine a vibrant freshness over the 6 hours. Drank it from juhlin glas but I would prefer my beloved zalto burgundy glas. The first notes were red berries with some vanilla, minimal oxidation signs, after two hours nougat, chocolate and smoked bacon are dominating. The last two hours are filled with marzipan and roasted hazelnuts. Very long clear finish. More old krug style than the lemon and honey influenced CdM. Perfect match-up with prawn risotto. The older grande cuvees are the most complex champagnes for me. A perfect bottle at his peak. 98!
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12/31/2015 - Ramberg wrote: 93 Points
No formal notes, but as good as always.
Same batch as the bottle I had a week ago, on Christmas eve.
(See notes)
Lovely stuff!
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12/31/2015 - Miceri Likes this wine: 94 Points
Light to medium yellow; nice mousse, lots of taste
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12/31/2015 - soyhead wrote:
from split. rich nose of quince, lemon, and caramel
lovely rich in the mouth
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12/31/2015 - botrytisvirtuoso1819 wrote: 97 Points
Krug id #412043
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12/31/2015 - drrobvino wrote: 91 Points
Carried in this wine to dinner at Daveed's for New Year's eve.
Delicious, complex and well balanced, but not the seamless and utterly refined finish I remember from a previous bottle.
Great nonetheless.
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12/31/2015 - TinMan Likes this wine: 90 Points
Low QPR. Nice champagne of course.
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12/31/2015 - psmith wrote: 92 Points
'90-'06, disgorged August 2013. Tart, young baked apple and citrus notes. Aggressive palate and mousse; firm chalk/mineral notes. Nose gains some weight with time, much more depth and darker flavors. Will benefit from time or even some decanting at this stage.
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12/26/2015 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 91 Points
'90-'06, disgorged '11. Flatter flavor profile and lower acid than bottles with the same disgorgement. More apple than pear; more rocks than ginger. 91-92
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12/25/2015 - nortonnose wrote: 92 Points
Xmas tradition! With Osetra. Why not?!
Crisp and clean; medium weight. Hints of butterscotch and brioche. Always such a steady performer!
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12/25/2015 - randyjc wrote: 94 Points
Drank alongside a 2006 Gimmonet Special Club which is Blanc de Blancs, so the contrast was vivid. But this Krug is lush and rich, deep with mature apple, a compelling yeastiness and a rich bread dough flavor. The most astonishing thing is the finish that truly stays on the tongue and palate at least a minute. Really a gorgeous Champagne.
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12/24/2015 - Ramberg wrote: 93 Points
As always, a great pleasure to pop open.
Rater recent release I would say (did not note the code).
Came along very nice in glass, for as long as it lasted (not long).
Krug never disappoints, and I could go monogamous on this brand, when it comes to bubbles.
Solid 93 points, with room for improvement.
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12/24/2015 - cbforever1 Likes this wine: 92 Points
I have a feeling Krug lost a bit of its charachter over the years, but it's a great bottle of champagne nonetheless
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12/24/2015 - ajfret01 Likes this wine:
1990 to 2006. Disgorged 2013. Amazing as expected. Nice effervescent nose and palette with apple and nutty aromas. Everything we expected.
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12/22/2015 - Uglypinga Likes this wine:
Lovely reductive nose with nuts and bright cherries. The palate is focused and intense with yellow fruit pits and some orange pith. Long yellow tinged finish. Love it as usual.
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12/21/2015 - Fred P wrote: 93 Points
ID 412040 from ½ bottle. Lots of little bubbles, lingering taste, refreshing.
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12/19/2015 - swapdoc wrote:
Zachys Champagne Extravaganza: More dry than either of Doms, with more of a sour apple and yeasty profile. Lingers on a palate for a long time. Energy and body here at the expense of elegance.
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12/18/2015 - Rieslingfan wrote:
This was another older bottle of the gold label NV. It predates the codes for determining vintage blend and disgorgement. Either way, it was a lovely bottle that had clearly benefited from significant cellar time. Rich, round and very flavorful, it had great persistence and depth. Not much on upfront fruit, but bursting with toasty flavors, it was a real treat.
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12/18/2015 - robertek wrote: 94 Points
This wine is just brilliant. End of story.
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12/18/2015 - Rechrom wrote: 96 Points
Purchased 2011. Outstanding, mature, golden with earth and brioche and apple cider. What a pleasure.
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12/17/2015 - AllRed wrote: 93 Points
Krug ID 314050, a new release showing notes of apple, almond and fresh marshmallow. Fine bead with your uthful acidity and flavors of orchard fruit, lemon cream and vanilla. Needs some time in the cellar.
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12/16/2015 - Vino Me wrote: 95 Points
Opened by LostVerse, Lot 314050. Disgorged Summer 2014. Made from 183 wines from 12 different years between 1990 and 2007. No formal notes but the best NV Krug I've had in a while (since 2010). 94-95 points.
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12/15/2015 - thelostverse wrote: 93 Points
Opened at Anvil for Shari's birthday. This is latest disgorgement and drinking very well. Notes of nutty brioche with lemon and honey.
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12/15/2015 - aquacongas Likes this wine: 92 Points
Drank it from half bottle at Chef's Table Brooklyn Fare, NY.
This time a little bit disappointing after Chartogne-Taillet. Not that powerful as usual,maybe because it is from half bottle. It was my first time from this bottle size and I read they are sometimes somehow tired. I won't say it was an off-bottle but surely not the best, apart from that typical Krugnotes in the palate
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12/14/2015 - Wine_lvr Likes this wine: 95 Points
KRUG Tasting (Zurich, Switzerland): Old yellow label, deg. late 70s or early 80s. Color was quite mature. Nose was oxidative but showed many flavors ranging from bread to ripe fruit. Still very fresh and balanced. Very rich and powerful. A true beauty and still feels quite youthful. Awesome
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12/14/2015 - Wine_lvr wrote: 94 Points
KRUG Tasting (Zurich, Switzerland): Old gold label, deg. mid 1990s. Dark gold in color. Nose shows oxidative notes, apricot and quench jelly. Lots of power and wonderful balance. This is now fully mature but very pleasant to drink. Great wine
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12/14/2015 - Wine_lvr wrote: 92 Points
KRUG Tasting (Zurich, Switzerland): Magnum Bottle, deg. August 2011. Again like many of the young Grande Cuvees this one showed also hints of apple cider and slight bread notes. Very powerful, vinous and long. Highly elegant. Nice out of the magnum
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12/14/2015 - Wine_lvr wrote: flawed
KRUG Tasting (Zurich, Switzerland): Bottle deg. around 2004. Nose had quite an oxidative nose. Lots of power but just showing flaws on multiple fronts. This is not a representative bottle
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12/14/2015 - Wine_lvr Likes this wine: 94 Points
KRUG Tasting (Zurich, Switzerland): Deg. around 2000, old bottle with flower pattern on the label. Again signs of apples and ripe fruit. Long, mouth filling with plenty of power. Sweet and wonderful balance. Hints of almond paste in the back. Very nice Grand Cuvee. Drink now with no hurry
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12/14/2015 - Wine_lvr wrote: 91 Points
KRUG Tasting (Zurich, Switzerland): Krug Id 114008, deg. 2014. Nose reminds a bit of apple cider and hints of smoke. Still quite young and wild. Acidity is quite high but shows a great sweetness. Hold for another 5 years or use as a food companion
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12/11/2015 - partylikeakennedy wrote: 91 Points
Different impression of it this time. Nose of tawny port, apple cider. Palate of yeast, saline, lemon, brandies apple, zucchini bread. Med-long finish.
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12/10/2015 - Neecies wrote: flawed
Corked. DAMNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN.
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12/9/2015 - SoundinBetween wrote:
Vin Chicago Champagne tasting. A perennial favorite, this bottle is consistent with other past experiences. Bright and juicy acidity with some aromas of stone fruit (white peach) and really wonderful texture. Proper stemware would have done better for the aroma but who's complaining! Did not catch the disgorgement date on the bottle being tasted out..
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12/8/2015 - Rupert wrote:
Wine Gang Ultimate Champagne Evening (67 Pall Mall, London): DG Summer 14 Another edgy nose. Lively, rich, not harmonised yet
[It is possible the glasses were tainted]
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12/8/2015 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 92 Points
'90 - '06, 2011 disgorgement. Rich golden nose with ripe pear, organic earth / ginger, and chalky notes. Broader acid and drier finish to my palate on this occasion, which allowed it to show well up against a pea and brown rice soup. 92+
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12/8/2015 - SimonG wrote: 92 Points
Wine Gang 'Ultimate Champagne' (Basement, 67 Pall Mall): 3/14 disgorgement. Relatively pale, light straw at fullest. Surprisingly floral on the nose. Lots of lift and vitality. Feels as if this is in a higher key than some. Plenty of zingy ginger. Shows more vibrantly than previous wines. ****
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12/6/2015 - aquacongas Likes this wine: 92 Points
Base 2005 from Magnum. It is unbelievable after the Clos du mesnil tasting the Grande Cuvee feels "thin" and "diluted". I love this wine but missing the concentation of CdM, nevertheless typical Krug but this time with medium long finish
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12/4/2015 - Papies wrote: 93 Points
Krud ID 214024 - disgorged in Spring 2014 with a base wine of 2006 and oldest back in 1990.
Once again this wine proves to be so much more, elegant, classy and nothing says celebration like Krug. Lovely rich fruit, nice depth of flavour, yeasty, toasty and with great length. A masterpiece once again, 93-94
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12/4/2015 - wineordeath Likes this wine: 93 Points
This is base year 2007. Love this. So fresh and enticing yet full and complex. Leads with fresh fruit and light toast and adds some weight and complexity on the palate. Not the biggest version of Krug Grande Cuvee ever, but still ample, sophisticated, and so well balanced. So easy to drink. I'm tempted to say it is closer to 94pts, and indeed I may be being a touch stingy, but it lacks just a bit of weight compared to some other base year versions (of which I have not written notes unfortunately).
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12/3/2015 - Burgundy Al wrote: 92 Points
HDH Holiday Wine Tasting (HDH Offices - Chicago IL): Tasting, brief note. Another excellent performance from this recent disgorgement with 2006 base.
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12/3/2015 - Seth Rosenberg Likes this wine: 92 Points
Crush's Annual Champagne Clusterfuck 2015: Tart this time around - lemons, bread, yeast, touch of malt. Firm on palate - bready, tart with tart lemon finish. Good, but less expansive and complex than the best showings. Nose - 5/6, Palate - 5/6, Finish - 5/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 1/2 = 16/20.
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12/3/2015 - bajayngo wrote:
The best way to end an epic night of amazing wines. Great viscosity on the palate with oyster shell, brioche, round citrus notes with tight bubbles and so much finesse. Delicious
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11/28/2015 - Dave Canada wrote: 94 Points
The Fourteenth Stonefields Dinner (Guelph, Ontario, Canada): The nose on this was powerful on first pour and continued to evolve and improve over the course of 2 hours exhibiting a mix of pure lemon and lime flavours, white blossoms, lemongrass, biscuit and autolytic notes.
The palate showed such depth, complexity and roundness with flavours of mint, lemon custard, ripe tropical fruit, biscuit, dough, minerals and herbs...this really gains weight with time.
Finish is long, complex and round but with mineral driven density.
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11/27/2015 - ScottS wrote: flawed
Purchased a case of 375's from Wally's in Jan 2015. 3 out of 4 that I have opened have been dead with the 4th bottle being barely alive. Cork states V662
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11/24/2015 - eoinhharkins Likes this wine: 95 Points
Always a great way to start an evening, nose of limes, lemon zest, ginger pear and honey crisp apple, palate has elegant mousse, acidity, delicate fruit and terrific finish
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11/21/2015 - Rupert wrote: 90 Points
Fine texture, rich, a touch of toast, but not up to past bottles from this batch
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11/21/2015 - prof b wrote: 93 Points
Ripe pear, fresh mushrooms, bread dough, and lemon peal come across on the nose while the palate consists more of red apple, yeast, and an intense minerality that, combined with the bright acidity, creates a crisp, clean, and refined taste. A truly excellent champagne.
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11/21/2015 - SteadyEddy wrote: 93 Points
Robust but also with great finesse. Nice balance of flavor notes: apples and a touch of citrus, spice, and a pronounced saline / mineral character. Very much reminded me of a Grand Cru Chablis. I found it a great match for oysters, but it has the guts to work with virtually anything for dinner. ID #114018 (disgorged Winter of 2013/14).
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11/21/2015 - tooch wrote: 93 Points
Very good. Clean and rich.
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11/20/2015 - Nutty08 Likes this wine: 92 Points
2012 disgorgement, years '90-'07. Solid as always. From 375ml.
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11/19/2015 - rynz Likes this wine: 93 Points
A pleasure to drink every time. It had yeast on the nose, along with the classic Krug taste with hints of oak and nut.
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11/19/2015 - Burgundy Al wrote:
California Cult Cabernet dinner (Oak Mill Cafe - Chicago IL): Small pour, brief note. Tasty indeed as always, although possibly not the most depth I've found from the most recent disgorgements.
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11/17/2015 - derekastoria Likes this wine:
Tasted in Krug event from a jeroboam. Krug ID 312037. The nose is much more complex and opened than a 750ml. Nose of mushroom mixed with mineral and it is very complex and rich on palate. One of my best Krug NV experience. Long aftertaste and impressive. Eric Lebel said jeroboam spent 2 years longer in the cellar than 750ml, and he joked it would be much better if Krug only makes magnums and jeroboams. I do agree with him! 17+/20
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11/15/2015 - JOsgood wrote:
A great bottle tonight. Nose was explosive and amazing. The palate is straight delicious. A surprise treat.
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11/15/2015 - whitmanlholt wrote: 87 Points
Popped and poured from split. V662 on the cork. This was a light yellow champs with a nose of yeast and a flavor that is bright but not complex or layered. There is some modest lemon on the finish. Overall, this was rather disappointing. I think it is yet another Wally's dud bottle. I regret buying so many of these at the Wally's "Tent Sale" and will not buy another one from Wally's. Three of these (so far) have been a disservice to the Krug brand. 87 points.
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11/14/2015 - Papies wrote: 93 Points
By the glass at The Greenhouse , London. Did not note Krug ID (Slap on the wrist)
Beautiful as always, lovely elegance, richness, ripe fruit, toasty aromas. Impressive depth and complexity. A great undervalued wine. 93 easy
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11/14/2015 - Patrik H Likes this wine: 93 Points
Deg:November 2009
Light golden
On the nose: Gunpowder, red baked matured apples, nice fine dough, hint of orange zest. Smoke
On the palate: Very fine acidity with integrated red apple, new baked brioche, gunpowder and a smoth cinnamon background.
Long finish
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11/14/2015 - Vino Me wrote: 89 Points
Opened by Mark. No formal notes. 89 points
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11/8/2015 - Burgundy Al wrote: 92 Points
Knightsbridge Annual Holiday Burgundy/Champagne Tasting and Sale (Northbrook, IL): Tasting, brief note. The disgorgement with 2006 base. Like other times I've had this wine, it's one of the best versions I can ever recall at this early stage of its evolution. Very tasty.
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11/8/2015 - Nanda wrote:
Knightsbridge Wine Shoppe - Annual Burg & Champagne Tasting (Northbrook, IL): Walk around tasting, brief note. Gorgeous, fresh nose leaps from the glass. Baked apple and biscuits. Just a perfect bubbly on the palate -- power, finesse, energy and a very long finish. Consistently great. 93-95
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11/6/2015 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 93 Points
2000 Recreation. '90-'00, 2006 disgorge. Funk and stinky cheese on the initial nose which blew off to reveal caramel, pear and cardamom. Wonderfully balanced fruit (pear and rambutan), acid and spice on the palate. Served with herb-laced Saint Jacques.
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11/6/2015 - bigdogflow Likes this wine: 94 Points
Tasted at Papa's Champagne tasting.
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11/6/2015 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 91 Points
'90-'05, 2013 disgorgement. From magnum. Initial warmth and caramel but overall a subdued and somewhat angular nose on this bottle. Firmer acid and a shorter tarter finish than the typical GC blend.
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11/6/2015 - dcwino wrote: 95 Points
2015 Villa d’Este Wine Symposium - Kelly and Kevin's excellent adventure; 11/3/2015-11/9/2015 (Villa D’este, Lake Como): Beautiful vinous nose displaying sweet and sour yellow fruits, anise, caramel and mineral. Excellent concentration, quite dense, sweet yellow fruity, strong mineral presence and bright acidity. Excellent showing.
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11/5/2015 - jsmorris707 Likes this wine: 95 Points
ID 112008 disgorged 2011-12, latest 2005
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11/5/2015 - frqntflyr Likes this wine: 95 Points
Up there with the 2004 taittinger comtes I recently had. A beautiful flinty nose, still a bit reticent however. On the palate this wine really soars, especially on the back end. Excellent taught bubbles, crisp acidity, and wonderful honey notes on the finish. Lots going here, but still a bit tight. Let it warm up a bit to get all this has to offer. This bottle has a 2006 base (current release).
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11/4/2015 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 92 Points
2006 base year. Apple, butterscotch, pear, caramel, spice and ginger, with the expected funky yeasts notes (in this bottle the funk component of that being more pronounced). Sweet front palate and in this bottle somewhat oddly structured back acid.
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11/4/2015 - LW31 Likes this wine: 92 Points
From 2006 base but not sure of disgorgement. Very fresh, tense, lovely attack. One of better grand cuvees I've had recently. Really well balanced. Remarkable striking nose. Give these 3-5 years to settle and develop more layers.
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10/30/2015 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 94 Points
A private dinner (Restaurant Behrens Am Kai *, Düsseldorf, Germany): ID 313040. Magnum. 134 different wines from 12 vintages, 1990-2005. The composition is 44% Pinot Noir, 37% Chardonnay and 19% Pinot Meunier. Disgorged summer 2013. The ultimate multi-vintage champagne, the antithesis of Clos du Mesnil and a bit of a shellshock after tasting all 16 vintages of that wine. Seems remarkably light tonight, but that only underlines the immense power and energy which the Clos du Mesnil terroir confers. This Grande Cuvée is generous and complex, harmonious and flowing, with a wonderful silky elegance, ripe and creamy but with a lovely crisp freshness.
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10/29/2015 - Uglypinga Likes this wine:
Sometimes they hit and this one is definitely hitting with brioche and candied lemon on the nose. Savory herbs as well on the nose. The palate is great with a soft mousse and candied lemon peel with just as touch of lime pits. Long and delicious.
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10/26/2015 - Burgundy Al wrote: 90 Points
Champagne (Mostly) Dinner (Bar Boulud - New York NY): This is the 2000 edition, so a very mature disgorgement. Early and clearly mature, this showed good power, finesse and length, but clearly on the bready, toasty side...more so than I generally prefer.
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10/18/2015 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 92 Points
Base '90-'06; 2011 disgorgement. Firmer acids than other recent bottles with presumably similar blends. This bottle would have been better in 3+ years. Amazing consistency and quality across the infinite combinations of blends and disgorgements. 92+
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10/17/2015 - Zweder wrote:
Regular dinner group (@ PZ): I love Krug, but this tasting note is about a half bottle from a duty free sale point. No idea how old it is and how terribly it has been stored and for how long. The bouquet is oxidized with nutty flavors, some honey and butterscotch. On the palate apples, a lot of nutty flavors, bitterness and acidity. Hardly any bubbles left. This simply was a mistreated bottle and much too old. Tasting note for the record and no score.
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10/17/2015 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 93 Points
1990-2006 base, 2013 disgorgement. Creamy and slightly oxidative nose with golden pear, light chalkiness, dried pineapple, and hints of woodsmoke on the backnose. Golden fruit sweetness on the front and finish, with drier mid palate. Pert bubbles. Moderated acid, smooth finish but still with some bite at the end. Showing the refinement of some age but still with verve. A nice GC.
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10/16/2015 - botrytisvirtuoso1819 wrote: 97 Points
my niece's 1st birthday. Krug id #313053
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10/15/2015 - emzee.mc wrote: 94 Points
Krug Night with Aldo Sohm (Aldo Sohm Wine Bar, NYC): The Grand Cuvee, according to Nicole and Aldo, is the hardest wine to make amongst the lineup because of consistency; that is, to create a wine that maintains the same profile regardless of vintage and vineyards. To do that, the tasting panel tastes 250 base wines over a long period and compiles 4000 tasting notes as a result. The panel then tastes 150 reserve wines (base wines made from past years) before Eric Lebel, the Chef de Caves, proposes 5 blends as candidates for production under the Grand Cuvee label. As a result of this arduous process and aging in the cellar, this champagne pours a deep golden color with pin-sized bubbles and thick long legs. On the nose are copious amounts of lemon custard, apricots, hazelnut oils, honey, leather, brioche, smoky hay and citrus. The palate is generous with a restrained character in both taste and effervescence. Notes of brioche, almonds, white peaches, Meyer lemons, brie, honey and mint dominate the core. Minerality is all the more present too. The finish is very long with a clear cut as the acidity levels maintain the balance. A very masculine wine, and one that is definitely age-worthy. This is even better than the last time I tried it.
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10/14/2015 - SLIMES Likes this wine: 92 Points
'Finest Bubble' tasting at Frederick's in Islington: No notes at the time but this was more refined than the DP '05 and in terms of drinking now, seems to be the better option for my tastes. I suspect that this was assisted by the fact that it's a non-vintage blend; I didn't get the ID code from the back label but the inclusion of 20-year-old reserve wine gives it an extra dimension in comparison with a vintage prestige cuvee such as DP. There can be no doubt that there's plenty of ageing potential here though.
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10/10/2015 - George C ATLANTA Likes this wine: 96 Points
Had a magnum last night that had been in cellar for 15 years. Nice dark blonde color, gentle but generous bubbles, taste and aroma of gun smoke so characteristic of well aged, age worthy champagnes, apricot, pear taste. Amazing! So fascinating that the wine did not change profile at all over a 2 hour period where we enjoyed it with lobster and caviar at the fabulous Atlas Restaurant in Atlanta! It was delicious from the first sip to the last and stayed strong.
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10/7/2015 - wineordeath Likes this wine: 93 Points
Base year 2006. Delicious. Fresh, rich slight brioche, but juicy apples and quince. Probably slightly lighter than the base year 2003 tasted on the same day. Not better or worse, just slightly different.
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10/7/2015 - wineordeath Likes this wine: 93 Points
This was base year or what Krug will call "edition" 2003. Beautiful wine that combined the edge of sweetness and the freshness of the 2003 vintage with the greater brioche and weight of the 2000 vintage just tasted. I preferred this Grand Cuvée to either of the two vintages.
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10/5/2015 - czenda wrote: 93 Points
From half-bottle, this bottle is about 4 years old, but champagne is still very fresh, taste is crispy, toasty, hint of citrus, rich and deep with good lenght and acidity and minerality. Nice and pleasant drinking 93-94 pts
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10/4/2015 - drwine2001 wrote:
Out of half bottle. Unknown disgorgement date. Toasty, smoky nose. Rich, oxidative body. Good.
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9/27/2015 - englishman's claret wrote: 94 Points
Ducru Beaucaillou vertical: Lovely champagne full of class, personality, and drive. Ripe stone fruits, brioche, smoke, spring flowers. Rich and round on the palate... I want to bathe in this, to languidly wallow in a big pool of this and drink myself dry. Just that kind of fizz. Thanks Erik.
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9/27/2015 - RockinCabs wrote: 95 Points
Ducru Vertical with Boston Tasting Group (Brownstone Garden): Nose: Brioche, lemon oil, pear, almond skin and slight grilled peach. Palate: Just dances on the palate with such complex notes of meyer lemon, orange peel, brioche, creme anglais, and smoked nuts. Finish: quite penetrating with stone fruit and matchstick elements.
Never fails to please. My favorite. Thank you Erik!
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9/26/2015 - Papies wrote: 93 Points
By the glass at Beast, London and unfortunately (and unbecoming of us) we did not ask for the Krug ID. We assume however that this is the latest/current release.
Served in a white wine glass. A generous wine, open, round, lovely balance and elegance and always a joy to cross paths with it. 93 once again.
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9/25/2015 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 90 Points
Experimental 1976 GC. Base year 1974. From magnum. Intriguing nose with molasses, coconut, creme brulee. Very dry with almost no bubbles just a light tingle. Palate falls well short of the nose.
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9/25/2015 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 92 Points
1988 base year; '88-'03. From jeroboam. Tighter and more closed than the bottle last night. Similar elements with bright but somewhat less ripe fruit. Smooth acid on the backpalate.
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9/24/2015 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 94 Points
1988 base year, 2000 recreation. Beautiful current drinking. Ripe pear and yellow plum lend a subtle sweetness to the palate, complemented by very fine acids. Light vanilla notes with hints of wet rocks. Very approachable now and quite rounded. 93-94
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9/24/2015 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 93 Points
From jeroboam. 1988 base year, 1988-2003. Wonderfully fresh, with yellow fruits, hints of ginger, grapefruit rind, wet rocks and a lower than typical level of yeastiness. Smooth but lively acidity. Format obviously a strong contributor to the character of the performance.
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9/18/2015 - DanCulpitt Likes this wine: 95 Points
Incredible stuff, finish sets it apart
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9/17/2015 - drrobvino wrote: 94 Points
Found on the wine list at 20 Brix, while on date with wife. Older bottle with no Krug ID, so unsure of DG date.
We drank the bottle with delicious food and went to a concert afterwards with a Krug buzz. Concert was all the better for it!
Beautifully toasty and deep savory aromas and flavors, with blazingly fresh acidity and a long and voluptuous finish.
A regal bottle of wine, truly for special occasions...which are defined by "whenever u open a bottle of Krug".
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9/16/2015 - CamWheeler wrote: 92 Points
Close to Clos: #412043, disgorged Autumn 2012, 2005 base. Sesame, ginger, lime, green apple, pear and some honey. Good length, can taste the influence from a few years bottle age already. Good texture and balance.
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9/14/2015 - CamWheeler wrote: 94 Points
CIVC Champagne Tasting 2015: ID 214034 - 2006 base, disgorged spring 2014. Smoke, toast, spice, incense and floral notes. Power and precision on the palate. Length is excellent and this bottle was pure classic Krug.
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9/14/2015 - Vinomark wrote: 93 Points
5 years of age from release.
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9/12/2015 - lepetitchateau wrote: 94 Points
With the disgorgement date, reviews of this wine are not hugely helpful, but nonetheless - this was delicious! Out of magnum, it had such marvelous refinement.
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9/8/2015 - FransS wrote: 91 Points
Medium concentrated, whiff of cocoa, refined, but missing for me the real concentration I expected.
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9/7/2015 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 94 Points
Le Tour de Champagne Tasting (Hotel Intercontinental Amstel, Amsterdam, NL): A blend of wines from the vintages 1990 - 2006. Complex, excellent finesse and nuance, ripe style, vinous, long and subtle.
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9/7/2015 - randyjc wrote: 94 Points
This wine is so much more expressive, deep and nuanced once it has warmed to the low 60's. Nothing wrong with at first but it seemed muted, except the nose which was nutty, oldish yeast and a hint of apricot. But the flavors seemed restrained. Once warmer and open a couple of hours it was truly extraordinary. The greatest lesson though is that it tasted like I should wait a few years before drinking again. Not going to but I should. According to the Krug site, this received its cork in 2013. It has a chance at greatness but don't think I want to leave that to my heirs. I will drink the rest in the next decade. But not cold.
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9/6/2015 - DBunk Likes this wine: 95 Points
Krud ID 114010. 44% PN, 35%CH, 21%PM. Youngest 2006, oldest 1990. Received cork in Winter 2013-14. Lemon buttered brioche toast with baked apple and cinnamon.
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9/6/2015 - AllRed wrote: 92 Points
Old label, lot LVUANZ. Golden color. Aromas of marshmallow, cashew and sautéed apple developing honeycomb, brioche and almond nuances. Rich texture with a fine bead. Marshmallow, baked orchard fruit and cashew flavors. Flavors of sautéed apple and pineapple later on. Good, but has probably seen better days.
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9/5/2015 - coremill wrote: 91 Points
Four half-bottles, all from the same lot, drunk within a week of each other, made from vintages 1990-2007 and disgorged Autumn 2013. Consistent notes. Tastes like someone took a tarte tatin made with some pear, squeezed citrus juice all over it, and then dipped the whole thing in crushed gravel, and that's a good thing. Not the most powerful or intense champagne, but nicely complex, this trades the bracing cut of some grower champagnes for seamless balance that makes it gulpably delicious but serious at the same time. I'd be happy to drink this anytime.
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9/5/2015 - cct wrote: 93 Points
Not sure of the disgorgement date, but a bottle I have had for around 8 years. Lovely balance, fresh and with balanced power and grace. Consistently outstanding. 93 pts
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8/31/2015 - Burgaddict wrote: 92 Points
Krug dinner and tasting (Netherlands): From Magnum, ID 313040, oldest wine 1990, youngest wine 2005. Typical Grande Cuvee nose, soft, sweet dough, fresh, a bit floral, crisp. Taste citrus, pear, lively acidity, some yeast. Balanced, long finish. Drinks well, as Grande Cuvee always does.
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8/25/2015 - paolonardi wrote: 91 Points
sboccatura 2003. Naso in versione evoluta con le note tostate in evidenza, poi limone, gesso, fiori. Il sorso purtroppo è meno convincente con l'acidità si è un po' staccata dal resto. Peccato, probabilmente bottiglia conservata male.
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8/24/2015 - wihong wrote: 92 Points
Disgorged Mar/Apr 2006. Color: Yellow gold. Aroma: yeasty, ginger, floral, Jasmine, mint. With air exposure, peach, pear, tropical fruit.
Taste: Palate entry, intensely yeasty and doughy, grapefruit. Mid palate: citrusy, pineapple, floral and orange. Finish: peppery, ginger, lemon peel and pips, creamy notes. Very assertive, high acid and full body Champagne, yet still very complex and elegant.
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8/23/2015 - Wine_lvr wrote: 95 Points
Bottle Id 311031 (Deg. Fall 2011, oldest wine 1990 and youngest 2004): Crisp, fresh, elegant and long. Ripe apples, walnuts and bakers yeast. Complex and very precise Champagne. Still youthful
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8/22/2015 - jwsmith wrote: 94 Points
Simply amazing always
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8/14/2015 - eporres wrote: 93 Points
How can you ever go wrong with a bottle of Krug? Tiny bubbles, textured yeast, tasty bite, terrific champagne.
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8/13/2015 - Elvis1969 wrote: 87 Points
Degorgerad 2013. Underbara Krug-toner på näsan men lite kort i eftersmaken och det fattades något. En rätt svag Grande Cuvée.
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8/10/2015 - dhammer53 wrote:
Drank this at a Berserker wine dinner in NYC. Nice bubbles. A hint of lemon. Light on its feet. Everyone at dinner really enjoyed this, but I thought the '06 magnum of Pierre Paillard Brut Millesime Grand Cru was better. That had some hazelnut, which I enjoy.
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8/9/2015 - Tuskeny Raider Likes this wine: 96 Points
exceptional. Love this stuff
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8/9/2015 - Frank Murray III wrote:
Damn good. One reason why? This last few ounces were in a stem, sitting on the table and at the end of dinner I retested this at room temp (75ish degrees) and it was still chocked with cut, energy, zesty. No fade at all. Earlier in the meal, we had it at a cooler temp and the zesty lemon and apple was beautiful. Nothing sweet here, just lively and finishing long and youthful. What a great bottle of bubbly. Thank you, Jim.
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8/8/2015 - David Paris (dbp) wrote: 93 Points
The goal: Traditionally produced profound Barolo in classic vintages (My House (Portland, OR)): Wow, this was absolutely gorgeous tonight. You could smell the texture. The palate was so soft and pretty; elegant. Pure and succulent texture offer vibrant fruits and a grace that's nearly unparalleled. Again, incredible vibrancy and purity on the finish. This is one of the most complete Champagne's for me. There was one glass that was left out overnight and the next day, about 24 hours after opening, I consumed this 1oz or so and it was equally as compelling and unique. I love this wine... hard to argue it's not worth the money.
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8/8/2015 - odds Likes this wine: 93 Points
Tasted with Dan, Christian and several fellows on a Saturday night meal. Excellent aging notes on this MV (per the bottle ID, it was based mostly on early '90s vintages). Lemon and citrus hints. Medium finish. Great champagne to start the evening. Can't really go wrong with the selection.
(Note: Drinking windows on CT seem to vary by releases, not sure how to address it and for that reason I did not enter drinking windows here)
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8/5/2015 - Toinette Likes this wine: 93 Points
Red gold label. This bottle is a darn good drinking experience. Nice oxydatives notes, reminds me of a Selosse Initial. Still youth, but in a good place. Bottle emptied fast.
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8/1/2015 - indiscriminate palate wrote: 96 Points
Disgorged Aprilish 2007. *Very* pronounced nose of oranges, lemons, and a veritable orchard. An amazing richness on the palate that overwhelms with the amount of ripe, rich fruit, yet it doesn't *feel* very rich. No major oxidative notes. A finish that lasts for days. Obviously Krug - unapologetically exuberant. This disgorgement has shown a good deal of variation, but this is one of the top two bottles of the NV I have had. Fantastic!
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7/31/2015 - salil wrote: 93 Points
Older bottling (with the old tan label), cork stamped V721 - I believe this was disgorged in 2007. This is absolutely spectacular, and probably the best showing I've ever experienced from a NV Krug. Incredibly complex with an array of citrus and white fruited flavours, sweeter brioche, vanilla cream and hazelnut notes, and a gentle chalky mineral element beneath. Slightly creamy and very polished on the palate with bright acidity and a gentle bead, and impressive length. Superb.
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7/26/2015 - Greg Pierce wrote:
This bottle is in a really fine spot for my palate. Perfect balance between the lemon/grapefruit acidic elements and the apple/caramel/bread non-acidic elements. Wonderful texture and flavor. A beautiful realization of Krug's MV after about 8 years in my cellar. After aging a few of these myself over the years, I'm finding it hard to believe you can get a better champagne than bottle aged Krug MV.
Cork code was V651, meaning it was disgorged in late 2006 (it's been in my off-site storage since purchase in 11/2007).
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7/26/2015 - Wine_lvr Likes this wine: 93 Points
Cork Id v1132KA: Light golden in color. Nose of bakers yeast, apple cider, slight oxidation. Wonderful balance and multilayered. Good grip, fresh. An amazing Champagne. I must say Krug always delivers....
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7/25/2015 - Elvis1969 Likes this wine: 95 Points
A perfect bottle of Krug Grande Cuvée. It's amazing how good this champagne can be. This bottle was disgorged in 2006.
A hint of dill on the nose, a lot of fruit (blood orange, red apples, lemon) in the mouth and a very long finish. The acidity was high, as always for Krug, but not too much. A very balanced wine.
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7/25/2015 - mye wrote:
Shared with Alan and Sophia.
A bit cold upon opening. tight and pure acidity with lemon/lime.
With some warming and air, it opened up and picked up some weight. Nice nose of almond, and toasted nuts. Quite tasty. not as good as prior bottle but definitely top notch bubbly.
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7/24/2015 - morpheusrising Likes this wine: 94 Points
Continues to be the best NV bubbles around. Yeast, honeydew, apricot, pear, granny smith; all wrapped up in a subtle floral medley. Better than most vintage champagnes, if a bit pricey.
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7/15/2015 - TayoW Likes this wine: 95 Points
Krug Lunch with Julien Pepin Lehalleur (The Winery, Surrey Hills): 2003 base. the few extra years (versus the 2006 base tried earlier in the night) help make this shine, while classic Krug, deep expressive, spicy citrus, has developed more toasty notes.
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7/15/2015 - TayoW Likes this wine: 93 Points
Krug Lunch with Julien Pepin Lehalleur (The Winery, Surrey Hills): 2006 base. Classic Krug, like a fine oaked chardonnay, buttery and spicy (from the oak), but with fine acidic streak. A young Grande Cuvee.
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7/13/2015 - Vino Me wrote: 91 Points
Opened by Allred. Lot LLLHSM disgorged in 2006. Bottles 2 and 3 of 3 opened were consistent and much better than the 1st bottle. Richer and creamier with notes of apples and almonds. 91-92 points.
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7/13/2015 - Vino Me wrote: 80 Points
Opened by Allred. Lot LLLHSM disgorged in 2006. This was bottle 1 of 3 opened. The lowest scoring Krug I have ever had. Skunky nose. Austere profile with steely notes. Bitter finish. Ended up dumping to move on to the other 2 bottles. 80 points.
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7/11/2015 - AllRed wrote: 92 Points
My 40th Birthday Dinner (Anvil Club, East Dundee): Bottle #3, same lot, was consistent with the second bottle, though neither hit the heights of previous examples from this lot.
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7/11/2015 - AllRed wrote: 92 Points
My 40th Birthday Dinner (Anvil Club, East Dundee): Bottle #2 of LLLHSM started off a bit too cold but was clearly better than the first bottle. Pear, cashew, marshmallow and pastry cream on the nose and palate. None of the austerity that marked the first bottle. Fine bead with a nice finish.
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7/11/2015 - AllRed wrote: 88 Points
My 40th Birthday Dinner (Anvil Club, East Dundee): Lot LLLHSM disgorged in 2006. Marshmallow and nutty overtones with an austerity on the palate. Flavors of marshmallow and roasted apple. A disappointment to be sure.
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7/10/2015 - Keith Levenberg Likes this wine: 87 Points
Old Grand Cuvee, pre-purple label (tan label with purple text and border). Now that's something you don't see every day. Our amateur anthropology expedition dated it to the late 70s or early 80s mainly on the basis of the font. It still has bubbles and actually showed fresher than the '88 today though I don't think the '88 was a totally correct bottle. Deep, golden, brassy, that sort of thing. Impressive that it stuck around, but would I have liked it better 10 years ago? Probably.
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7/9/2015 - dcwino wrote: 96 Points
Mostly Blind dinner - 88 Krug, 02 Boillot Monty, 02 Laurent CdB, 89 Palmer, 96 Yquem and etc. (Black Salt, Washington DC): I tried a bottle of 20+ year old MV, ie a 30 year old MV, a couple years ago and rated 97pts. This is another great example of a fully mature MV, demonstrating the benefit of cellaring them. Beautiful golden color that you get in a fully mature Champagne, foretelling what is to come. Beautiful fully mature yet very youthful nose displaying a hint of red currants, apricots, yellow peach, honey, ginger candy, toffee and brioche. Perfectly integrated overall palate impression, sweet yellow pit fruits and a hint of orange peel, round yet cool, good acidity and lovely clean sweet finish. It is fully mature yet without any oxidative notes. Compare to the 88 in the same flight, the palate is slightly less delicate and the nose is slightly less complex. Nevertheless, this is a very complete champagne with exceptional balance. I initially rate this higher than the 88. Just incredibly enjoyable.
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7/7/2015 - Papies wrote: 93 Points
No krug ID so this must be an older bottling.
Still as excellent as alwasy and such a great joy to come across this elegant wine. We consistently rate this 93-94 and we think this one ranks at par with the previous encounters.
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7/4/2015 - LIE-user wrote:
Not quite sure what to do with this. Never had it before and it did not really show off. Nonetheless nice Champagne, but I prefer to drink a Vintage in this price class.
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7/3/2015 - BillyT wrote: 93 Points
Ok, so I'm easily influenced :-). Day one, 96 DP Oenotheque, Day two 05 Comtes (Tattinger), Day three Krug NV. At this point it is good but on the heels of the other two it lost some luster. Still it is Krug with all that goes with the elegance, balance, unique aroma and flavor profile. I will say that this bottle was a risk buying from Duty Free in Amsterdam and it didn't have the bubble activity I'm used to getting with Krug so that led to tasting great but just not as fresh in my estimation. However, if with the 'apparent' flaws mentioned it is Krug and it is Great.
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7/2/2015 - Rezy13 Likes this wine:
This bottle was quite different from what I've come to expect with Krug NV, this one was more amber in color and had an irregular amount of Sherry character, funky, rich golden apple, still oak and large amounts of lees, seemed to have a less then exuberant mousse and I thought the atmospheres were lower; not sure how to explain except this was a 375mL so it ages faster, cork was great, the fruit seemed in tact so I don't presume there was heat damage; overall I liked how different it was compared to the huge infantile champagne Krug typically is for me.
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6/29/2015 - geppetto Likes this wine:
From a half bottle and paired with langoustine tartare. Spectacular pairing, but what really got my wheels spinning were hints of chocolate as I approached the end of my glass.
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6/24/2015 - esol wrote: 95 Points
Half bottle disgorged Nov/Dec 2008. Not sure what the base vintage is but please comment if you know. Textbook Krug and no signs of decline. Balanced, complex, outstanding. I don't buy that inferior juice is placed in the 375, rather they may be releasing earlier and require a few extra years in the cellar.
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6/23/2015 - fatboi Likes this wine:
Showing its age but in a good way. Cake batter and Ian thought brownies. Still very balanced, nice nose and color.
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6/23/2015 - ubercuvee wrote: 89 Points
A 2007 base half bottle showing the "other side" of krug. This was shrill, not well knit and by no means ready. krug.com tells me that "because half bottles age faster, we release them earlier". Would it have got better with more age? maybe. But the reality seems to be that Krug are now putting inferior juice in their 375mls versus their 750mls. A deeply unimpressive bottle given the $$$s. I figure any one of the special club bottles in my cellar would have been much better, at a lesser cost for 750ml than I paid for this half bottle
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6/22/2015 - Burgundy Al wrote:
My first ever visit to Champagne; 6/22/2015-6/23/2015 (Reims): From the most recent disgorgement released, Q2 of 2014, with 2006 as its base. Lots of apple and lemon custard with subtle toasted brioche and background spice. Lots of energy on finish providing interesting, unfolding layers. This release with the 2006 base is proving to be one of my all-time favorites.
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6/21/2015 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 91 Points
Usually pair a sharper wine with brinier caviar, but this paired surprisingly well with a relatively briny hackleback despite the rounded edges.
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6/21/2015 - Goldstone Likes this wine: 90 Points
Thailand Weekend; 6/20/2015-6/21/2015 (Bangkok & Na Jomtien, Thailand): A bottle brought from Greg's cellar in Hong Kong and drank over a Fathers Day lunch to accompany char-grilled Tiger Prawns and steamed Blue Crab form the local beach restaurant. I sometimes have difficulty to 'get' this wine but today was one of my best experiences - the really fresh, simple seafood really brought out an additional dimension in the wine. I am coming to conclude that this is definitely a food wine rather than an aperitif.
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6/20/2015 - EirikM wrote: 94 Points
Disgorged 2011 with material from 199-2004. Hyper elegant, with detailed and harmonious complexity. Fresh and very versatile with food.
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6/18/2015 - Francois Le Mouel Likes this wine: 93 Points
From a 375 ml bottle. Always very intense and complex. Love it.
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6/17/2015 - christyler wrote: 89 Points
From 375. The acidity here is really sharp and a little unpleasant. Displaying a little of that Krug toastiness, but overall it's a little mute. Not a great showing.
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6/14/2015 - whitmanlholt wrote: 89 Points
Popped and poured from split. This is a light golden Champs. The nose is somewhat muted and the bubbles die down pretty rapidly. On the mouth, I get some sour bread and citrus acid, leaving a lemon finish. Overall, this seems a bit off (the second underwhelming split from Wallys), although it did improve some with air. 89 points on this split. Hoping others are better.
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6/14/2015 - Winetex Likes this wine: 93 Points
This lot seemed balanced w/o brawn. Delightful.
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6/11/2015 - dcwino wrote: 94 Points
Wine dinner at Blacksalt - Prévost, Krug, Pichler, Raveneau, Fevre, Grivot, LLC, Yquem & etc. (Blacksalt, Washington DC): Served single blind with MV Krug. People often have misconception of the style of MV which can make this very challenging. My first impression was that MV was the vintage but quickly changed my mine. The vintage Krug, MV and CdM all have very distinct styles and quite different from each other. The vintages always display oxidative notes via brioche and more polished than MV, MV tends to be always ready, denser and fresher and the CdM combines complexity, freshness, precision and energy. Very youthful and fresh nose displaying sweet yellow fruits, lemon curd, spicy spice, smoke and mineral. Excellent concentration, sweet yellow fruit driven palate impression, a hint of white pepper, abundant medium mousse, bright acidity and clean sweet finish. Really enjoyable.
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6/6/2015 - Ramberg wrote: 93 Points
As always, a treat.
Krug NV Grand Cuvée is the number one in the class.
Had this from a recent release in a 37,5 bottle.
Still young and will of course benefit from cellar time, but drop dead gorgeus.
Trade mark Krug nose, smoky minerals, some lovely gunpowder, yellow apples, ripe sweet lemons, brioche, and that special Krug perfume, with a hint of oxidation.
Palate was very young and fresh, perfectly balanced, with lovely mousse and acidity, apples and bread, with sweet lemons and such a good length and finish.
Always a treat to have a glass or even better, a bottle (should be magnum!) of perfectly chilled Krug!
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6/5/2015 - Wine Canuck wrote: 96 Points
Some Grilling with the Toronto Cru (Toronto, ON): The Best Krug Grande Cuvée I've ever had, but this is certainly not for the faint of heart. Super rich, oxidative and fully mature. This bottle is the previous generation without a lot number on the label (didn't check the cork), meaning it could be anywhere from 3 - 11 years after disgorgement. Given the cork was fully compressed, the dark colour and mature aromatics we figured this must be on the later side of that range, perhaps 8 - 10 years of bottle age. This pours a deep gold with impressively abundant effervescence. The nose is massive of brown sugar, caramel, mint, juniper, brioche, pastry, espresso, charcoal, lemon curd, lacquered wood, melon and pear. Just gorgeous. The palate is plenty effervescent with great, elevated acid keeping this heavyweight fresh. The dosage comes across in the 9 g/l ballpark. Just a fantastic champagne if you like them rich. 96 is probably a conservative score on this.
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5/31/2015 - Seafoam Manor Likes this wine: 95 Points
I believe this bottle was purchased about 5 years ago. Everything you want from the Krug style. Rich oxidative notes, ginger, brûlée of lemon, baked apples all kept lively with crip acidity and a super fine mousse. Provided you like the richer style, Krug is consistently spectacular and quite versatile. This held up very well to a wide array of food.
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5/28/2015 - chablis28 wrote:
At Vic's in Minneapolis overlooking the river in St Anthony main. Paid $143 which is a great price at an online retailer much less a restaurant. Very tasty on a lovely evening. One BIG regret...why didn't I bring my own stems! Unfortunately, had to drink this out of a pop btl thick glass stem with a slightly too small bowl. Another recent btl in the correct glass drank much better than this one. Not the wine's fault. In the correct glass this drinks like a 95pt plus wine. The evening was glorious sitting under lightly filtered dappled sunlight with a view of the river and our skyline. This has become an annual ritual of welcoming in 85 degree summer nights in MN.
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5/23/2015 - Genghis88 Likes this wine: 92 Points
EPIC DAY CONTINUES WITH RW+ RL
Yellow hay, super 'light' fine tiny bubbles. Lots of Mousse
Candy apple, cotton candy, salty pork rinds
Super dry, long finish, astringent, aggressive, high minerality, oyster shells
Wow!!! Sick bottle. Can't go wrong with Krug!!!!
Really good with the oysters we are having. Medium+ finish
LOVE it
NOTE: We are now at Joe Fortes. SO much better than Lift. Huge Champagne list, amazing service, and a sick patio.
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5/23/2015 - Loekkeboe Likes this wine: 92 Points
Tasting of three different bottles of different age.
New bottle 92 pts. Very fine and complekse nose.
1980es bottle was drinkable and interesting. It improved alot in the glass. 88 pts.
1970es bottle was dead with no bobbles. Unclean breaddough and apple nose. 75 pts.
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5/22/2015 - Sennma wrote:
while you never turn down a glass of Krug...this didn't have the same brawn as other times I've tasted.
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5/21/2015 - sooper65 wrote: 93 Points
toasty and delicious
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5/15/2015 - acyso wrote: 90 Points
HDH auction tasting at Tru; 5/15/2015-5/16/2015 (Chicago, IL): As much as I might gripe about having (read: getting) to drink Krug Grande Cuvee again, it's always a treat. Brioche, baked apples, and a pronounced sappiness. The palate is also quite rich and sappy, but this seems a bit more light-bodied than I remember. Still, good density and power, but somehow I expected more.
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5/11/2015 - Lakefarm wrote: 94 Points
Same as previous note. Balanced and full bodied, just great.
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5/8/2015 - mye Likes this wine:
Out of 375. I believe it's a 2011 disgorgement. Classic golden yellow, nose of toast, yeast, walnut, hints of pistachio. Flavors of apple, pears, with controlled but bright acidity. Overall excellent balance. I think a few years will round this out and have it pick up some weight and honey notes. Gorgeous to drink now though.
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5/4/2015 - peternelson wrote: 89 Points
This was oxidized, a bit flat. Beware or Krug 375's on sale! No disgorgement date on this as well...Is that normal on today's 375's? Or were these older bottles?
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5/3/2015 - Duncan Wine Likes this wine: 96 Points
Pre ID bottle. "38" on cork.
Golden amber. Nose of toasted oak, lemon peel and wet stone. Palate of fresh acidity, hint of honey and pear. Well balanced. My favorite NV champagne.
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5/1/2015 - MindMuse Likes this wine:
Carried to Hawaii and popped for our first night. What's not to love?
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4/30/2015 - AllRed wrote: 94 Points
ID 311032, disgorged in August 2011. Aromas of brioche, cashew, apple, grilled pear and marshmallow. Fine bead with good acidity supporting apple, pear, marshmallow and pastry cream flavors. Long finish. 94+ pts.
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4/30/2015 - thelostverse wrote: 94 Points
ID 311032 - autumn 2011 disgorge. Opened at Anvil with Allred to celebrate wife's end of busy season and a friend's promotion. Typical nutty yeasty brioche that I've come to expect, but this also had a hint of green apples that I don't find often in a Krug. Beautiful wine.
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4/26/2015 - drrobvino wrote: 99 Points
So complex and generous on the nose. Beautiful notes of toast, smoke, and nuts, to the point one would think it would be a bit fat on the palate. Yet the razor sharp, exquisitely balanced acidity cleans the plate, with a dollop of chalk and stone, into the longgggg finish, making you ready for the next drink. This is a holy grail wine for me. Absolute stunner and wine of the weekend.
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4/22/2015 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 93 Points
2000 base year, 2006 disgorgement. Honey, brioche, yeasty notes, light floral elements, and caramel. This was a very good GC.
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4/22/2015 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 92 Points
From magnum. 2005 base year, 2012 disgorgement. A bright and floral wine. Light nuttiness on the back of the palate but overall possesses higher notes than the average Krug.
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4/19/2015 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
This was better than the last 375 we had - perhaps there's just more bottle variation here? In general, really great toast and paired with two different caviars which was pretty decadent. Drank next to an NV Veuve and an NV Mumm F1 and it was clear which champagne was superior.
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4/19/2015 - Wine_lvr Likes this wine: 92 Points
bottle ID 410411: golden color. Nose of walnut, citrus and brad. Very fresh, long and good balance. I was missing the power and the slightly oxydative Krug style. Maybe still too young?
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4/18/2015 - ageverett Likes this wine: 93 Points
Great depth in this wine. Dark gold color. Nose and taste of french toast. Very nice, balanced finish.
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4/17/2015 - AtoZ wrote:
Spot on. Cork V662
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4/11/2015 - McKraftyWino Likes this wine: 95 Points
for a change finished a wine dinner with this Krug and dessert!
what a wonderful refreshing exclamation sparkle to finish the wine dinner!
the bubbly presented spectacularly, refreshing, invigorating, superb.
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4/8/2015 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 95 Points
A private dinner (Restaurant The French Laundry ***, Yountville, California, USA): Deep yet fresh, restrained yet rich, nuts and lemon, mineral and complex, herbs and wood, impeccable balance, tightly wound yet relaxed, powerful yet elegant, complex and long. Superb, remains the outstanding MV.
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4/8/2015 - Lilja Likes this wine: 94 Points
My impression of Krug GC have moved between "dull and incredibly overrated" to "pure magic!". This time it was pure magic!
Lovely and intriguing nose with intense aromas of gun powder smoke, roasted oak, coffee, butterscotch, browned butter, whipped cream, ripe apples, more crushed stones, liquorice, ginger and cilantro.
High, tart acidity, medium body, high intensity and a never ending finish. Tasted together with Grand Année 2002 & 2004, Pol Roger Vintage 1999 and Cuvée William Deutz 2002. And in my opinion, it wiped the competition of floor!
(Id 313053).
*from the Krug website.
Disgorged summer 2013.
A blend of 142 wines from 11 different years, the oldest from 1990 and the youngest from 2006.
The final composition of this Krug Grande Cuvée is: 44% Pinot Noir, 35% Chardonnay and 21% Meunier.
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4/7/2015 - Cote d'Or wrote:
from 375mL, (ID212026)
-translucent light gold
-green apple
-med acidity, green apple quinine slightly oxidative, med- weight, paints the palate with intense layer that lasts seemingly forever
-powerful and elegant as usual
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4/7/2015 - BillyT wrote: 92 Points
What can I say, its Krug. This bottle was disgorged in Feb 2011. Micro bubbles and golden straw in color. It is quitessential Krug with full body, creamy mouth feel. Balanced minerality and acidity with lemon curd, brioche, apricot and more. Excellent.
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4/5/2015 - bill00 wrote: 93 Points
From magnum. Disgorge '12, vintages '90-'05. Still quite fresh and youthful with apple, citrus and bread dough notes. Well-balanced and drinking beautifully right now though this would clearly benefit from some time in bottle to continue to develop.
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4/5/2015 - AndrewSGHall wrote:
(Disgorgement Autumn 2013) I was wholly underwhelmed on this. It wasn't bad, but really lacked that Krug depth and bass notes. The overall effect was pretty generic. Suspect this should have been allowed to age a bit.
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4/5/2015 - BillyT wrote: 92 Points
Fantastic as always. Disgorged Feb 2011. Nice and balanced, creamy mouth feel and quitessential Krug.
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4/3/2015 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
From 375ml. I didn't expect there to be much difference between 375s and 750s and maybe there aren't generally but didn't seem quite as bright and toasty as some of the bottles we've had in the past. Still really delicious and wonderful, but will be interesting to see how the remaining 375s go.
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4/2/2015 - Ispendtoomuchmoneyonwine Likes this wine: 96 Points
Yeast, creamy bread. Wonderful nose that a non Champagne sparkler could never achieve. Tasted great at room temperature. Great body. Very classy.Top of the line Champagne.
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3/31/2015 - Lakefarm Likes this wine: 94 Points
Disgorged 2012 Base vintage 2005. Pnp. Toast, yeast, citrus, lime peal and spicy apple notes. Developed honey, vanilla and bitter-sweet spicy notes with air. A great drink at present, but without a doubt at least a decade of further development would only do it well, as the freshness and acidity is there. A truly great champagne. 94
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3/28/2015 - Osiris021 wrote: 96 Points
My first Krug. No other words needed than superb. I became a fan.
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3/24/2015 - GTFreek wrote:
Blend of 20 vintages and 142 different wines. Neutral oak for barrel fermentation. Nose is expressive, shows bright bread, toasted apple, pineapple, earthy freshness. Palate is both big and smooth, definitely a sense of style, beautiful acidity, rich style with light ginger, honey, finish lingers, leaves you wanting more.
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3/20/2015 - Elvis1969 Likes this wine: 90 Points
This half bottle was disgorged in Nov/Dec 2006 according to the number on the cork so probably a 1999 base. (For more information about codes on Krug corks, please see this excellent article: https://winetomas.wordpress.com/2012/11/05/how-to-identify-the-age-of-a-krug-grande-cuvee/)
I have had a number of these half bottles, with the same disgorgement date, over the past six months and I have not really been impressed. The full bottles with the same date are in much better balance. But this half bottle was really good. A lot of baked bread on the nose (in a good way), a hint of maturity, good mousse and fresh acidity.
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3/17/2015 - Genghis88 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Happy Birthday Renotcka!!!
Light apple juice colored. Love the teeny-tiny bubbles.
Loads of apples, brioche on the nose. Dusty
Sour apple, gooseberry, tart-VERY dry. Chalky minerality/ Shortish finish
This is the first time drinking a bottle of Krug, that I was not WOWED!
Nonetheless, still a superb bottle. Maybe it was me who was having an off day.
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3/13/2015 - karl.1480 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Deg: Summer 2013. Base: 2006-1990. ID: 313053.
Developing, toasty, complex nose with a medium++ intensity. Aromas of cap gun smoke, toasted oak, oxidized red apples, candied lemons, butterscotch, ginger and yellow flowers.
Dry on the palate with a high acidity and medium+ body. The mousse is soft and airy. The flavor intensity is medium++. Truckloads of green apples and mixed citrus fruits. Creamy oak aromas on the mid and the finish is long with apple core, green apple peel, lemon juice and chalk dust.
A great bottle of champagne that oozes of high class. A bit too young still but it is definitely drinking good today.
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3/9/2015 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 92 Points
Ubiquitous but consistent. The combination of Krug doughiness with crisp acidity is ever appealing. Bright on the palate but with length on the finish.
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3/8/2015 - acheng wrote: flawed
Enervated bubbles and very tired bottle. Not representative at all. Flawed
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2/27/2015 - thewiz Likes this wine: 93 Points
Krug ID 411042. Degorged 2011 (base 2006).
Yellow colour with a stream of fine and tiny bubbles. A very nice blend of flavours hits you instantly; limestone, dried grass, nougat, summer truffle and some spices. Nice long finish with some austerity. Best if cellared at least 3-5 years extra.
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2/23/2015 - Mrbuzz Likes this wine: 93 Points
Found a very local source for these, at pretty good pricing, so I thought I'd go ahead and crack another of the older batch I had left…..06 disgorgement from 2000 base…….this bottle seems fresher than the last 2…..golden yellow pitted fruit, crisp apple……fresh squeezed lemon, ginger, little grapefruit tang……but plenty of classic Krug fresh oxidativeness that integrates perfectly! Hazelnut butter, ginger ale, crushed minerals….tiny intense popping bubbles, creamy airy mousse…..tasty on a early Monday eve!
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2/22/2015 - BBinSC wrote: 94 Points
93-94: savory, muscular style that's just freaking amazing whenever I have it. Paired perfectly with dinner. Just outstanding. Good finish, although not as lengthy as some.
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2/21/2015 - slywka7 Likes this wine: 95 Points
To Kalon Night at Collyer Catering (Collyer Catering): We started things of with this Krug. Have only had this once or twice before but this is the best showing I have had with it. Lovely nose of toast, roasted nut, mineral and slate. Really wonderful nose on this and a little more forward than most Champagnes I have had. Had some great bubbles too with flavors of toast, nut, splash of citrus and yeast. Beautiful and precise. A lovely sparkling wine.
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2/21/2015 - Dryckesupplevelser Likes this wine: 94 Points
Stor och mycket angenäm doft av rostat bröd, nötter, kaffeburk, blommor och såsmåningom gummihandske.
Stor kropp och en komplex smak av rostat bröd, aprikos, rostade nötter, kaffe latte och uns lime. Välbyggd och fyllig, med en lång och angenäm eftersmak, saknar dock lite fräschör men en fantastisk champagne!
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2/20/2015 - dcwino wrote: 93 Points
Hommage A Jacques Perrin dinner - 89, 90, 00 and 10, also 02 Salon, 02 Carillon BBM, 89 Constance and etc. (The Grill Room at Capella Hotel Georgetown): IMO, the style of MV is fresher without much oxidative note. I appreciate how consistent they show. Fresh apple, yellow fruits, spicy spices, white pepper and mineral. Good concentration, sweet spicy yellow fruit driven palate impression, slightly coarse mousse, bright acidity and sweet medium finish. This particular bottle could benefit a few more years of cellaring but already delicious.
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2/15/2015 - dbkitc wrote: 93 Points
Three years since purchase, this bottle is really hitting its stride. Roasted nuts and a touch of honey add to the wonderful depth and weight of this Champagne. Tasty. (93)
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2/15/2015 - jwsmith wrote: 92 Points
Perfect
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2/15/2015 - Collector1855 wrote: 94 Points
Champagne - 100 Vintage and NV Champagne; 12/15/2015-12/15/2020: Expressive nose of apple, dried fruit, honey and a touch of yeast and toast. Pure and crisp with wonderful perlage. Apparently this is blended from up to 120 lots from different vintages and vineyards. I guess Krug is the real stuff for real wine connoisseurs and not for the dude who orders it in a Moscow night club... sorry, team Dom Perignon. :-) 94-95
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2/14/2015 - dmcella Likes this wine:
Masculine and bready; fine bead; nice citrus notes persist; excellent pairing with foie over brioche with apple purée and grapefruit reduction.
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2/14/2015 - justburg wrote: 91 Points
A fitting Valentine's Day champagne. Something simple and basic, yet so satisfying and enjoyable. Consumed with fresh strawberries. Yellowish gold, very rich and intense on the nose. Again, the signature Krug oxidative-ness, but filled with rich butter, oil, toffee and dark yellow fruit. Palate was initially slightly sharp, as noticeable in all young Krugs, NV or not. I drank this about an hour after it was left to settle in the glass, and the experience was lovely. The champagne settled well with an elegant richness, good viscousity, with butter and toffee, crunchy chinese pear, crushed rocks, peaches and a lovely minerality. I'm of the opinion you only need to buy the NVs for Krug and age them for a long long time.
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2/13/2015 - elvinet Likes this wine: 93 Points
Version 2004:
Color amarillo brillante y fina burbuja que llega a formar una ligera corona interior. Buena intensidad en nariz con unos aromas de cítricos maduros (limón), piel de naranja seca, fruta blanca madura (peras y manzanas horneadas y ya frías), fruta de hueso madura con recuerdos de orejones frescos, suaves notas ahumadas que recuerdan las cocas de “llardons”, pan caliente con mantequilla, sensaciones florales y suave dulzor que recuerda la miel milflores, algo de canela y vainilla, hierbas secas de fondo. Muy buena entrada en boca con una suave cremosidad y un carbónico bien integrado, refrescante y sabroso con una fruta blanca y cítrica penetrantes y unos ligeros apuntes de fruta roja (granada), miel de naranjo, muy buena acidez, buena longitud, intenso y amplio, de buen volumen, refrescante y muy persistente. Final largo, postgusto de fruta cítrica y blanca madura, y retronasal ahumado.
More information: www.elvi.net/2015/01/31/krug-grande-cuvee-brut-2004/
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2/13/2015 - elvinet Likes this wine: 95 Points
Version 2003:
Color amarillo brillante con una suave burbuja constante. Muy buena intensidad en nariz en la que desprende elegancia y finura, suaves notas de bollería cremosa con recuerdos de croissants de mantequilla recién horneados, fruta blanca bien madura (manzanas al horno), higos secos, pan tostado, frutos secos (almendras peladas), suaves cítricos (piel de limón), flores blancas, mantequilla fría, suaves notas ahumadas que recuerdan finos tostados de barrica de roble francés que le aportan un suave toque avainillado que va apareciendo al fondo. Elegante y agradable entrada en boca con una burbuja bien cremosa que se va integrando paulativamente en todo su recorrido, muy buena acidez, apuntes de frutillos rojos como la frambuesa y la granada, sensaciones cítricas (mermelada de naranja amarga), amielado, cremosa textura, muy amplio y gran volumen, corpóreo, firme y bien persistente. Final largo, postgusto de fruta cítrica y roja (granada) y retronasal de mantequilla y toques ahumados.
More information: www.elvi.net/2015/01/31/krug-grande-cuvee-brut-2003/
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2/11/2015 - AllRed wrote: 95 Points
Lot LLLHSM, disgorged in 2006. This lot continues to impress. Roasted apple, marshmallow, hazelnuts and creme brûlée. Develops notes of honeycomb, dry cereal grains, roasted almond and pear. Fine bead and rich; cooked orchard fruit, ginger puree, dough, hazelnuts, custard and stone. The very last sips, about three hours after the cork was pulled, displayed a nice citrus quality. Served in a "white" wine stem, similar to a Riedel Vinum Viognier/Chard stem.
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2/11/2015 - wineduggery Does not like this wine: 91 Points
Elegant and creamy with a precision that I have not often encountered in a Champagne. That being said, the combination of brioche and minerality dominated the flavor profile in a way that was off-putting for my palate. This needed a stronger fruit profile to balance it.
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2/7/2015 - Racer117 wrote: 91 Points
From a flute; strong vigorous bead; bread and rich cherry and lemon flavor; sharp robust body. This is very good but I think can find quite a few wines that are 90% as good for about 50% of the price. But if someone else is buying... I'm drinking! Thanks Redline325.
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2/5/2015 - LW31 Likes this wine: 90 Points
From half bottle. Rich and dense as they are. Perfect with sturgeon and smoked mackerel.
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1/28/2015 - Elvis1969 wrote: 84 Points
I love Krug Grande Cuvée but this was from a half-bottle and it is not the same. Note to self: never buy Krug GC from a half-bottle again.
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1/26/2015 - fatboi Likes this wine: 94 Points
What makes krug sick... Bought this bottle in 2008.. glad I'm saving them.great acidity and bubbles. slight caramel in a great way.. hints of vanilla and small amount of tropical fruits. with great precision. beautiful color
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1/24/2015 - Darth Angelus Likes this wine: 94 Points
Had a little taste of it, and I have tried it several times before.
Grande Cuvée has a very special style. From my point of view, it is clearly the greatest non-vintage champagne out there (although Krug themselves call it multi-vintage).
Vintage Krug from a good year, not to mention Clos du Mesnil, does surpass this wine by a good margin, but it is still a complex wine in Krug style and always delivers.
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1/13/2015 - jlgnml wrote: 91 Points
IWFSC 801 Dinner (BOKA Chicago, IL): Served as a surprise in both a flute and a burgundy glass for comparison. The flute taste was traditional with yeast and a good flavor. Out of the burgundy glass, awesome flavor, bursting aroma's and to be the same wine, the burgundy glass showed very well and why we/I will continue to drink my champagne in this glass.
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1/9/2015 - Papies wrote: 93 Points
Had two consistent bottles, both Krug ID 213018 so 2006 base and disgorged in the spring of 2013.
Pure joy and vitality yet well round and ripe with a good toasty nose. So elegant and with star power. A very consistent 93 for this ID.
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1/9/2015 - Lord of the Bottles Likes this wine: 91 Points
Drank to celebrate the purchase of our house. I was a tad disappointed as while there are some elements of age and complexity this was surprisingly angular and one dimensional. Very smooth, on the other hand, and seems too young to drink. Will hold my remaining bottle.
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1/6/2015 - DanH Likes this wine: 89 Points
I know this is supposed to be among the most celebrated chanpagnes, but I think it is very overrated. The blend certainly shows signs of deep and complex elements, but the main flavor profile is agreessivley grapefruity to the point of being disjointed. I would forgive such unbalanced 'youth' in a single vintage that should age longer, but in the case of a blend, the winemaker has plenty of flexibility to produce an immediately balanced champagne upon release without compromising ageability.
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1/2/2015 - Bellalisa99 wrote:
Lost bubbles
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1/2/2015 - Kriz Likes this wine: 93 Points
Bottled in summer 2012, drank the 31th of december 2014. Deep, concentrated nose with corn, brioche. Palate with hazelnut, bread and everything well integrated. One complex champagne which is deep, powerful but elegant. Great wine.
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1/1/2015 - vinhonotte Likes this wine: 96 Points
Honey notes, yet rich, savoury, buttery! Lives up to it's good name!
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1/1/2015 - tcosgriff Likes this wine: 92 Points
Pale yellow color with a bouquet and flavor combining toast and yeast. Good balance, but lost points for fading rather quickly. Good effervescence with tiny bubbles.
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1/1/2015 - Nutty08 Likes this wine: 92 Points
From 375ml. Per Krug id disgorged in '12 and contains years '99-'07. A little less expressive than a recent '11 disgorgement, but eventually showed classic Krug nuttiness on the nose with a creamy palate. Quite balanced, if a bit angular. Could use a little more time I think.
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1/1/2015 - galewskj wrote: 93 Points
New Years eve at Kevin and Vicki's 2014: As good as last time. Bold, masculine, lots of toast.
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1/1/2015 - MAOC wrote:
Drunk on NYE. Mid-2013 disgorgement /2006 base. Instantly recognisable as Krug, but overall the profile seemed very young and a little unbalanced. Nose showed lemon, a touch of orchard and a lot of rich vanilla. The palate was even richer than usual, and didn't develop the expected honey texture across 2 hours or so. Overall, enjoyable, but needs 2-3 years to come around I think. Much less harmonious and ready than a Q2 2012 / 2005 base from May, which was already beautiful. Probably makes sense based on the base vintages. ***1/2 (****1/2)
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12/31/2014 - MAA65 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Clear clean, medium intesity nose. On palate citrus, strong toast/brioche flavor, lemon zest, some green fruit, floral. Well balanced, long finish. Classic
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12/31/2014 - rocknroller wrote: 94 Points
New Years Eve Celebration (Rocknroller's (Kevin & Vicki's Place)): Light medium gold color. Drank 1 glass over 30 minutes plus. Lot # 112008. Corked winter 2011/2012. 12 vintages 1990-2005. Complex nose, very toasty, full bodied, masculine, ripe, lifted, great acid, yeasty, long and vibrant.
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12/31/2014 - capacious Likes this wine: 94 Points
Remarkable wine- beginning to show a gold hue, wonderful mineral, definition, the best feel on the palate.
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12/31/2014 - REWindsor Likes this wine: 92 Points
elegant balance. Brioche and vanilla notes. Medium long finish for a well proportioned brut champagne from one of the best houses. Effortless mouthfeel with a touch of apple scent.
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12/31/2014 - Rechrom wrote: 95 Points
Early 2007 disgorgement. Beautiful gold color and great depth of flavor, sea minerality and some citrus with a long finish. Great with a meal, great alone, great with dessert, just flat out great.
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12/31/2014 - peterk wrote: flawed
Flawed - flat, very little sparkle left. Irregular case.
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12/29/2014 - Burgundy Al wrote: 92 Points
Burgundy Dinner with Friends (RPM Steak - Chicago IL): Most recent disgorgement with 2006 as base. Lots of apple with some lemon peel. Slightly lean, but in a manner that keeps this long and robust. I like my Krug MV on the younger side, and this release is one of my all-time favorites.
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12/28/2014 - rwpalmer wrote: 92 Points
Purchased 2010 just before the numbering system came in. Well cellared since purchase. After a Piper-H NV this was all about presence and power and concentration. I found the nose hard to define--and after several glasses over several hours I could not work out whether this was complexity or a genuine lack of definition. Impressive nonetheless.
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12/27/2014 - CamWheeler wrote: 93 Points
End of year sparkling wine tasting: Disgorged 07/13. Toast, spice, lemon, vanilla and ginger. Excellent balance and length, precise acidity and fantastic depth to the flavour. Lovely.
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12/26/2014 - cubswinws Likes this wine: 94 Points
Big and rich. I bought this bottle in 2005. Pure class.
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12/25/2014 - Simply Wine Likes this wine: 95 Points
Purchased about 10 years ago - drinking wonderfully with some development but still quite youthful. Great example.
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12/24/2014 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 92 Points
Christmas Eve Dinner at Flemings. This is the oldest Krug bottle in my cellar bought 10/26/2002, the price tag was on the front of the bottle and showed $79.99. Fine mousse and medium amount of tiny bubbles, nose of honey, mango, wet shale, hint of yeast and pear juice, more of the same on the palate, mouth filling sweetness but not cloying, tasty and rich, savored throughout the evening meal.
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12/24/2014 - conviction buy wrote: 90 Points
Pnp, nose dominated by toast only faibt hint of lemon, vibrant med big bubbles. Unitially sweer in mouth, grand feel, but lack concentration, maybe will benefit drom cellaring. Bit over priced even though this is direct from LVMH with a pair of embossed glasses.
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12/24/2014 - peterk Likes this wine: 95 Points
Pre-ID bottle, so some bottle age. Gorgeous, smooth, elegant, fresh, seamless wine - drinking perfectly.
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12/15/2014 - Eric Guido Likes this wine: 95 Points
A unique and magnificent Champagne which will thrill your guests is the Krug Grande Cuvee, showing a mélange of orange rind, spice tangerine and minerals on the nose. It was smooth and seamless on the palate with notes of ripe apple, almond and hints of minerals carrying through the finish. This is a bottle that will find its way to my holiday parties for its unique profile and gorgeous feel on the palate.
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12/13/2014 - AWBryce Likes this wine: 92 Points
Inviting nose of fresh apples and nuts. Piercing acidity, good fruit intensity on palate. Long finish.
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12/13/2014 - N.Bonaparte wrote: 93 Points
Popped and poured, medium plus body, a bit disjointed and not focused but did not effect overall quality, no heat, awesome finish. I don't see this getting much better with additional cellaring. Average value.
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12/10/2014 - CamWheeler wrote: 93 Points
Krug Tasting with Moet Hennessy Australia (Sydney, Australia): ID code 313053. 2006 base, disgorged summer 2013. 44% Pinot Noir, 35% Chardonnay and 21% Meunier. Pear and florals, chalk, spice and apple. Fresh with good detail on the palate. Excellent drive and lift from the acidity. Very much in the typical Krug NV style and a great example of why I enjoy this wine so much.
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12/10/2014 - peternelson wrote: 93 Points
2005 youngest base wine; Rich, biscuity, cake, caramel; powerful yet poised.
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12/9/2014 - Seth Rosenberg Likes this wine: 94 Points
Didn't get the lot # on this. Classic Krug bready notes on the nose with brown spices, apple, some herbal, bright, citrus, cream, ginger. The palate is very young on this bottle - assertive citrus, lemon, minerals. Edges out the Selosse by a nose this time around. Nose - 5/6, Palate - 5.5/6, Finish - 5/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 1.5/2 = 17/20.
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12/4/2014 - cephomer Likes this wine: 94 Points
Cepages Holiday Tasting: Champagne & Riesling (New York City): Drank at Cepage holiday tasting in NYC as first in our champagne flight. Deep, rich golden color. Bread, peach & toast on the nose. Deep, woody taste, with lots of caramel. Peach, some pineapple & brioche. Quite full bodied, round with great mouthfeel. This wine's richness & complexity exudes from the glass. This is a real man's champagne in that it was by far the biggest wine of this flight, and clearly the 'Grand Cru' of this flight.
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12/4/2014 - emzee.mc wrote: 93 Points
Bubble Bash 2014 (Pier A Harbor House): Pours a golden straw color with thick long legs. Very fine mousse. Extremely expansive and concentrated nose of bread pudding, lemon souffle, marshmallows and enough citrus to keep it fresh. On the palate, the wine is so unctuous and creamy. Very unctuous structure with minimal minerality. Notes of espelette, mint, brioche, roasted peaches and pineapples. Just an adequate touch of acidity in the end to keep things fresh. A very masculine champagne. Finish is very long. Honestly very impressed with this. Definitely shows the pedigree of this champagne house.
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12/4/2014 - Papies wrote: 93 Points
Had quite a few bottles and one Magnum. All Krug ID 213018 so 2006 base and discorged in the spring of 2013. Beautiful as always, this underrated Krug (Vs the Vintage one) is just a prure joy. Well round, balanced and elegant but with a vibrant core. Consistent with the last tasting too of this ID. 93 easy and time will only make it better.
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12/3/2014 - Seth Rosenberg Likes this wine: 91 Points
Crush's Annual Champagne Gala 2014 (Crush Wine & Spirits, Midtown Manhattan.): Smoky nose with gunpowder, pear, apple, bread, yeast. Tighter than usual on the palate with lemon, spice, ginger, wood, pear, vanilla, minerals. Finsh is spicy and lemon. Nose - 5/6, Palate - 5+/6, Finish - 4.5+/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 1-1.5/2 = 15.5-16/20.
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12/2/2014 - thelostverse wrote: 95 Points
ID 111004, a blend of 121 wines from twelve vintages from 1990 to 2004, disgorged early in 2011. The final blend is 44% Noir, 33% Chardonnay and 23% Meunier. This is the best MV bottling that I've had. Opened at Anvil to toast the life of Dad, as well as the memory of Domino's father. This had the nutty, yeasty and brioche quality that I always hope for in Krug.
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12/2/2014 - AllRed wrote: 95 Points
Opened by thelostverse, ID 111004, a blend of 121 from twelve vintages from 1990 to 2004, disgorged early in 2011. The final blend is 44% Noir, 33% Chardonnay and 23% Meunier. Consistent with my notes on this lot from June, this was rich and complex even at this young stage. A beautiful wine that should age gracefully for quite a few years.
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11/29/2014 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
This wine continues to be our 'go to' for a nice champagne. We ordered a half bottle at Costata in NYC. Paired with some cavier and then crudo. It went fantastically with the caviar - really picked up the salty flavors and pulled things together. Fantastic wine.
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11/29/2014 - OCgasman wrote:
From a 375ml. Ah yes, the familiar house style of Krug. Yeasty, bready, powerful. Citrus, apples, just plain delicious.
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11/29/2014 - Goldstone wrote: 87 Points
'Farewell Jason' Long Lunch (Hong Kong Wine Vaults, Aberdeen, Hong Kong): (Magnum). Drank a bit too cold and in flutes. As the first drink at lunchtime I found this quite acidic in the stomach........I wouldn't have guessed it as something so lauded had it been served blind. I still don't 'get' this champagne.
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11/28/2014 - stadler Likes this wine:
Cette fois l'ID 211021, sur une base de 2003 avec 120 vins d'assemblage sur 10 millésimes, dégorgée en 2011. Ma préférée des trois, sur l'agrume mûr, le pralin avec une évolution maîtrisée, un palais savoureux avec la longueur qui n'est pas décevante ici non plus, pour une première dégustation de Krug, je suis séduit par la Grande Cuvée davantage que par le millésime 2003.
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11/28/2014 - stadler Likes this wine:
Pour les maniaques krugistes, cette grande cuvée est celle avec l'ID 213035. Une base de 2006 et 142 vins d'assemblage sur 11 millésimes.
Nez clairement marqué par la pomme mais aussi la rhubarbe. Pâtissier en bouche mais avec un toucher minéral plus prégnant que sur le 2003, avec une longueur très appréciable.
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11/24/2014 - Fred P Likes this wine: 92 Points
with a simple roast chicken dinner at home. made a simple dinner elegant. lots of tiny bubbles.
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11/23/2014 - paolonardi wrote:
Sboccatura 1991. Integro, ancora cenni di carbonica. Profilo olfattivo complesso, tartufo, roccia bruciata, frutta secca, arancia candita... si potrebbe continuare per altri 10 minuti. Beva un po' meno convincente anche se apprezzabilissima, forse qualche problema nella conservazione.
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11/22/2014 - Paul Lin wrote: 86 Points
Disgorged May/June 2005. This bottle was not consistent with my previous experiences with Krug. Extremely tight and backwards upon opening, showing a narrow range of ginger and crushed granite. Only after being open for about two hours did the wine open up and also display restrained and aristocratic notes of toasted bread, marigolds, yellow apple, pear, jicama, rain water, and crushed minerals. Seemed a bit stripped of its fruit, but still a nice wine nonetheless.
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11/18/2014 - danielbleier Likes this wine: 94 Points
Fantastic bubbly to kickoff the tasting at Chavez. Tasted clementine orange, pear, pie crust, and almond...light and lovely
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11/16/2014 - Donjcorleone Likes this wine: 95 Points
A complex nose of honey, citrus, quince and yeast leads way to a juicy, concentrated and focused palate that has tons of mineral overtones on the long finish.
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11/14/2014 - Vino Me wrote: 92 Points
At a retailer tasting. From magnum. 2nd time I have had this within the last few months with similar notes. Earthy wine with notes of pear, kumquat and toasty notes. 92 points.
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11/13/2014 - tooch wrote: 91 Points
Dinner at RPM Steak (RPM Steak - Chicago, IL): Nice as always. Yeasty, bready, rich and complex. Palate bursted with citrus, cream, and minerals. Delish.
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11/9/2014 - JOsgood wrote:
This was excellent. Huge nose of citrus and honey. Lengthy and complex on the palate. Big and broad with plenty of power. My favorite wine of the night.
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11/8/2014 - canan wrote: flawed
KYD #1.Italy (Le Sommelier): 80's edition...
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11/4/2014 - Burgundy Al wrote:
Dinner with the Best of Krug, with Olivier Krug (Northbrook, IL): This was a 2007 disgorgement but we don't know if the base was 1999, 2000 or 2001. Clearly mature orchard fruit start-to-finish, but also nicely powerful and balanced. I preferred the younger, fresher 2013 disgorgement that was served at the start of the evening.
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11/4/2014 - Burgundy Al wrote: 92 Points
Dinner with the Best of Krug, with Olivier Krug (Northbrook, IL): Spring 2013 disgorgement, with 2006 vintage as its base. Big and robust as always, with really great freshness and energy. Lots of intense apple, hints of toasted brioche. Wonderful as always.
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11/2/2014 - Hazevedo wrote: 93 Points
- Yellow color.
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11/1/2014 - jhngo Likes this wine: 98 Points
Old red label out of 3L. Amazingly fresh with toned down acidity and great creaminess. Wow!
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11/1/2014 - yofog wrote: 93 Points
Big, burnished aromas of age and a hint of its oaky origins, this carries the character of mature wine but with freshness and no trace of oxidativeness. It's rich and classy and impressive without being unduly heavy. Multilayered.
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10/30/2014 - dcwino wrote: 94 Points
Cali Cab Dinner with 10+ Years of Age - 02 HSS, 04 Levy, 01 Madronna and etc. (Charlie Palmer - Washington DC): Serve en Magnum, fresh yet complex nose that is typical of Krug MV. Yellow fruits, granny smith, ginger, white pepper and mineral. Concentrated palate, mineral, a hint of sweet yellow fruits and nice clean finish. Really enjoyable.
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10/29/2014 - wp_drinkers Likes this wine:
All of the expected yeasty, autolytic, brioche characters you look for in Champagne. There is also a hint of strawberry, amongst a stronger aroma of pear skins and a touch of apple. The wine has good acidity and finishes dry and long. The mousse is creamy (possibly a further outcome of the autolysis) but faded quite quickly.
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10/27/2014 - beatles Likes this wine: 95 Points
Expensive Winos for dinner (Frederiksberg): Served in two degorgements; bottle one Nov-Dec 2005, bottle two May-June 2003 - and while the 2005 edition is still very young, intense and tight, the 2003 is more open for business, round, rich - and that we were able to identify as Krug. These NV keeps exceptionally well ...
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10/22/2014 - Nutty08 Likes this wine: 93 Points
From 375ml and per Krug ID disgorged in '11 with vintages '90-'06. Consistent with prior bottles. Brioche and nuttiness on the nose. Smooth palate with a lengthy finish.
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10/19/2014 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 92 Points
2014 K&L Champagne Tasting (K&L San Francisco Store): K& L Champagne Tasting-SF. Nose of yeast, light citrus, wet shale, aroma of freshly baked croissants, and Chines Apple, more of the same on the palate, very big, intense taste, crisp, mouth filling champagne, big body, long, long crisp finish, good acid, should age 3 years to peak.
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10/19/2014 - aagrawal wrote: 92 Points
K&L Champagne Tent Tasting (K&L, San Francisco): Toasty, full bodied, great value even at Krug pricing given the quality of the wine. 92
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10/19/2014 - Lord Rodney wrote: 87 Points
The reserve wines are fantastic but this Champagne suffers under the high dosage! 6 grams I'm told. It feels like more - anyway it's just too sweet and it clouds the wine! Such a shame. Another Grande marque that hasn't accepted that the wind is blowing in another direction!
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10/18/2014 - La Cave d'Argent Likes this wine: 94 Points
2014 New York Wine Experience Trip; 10/14/2014-10/21/2014 (New York City, NY): Medium gold and with a lively tiny bead, the non-vintage Krug Brut is a rich, complex Champage. Medium-to-full-bodied, it delivers aromas and flavors of citrus peel, pastry dough, marzipan, chalk and honey. The richness and beautiful flavors have outstanding persistence and the finish is very lengthy. Absolutely delicious! Recently purchased versions should drink well for another decade. Drink now-2024.
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10/18/2014 - Seth Rosenberg Likes this wine: 95 Points
Fete de Champagne Grand Tasting (Astor Center, NYC.): ID #421044: disgorged Autumn 2012. Big and powerful nose - spicy, bread, sweet. Just great on the palate: spicy, malt, ox, flowers, flint. Delicious. Nose - 5.5/6, Palate - 5.5/6, Finish - 5/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 1.5/2 = 17.5/20.
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10/17/2014 - lolo66 wrote: 93 Points
NY Wine Experience 2014 (Marriot Marquis): seamless. some drying minerals on finish. elegant and complicated array of fruits also some nuttiness going on in there. this is complicated and tasty.
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10/14/2014 - Goldstone wrote: 88 Points
Dinner with Olivier Krug (Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Central, Hong Kong): From magnum and the most recent release. Quite golden in colour. Small, languid bubbles. Nose is masculine and toasty - depth, oak, definite Chardonnay character, hints of mushroom. Palate is petillante and lots of acidic cut - razor sharp on the edges of the tongue, grapefruit, mouthwatering, refreshing....the Pinot Noir comes through to the fore. Young, still too young. We then drank single format bottles at the end of the dinner and they displayed a more burnished character. Not as impressed as when I drank it in a Krug vs Dom Perignon dinner in 2011 but that would have been a more aged bottle. Others liked this much more than me but I still don't quite 'get' this wine.
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10/12/2014 - Fid wrote: 88 Points
Drank from split. Came off way too alcoholic, dare I say even a little vodka-like. Even after an hour of air, did not dissipate. Off bottle perhaps.
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10/11/2014 - Yme wrote:
Drank at a wedding reception. Elegant with plenty of fine beads and loads of complexity in both nose and palate. Unfortunately, by the time we got to this bubbly, the evening has moved on; the food eaten, the conversation lulling & the few attempts at getting people to dance failed due to rain falling onto the dance floor. The bubbly was too complex for this time of the night (morning!) and whilst we enjoy Krug, we preferred the other offering of 18 year old single malt in this setting.
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10/10/2014 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
Prequel to Italy (Amali in NYC): I always love this stuff. One of my favorite champagnes. It was more muted than the Krugs I'm used to, but that almost made it more delicious. Bubbles still so very elegant and refined and that great toastiness and just goes down so smoothly. Beautiful wine. Something we like to stockpile.
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10/7/2014 - UpfromtheCellar wrote: 87 Points
Wow, I don't drink enough $180+ Champagne I guess to be able to make this into something special. OK OK its got a little yeasty toasty thing going upfront, tiny tiny tiny bubbles, acids and a long finish but for the price, NW, sorry.....
Tasted several years ago with more impressive results. Maybe I just don't care anymore....
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10/7/2014 - Burgundy Al wrote: 91 Points
(Mostly) Barolo Dinner (Osteria Langhe - Chicago IL): Orchard fruit aromas and flavors with good concentration, well accompanied by lots of toasted sourdough bread. Very good now, very good always.
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10/5/2014 - Pierre-Yves wrote: 92 Points
Quite different experience from my previous experience of Krug. I liked this one a lot more. Complex, elegant, rich.
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10/2/2014 - justburg wrote: 93 Points
At Imperial Treasure Peking Duck Paragon to welcome Peter back from his Aussie adventure. What was special about this NV was that it had been kept from the 80s. Lovely dark gold, with plenty of bubbles from the initial pour. After the funkiness blew off, the nose was very oxidative (typical Krug), lots of buttery and nutty notes, heavily oaked. This is not a champage for someone who likes them elegant, clean, and soft. The palate did struggle slightly to keep up with the nose. Lots of toasted bread, spread with salted butter. Nutty, hazelnut, macadamia. The wine lasted very well in the glass, while not necessarily improving. What a treat!
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9/27/2014 - Dbrane wrote: 89 Points
Nothing to complain about. Full-bodied, more like a white wine than Champagne. Served a tad warm, but still showing the pedigree.
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9/27/2014 - sdr wrote: 85 Points
Unusually, this bottle was somewhat off, alcohol showing and less mousse than usual, but still drinkable.
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9/25/2014 - thelostverse wrote: 93 Points
Opened by Allred at Anvil for April's birthday. This surprise was brought out for dessert - and it was worthy of dessert in itself. Lot LLL HSM, "new" label but pre-Krug ID, this was disgorged in 2006 and is a blend of 87 wines from six vintages, the oldest from 1988 and the youngest from 1999. 35% Chardonnay, 44% Pinot Noir and 21% Pinot Meunier.
Yeasty brioche with green apples and nuts. This never disappoints. Thanks Allred.
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9/25/2014 - AllRed wrote: 94 Points
Lot LLL HSM, "new" label but pre-Krug ID, this was disgorged in 2006 and is a blend of 87 wines from six vintages, the oldest from 1988 and the youngest from 1999. 35% Chardonnay, 44% Pinot Noir and 21% Pinot Meunier.
I brought this along to pair with the foie and marrow, thinking it would fill in nicely if the Girardin was shot. In hindsight, it was a great idea because dessert featured a warm apple and caramel tartlet, so the richness and age of the Champagne paired nicely with the baked apples and pastry dough.
Notes of biscuit, toast and baked orchard fruit with roasted almond and brioche undertones. Flavors of vanilla pastry cream, blanched almond, hazelnuts, roasted apple and gingerbread. Long finish; perfect texture. 94-95 pts.
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9/24/2014 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Doesn't suck.
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9/20/2014 - sdr wrote:
Opened by mistake at Cafe Maxx to start drinking wine instead the rosé I intended, so we didn't drink it.
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9/20/2014 - Normann Likes this wine: 94 Points
This was lovely!
Nice golden color. Fresh fine bubbles. Nose of bread, toast and yeast-like. Tastes fruity with hints of lemon and apple. This I want more of! Can not wait for next time :)
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9/18/2014 - bill00 wrote: 94 Points
2 bottles from 375ml. Great as usual.
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9/18/2014 - ehodin wrote: 92 Points
All the GC characteristics present, but undeveloped - needs time
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9/18/2014 - Derek Darth Taster wrote: 91 Points
Champagne and other stuff (Extra Space): Appearance is clear, pale intensity, lemon colour, with fine bubbles. Legs.
Nose is clean, pronounced intensity, with aromas of oak, toast, bread, biscuit, yeast. Developing.
On the palate, dry, high acidity, medium alcohol, medium+ body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of citrus lemon-lime, green apple, brioche. Long finish.
Very good quality. Not sure when this was disgorged, but this NV could definitely do well with some more age.
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9/13/2014 - Gurto wrote: 92 Points
Halvflaska deg hösten -11. Lite mognare gula äpplen, bakad citron, rostade ekfatstoner och kritig mineralitet. Rejäl koncentration och lång eftersmak. Viss ung kartighet - skulle må bra av mer lagring.
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9/5/2014 - aaronwine Likes this wine: 94 Points
On the more toasty, nutty, slightly oxidized side of the spectrum. First time tasting Krug and what stood out were the ultra fine bubbles that had power and finesse on the palate - they were perfect in a sense. Impressive.
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9/3/2014 - EhrlichDY wrote: 93 Points
Popped and poured. Notes of biscuit and bread dominate. Ever so slightly oxidative in that Krug house style that is so unique and inviting. Thick and coating in the mouth. This wine did not evolve over two hours in the glass. Delicious.
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9/1/2014 - arthrovine wrote:
Fantastic out of a champ flute
Even better out of a burgundy glass :)
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9/1/2014 - Marc wrote: 94 Points
Glengarry Grand Tasting - Day 1; 8/29/2014-9/1/2014 (Glengarry Wines and Spirits, Victoria Park, Auckland, New Zealand): Vinous and oaky, balanced and a point. This is a brilliant champagne that does not need bubbles to impress.
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9/1/2014 - heiamat.no Likes this wine: 94 Points
Rik og fyldig champagne. Masse autolyse, med tydelig gjærkultur på nesa. Nedfallsfrukt og aprikos. Mineralsk med fatpreg. Syrlig og god lengde. Stor Champagne.
50% Pinot noir, 35% Chardonnay, 15% Pinot meunier. 7 års flaskelagring.
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8/30/2014 - soyhead wrote:
From 375cc. ID 212025
Nose - floral
Mouth - hazelnut , lemon lime, and baked apple, which coats the entire palate. Very lively and zippy, saline and exciting.great champagne
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8/30/2014 - TinMan Likes this wine: 92 Points
What I expected and what it should be for the money.
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8/29/2014 - Satoshi Nakamoto wrote: 92 Points
Crisp and balanced. A bit tight at first, but the flavors came out more definitively as time went on. About an hour in, it was drinking well. Hints of apple and pear with a touch of toast and citrus. It coats the tongue nicely.
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8/29/2014 - Marc wrote: 94 Points
Glengarry Grand Tasting - Day 1; 8/29/2014-9/1/2014 (Glengarry Wines and Spirits, Victoria Park, Auckland, New Zealand): Clearly a fresh bottle consisting of mainly the 2006 vintage, this is tight but displays perfect balance. Fresh biscuit, autolysis and oak are discernible. Very structured wine with a citrus and mineral finish, This is (as always) the most vinous of champagnes and is not surprisingly, a great champagne.
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8/28/2014 - BurgAndy wrote:
ID 212026, 375mL. 1990-2007, bottled summer 2012. Pinot-driven nose and palate. Krug-esque but comes off as oh so young. Not particularly complex compared to what I've become accustomed with this cuvee. Off bottle? Or maybe simply needs to age and integrate. I'll hold remaining splits from this allocation.
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8/25/2014 - peternelson wrote: 94 Points
The Eatery: compared the 2005 based GC disgorged in 2012, with the 2006 based disgorged in 2013 (will cellar tracker users begin separating GC by ID number??!):
2005 (ID 421044): disgorged in 2012, 44% PN, 37% Chard; oldest reserve is 1990.
Amazing nose of ripe apples, brioche, baked apple, hint of caramel, subtle salinity, sourdough and zucchini bread; full flavored, expansive, yet crisp acidity; fine bubbles, tons of character, very long finish. Wonderful, rich wine, and surprisingly great with the oysters!
2006 (ID 213032): disgorged in 2013, 44% PN, 35% chard; oldest is 1990--reserve wines help give this uniform vintage more character. Fine with more of a green apple character, still intense with a slightly more elegant feel. Less complex than the 2005-based, which I prefered over the 2006. Fun comparison and goes to show how each GC purchased at the same time, can be noticeably different.
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8/23/2014 - Uglypinga Likes this wine:
Brioche and yeast on the nose give way to a palate full of bright white cherries, apricot pit and some herbal elements. Nice acidity but there is something less balanced than usual. Root day? Good, not its usual excellent self. From half bottle.
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8/18/2014 - bill00 wrote: 94 Points
Another solid Grande Cuvee from 375ml. Toast, almond and crisp yellow apple. Very youthful palate with a fresh, high acid finish. Summer '12 disgorge, '07 youngest vintage.
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8/16/2014 - ssspore Likes this wine: 93 Points
Opened this up after having a 3Liter bottle of Schramsberg Blanc de blanc at a fundraiser. Wonderfully smooth. Great finish. Definitely a couple notches above but for the price you can't go wrong with Schramsberg. It was the hit of the party. The 3L was gone before we knew it.
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8/12/2014 - Rezy13 Likes this wine:
Champagne Henri Giraud Seminar (Norcross, GA): Side by side with the NV Henri Giraud Fut de Chene; greenish yellow color with fine bead; vanilla, bread dough, green apple, sulfur, reductive; rich round and delicious, ripe, almost overdone for me- needs to shed some baby fat; comparison was apples and oranges as the Krug needs several more years of bottle age and the Fut was ready now; great stuff- just needs to come into its own.
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8/12/2014 - aquacongas Likes this wine: 93 Points
small champagne tasting Krug Grande Cuvee (93), Mumm de Cramant (91), Selosse BdB Grand Cru (degorgement 2003) (94), Bollingers Grande Annee 1999 (91),
like always wonderful, nuts, red and yellow fruits, Brioche,butter, fullbodied, complex, multi-faceted, deepness and concentration, still potential to 95 in 5-10 years
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8/7/2014 - peternelson wrote: 93 Points
At the winery: 10am: previously opened bottle--Deep caramel, spices, creme brulee, brown sugar; very fine, weighty palate with a touch of cinnamon, molasses and sourdough/yeast. 12am: Freshly opened bottle-- Small granny smith apple with delicate floral notes, fine bubbles, vinous, apple skins, intense. 2005 base with other reserve wines including tiny portion of 1990.
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8/6/2014 - tooch wrote: 95 Points
Early 90s disgorgement. Definitely the oldest Grande Cuvee I've ever had and it was so incredibly good, it makes me want to buy a bunch now and cellar them for 20 years. The buzz of the newly release Grande Cuvees has slowed down here and a lot of secondary and tertiary flavors have crept in. Some mushroom, some toasty apple notes, and a yummy doughy flavor. The length and depth are still there, too. Just awesome stuff.
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8/2/2014 - Thirsty1 Likes this wine:
It had been a little while since I last enjoyed this. As always - so good. Went great with the kumamoto and oysters rockefeller at Bourbon Steak.
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7/27/2014 - capacious Likes this wine: 95 Points
Perhaps we are a bit elevated by the arrival of our third grandchild, and so perhaps that enhanced all senses, and we liked the Krug even better than we should have. Perhaps not. It's just one of the best bottles of champagne we've had.
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7/25/2014 - bill00 wrote: 94 Points
Really solid. Forgot to get the ID, but this was probably a very recent disgorge as it was unusually fresh and crisp. Beautiful depth and balance.
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7/18/2014 - aquacongas Likes this wine: 95 Points
For the best standard BSA. The price does't matter. The compexity is nearly unreached. PM gives the ripe fruitiness, the CH gives the log life and PN gives the power. If you had the chance to drink a 20 years old GC don't miss. you have vanilla, eastern spices like kardamon, bread, brioche, butterscotch and chocolate. Perfect.
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7/18/2014 - Rob_Sutherland Likes this wine: 93 Points
Unknown disgorgement date. Interesting green tomato / green melon rind nose when first opened, though it didn't transfer to the taste. After being open for 30 minutes the nose was all hazelnut. Other than that it was standard MV Krug, that is, wonderful and punching well above its weight, some oak, toasted nut, brioche, and great acidity that covers solid weight.
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7/16/2014 - Christine Havens Likes this wine: 95 Points
ID 411048 This bottle's ID number differs from the first bottle of Krug Grande Cuvée I wrote about in late spring of this year (see Krug ID 212026). Indeed, this bottle reveals perhaps slightly more richness on the nose with more emphasis on brioche, wonderfully sweet pastry notes leaning toward caramel and marzipan, with subtle orchard fruit under this all of these decadent layers. The mousse of Krug is always fine and elegant, and there is, too, exceptional vibrancy and focus. Mineral-driven acidity at the core, with Marcona almond to round out the finish.
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7/13/2014 - Ramberg wrote: 93 Points
Lovely, as always.
this never disappoints.
So good.
Did not get the ID, so no idea of the vintage or disgorgement date.
93 solid points.
A great ( the greatest?) NV Cuvée out there.
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7/12/2014 - Uglypinga Likes this wine:
What else can I say. I live Krug. Lively, sharply delineated, citrusy, yellow fruits both on the nose and palate with lime at the clean finish. Fine bead. Delicious wine.
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7/10/2014 - WMWG Likes this wine:
Tart red apple, lemon crème, some brioche and oak. Very high acid and very fresh. This balanced out the fullness of the body and prevented it from being fleshy. Very transparent juice. Medium finish that lingers.
Very good to Excellent
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7/6/2014 - Champagne88 wrote: 94 Points
ID 213018. 2006 base. Not nearly as exciting at this point as the 2005 base bottlings, in my opinion. Less acidity and richness--just a bit boring for Krug. That said, I would still take it over almost anything else. It's also worth noting that I had several glass from at least 4 different bottles, all of which had a very lazy bead. Surprising for a champagne of this age--though I can't say the lack of mousse was the least bit troublesome.
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7/4/2014 - Champagne88 Likes this wine: 95 Points
ID 412043, based on 2005.
I find the 05 to be the best base year out of the 04-06 bottlings. Classic krug nose, with the palate to match, but more acid driven than the 04 or 06 base bottlings. Very, very nice. I had the pleasure of enjoying two bottles--3 glasses of which were on the ground--on a recent Cathay Pacific flight. When Krug is firing on all cylinders there is truly no substitute.
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6/29/2014 - AllRed wrote: 94 Points
ID 111004, followed over two and a half hours. The first glasses displayed aromas of almond, green apple, grapefruit, marzipan and minerals. This already has a very fine, persistent bead, and flavors of green apple, almond, cream soda and dough. Mid way through the bottle honey and biscuit qualities emerged. The last glasses feature vanilla, hazelnut, brioche and marshmallow qualities, and the green apple notes have turned to baked apple. Already terrific in its youth, this will be fun to revisit after a few years in the cellar. 94 pts for me, 95 for Domino.
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6/27/2014 - mxpbuy Likes this wine: 95 Points
From Magnum. This particular bottle I had been saving for 10 years. Nearly golden color and cork was so soaked it never expanded after opening, but bead was still strong. Wow - an incredibly beautiful wine. Layers of mandarin orange citrus and creamy lemon pie with hints of golden delicious apple and hazelnut. Acidity was tamed but no so much as to allow the wine to be sweet or lose its punch. Long finish.
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6/27/2014 - cab blends wrote: flawed
A 35yr old borrle. Corked.
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6/24/2014 - AV2012 wrote: 92 Points
Some wines from a trip; 6/19/2014-7/2/2014: ID 411038
Nose more creamy than taste. Round, multilayered, very well made, but a bit boring. (A-)
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6/24/2014 - Uglypinga Likes this wine:
From half bottle. Yeasty nose with some marzipan and peach pit. The palate shows a moderate mousse with great flavors of peach, tangerines and lime. Long, mouthwatering finish. Love me some Krug nv.
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6/22/2014 - ubercuvee wrote: 97 Points
Old label (in 375ml) but one of the last ones, I figure a 93/95/96 blend, and oh my is this fabulous. Less oxidative that the vintage wine, fabulously balanced with mouthwatering acidity. Outstanding Krug.
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6/22/2014 - isaacjamesbaker wrote: 93 Points
Champagne Brunch (David's House - Washington, DC): Gorgeous, in its display of power and finesse, with crunchy acid, complex toasted bread notes and deep, evolving pear, citrus and apple fruit. Long, full, so sexy.
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6/21/2014 - CamWheeler wrote: 96 Points
Cellar Favourites: Jan/Feb 2003 disgorgement. I got to the event late and was poured from the bottle of the bottle about 2-3 hours after it was opened and it was still getting better in the glass! Toast, lemon, sea spray, nutty and straw on the nose. The palate is explosive with powerful fruit but also great depth and complexity. Superbly long - smashingly good.
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6/15/2014 - aagrawal wrote: 91 Points
Dinner at Saison; 6/14/2014-6/15/2014 (Saison, San Francisco): From 375. Lively yeasty nose, creamy; lively bead, great acidity, lime and lemon on the midpalate; finish is medium length. Very nice, enjoyable, young krug, maybe a tad behind some other bottles that I've tried but very enjoyable nonetheless. 91-92.
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6/12/2014 - AV2012 wrote: 90 Points
Same NV sparkling with 10-20 y.o difference (Riga): ID 312034.
Creamy, tender, lots of different shades to it. Interesting note of fresh milk on the nose. Nice development in the glass. (B+)
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6/12/2014 - AV2012 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Same NV sparkling with 10-20 y.o difference (Riga): Bottle from end of 90s.
Intense yellow colour, small bubbles.In the beginning there were some damp notes on the nose, but it wasn't corked, it withered away after some 15 min in glass. Caramel on the nose and palate, creamy, intense, but balanced, very long finish. Beautiful showing. (B+)
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6/11/2014 - Burgundy Al wrote: 93 Points
Wine with Modern Chinese Menu (NEXT Restaurant - Chicago IL): The most recent release, with 2004 vintage as the base, disgorged in 2011. Very rich with lots of orchard fruit, even a slightly buttery hint. Very large scaled fruit throughout with more of the Krug toasty, brioche coming through on long finish. I like this blend more than most.
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6/10/2014 - acyso wrote: 80 Points
A really weird bottle this time around: not heat-damaged, not corked... This was very grassy on the nose and without any Krug signature (baked green apples and brioche is what I usually associate with the Grande Cuvee). The palate was thin and lacking in the usual intensity. One-dimensional. Finished short with notes of bitter almonds. Give this to me blind and I'm sure I wouldn't be able to place it as Krug. Sadly, a very pedestrian bottle of wine, and a complete failure as a bottle of Krug.
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6/8/2014 - Livermore wrote: 91 Points
Late in the evening. Elegant and with a fantastic mousse.
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6/8/2014 - Turtlerider Likes this wine:
I got a lot of green apple out of this, Michelle said she tasted citrus. This was definitely a wine that made you think about it.
We had it with lobster, grilled on the BBQ, herbed butter for dipping and a quinoa salad.
I liked it, but considering the price point I wanted to love it, but didn't. I've got two more bottles in the cellar. I think I'll try this again in a few years and see what it's like.
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6/7/2014 - fizz wrote: 92 Points
Lots of mousse to start. Rich and intense in the house style. Crunchy acidity, lemon, apple and pear. As it warmed in the glass, it showed more earthy, mushroom flavours too.
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6/4/2014 - Martin Redmond Likes this wine: 95 Points
A Taste of Krug Champagne (K&L Wine Merchants(Redwood City, CA)): Light yellow color with an abundance of rapidly rising pin prick sized bubbles and complex, expansive hazelnut, yeast, orange zest, dried cherry, and subtle honey aromas. On the palate, it's broad, and rich with a delicate mousse and lively acidity. It shows delicious pear, hazelnut, lemon, and subtle honey flavors. Long satisfying finish. ID = 213 032 Disgorged Spring 2013. 44% Pinot Noir, 35% Chardonnay, and 21% Pinot Meunier. Blend of 142 wines from 11 different years. Oldest wine from 1990, youngest wine from 2006.
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5/27/2014 - Thirsty1 Likes this wine:
Great as usual.
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5/24/2014 - Christine Havens Likes this wine: 94 Points
ID 212026 Multi-dimensional, layered and wonderfully complex. I have been tasting this over the course of the afternoon, in an attempt to fully appreciate this masterpiece from every angle. Opens with classic brioche notes, d'Anjou pear, wild clover honey, crystalline ginger. On the palate, it's all finesse and power. Candied orange peel, almond biscotti and the sort of vibrant acidity that will make this an excellent food wine. The finish is spectacular, sappy and lengthy.
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5/23/2014 - Vstalam wrote: 91 Points
2004 base vintage. Well-balanced, broad champagne with nice acidity balancing autolytic/yeasty nose and flavor, with a hint of honey and red apple. I think this will be even better with a few years of bottle age.
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5/17/2014 - tooch wrote: 91 Points
HDH Auction Notes (Tru - Chicago, IL): A lot of biscuity goodness here. Lots of energy and grip too. Very nice!
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5/17/2014 - Vino Me wrote: 93 Points
Opened by Mark in South Haven. Disgorged Spring 2012. A blend of 134 wines from 12 different vintages between 1990-2005. Light gold color. A bit of ammonia on the nose. Rich and opulent texture (perhaps because we drank this after 2 no dosage champagnes). Notes of toasted brioche, hazelnut, almonds and white peaches. Long finish. 93 points
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5/17/2014 - eluebchow wrote: 92 Points
HDH Burgundy Auction (TRU): The nose is quite aromatic, with lots of brioche, melon and pear notes, leading to a yeasty but balanced finish; Fairly rich, but quite refined
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5/17/2014 - acyso wrote: 93 Points
HDH Burgundy Auction (Chicago, IL): Very, very aromatic today -- I could smell this from a flute two feet away. Quite chewy and sinewy today and a very apple-cider-like quality. Medium-long finish.
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5/16/2014 - edwilley3 Likes this wine: 96 Points
ID: 112008 - Winter 11/12 Disgorgement, 44% PN, 19% PM, 37% Ch. Youngest (base) wine: 2005. Oldest reserve wine: 1990. 134 wines in the blend.
Consumed from Riedel white wine glasses and allowed to remain outside of chill as the bottle was consumed. Power from the get go and the expected lees aroma; as it opened/warmed, sweet fruits and nuts uncoiled, with a distinct floral note note floating above the mix (one pro review said Lily of the Valley, but I don't have an extensive mental catalog of floral smells). In the next wave was a strong black cherry flavor permeating the palate alongside typical candied citrus. After all, a good portion of the wine is over a decade in age and I would expect some candied citrus. As a fan of the heavy duty California chards, I think that Krug occupies the same space in the Champagne pantheon as Aubert does in California. The unabashed use of oak in fermentation with no shortage of lees contact makes for a wine that is not so much exuberant as it is intense, structured, and powerful, yet somehow still elegant, at least to some of us. I would never recommend Krug to a bubbly novice or to someone who preferred more citrus/light floral driven Champagne. For the record, I greatly appreciate wines such as Salon BdB, Piper Heidsieck (Rare, especially), Dom Ruinart, Vilmart, Charles Heidsieck of all stripes, and more. Krug is just in a space of its own. If you like that space, by all means proceed apace with consuming the Winter 11/12 disgorgement. But if you can, do try to hold some back for the future. I'm guessing it will be in prime drinking territory for 10-12 years.
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5/8/2014 - Papies wrote: 93 Points
The Krug Kitchen (Aveqia, London): Q2 2013 dicorgement and with a 2006 base wine. Got to love Krug ID!
We had this side by side with the 2005 base and this looked a lot more restrained, younger and tight. Not as expressive albeit a lot more open the the 2000&2003 vintage Krugs we had on the day. Good and rich on the palate still, vibrant and we believe it just needs time in bottle to evolve and open up. 92-93 on the evening but easily if it carries on like the Q312 discorgement this will be mid to high 90s
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5/8/2014 - Papies wrote: 95 Points
The Krug Kitchen (Aveqia, London): Q3 2012 discorgement with a 2005 base according to Krug ID
Once again a beautifully expressive champagne, open and just a joy to drink now. Quite a dark yellow, honey colour. Good ripe, yeasty aromatics and very rich. On the palate it feels a lot more like a 1996 vintage ripe and full. Simply Beautiful, 94-95
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5/2/2014 - salil wrote: 92 Points
Pretty much what indiscriminate palate said in his note. This is outstanding, definitely among the best bottles of the NV Krug I've had. Bright fruit, brioche, dough and chalk all coming together very seamlessly in a very elegant, impeccably balanced package.
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5/2/2014 - indiscriminate palate wrote: 93 Points
Perhaps the best bottle of NV I've had. Disgorged March/April 2007 (V721). Very rich, pronounced nose of orange, lemon drop, fresh biscuit, red apple. Great richness on the palate, with high bright acid. Fairly full-bodied, rich, and unapologetically opulent. Long finish of citrus and toast. Beautiful.
Update: I noted that my previous note, which was far less positive, was from the same disgorgement, so there is significant bottle (or taster) variation.
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4/28/2014 - sdr Likes this wine: 93 Points
Just amazing again, this version of Krug MV is wonderful for its balance. Not as meaty as Bollinger, not as delicate as Billecart-Salmon, it's a perfect middleweight and so elegant and flavorful I think I could drink it every night.
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4/19/2014 - Alex H wrote: 90 Points
More subtle white floral lifted with round fleshy peaches. Rich creamy in a controlled style.
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4/18/2014 - Paul S wrote: 94 Points
Birthday Dinner 2014 (Saint Pierre, Quayside Isle): We have been on quite a streak recently with Grand Cuvee bottles. After a little fillip with a string of middling bottle a few years back, the quality really has been beyond reproach. Part of it could well be because we are picking those with a bit more bottle age these days – this bottle (disgorged before Krug started putting on the codes in 2011) was a fine example of that. It had a beautiful nose with a touch of maturity on it, showing honey and brioche, ripe lemons and kumquats and sweet red apples, with a touch of white meat and a little whiff of tumeric spice at the sides - lovely. The palate was really delicious, with a supply powerful body to its sweet, fleshy apple and ripe lemon flavours wrapped up in a a creamy mousse and buttery texture. There was a lovely roundness to the wine, yet it was still held up at the core by a spine of bright, tensile acidity. A dash of citrus, a sprinkle of spice and a little savoury mushroomy linger then brought it into a satifying end. Lovely stuff, drinking beautifully now. It was every bit as yummy, perhaps even more so, than the 2003 Vintage Krug that was served alongside.
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4/13/2014 - jshufelt wrote: 94 Points
A visit to Per Se (Per Se, NYC): From a 375. In the glass, very pale, clear yellow. On the nose, very yeasty and buttery, even a bit of fresh mown grass. On the palate, a lovely mixture of green apples, nougat, citrus, and bread, with a round, creamy texture on the mid-palate and crisp acidity on the finish. A delicious accompaniment to "Oysters and Pearls."
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4/13/2014 - Papies wrote: 95 Points
Napa Valley Tour; 4/11/2014-4/15/2014 (French Laundry,Meadowood,Colgin,Araujo,Harlan....): We believe this is a Q3 2012 discorgement.
Dark yellow, honey colour, glossy, almost shining. Full on ripe, yeasty, rich and just simply magnificent wine. On the palate it carries that rich feel and is has a mature champagne side to it. Simply beautiful way to start any function. 94-95
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4/12/2014 - Javatrader wrote: 92 Points
with Tomo
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4/5/2014 - Thirsty1 Likes this wine:
We downed this before the guests arrived for Saturday night dinner.
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4/4/2014 - tooch wrote: 90 Points
Chardonnay Shootout & Dinner at Sun Wah (Domaine Wine Storage & Sun Wah - Chicago, IL): Seemed a bit fatter and richer than some of the other Grande Cuvee's I've had lately. Still quite good.
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4/4/2014 - Champagne88 wrote: 95 Points
The ultimate cuvee. Golden yellow color, with a fine persistent bead. Candied citrus, pear, and a touch of green apple with a very bold, smokey overtone on the nose. You just know it's going to be a huge champagne--and it is. An incredibly rich burst of citrus blends effortlessly into a perfect mousse that is laced with smokey nuts and perfectly balanced minerality. Given that the youngest of the wines in this bottle (112001) is 9 years old, it should come as no surprise that it tastes incredibly mature and well-rounded, but Krug Grande Cuvee never ceases to amaze. It puts nearly every recent vintage of Dom Perignon to shame.
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4/1/2014 - AHSpiritus Likes this wine: 93 Points
stunning, but way too young (2012)
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3/30/2014 - Atreyu wrote: 94 Points
disgorged sep 2006. Very good, lots of bacon some oak. Has matured nicely and still has upside potential.
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3/28/2014 - Christoffer78 Likes this wine: 95 Points
Without doubt an absolutely wonderful and quite stunning Champagne. The nose offers up rich lime and lemon zest, fresh green apple combined with deep mineral tones and light white toast. In the back-end a lovely tone of sweet brioche lingers on. The palate adds very nicely to the overall experience with stringency and loads of structure. But there is also a creaminess and lovely balance to be found. Adjoined by the vivid and absolutely brilliant mousse, the palate is not only lovely but intriguing. Clearly a marvellously complex wine and a stunning Champagne. I have no idea about disgorgement, but my guess is this wine is pretty young. It will without doubt develop nicely.
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3/28/2014 - Sundbyberg wrote: 95 Points
Red and green apples mixed with citrus and just a slight touch of brioche. Very light, elegant and fresh and only a few bubbles. No sign of the complexity I have experienced when previously drinking Krug NV and no sign of wood. Pnp. Maybe from a very young bottle? Bought in a bar for 30 euro by the glass. Very charming and my best taste of Krug so far.
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3/23/2014 - Loren Sonkin wrote: 94 Points
Some GREAT wine swith friends (new and old) (Chris and Renee's Home): Light golden in color. The nose is very nice. No oxidized notes. The bottle had been purchased about a year ago. The nose has toasted bread, some red apple notes, a bit of smoke. Great acidity. Good mouth feel. On the palate, crisp with apple notes. Long finish. Really very special. Next to the older Dom P, however, it really did seem young.
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3/21/2014 - sooper65 wrote: 95 Points
sublime as ever - there are fewer finer Champagne experiences..
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3/18/2014 - aquacongas Likes this wine: 95 Points
For me one of the best NV Champagnes. I love this burgundy style with the nutty finish. Crispy acidity, timeless, it Longs for 20 years. (50+5+12+19+9)
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3/17/2014 - Uncle John wrote: 94 Points
Really nice champagne that started a long weekend of stellar wines. Nice complexity and length. Not overly dry but perfect in its balance and length.
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3/13/2014 - KeithAkers wrote: 92 Points
Nose: The nose draws you in from the word go with white fruits, crushed rocks, brioche tones, various mineral notes, red apples, and some hints of fresh picked citrus. There is a lot of class and style to the nose with excellent depth in a way that makes you want to keep on smelling it.
Taste: Medium/full bodied with medium/high acidity. The feel is extremely well balanced with white fruits, brioche, various mineral tones, red apples, and some fresh picked citrus notes.
Overall: This is a beautiful champagne. This is the definition of Krug with the poise and balance one would expect and in a rather open-knit style.
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3/12/2014 - Burgundy Al wrote: 91 Points
After two hours in the car, what can be better than a glass of Krug?!? Ok, it was a convertible and the drive was from SF to Napa over the Golden Gate on a gorgeous day, as I arrived at a beautiful place. I know that's not much of a tasting note. But that is what I tasted.
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3/11/2014 - hackey37 Likes this wine: 94 Points
The color is clear and deep gold with tiny bubbles. The smells are honey, almonds, toasted bread, butter, lime, ginger, and pear. The tastes are lime, pear, ginger, honey, almond, and sea salt. This wine is loaded with body and weight but has zingy citrus acidity and finished long. This is a hedonistic wine that is also complex and delicious.
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3/10/2014 - Rupert wrote: 93 Points
Dinner with capital folk (Hawksmoor, Guildhall, London): Toasty, exotically spiced, deep, yet energetic. On top form.
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3/7/2014 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
This wine perpetually seems to be a step above of ordinary champagne. The bubbles are finer, the flavors are more interesting, there's more complexity. I often get a popcorn like thing and even though I don't like popcorn, it really works for champagne. Delicious!
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3/7/2014 - Fur in the glass Likes this wine:
Really floral nose was the major takeaway from this
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3/6/2014 - Paul S wrote: 93 Points
Dim Sum Club does Suckling Pig at Park Palace (Again) (Park Palace, Grand Park Hotel): This was a very good bottle of Grande Cuvée. It must have had some bottle age on it - there was no etched code on the bottle, meaning that it would have been disgorged sometime in 2011 at the latest, before Krug started revealing disgorgement dates. Indeed, there was a lovely Krug nose here, which you do not always get in young bottles of Grande Cuvée, with nice creamy accents and a little toasted bread aromas alongside, apples and lime zest, a little floral lilt, and a touch of earthiness and slatey mineral. The palate had a lovely texture to it, almost melting into the mouth with a super-fine, gentle mousse wrapped around a core of green apples, lemons and lemon peel. The flavours were still rather primary, especially when compared to the nose. However, this had clearly shed some of the youthful austerity and lemony-ness of young MVs to a show a lovely pure beam of flavours, with typical Krug power and substance wed to an impeccable balance lent by well-integrated acidity. In fact, it was almost unusually soft and gentle as it slid into a nice long finish too, with a little trail of mineral and spice pulling away through the backapalate. Very nice stuff.
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3/3/2014 - Uglypinga Likes this wine:
From half bottle. A ton of yeast and citrus on the nose. The palate is light and crisp, with lemon rind, lime and oyster shell. Delicious and long. I love this.
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3/2/2014 - PJRONeill wrote: 93 Points
One of my better half-bottles, deliciously round with hints of honey and smoke and a broad citrus beam. Lovely balance and depth.
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3/2/2014 - cmcmullen wrote:
Joe's 56th birthday - Sting!
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3/1/2014 - coremill wrote: 90 Points
Out of 375, disgorged 2012. Lots of very nice baked apple and yeasty, bready qualities. Rich and toasty but well balanced and fresh. Delicious and easy to drink.
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2/24/2014 - dbkitc wrote: 92 Points
Entirely too drinkable. Went down too fast. Youthful, fresh with budding complexity. Coiled tight but still gulpable. Solid wine that will only get better. (92+)
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2/16/2014 - jnewman77 Likes this wine:
This is delicious, although I'm not sure its worth the price. This was from a half bottle disgorged in 2010. The nose is very intriguing with baked apple, creamy lees, fresh bread, a hint a ripe lemon, and a sensuous vinous sense that I have trouble describing. The palate is delicious, creamy yet bright, complex, with a very fine bead. This shows a little older being from a split. Overall I was impressed with the wine, but for the price I think there are better Champagnes available for significantly less money.
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2/15/2014 - Ramberg wrote: 94 Points
Wonderfull bottle.
Had all the typical Krug signs featured.
Lovely chalky fruit, with that prefect length and finish.
This is indeed my dearest cuvee Champagne out there.
Always, always great stuff!
This bottle was disgorged quite recently, so could definitely take a few good years longer in the cellar.
Lovely and wonderful as always, and my number one Cuvee.
Just one problem… my Mercier loving (as opposed to me, who hate Mercier) lovely wife thought that "perhaps we should change to this as our Friday night house Champagne instead?"… This will be costly :-)
94+
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2/14/2014 - thewiz Likes this wine: 93 Points
Yellow color with extremely fine tiny Little bubbles.
The nose is complex with dominating notes of hazelnuts, lemongrass and Almond.
The palate has a 'creamy' texture and is very nuanced. The finish is though, but opens up after a while showing some oak in the poweful finish.
This bottle was disgorged Winter 2010/2011 blending vintages from 1990 to 2004. Was bought in summer of 2013 and cellared on extra year before opening.
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2/14/2014 - JulianSkeels Likes this wine: 96 Points
This is from the 2000 or 2001-based MV Krug (released June 2007), the same source as my other recent CT notes. Cork code is V621, meaning it was disgorged in Mar/Apr 2006. All my bottles in the last few weeks have been remarkably consistent, and all my recent CT notes apply to this bottle. Make sure to serve cold at the start, and let the initially intensive bubble dissipate before enjoying - really intensifies the flavour with cellared bottles such as this, especially as the wine in the glass also warms up. Luckily I've got another 4 cases of this marvellous aged Krug MV release to go... at this rate it will not last long (with discipline this release should easily last another 10 years). 4 more bottles already consumed since my last CT note! Enjoyed this bottle tonight at home, with whole side of sea bass toped with Indian masala spices.
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2/9/2014 - galewskj wrote: 93 Points
Yeast, smoke, quite masculine with high minerality and flint. Adds weight with time. Impressive in its strength, but less finesse than other champagnes at the tasting.
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2/8/2014 - rocknroller wrote: 95 Points
Memorable Grand Champagne Tasting (St. Paul, MN): Light gold color. Drank 1 glass over an hour. The nose has a striking minerality, flinty, saline, floral, citrus, lemon, fresh. The palate is more masculine, very intense but not at all heavy, yeast, toasted, nutty, chalk, 30+ second finish. More about power and another stunning wine. My #3 WOTN by a hair over the '99 Cristal and group #3.
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2/8/2014 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 96 Points
Epic Champagne Tasting (St. Paul, MN): Excellent and neck in neck with wine of the night with the Tattinger. Powerful and complex. Orange rind, baked pie crust, minerals, almonds, strawberries and flint. Long finish and super stuff. Much better the Cristal in my opinion and cheaper.
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2/8/2014 - tooch wrote: 91 Points
HDH Auction (Tru - Chicago, IL): Nice bready notes. with pears, minearls and yeast. Nice way to kick the day off.
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2/8/2014 - acyso wrote: 93 Points
HDH auction tasting at Tru (Chicago, IL): A better showing today. Liqueur, brioche, apple cider, and quite meaty on the nose. Very rich and yeasty on the palate, with plenty of acidity today. Moderate oxidative notes and quite a long finish.
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2/7/2014 - Vintomas wrote: 92 Points
Visit to Krug including a premiere tasting of 2003 Krug (Reims): Nose of yellow apples, some winter apples, spicy notes and oak. Palate with powerful concentration, yellow and some red apples, and some winter apples, spice notes, oak, good acidity. Rather accessible, potential for more development. 92 p
ID 312036 (= disgorged mid-2012), base vintage 2005. This one was surprisingly accessible for a young Krug Grande Cuvée. Perhaps it is the 2005 base vintage that asserts itself somewhat?
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2/7/2014 - Thirsty1 Likes this wine:
Great after the 3 1/2 drive to Disney. Always fantastic.
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2/4/2014 - txangu Likes this wine: 95 Points
Primera vez con Krug. Enorme complejidad, longitud salino,cítrico, todo.
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2/1/2014 - DemeesterWim wrote: 94 Points
very very good champagne !
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1/28/2014 - paolonardi wrote: 94 Points
Champagne: (degustato alla cieca) In questa degustazione di vini fatti bene ma poco emozionanti si stacca subito dagli altri. A partire di come scende nel bicchiere e dal colore. Giallo dorato brillante, regala profumi leggeri di fiori e frutta secca, mare ed erbe, roccia e funghi, affumicature, pare un borgogna, complesso. Bocca incantevole, il frutto, un gusto inscindibile, sa di Krug. T'ho beccato. Ci sarebbe da dedicargli un sonetto altro che note di degustazione.
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1/25/2014 - Zweder wrote: 93 Points
Occasional dinner group; Mature and classical Bordeaux (@ WB): As always; a beautiful, refined, distinguished and focused Champagne. See previous notes.
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1/22/2014 - FjordogFjell wrote: 95 Points
1180 NOK. Broderen kommer innom med bobler og pata negra. Ploff og korken i taket. Drukket av Riedel Chianti. Fantastisk lukt av alt som hører til, bare mer. Kruttrøyk ala hvit Boredaux. Flott fyldig smak som sitter fantastisk lenge. Sitrus (alle sammen), svartkrutt. utvikler seg i glasset, mint-kald syre i ettersmaken. Veldig fin opplevelse. Lot.nr: I.D212028 LLLMHF
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1/21/2014 - PanosKakaviatos Likes this wine: 93 Points
A Krug lunch at http://delcampodc.com/ (Del Campo Restaurant): Krug two days in a row? That's not a bad idea. Thanks to Maria Denton, I was invited to a lunch today at the excellent Washington D.C. restaurant Del Campo to drink Krug. The evening before, we had enjoyed this same wine, but from an earlier cuvee - with a base wine from the 2005 vintage, which I preferred just slightly. The back label from Krug gives you basic information and a "Krug ID" (in the burgundy colored box) that you can type into the Krug website to obtain more information about the wine in the bottle. For example, when I typed in 113006 - the bottle we had for lunch - I learned that this particular bottle "left the Krug cellars to receive its cork in winter 2012-2013. That that was the last step after more than six years of aging in the cellars to acquire finesse and elegance - and that this bottle is an "extraordinary blend" of 142 wines from 11 different vintages, the oldest from 1990 and the youngest from 2006. It seemed to have a more youthful profile than the bottle last night, but was not quite as opulent on the mid palate. Still, it exuded wonderful precision and verve. I absolutely loved it and how it was able to stand up to the savory foods at the restaurant, from meat and mushroom empanadas to large prawns and spicy sausages.
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1/20/2014 - dcwino wrote: 94 Points
TN: Calon Segur vertical (Ripple Restaurant in DC): Very fresh example with nicely layered fruits. It would be nice to cellar for ten more years.
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1/20/2014 - PanosKakaviatos Likes this wine: 93 Points
16 vintages of Calon Segur (Ripple Restaurant in Washington D.C.): A delicious way to start a special evening of 16 vintages of Calon Segur, this was at once creamy and precise, made from a blend of vintages reaching back to 1990 - and in contact with the lees for 6 years before disgorgement. Many thanks to Maria Denton, a sommelier and sales rep for Krug, for bringing four bottles to the dinner.
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1/16/2014 - huse wrote: 90 Points
As the Krug Grande Cuvée Brut is “recreated” each year – a blend of tens of different wines from 10 different vintages that was left on its “lees” for six years – the exact composition of each year’s release is different (an average of 50 % Pinot Noir, 30 % Chardonnay and 20 % Pinot Meunier). Bright lemon color with a fine medium mousse. Quite aromatic nose of tangerine, toasted hazelnuts and a touch of gunpowder. Rich palate with concentrated apple and citrus fruit, but also some slightly buttery, oxidized tones. The oak is coming off a bit too strong for my taste. Nice creamy finish. Certainly a well-made Champagne, but not the superb bottle I had expected.
Aangezien de Krug Grande Cuvée Brut elke jaar opnieuw wordt samengesteld als een blend van tientallen verschillende wijnen uit wel tien verschillende jaargangen – de wijn verbleef zes jaar “sur lie” –, is de samenstelling van elke nieuwe cuvée niet steeds identiek (gemiddeld zo’n 50 % Pinot Noir, 30 % Chardonnay en 20 % Pinot Meunier). Helder citroengeel van kleur met een fijne, vrij lichte pareling. Redelijk aromatische neus van mandarijntjes, geroosterde hazelnoten en een vleugje buskruit. Een volle wijn met geconcentreerd appel- en citrusfruit, maar ook met wat licht boterachtige, geoxideerde toetsen. De eikinvloed is naar mijn smaak een beetje te geprononceerd. Mooie, romige afdronk. Zonder twijfel een heel degelijke Champagne, doch niet de flamboyante fles die ik had verwacht.
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1/13/2014 - Gurto wrote: 92 Points
Som sist. Kommer klara (och må bra av) fler år i källaren.
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1/12/2014 - professordoktor Likes this wine:
Yeasty, toasted white chocolate and Nutella tart with lemon whipped cream. FTW
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1/12/2014 - Neurowine1 wrote: 94 Points
From 375. Code 112007. Not much can be said about Krug that hasn't already been said. Just great, complex, classy, and utterly expressive juice. Great evolution in the glass as it warmed getting some more oxidative elements and richness the longer it sat. Nice to have a handful of splits in the cellar.
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1/10/2014 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
Such a wonderful set of flavors - it's bright and toasty and nutty and yet the bubbles are just so very soft and easy that they serve more as a background to the other flavors. Drank to celebrate moving to a new apt and it was well appreciate by all of the folks helping us.
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1/5/2014 - Fur in the glass Likes this wine:
In wine glasses, golden straw color
Bread, lime, something like green peas on the nose
Nice, yeasty lime finish
Slight Chardonnay aroma came up in glass two, excellent creamy texture as well on the palate
Had a glass the following evening and wow. Reinforced the idea of not forgetting champagne is a wine. Kind of a little Chardonnay-like then a little Riesling-like. Really open and expressive
If I'm reading the bottle ID right it was disgorged in the second trimester of 2012
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1/4/2014 - PJRONeill wrote: 88 Points
A bit bland and one dimensional. These half-bottles seem to have some variation to them.
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1/2/2014 - Pigslips wrote: 93 Points
A glass of greenish sparkling tints greats one with a complex powerhouse of exotic spices, citrus peel and toasted brioche. It is a perfect choice for the grandest of friends and occasions. Traded three Dom Pérignon 1996 for three of these, I feel I got the better deal!
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1/2/2014 - G.M. wrote: 95 Points
Krug ID info - disgorged summer 2012. 6 years cellar aging. Base wine from 12 vintages from 1990 to 2005. Excellent champagne with great balance, complexity and tremendous length of flavour. To me the thing about these higher level champagnes is the fineness of the bubbles which just foams the flavours over the tongue.
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1/1/2014 - peterk Likes this wine: 94 Points
Krug ID 213018 - disgorged spring 2013. Vintages 1990-2006. Rich, complex, lively, integrated, gorgeous Champagne.
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1/1/2014 - jrkennedy37 wrote:
Always a hit, this young Krug is showing well and will only improve with age. Bottle ID 311032
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1/1/2014 - Bluespolo wrote: 93 Points
Disgorged fall 2010. Cuvée of 120 wines from 1988 to 2004. Opened and poured. At nose hazelnuts, bread crust, brioche, apple, citrus, mineral. Very complex but in a minimalist, subtle way. All flavors very integrated. At palate very refreshing, but smooth and clean. Harmonic. Structured but elegant. Very persistent. Mature yet still pretty young.
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1/1/2014 - pdemaio Likes this wine: 93 Points
Rich and full bodies. Very clean, and smooth. Lots going on. a lovely wine.
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1/1/2014 - MarcoAzevedo wrote: 97 Points
Always impressive. Complex, deep, structured, balanced. Looks very much like a dry white. Yeast, hole grain bread, ginger and honey. I really LOVE this champagne.
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1/1/2014 - burgund Likes this wine: 93 Points
Another of my origional 24 bottles disgorged in 2008. Very variable - last was mature, this one much more young in profile with tons of citrus and metalic/steely taste. Yeast and breadnotes are also profound and well as the complex and long aftertaste. A food wine for sure.
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12/31/2013 - Thirsty1 Likes this wine:
always one of my favorites. glad to ring in the new year with this bottle.
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12/31/2013 - alittle wrote: 93 Points
Disgorged 2007 (Code A751 on cork). Popped and poured, followed over the next 3 hours. An expressive nose of baked apple, pear, lemon zest, crushed rocks, spice, candied ginger, light mushroom, toast and yeast, with some light oxidative notes creeping in. On the palate, not as rich as I was expecting texturally, but showing a tremendous concentration and depth of flavour. The finish is long, characterized by medium plus acids, and flavours of baked apple, citrus zest, mineral, grated ginger, yeast and spice.
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12/31/2013 - sawira wrote: 95 Points
Disgorged April/May 2003 (A321 on cork, gold and red label). New Year's Eve treat. Been saving this as I wanted to try one with some age. Brilliant complexity, tons of tertiaries. Bright lemony citrus, great brioche and biscuity yeastiness, sherry-like oxidative style, smoothly acidic, black tea/bitter coffee notes mixed with a marzipan like richness, and supremely long. Superb, but one of the takeaways for me was that I do prefer the place and terroir of vintage rather than multi vintage cuvees, no matter how good, and this was REALLY good. Loved the multifaceted complexity of the blend, but it also traded away some degree of precision or detail. This bottle would easily go another couple of decades, but was certainly beautifully mature. Mission accomplished. 95pts pure quality, 93pts personal preference.
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12/31/2013 - bubbachumps wrote: 93 Points
Large scaled notes of vanilla, crème brulee and some honey. In the mouth, big wine with rich flavor.
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12/31/2013 - BaroloRob wrote: 93 Points
Great NV champagne.
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12/30/2013 - jrkennedy37 wrote:
Drank alongside:
- 02 Dom Perignon
- 02 Bollinger GA
- 02 Dom Ruinart
- 02 PJ Belle Epoque
- 02 Tait Comtes
- 04 Grande Dame
- 98 Dom Ruinart
...and it was a bit outclassed but fantastic. Much better than the bottle from the same case consumed last year. Acid seemed more in balance, tons of nutiness and oxidative flavors shining through. Pretty much the "Typical Krug"
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12/29/2013 - andrewdodd86 Likes this wine: 94 Points
Good as always. No notes.
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12/26/2013 - MdCC wrote:
Nos pełen pieczonych/suszonych owoców z silnym jabłkiem i skórką chleba. W ustach dość gęsty, pełny, z wyraźną kwasowością i gorzkawą końcówką. Długi choć finisz Billecarta-Salmon CNF2000 ciekawszy...
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12/26/2013 - Wine_lvr Likes this wine: 95 Points
Krug ID 411041 / cork id V1132KA: golden color. Nose of walnut, wood and breadcrust. Powerful and long finish, yet elegant and long. Apples, nuts. Typical Krug. Drink now
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12/25/2013 - botrytisvirtuoso1819 wrote: 96 Points
nose; brioche, lemon custard, toasted almonds, and mexican vanilla extract.
palate; amish apple cider, fresh citrus, cinnamon toast, and salted caramel.
high acidity.
plentiful fine bubbles.
60 plus second finish.
the finest non-vintage champagne there is.
when you think champagne... I think KRUG!
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12/23/2013 - hackey37 Likes this wine: 94 Points
The color is brilliant, golden with copious tiny bubbles. The smells are minerals, ginger, butterscotch, and lemony citrus smells. The tastes are ginger, lemon, steely minerals (copper penny!), lime zest, mandarin orange, honey, and buttery toast. The finish is long and the acidity is zingy on this full bodied, complex wine. Very rich and delicious!
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12/21/2013 - AllRed wrote: 93 Points
Lot LLLMMF, ID 412043, disgorged in fall 2012, this is a blend of vintages from 1990 to 2005. Aromas of almond, baked apple, pear, quince and citrus with subtle toasty nuances, as well as creme brulee and vanilla creme soda. Fine texture with good underlying acidity. Terrific fruit, citrus and marshmallow qualities. 93+ pts.
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12/21/2013 - thelostverse wrote: 93 Points
Opened by Allred at Anvil. Not sure of the disgorge date, but would guess recent based upon the mousse and bead. More on the citrus side than brioche, but both were there. Paired nicely with sweetbreads.
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12/21/2013 - sdr Likes this wine: 93 Points
The 375 ml is just right as a starter for the two of us. The version is amazingly open, relaxed, fruity and pleasant. Not as active a mousse as the 750 but all the cereal, toast and light agrume is wonderfully wound into the juice. This most definitely does not need more time and it's just as ready and delicious as the 375 Krug rose.
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12/21/2013 - Vintomas wrote: 92 Points
Pale gold colour. Elegant nose with citrus including some zest and hints of dried fruit, yellow winter apples, some smoke and mineral, freshly baked bread, some oak notes with vanilla. Medium bodied+, palate with yellow apples, citrus, some green apples, quite present mineral notes, rather high acidity, some spice, and a long aftertaste with mineral, green and yellow apples. Not really that much mature notes, but on the other hand not as tight and unyielding on the palate as younger Krug GC can be, so approachable now. 92+
Bottle from before the introduction of the ID codes, but with cork code V911, so disgorged in January/February 2009. Base vintage should be 2001 or 2002, and I'm leaning towards 2001 based on the style, and that it doesn't stand out from the "average" Krug GC. I'd expect a 2002-based blend of Krug to show even more acidity and mineral.
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12/21/2013 - BBinSC wrote: 95 Points
Consistent with prior note; this bubbly simply overwhelmed the Veuve Grande Dame. This Champagne is muscular, masculine, aggressive, with an explosive nose and a long finish. Tasted from flute and Burgundy bowl.
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12/20/2013 - CamWheeler wrote: 94 Points
Beat your 2013 WOTY Dinner: A modest palate cleanser. Disgorged Summer 2012 (ID 312035), 44% Pinot Noir, 37% Chardonnay and 19% Meunier. A lifted nose with lemon zest, toast, earth and vanilla. Vibrant and refreshing palate, with great focus and style. The fruit has power but the acidity takes control and drives the wine wonderfully. Another great bottle.
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12/19/2013 - Sundbyberg wrote: 94 Points
According to the bartender, the bottle had been open for 24 hours, which was a good thing.
Green apples, citrus, toast and smoke. Very integrated and impecable balance. Has a much broader palate and is quite complex compared to most other champagnes.
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12/16/2013 - Uglypinga Likes this wine:
From a half bottle from the recent zachys sale. Brioche and citrus on the nose. The palate is light and airy with a nice mousse and some nice citrus and pear notes. Good, not great, and somewhat dissapointing.
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12/15/2013 - Zweder wrote: 94 Points
Occasional tasting group (@ My place Bordeaux 2002 plus some other nice wines.): Consistent with previous notes. I can add some impressions of butter and beautiful freshness. A great and complex Champagne.
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12/14/2013 - pacificoast wrote: 84 Points
Gack. I don't often drink NV Champagne, and I guess too many experiences like this are why. Nothing to recommend it, other than might be suitable for downscale parties where the competition might be even more awful. Inelegant, inept, clumsy, and with an unmistakable nasty harsh finish. Delicious vintage champagnes from respected Grande Marque houses are available for about the same price with a little shopping around, why bother with swill like this? If you're a sophisticated fan of great Champagne, and unless you just want an alcohol fix, this will be something undrinkable for you.
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12/14/2013 - acyso wrote: 93 Points
HDH auction tasting at Tru (Chicago, IL): No idea as to which release this was. Textbook Krug nose with notes of brioche, hazelnut, and apple cider. The oxidative style shows through pretty prominently this showing. Flavours of baked green apple, bread, and a hint of licorice. Strong vein of acidity. Medium-long finish.
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12/11/2013 - SimonG wrote: 92 Points
Fizz Club @ Fish Club (Fish Club, Clapham): Circa 5 years post-d age. Rich, deep, slightly reductive nose that starts to open up to a slightly oxidative, classic Krug richness. After 90 mins this is classic, rich, vanilla, deep and long. ****
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12/10/2013 - salil wrote: 87 Points
Tart fruit, some yeasty and biscuit notes, but not a whole lot else. Simple, though refreshing and bright, and a big disappointment.
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12/10/2013 - indiscriminate palate wrote: 87 Points
1000th Tasting Note (Coventry): One of the worst showings of an NV Krug I have had; some wondered if there were any issues with the bottle, but it came from a lot that showed beautifully before. Disgorged around April 2007 (v721). On open, was overly cold, which I thought was the reason it was muted. With warmth, bitter orange and biscuits, but without depth or great interest. A good bottle, but not at all exciting.
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12/9/2013 - PC73 wrote:
Very toasty. Powerful on the palate. Lots of acidity. Quite obvious oak on the palate.
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12/8/2013 - IWineAlot wrote: 93 Points
Always a favorite of mine. Lots of fruit and yeasty bread notes. Full in the mouth with lovely acidity. Overshadowed by a few other champers this afternoon.
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12/7/2013 - m_arcon wrote: flawed
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12/6/2013 - Burgundy Al wrote:
Vin Chicago Holiday Champagne Tasting (Chicago, IL): Tasting, brief note. Wonderful as always with warming, rich fruit and an intense, nutty, toasty essence throughout.
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12/6/2013 - RayOB wrote: 93 Points
Drank in Davy's
Had along side the '02 Cristal, great debate at the table between the two. Opinion was split 50/50 on preference. My taste goes to Krug because of it's richer more complex palate.
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12/5/2013 - Matt Neel Likes this wine:
Crush's Champagne Gala 2013 (Crush Wine & Spirits, Midtown Manhattan): Straw. Really classic Krug brioche nose, lemon curd, crème brûlée, aniseed; yum. Palate is much the same, rich, a little oxidation revealing the older wines in the blend; velvet mousse. Oily and long -- very, very long. It is what it is, and what it is is perfection.
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12/5/2013 - CamWheeler wrote: 93 Points
Chris's Birthday at The Bridge Room: Probably 2-3 years bottle age (pre dates Krug ID). Peach ad pear, with some nutty and complex earth aromas. Lovely vibrant fruit on the palate plus excellent acidity and long carry. Drinking beautifully.
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12/5/2013 - Seth Rosenberg Likes this wine: 95 Points
Crush's Annual Champagne Gala 2013 (Crush Wine & Spirits, Midtown Manhattan.): Great showing for this. Screaming nose - incredibly malty and toasty. Just gorgeous and delicious: spicy, sweet and creamy. Intoxicating. Lots of malt on the palate, cream and lemon. Really balanced and delicious. Lots of acid and energy. Nose - 5.5/6, Palate - 5.5/6, Finish - 5/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 1.5/2 = 17.5/20.
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12/4/2013 - pilot360 wrote:
Krug Champagne Dinner (Denver): This glass of Krug Grand Cuvee was very different from the first. The second pouring at the end of the evening showed what seemed a much younger, angular, acidic wine that was lacking depth on the finish. It was racy, tart, highly carbonic and somewhat disjointed. This reminded me of my first bottle of this Champagne about a year and a half ago. Can this morph into what I tasted in the first pouring?
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12/4/2013 - pilot360 wrote:
Krug Champagne Dinner (Denver): There were 4 distinct bottles of the Grand Cuvee floating around. Disgorged on different dates. I am pretty sure that this first glass I had was the bottle had the vines on the label (meaning much older possibly a 2001 base, per the Krug Ambassador). Tis was the winner in comparison to the later Grand Cuvee I had.
You could really appreciate the depth, structure and integration. Paired with Duck Mousse Pirogue. Best pairing of the night. I was so glad to have this pour with this awesomely savory dish. I'll leave all of the descriptors alone as this was so complete a whole I don't want to break it down. If this is what happens to aged Grand Cuvee, count me a believer.
Easily classic
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11/30/2013 - godx wrote: 92 Points
Dinner at Home (Vancouver, BC): No formal notes. Cellared around 5-6 years and showing beautifully. Lots of biscuit and citrus with a rich and creamy mouthfeel. Soft mousse with great acid and minerality. Drinking well but more to come with a few more years I think. Excellent. 92+
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11/30/2013 - cliffkol wrote: 91 Points
Sunset Corners Champagne Tasting (Miami, FL): Excellent champagne but not a good QPR.
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11/30/2013 - Rieslingfan Likes this wine: 95 Points
This was a bottle acquired several years ago (minimum of 4 - no code on the bottle to check), and the cellar time worked the usual magic. Toasty, nutty, floral and full of apple and citrus fruit - a wonderful, fascinating set of aromas and flavors. Stunning Champagne that does show the Krug style, and for that both my wife and I were very thankful. We both loved it. Happy early birthday to my wife, and thanks to mom and dad for gifting this bottle to us several years ago!
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11/28/2013 - PJRONeill wrote: 90 Points
Full and bright on the nose, but its interesting to compare this side by side with the 1996 Salon. The latter, while young, is fleshing itself out. The Krug is still a bit angular and awkward. Good though. Second to Salon is no disgrace.
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11/23/2013 - HowardNZ Likes this wine: 94 Points
Similar old gold colour to the Mumm. A symphony of aromas. A floral top note (jasmin?). Attractive yeast autolysis character, biscuity and toasty. White fruits: poached pear and peach. Some citrus, but more mandarin than lemon. Nutty character, tending almond. Oxidative aromas (in a positive sense). On palate, rich, generous and toasty, complex and multilayered. Excellent balance. Mid palate depth and richness but with real freshness, tension and tautness. Excellent structure and length. Rich but not cloying, light on its feet. Sings across your palate. Will only grow in stature and interest with age. By head and shoulders, WOTN (and most other tasters agreed).
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11/16/2013 - JulianSkeels Likes this wine: 96 Points
Saturday Skeels BBQ: Stunning, yet again. Made sure the bottle was at my end of the table, but this was still the favourite champagne for everyone! From one of my June 2007 release regular bottles. Fairly dark, with vibrant bubbles which are so fine it is unreal. With air the wine becomes even richer with strong almond and biscuit/toast. A compelling champagne.
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11/15/2013 - JulianSkeels wrote: 93 Points
Friday Asian dinner @ Skeels: Halve bottle opened after desert and served with chocolate macadamia nuts. Not cold enough, and disappointing based on my experience from this case. Subsequently improved considerably with air with biscuity richness that I look for in Krug. Not as good as my recent experiences of this wine.
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11/14/2013 - Papies wrote: 93 Points
KRUG - A fine wine tutored Tasting, Presented by Margareth Henriquez, President & CEO of Krug (Berry Bros & Rudd, London): (Q2/2012 Discorgement, 2005 creation) – This is a beautiful Grand Cuvee. Rich and round, lots of breadth in character from nose to palate. Young but u get the feel that given a few years this will age beautifully. Margareth Henriquez argued that this is one to buy and age and we will take her word for it. 93-94 at this stage a very very good.
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11/13/2013 - The Drunken Cyclist Likes this wine: 93 Points
Yes, Krug is Krug, and this was fantastic, but it fell a little short of previous bottles I have had. The depth was incredible, the finesse remarkable, but the nuttiness was a bit overpowering and too prominent. But I nitpick, this is incredible champagne. Outstanding. thedrunkencyclist.com
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11/9/2013 - JulianSkeels Likes this wine: 96 Points
From one of my June 2007 release regular bottles, enjoyed as an aperitif with parmesan cheese, then finished the rest with some mango and chilli salmon and prawn ceviche.
So much better than the current release half-bottle I had for aperitif last night - and better than the larger format bottles I've enjoyed in recent weeks! This CLEARLY shows the benefit of ageing NV Krug. Compared to recent releases, this is darker, with vibrant bubbles which are so fine it is unreal. I didn't let any of my glasses air, this was guzzled, but the lemon meringue nose was heavenly with tonnes of toast. Very rich and buttery in the mouth with a lovely acidity that was perfect with the parmesan. One of the best NV Krugs i've ever had - and will be even better in another 5yrs. No idea what the base-year of the wine is, no Krug ID. Asked Olivier Krug and he thought it may be their infamous 2001 based on an average 6yr release period... if so, it's a cracker would you believe!?!
Luckily this is from my cellar, and there are 2 full cases left... but will that be enough?...
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11/8/2013 - JulianSkeels Likes this wine: 95 Points
Krug-fest with Olivier Krug: From a magnum corked in spring 2012 after 7 years in bottle and based on the 2005 vintage, this champagne includes a blend of 134 different wines from 12 different vintages dating back to 1990.
A little darker than the Jeroboam, with a touch less acidity and greater body, more immediately decadent with noticeable toffee notes, more toast, some coriander and a long long finish. 95pts
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11/8/2013 - JulianSkeels Likes this wine: 94 Points
Krug-fest with Olivier Krug: From a jeroboam corked in summer 2012 after 9 years in bottle and based on the 2003 vintage, this champagne includes a blend of 120 different wines from 10 different vintages dating back to 1988.
Initially lots of complex minerals and almonds in the mouth, with very toasty nose, the wine was very fresh and zesty. With lots of air it become darker and richer, with more pronounced almond and some spices together with a hint of honey.
Whilst excellent today, this would handsomely reward at least a decade in the cellar from a regular bottle, significantly longer from such a large format. This jeroboam seemed to include more chardonnay than the magnums served later – it came across as quite young although with excellent balance and potential. 94+pts
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11/7/2013 - Burgundy Al wrote: 91 Points
Farewell to a Friend...With Some Wines He Would Have Enjoyed (A Tavola - Chicago IL): Charming as always, with a great combination of fresh and enticing orchard fruit along with earthy, nutty, toasty hints. Powerful and nicely elegant.
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11/6/2013 - dcwino wrote: 97 Points
World Wine Symposium 2013 - Kevin and Kelly's excellent adventure; 11/6/2013-11/14/2013 (Villa D’este, Lake Como): According to Roberto, released 20+ years ago. This shows the clear reason to cellar Krug NV. Beautiful golden color. Sweet rip yellow fruit profile, apricot, a hint of peach, honey, orange peel, a hint of brioche and mineral. Sweet palate, bright acidity that leads to lovely long finish. Shy yet fine mousse. This is fully matured but absolutely without any oxidative note. Beautifully fresh and light yet quite intense. Stunning showing, perhaps the best example of this wine for me.
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11/5/2013 - mattyboy_ Likes this wine: 95 Points
Incredibly complex vinous champagne. Drinking Krug is like preparing for a ritual. We opened the bottle about 4 hours before taking a single sip, letting the bottle sit in a cold water bath (very very little ice just to keep the fizz alive). On first pour the aromas literally leapt out of the glass (no flutes). Brioche, fennel, coriander, smoked nuts, chicken stock, bay leaf, curry, green apple. The kaleidoscope of flavors combined with the incredibly lacy texture and length is truly mind blowing. A truly special Champers.
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11/5/2013 - botrytisvirtuoso1819 wrote: 96 Points
nose; brioche, lemon custard, toasted almonds, and mexican vanilla extract.
palate; amish apple cider, fresh citrus, cinnamon toast, and salted caramel.
high acidity.
plentiful fine bubbles.
60 plus second finish.
the finest non-vintage champagne there is.
when you think champagne... I think KRUG!
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11/4/2013 - Bandreas wrote: 82 Points
Tasted at the New York Wine Experience 2013
Nice Mousse but body at this stage a bit acidic and thin
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11/1/2013 - KingSlacker999 wrote: 90 Points
Giuseppe Rinaldi (Wine Market Bistro - Baltimore): This was a bottle which has rested a while since release and was therefore a bit more subdued. The yeastiness was still dark, but not as dark as younger releases.
Returned to this after dinner was completed and it was even better and more fully integrated.
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10/24/2013 - Burgundy Al wrote: 92 Points
Magnum (Mostly) White Dinner (GT Fish & Oyster - Chicago IL): Classically Krug multi-vintage. Fresh, powerful but also toasty.
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10/24/2013 - Nanda wrote: 94 Points
GT Fish & Oyster - Magnum Night (Chicago, IL): Wow - complex nose with an exotic spice note. Palate is chock full of flavor and punch yet elegant. Long, robust finish. Amazing stuff.
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10/24/2013 - lolo66 wrote: 92 Points
NY Wine Experience (Marriot Marquis): disgorged in 2005. delicious, yeasty, some apple peel, some lemon rind, some gingered honey.
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10/23/2013 - cephomer Likes this wine: 93 Points
Rich & powerful nose of apples & apricots. Pretty golden color & great effervescence. This is a pretty full bodied champagne, with a nice mineral quality that I don't recall noticing before. Citrusy, very crisp with zesty acidity, and also a bit toasty. Long & very pleasing finish. I liked this wine better than I have in the past. Perhaps it was the setting in NYC: the pre-wine at the intro party for the 2010 Masseto tasting.
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10/23/2013 - yofog wrote: 95 Points
Greatness. Powerful and super vinous but very subtle, not to mention young--this was a fresh release at a trade tasting. Needs lots time for me. Plenty of depth here, and a latent autolytic savoriness.
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10/20/2013 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 92 Points
2013 K&L Annual Champagne Tasting (K&L San Francisco Store): K&L Tasting. Lovely nose of honey, roasted almond, and wet shale, more of the same on the palate, creamy, and elegant, tiny bubble, medium/big body and medium/long finish.
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10/19/2013 - yeti575rider wrote:
K&L LA Champagne Tasting (K&L Wines Hollywood): A : Probably my number 1. Tasted this first so maybe this had some effect. But probably most complex with a long finish and quite refreshing on a hot afternoon.
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10/17/2013 - CamWheeler wrote: 93 Points
Champagne Tasting: A second bottle tasted on the same night as the previous one, same disgorgement. However it was a touch less rich and a touch less thrilling, though still excellent in all respects.
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10/17/2013 - CamWheeler wrote: 95 Points
Champagne Tasting: Recent disgorgement. Lemon zest, toast, a touch of earth and vanilla. Beautifully focused, long and detailed with a vibrancy that really lifts it. Outstanding bottle.
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9/22/2013 - godx wrote: 91 Points
No formal notes. From 375ml. Cellared around 4yrs. Showing very well. Classic krug grand cuvee aromas and flavours. For me this cuvee does best with 5-7+ yrs on it. This half bottle is just starting to enter its long drinking window in my opinion. Excellent. 91+
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9/21/2013 - Champagneinhand Likes this wine: 94 Points
This was an excellent champagne. We didn't have the time to uncork it and give it the 3-4 hours of airtime, but I did hold my glass as long as possible. Full of burly mineral and good clean acids, balance the oak and oxidative style of the Krug GC. Yeasty, leesy notes were very enjoyable with the tart apples, lemon zest and toasty brioche. Long, long finish. I felt bad for those drinking from flutes, as this was a wine that really benefits from a bordeaux or burgundy tulip. Sad that its now gone, but always a great wine to kick of an event.
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9/21/2013 - wineberg Likes this wine: 91 Points
Charleston Dinner #2 - SQN, d'Yquem, Ponsot, Margaux, and others (Circa 1886): Cork was removed and lost at the restaurant somehow, so don't know the disgorgement date on this one, but my guess is it was on the younger side. Shows silky mousse with red apples, honey, hints of orange peel.
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9/21/2013 - Mrbuzz Likes this wine: 93 Points
Our 16th anniv.....06 disgorgement....Not as ox as last bottle...plenty of bright lemon, ginger citrus...tiny popping bubbles, creamy hazelnut, slight sherry mousse....baked apple, green skin, crushed sea minerality. Drank well with a variety dishes...especially from the sea.
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9/21/2013 - akalars wrote: 100 Points
The perfect wine!
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9/20/2013 - burgburgburg wrote: 90 Points
Refreshing, zesty, vibrant acidity, good texture, and long finish. Good but no surprise. At least 1/3 price went to the label.
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9/13/2013 - Ngendre wrote: 95 Points
Nice bubble, really good texture and some honey taste
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9/11/2013 - AV2012 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Had it two days in a row in Legrand, Paris.
For me it was all about balance, like traits of all the champagnes I have had before have come together in this Grande Cuvee. The nose was typical but not overwhelming or skewed in any sense - brisk green apples, light honey, some boiled meat, nuts. Palate was quite complex but wasn't loud or in-your-face, no sharp angles here. Finish was long and with a very interesting bite of quince.
A benchmark champagne. May be this is even overly round, proper and perfect to have it as a favourite.
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9/11/2013 - gutt22 Likes this wine:
To celebrate the birth of our daughter on her first day home. A great choice. Yet another delightful bottle of this. It's just fantastic. Delicious, vibrant, full of fruit and complexity. This is just gorgeous. A
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9/5/2013 - Loren Sonkin wrote: 93 Points
TN: Ruinart & Krug (POB's): This one was a bit perplexing. I did not get the disgorgement date. It really took some time top fully open and never seemed fully together although it was outstanding. Golden in color. The nose seems aged a bit with orange peels, mushrooms, slight oxidation, and ginger. On the palate, the mid palate seems to lack acidity but as the fruit fades, the acidity seems to come out. An amazingly long finish. Not sure if this bottle was coming together of falling apart, but as it improved all night long, I would say the former. Of course, had I not seen the label, it would have been wonderful, I just want more when I see Krug.
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8/29/2013 - leonardo_de_araujo wrote: 95 Points
Best champagne I've ever had
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8/27/2013 - AJ72 wrote: 95 Points
Wonderful champagne again. A real wine drinkers wine, not dressed up bubbles. Scintillating, fresh and great length, bready yeasty notes. My favourite NV if only I could afford it more often.....
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8/23/2013 - the godfather wrote:
Always fun
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8/19/2013 - bryan107 wrote: 93 Points
heavy yeasty notes balanced with very concentrated fresh fruit flavours. Intense and wonderfully and delicately balanced. Can really stand toe to toe to the vintage crafts of other famous champagne companies.
Outstanding quality. Drink now, not suitable for further ageing.
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8/17/2013 - lesz wrote: 90 Points
Nice
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8/15/2013 - AllRed wrote: 93 Points
Friends' Anniversary Dinner (Anvil Club, East Dundee): We drank this out of Cabernet/red wine stems with a large bowl. It was the first wine poured and one of the last that I finished. Opened with citrus, lemon, apple and marzipan qualities. Evolves over the course of the eening to brioche, cashew, hazelnut and ginger. Long finish. Lovely. 93-94 pts.
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8/15/2013 - thelostverse wrote: 92 Points
Opened at Anvil for 26th anniversary dinner. I forgot to get the disgorgement code from the bottle, but this had been in the cellar since December of 2012. This did not have the yeasty brioche notes that I expected. More of a citrus profile than bread.
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8/14/2013 - peternelson wrote: 93 Points
On the Golden Princess: Rich and powerful as usual with slight caramel apple, rich yeasty notes, and a slight tuna oil thing (mix of ginger & sourdough?) I get in great champagnes; fuller in the mouth with very good intensity, fine bubbles, and long long finish. /w/Eric & Kalee
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8/10/2013 - AJ72 wrote: 94 Points
Great Dinner Wines (Healesville Victoria): Awesome N.V. Very fresh, great acid cut, a lot of substance without any of the bs often associated with Champagne. No pretender. Great.
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8/9/2013 - Gurto wrote: 92 Points
(halvflaska deg. hösten 2011) Bokna äpplen, bakad citron, ek, karamelliserat, stor koncentation, hög syra. Orkade med att bli varm och mousselös.
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8/8/2013 - Burgundy Al wrote: 91 Points
Hart Davis Hart Summer Champagne Tasting (City Winery - Chicago IL): Tasting, brief note. Very, very good with great combination of fresh fruit and bready hints, all with wonderful concentration.
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8/7/2013 - Wine Expresso wrote: 91 Points
Dinner at Rillete. Nice freshness to start off our bistro dinner with a half bottle, enjoyable and drinking well now.
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8/5/2013 - sandwich Likes this wine: 94 Points
Always reliable. A bargain at twice the price.
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8/4/2013 - Thirsty1 Likes this wine:
Enjoyed a bottle at Makoto at Bal Harbour for lunch. Like Billy Dee Williams said "Works everytime!"
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8/1/2013 - RayOB wrote: 93 Points
Drank at Davy's
See other notes
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7/31/2013 - LindsayM wrote: 95 Points
- Light gold color with small pearls and aromas of lemon, melon, apricot, peach and rose. It's in total harmony and has flavours of baker's yeast with a full body. Polished texture with a long finish - Complex nose withs lots of aromas, sensational mouth feel
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7/26/2013 - ŞarapTutkunları wrote: 95 Points
Koyu saman rengindeki şarap burnundaki zerafet ile büyülüyor. Mayalı hamur, vanilya, kahve ve Bodrum mandalinası gibi birbirinden farklı kokular uyum içinde. Geriden gelen çiçeksi tonlar bu çeşitliliğe katkıda bulunuyor. Gövdesi krema yoğunluğunda ancak canlı, taze ve meyveli, bitişi uzun, oldukça rafine.
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7/26/2013 - Ilker Ozdemir wrote: 95 Points
Koyu saman rengindeki şarap burnundaki zerafet ile büyülüyor. Mayalı hamur, vanilya, kahve ve Bodrum mandalinası gibi birbirinden farklı kokular uyum içinde. Geriden gelen çiçeksi tonlar bu çeşitliliğe katkıda bulunuyor. Gövdesi krema yoğunluğunda ancak canlı, taze ve meyveli, bitişi uzun, oldukça rafine.
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7/25/2013 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 94 Points
Lovely nose of honey, roasted almond, yeast, and wet shale, more of the same on the palate, very rich, creamy, and elegant. This bottle was purchased last year. Tiny bubble, medium mousse. Delicious with BBQ salmon filets and no BBQ sauce.
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7/19/2013 - Ericsson wrote: 90 Points
5 Champagne à l'Orangerie (Genève): Le 3e des non millésimés. Belle couleur miel clair. Nez très discret, bouche avec des extraits secs, bulles très fines. Pas mon préféré.
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7/19/2013 - PJRONeill wrote: 91 Points
July/August 2007 disgorgement. Bought in early 09 and removed from storage last month so over four years of cellaring. Bright lemon color, medium mousse. A somewhat unevolved nose of lemon/lime, granny smith apple and a hint of honey. Some autolysis but on the whole its very primary and this appears to have budged not an inch while in storage.
Still zesty and youthful on the palate, with medium-plus acidity, mouth puckering, very linear. No great signs of development here either. Its very good but is still keeping itself under wraps, I thought these would be ready but clearly I was wrong. And this is a half-bottle. Very surprising.
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7/18/2013 - RayOB Likes this wine: 93 Points
Drank at the Cricket
A lovely hot day and England was wining the Ashes, what better way to celebrate than a bottle of Krug. This really shows its pedigree as the fruit shines through the minerality and brioche. Yummy.
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7/15/2013 - vintage1949 wrote: 90 Points
What a contrast to the Dom Perignon 2002! The Dom presented the classic biscuit nose and palate while the Krug seemed steely with edgy flint flavors. It will be interesting to see how the Krug develops with an extra five years in the bottle. (This was disgorged in 2011) Hopefully time will tame this champagne.
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7/14/2013 - BBinSC wrote: 95 Points
94-96: Simply superb; best NV Champagne I have had. Medium yellow color, rich palate, long, long finish. Balanced perfectly, rich but everything in proportion. Smashing.
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7/13/2013 - Clos & Cru wrote: 88 Points
Floral, nutty, very pleasant with creamy finish
even NV needs time
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7/11/2013 - hazard Likes this wine: 94 Points
So light almost not there. abundance of fine bubbles and a totally smooth drink. Best I have ever had but hard to truly describe.
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7/10/2013 - soyhead wrote: 89 Points
limited notes - some nice bitter lemon but overall lacking the concentration i expect from a krug
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7/8/2013 - KVM wrote: 92 Points
From magnum. Was purchased at least 10 years earlier. Med yellow. Bread and lemon nose. Resfreshing and with impressive intensity. Classy and excellent
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6/29/2013 - SimonG wrote: 92 Points
Five years post-purchase. Seems younger and fresher than the previous two (lovely) bottles from this purchase. Cork still springy and expands rather than the straight sides of the previous two. Bright, fresh, obviously some weight, a touch of cream, but not the oxidative notes that one might expect. Lovely, but needs a little more time for some mid-palate complexity to develop. ****
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6/28/2013 - Ramberg wrote: 93 Points
Just have to love this Champagne.
It’s brilliant.
Best NV there is.
The Krug Grand Cuvée always delivers.
Not sure when this bottle was disgorged, but quite recently released is believe?
Fresh citrus nose with bread, green apples, minerals and a touch of gunpowder.
The balance is great, fresh with that slightly oxidative Krug-ish trademark on the nose.
The palate is long, rich and refreshing.
I just adore this Champagne, and the rest in the line from this winery is even more impressive.
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6/25/2013 - dansamsoe Likes this wine:
5 year old bottle that was developed nicely with some nutty aromas. Served it as welcome drink to my 40 year birthday party. Worked very nicely.
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6/22/2013 - Marc wrote: 94 Points
Celebration for Bud's Seventieth Birthday (Eketahuna, New Zealand): First rate wine that marries considerable richness and surprising freshness. Very slick winemaking that emphasises harmony. Beautiful layered complexity. Light and fluffy texture that felt like a cloud in the glass.
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6/18/2013 - devraj Likes this wine: 94 Points
Light yellow in color with small, steady and vigorous beads. Precise aromas of yeast, freshly baked bread, nut oils and stone fruits makes up a classic, slightly oxidative Krug nose. Lush but tart green apples, citrus oils and toasted nuts makes up an intense palate with a long silky finish.
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6/16/2013 - nav2u wrote: 93 Points
Excellent. Youthful, round, with notes of vanilla and brioche with nice acidity.
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6/15/2013 - pakabear Likes this wine: 92 Points
Consistent notes for me, a go to very good Champagne, just not comparable to the vintage Krug's or some of the better Champagne's out there. Yet it never disappoints.
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6/15/2013 - Vintomas wrote: 94 Points
Fine wine BYO (Stockholm): Appearance: light golden colour
Nose: clearly toasted notes of hazelnuts, smoky with notes of gunsmoke, cocoa powder, under the smoke some yellow fruit; an impressive nose.
Palate: quite concentrated, yellow apple, citrus, enormous minerality and sets of a "mineral attack", quite high acidity, fresh aftertaste..
Summary: an impressive wine with a quite developed nose and a relatively young palate, can take more cellaring. 94 p.
This may be the best Grand Cuvée of this label design that I have tasted, at least in a regular 75 cl bottle. To me, it was rather of "regular" Krug Vintage standard.
Disgorged 2002, cork code A221
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6/15/2013 - BillyT wrote: 92 Points
Previous notes apply
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6/14/2013 - Collector1855 wrote: 94 Points
Chateau Latour vertical with Commercial Director Jean Garandeau (Grand Hotel Dolder, Zurich): At Arvi Chateau Latour tasting, Grand Hotel Dolder. This was the apero drink. I am not a big Champagne connoisseur and I don't appreciate it very much either, but when I drink high end stuff like this, I feel that I might be missing out after all... Wonderful aromas of dried fruit, apple and bakery (toast, butter, honey). Pure and crisp with wonderful perlage. Apparently this is blended from up to 120 lots from different vintages and vineyards.
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6/8/2013 - winetastingnote wrote: 100 Points
Light and airy with apricot, honeydew, and rainier cherry notes with a silly smooth texture and stately finish, amazing!
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6/8/2013 - LFCHALA Likes this wine: 94 Points
Giant. Spectacular aromas of brioche and toast. On the palate, balanced. It was drunk with three food options: tapenade, brandade of cod fish and mushroom cream with herbs. The combination with the mushroom cream was one of the best of wine and food I have ever experienced. The subtetly of the cream enhanced the flavors of champagne. Wonderful.
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6/1/2013 - CamWheeler wrote: 93 Points
Code 311027 - d/g summer 2011. Apple, honeyed, vanilla, lightly floral and lemon aromas. Powerful and layered on the palate. Long, very youthful but still delicious. Beautiful wine really.
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6/1/2013 - rnellans wrote: 93 Points
A beautiful bottle. Nice nose of apples, citrus and toast. Quite rich and balanced on the palate with a nice sweetnes on the finish.
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5/31/2013 - BillyT wrote: 92 Points
Previous notes apply
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5/30/2013 - Mrbuzz Likes this wine: 92 Points
Another bottle tonight...same disgorgment. 1996 Salon has ruined it for me!! After having that 96 last week....this Krug is REALLY oxidized to me now! What a contrast in styles? The fresh laser beam citrus Salon...to this nutty, sherryish, but still alive with citrus, Krug. Don't get me wrong....still love the Krug style...but I REALLY LOVE that Salon! This Krug is a "in the mood" style wine for me...the Salon is a "drink 365 if I could" style wine!! I'm sure most see it this way?
Again..this MV seems more ox than post 90 Vintage Krug's I've had.......still quite alive with citrus bubbles.....but doesn't float my boat like that Salon!
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5/27/2013 - BillyT wrote: 92 Points
while previous notes apply and 1/2 bottles can be inconsistent this bottle is classic Krug with buttered toast, bisquit and yeast, buttersctoch and caramel on the nose. This bottle is showing cream and vanill as well on the nose. Beautiful. Great bubbles as always and golden color characterisitic of aged Krug. Full bodied, bright acidity, and most importantly it tastes like it smells. Wonderful as always.
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5/26/2013 - Edouard84 wrote: 94 Points
Another great showing from Krug. Finesse and elegance, with classic brioche and crispy apples. The balance was perfect as you expect from Krug
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5/20/2013 - msr Likes this wine: 94 Points
Excellent. Whether it was worth the cost is debatable, but generally outstanding.
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5/18/2013 - acyso wrote: 90 Points
HDH auction tasting at Tru; 5/17/2013-5/18/2013 (Chicago, IL): Not a great showing. Muted nose with notes of green apple and brioche -- textbook. Intense green-apple acidity on the palate, but the oak is coming off a little strong to me. This has the familiar painful intensity of Krug.
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5/16/2013 - jlgnml Likes this wine: 92 Points
Dinner at Catbird Seat with Krug, La Mouline and older Dominus (Nashville, TN): Soft, yeast on the nose, outstanding color, good mouse, long flavor.
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5/11/2013 - ggj wrote: 92 Points
Tight and young. Lacking some complexity and richness today. Needs time
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5/11/2013 - Hifiguyoz wrote: 96 Points
A cracking wine
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5/7/2013 - fergus12 wrote: 90 Points
2011 disgorged. Bit muted on the day. Class is there, but not the most flamboyant bottle of Krug I've ever opened.
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5/4/2013 - -E- wrote: 93 Points
Klar strågul. Mineralsk nese, sitrus, lett modnet med hint av honning og nøtter. Klar, presis, intens og fokusert frukt med elegant mousse. Noe modning.Spenstig og spiss syre. Frisk. Lang, mineralsk ettersmak med sitrende intensitet.
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4/29/2013 - MattMauldin wrote: 93 Points
Wine Spectator Grand Tasting- SF April 24; 4/29/2013-5/1/2013: Airy brioche & sourdough with evolving aromas of ginger and floral stone fruit. Velvety and steely on the palate with lingering fruit throughout a nice finish. Excellent.
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4/26/2013 - timewithwine wrote:
The richness of gold with a tinge of toast - a delight to the eye. The cork barely expands at all. The mousse flares up on the initial pour, but politely becomes staid, but nevertheless serving a continuous stream of bubbles - barely perceptible tiny and concentrated - for the oh, so short life of the bottle. Yeast, apple and grapefruit at first with the yeast like a biscuit carrying to an unctuous finish. At some point coconut and nutmeg chime in and continue to the finish and beyond. Such an incredibly complex wine. Layers and layers to peel back with some citrus zest at some point and a cheese/yeast-like nuttiness. 12% alc. With oyster puffs and asiago and parmesan cheese crackers. (For the Stu Tasting Package with the Nordstroms.) Highly Recommended.
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4/23/2013 - Wine_lvr wrote: 94 Points
No Krug ID on the bottle and still the old Grand Cuvee label. So I suggest the wine was degorged sometimes around 2000.
Very mineralic, a bit oaky, very mature but all very balanced. The wine started to open up after around 20 minutes and once it got a bit warmer in the glass. Again, I suggest to drink this wine not too cold.
In the round of friends this wine was very controversial. Some did not like it at all some loved it. But this is very often the case with Krug...
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4/22/2013 - indiscriminate palate wrote: 93 Points
From a Chicago Wine Company auction lot, no idea about disgorgement dates. Excellent, rich, biscuity, poached pear. Big, with plenty of acid to carry it. Long finish.
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4/22/2013 - salil wrote: 92 Points
This is one of the best bottles of the NV Grande Cuvée I've had; full of rich doughy, brioche and roasted hazelnut elements around fresh fruit, showing a little maturity but plenty of vibrancy and focus as well.
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4/21/2013 - pointrob wrote: 94 Points
V721 cork code
just a great champagne. brioche lemon apple
ever changing as she evolves in the glass
long long finish
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4/21/2013 - dron_ap wrote: 91 Points
Presumably very young bottle drunk too early. Yellow to light yellow colour, elegant and not powerful.
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4/9/2013 - Mrbuzz Likes this wine: 93 Points
V651 on cork...so 06 disgorgement? Yes...definitely on the oxidative side.....baked apples, peaches, lemon.....yeasty bread dough, hazelnut butter, fine sherry.....yet it is also fresh with lemon citrus, green apple skin acidity, crushed stones. Very tiny bubbles, creamy airy mousse...good cut of ginger spice. Other than the 76 I've had...this seems to be more oxidative than the Vintages(90 on) that I've had? Still, I like the style....and this is a nice one to sip on!
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4/8/2013 - Rupert wrote: 94 Points
Wine dinner with work colleagues (Hawksmoor, Guildhall, London): Funky, toasty, grippy, amazing depth, and an amazing kalaidoscope of animal flavours. Utterly wonderful
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4/6/2013 - Thirsty1 Likes this wine:
A very nice gift and one of my absolute favorite wines.
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3/31/2013 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 91 Points
This was my oldest NV bottle in the cellar, lovely rose gold color in the glass, very fine, profuse bubbles in the glass, fine mousse, rich honey and baked apples on both the nose and palate, lovely, long finish.
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3/30/2013 - AllRed wrote: 94 Points
Dinner with friends (Courtright's Restaurant, Willow Springs, IL): We started at Sue's for a glass of bubbly before we left for the restaurant, and she pulled out this bottle (old label!) from her cellar. I wasn't taking formal notes so did not write down the lot#. Light golden color with a persistent mousse. Aromas of honeyed almond, cashew butter, baked apple and sauteed pears. Fine bead with baked apple, caramel, brown butter and roasted almond flavors. Has some nice underlying acid, though softened, keeps the wine alive across the palate. Long finish.
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3/29/2013 - Vintomas wrote: 92 Points
Golden colour. Nose with oranges including orange zest, dried berries, some mushroom, slighly nutty. More than medium bodied, fruity and developed, yellow apple, some oranges, good concentration of fruit, high acidity. Rather fully developed.
Possibly there was a very faint note of wet cardboard, that could indicate a faint cork taint, but one that didn't really disturb the overall impression.
As usual a "foody" character and rather blanc de blancs-styled. I would place this batch at a medium level in terms of quality and acidity, compared to Grand Cuvée batches in general.
Gold label, should be from approximately 1995-2000. Cork code “27″, the lack of a V code indicates that it should be among the older of this label design.
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3/24/2013 - BillyT Likes this wine: 92 Points
Again, fresh, balanced, exquisite, microscopic bubbles racing to the top of the class. Golden straw color, yeast and brioche on the nose with some caramel and wurthers cream scent. Vanill and cream. Full mouth feel with bright acidity and great balance. Tastes as smelled. Excellent as always
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3/23/2013 - tooch wrote: 91 Points
HDH Auction (Tru - Chicago, IL): Nice and toasty. Despite the toast, this has really nice minerality and acidity. I do enjoy the house style of Krug, so this is a no brainer for me.
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3/23/2013 - Burgundy Al wrote: 91 Points
Wines Tasted at HDH Auction (Tru - Chicago IL): Rounded and powerful with a distinct bready character from start to finish. Lots of fresh apple with some lemon towards finish. Very elegant.
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3/23/2013 - acyso wrote: 93 Points
HDH Burgundy Auction (Chicago, IL): No idea as to "age". Muted nose, brioche notes. Some sweet green apple aromas as well. On the palate, there's a lot of caramel green apple, and this attack is clearly on the fresh side, but the mid-palate becomes brioche and yeast. The oak and oxidative qualities of Grande Cuvee are taking a backseat this showing.
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3/22/2013 - BillyT wrote: 92 Points
Previous notes apply....simply elegant
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3/16/2013 - Shorepower wrote:
Kork märk V731 dvs degad maj/juni 2007. En av de bättre flaskorna på sistone. Initial mognad med all parfym som med lite värme växer än mer. Bra syra balanserar upp smaken som hänger kvar länge i munnen.
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3/16/2013 - Shorepower wrote:
på halvflaska. Såg tyvärr inte korken så vet inte degdatum men vinet var öppet och stort. Men tanke på flaskstorlek skulle jag tippa att det var 3-4 år gammalt. Krug på halvflaska är ofta generös i sin stil vilket också denna flaska var. Inte allt för stramt och syran var inte så dominerande som unga Krug kan vara.
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3/15/2013 - bendid Likes this wine: 91 Points
A very young disgorgement, mid last year I believe. Tight and finer than usual, builds but needs a few years to flesh out.
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3/12/2013 - Marcyrillo Likes this wine: 94 Points
Confraria - Champagne (Huto): Super fresh! A great balance between freshness and complexity. Marvellous. Long persistance.
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3/12/2013 - vespasian Likes this wine: 92 Points
Disgorged early 2010
Pale lemon colour, very delicate bubbles, steady and persistent; quite an evolved nose, fresh and floral but with a creamy, savoury nutty aroma, reminiscent of roast fowl; good intensity and focus on the palate, long, good finesse. Pehaps a little shorter than expected.
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3/12/2013 - LFCHALA Likes this wine: 94 Points
Wow Fantastic. Young. A little rough. Years ahead. The assessment of tasters ranged from 93-95 points. My rating was 94 points. Drink in the Huto, a Japanese restaurant in São Paulo - Brazil.
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3/10/2013 - Paul S wrote: 93 Points
Dinner with Monthly Group at Absinthe (Absinthe, Boat Quay): This was a good Grande Cuvée, keeping up the trends of good bottles we have had a recent months. It had a beautiful nose, with typical Krug accents of mushroomy earth and yeast, apple flesh and ripe lemons, then a touch of flowers, a little hint of spice, and a nice suggestion of hazelnuts. Like the 2002 Perrier-Jouet Belle Epoque that preceded it, this was also very primary on the palate, dominated as it was by citrus notes of green apple and lemons. But the Krug just seemed to have that much more depth and presence, with a nice fleshiness draped over its super-fresh acid structure and a typically fine mousse that gave it a creamy texture. It was certainly not lacking in focus though, matching the vintage wine in poise and elegance all the way into a long, lively finish with pinpricks of spice and mineral. I really liked this. While way too young, it retains the power and grace that one expects, but sometimes misses in a Krug NV.
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3/9/2013 - BillyT Likes this wine: 93 Points
What can I say, previous notes apply. Ahhhhhh, Krug
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3/5/2013 - Clos & Cru wrote:
it proves that even good champagnes like krug gc does not age that well in half bottles. My half bottle was at least 5 years old and felt very mature and declining
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2/23/2013 - BillyT Likes this wine: 92 Points
Previous notes apply. So far never disappointed.
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2/18/2013 - jwsmith wrote: 94 Points
ID 411048 excellent lemon smooth excellent
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2/17/2013 - pointrob wrote: 96 Points
had a NV Krug 2 years ago and didn't do anything for me.
Now i get it...Best NV i have ever had.
every mouthful is different as the wine grows and expands as it warms up.
More like fine Burgundy(yeah i know champagne region is in Burgundy)
so much nuance green apple pear lemon brioche
spectacular
drank with the Riedel glasses that Krug had made
best Champagne glasses i have tried
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2/17/2013 - tooch wrote: 91 Points
Chinese Dinner in L.A. (Elite Chinese Restaurant - Los Angeles, CA): Creamy, but sharp this Krug was real yummy. Lots of hazelnut and brioche with good orchard fruits and minerals.
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2/16/2013 - Rupert wrote: 91 Points
Not a spectacular Krug, but a very nice one, weighty, rich, not much toast
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2/16/2013 - ovenmitt wrote: 94 Points
From last years order - not sure of disgorgement date. Big full of dough. Secondary notes of lemon custard, lavender, and honey.
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2/15/2013 - mxpbuy Likes this wine: 91 Points
I had bought this when they first converted to the new labels some 5+ years ago. Normally, I like my Krugs aged (still drinking the '88 to 90's) including the MV. This one, however, did not wow me the way prior similarly aged MVs have. I'll stick with their vintage productions.
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2/15/2013 - Thirsty1 Likes this wine:
A great way to celebrate Valentine's Day. Always fantastic.
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2/14/2013 - Pfleonard Likes this wine: 94 Points
Golden straw. Beautiful nose of patisserie. Bread, butter, eggs, yeast, cooking, toast. Wow. Cream notes on the palate with all the complexity of the nose but not overbearing, delicate. Mouthwatering acidity went perfectly with king crab and butter on Valentine's Day. I'll leave the rest to your imagination but evening was an 100 pointer.
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2/11/2013 - aagrawal wrote: 93 Points
Dinner with Kent (Bella Trattoria, San Francisco): From a half. This was the old label- red label, with substantial bottle age. This was lovely: smooth, round, full bodied, yeasty, citrus and fresh, nice acidic bite to the finish that was mouthwatering and left the palate refreshed. Overall this is a very complex, full bodied, balanced wine that was drinking at peak. One of the best of the times that I've had Krug NV. 93.
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2/4/2013 - BillyT wrote: 92 Points
Previous notes apply. Very bold this time with lovely brioche and apricot flavors.
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2/3/2013 - Greg Pierce wrote:
Cork code v721 (ie disgorged somewhere between 2/07 and 5/07)
On the nose - Yum!
On the palate - Yum!
Overall - Yum!
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2/3/2013 - cmcmullen wrote:
- Light gold color with small pearls. It's in total harmony with a medium body. Smooth texture with a medium finish - Champagne night at Sharon and Bruce's - Feb. 2, 2013
Absolutely awesome - very soft bubbles .... Smooth.
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2/2/2013 - fdub wrote: 92 Points
Very distinct Krug nose of slightly oxidative yeasty richness. Great bottle of Champagne wine. Baked and crispy fresh apple on the palate. Long smooth finish.
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2/1/2013 - mmh wrote:
From half bottle (cork code V662 which apparently means disgorgement in nov-dec 2006). Smoke and rye bread and some exotic fruits on the nose. Complex and intriguing...a hint of seafood and minerals as well. Quite acidic with a bit of grapefruit bitterness on the palate. A bit disappointing, actually, and lacking fruit and body. A slightly off bottle, perhaps?
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1/30/2013 - dcwino wrote: 94 Points
Krug dinner at Charlie Palmer (Charlie Palmer - Washington DC): Two bottles served. Classic complex MV nose, yellow fruits, coriander seed, white pepper and earth. The palate is very dry for a MV. Very good as usual.
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1/30/2013 - gblacave wrote: 92 Points
Krug Dinner at Charlie Palmer (Charlie Palmer Steak - Washington DC): Disgorged 3rd quarter of 2011. Slightly drier than other recent releases. This still shows the house style, slightly oxidative with lots of tension. Nice fruit - lemon curd, pear - with a well-balanced finish. Vibrant acidity and packed with fruit. This shows all the raw material to continue to develop in bottle.
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1/28/2013 - texaswinelover wrote: 94 Points
Excellent. Structured, brioche, yeasty. Exactly as it should be. Purchased in 375 from jean George steakhouse in Vegas for $90+.
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1/19/2013 - Ian S wrote:
From a half. A little too cool on opening, showing subtle oxidative notes, but no great complexity. However as it warmed and opened up, it showed good complexity, including pleasing yeastiness.
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1/19/2013 - BillyT Likes this wine: 92 Points
Even though I removed this from the cellar and forgot to really chill it up before serving...long story...fabulous at any temperature. Actually, this warmer experience showed more of the unique characteristics of this champagne with its brioche, apricot, butterscotch, pear, apple flavors that tend to be somewhat muted when cooler. Bright acidity and minerality. Tiny bubbles with a steady rapid stream focused and centered in the flute. Straw colored with golden hints.
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1/18/2013 - Sundbyberg wrote: 94 Points
Wonderful nose with apples and smoke. The palate is equally great, richer than the average champagne, with mousse, citrus, apples and some smoke in the background. Late day 2 this champagne has gained weigth and added some darker tones, which are supported by a strong citrus mousse.
From a small bottle. Disgorged spring 2011.
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1/12/2013 - Rezy13 wrote: 90 Points
From 375mL. The more NV Krug I have the more I feel that their NV house style is not my favorite. I appreciate the wine immensely, but it is too rich without the deliniation or refreshing qualities I need in my wine. A champagne to pair with a steak...drink heavy...eat heavy.
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1/10/2013 - SimonG wrote: 94 Points
40th B'day (spread across several meals); 1/10/2013-1/12/2013: Five years post purchase. Straight cork. Pale to mid straw. Fine stream of small bubbles. Nicely rich note nose, toasty and nutty. Crisp attack, opening o a rich mid-palate with plenty body and a little spice. Full and rounded and really quite long. Lovely. ****1/2
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1/6/2013 - sandwich Likes this wine: 94 Points
Krug should charge twice as much. Enough said.
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1/6/2013 - ovenmitt wrote: 94 Points
Excellent as always, although this cuvée seemed to lack a bit of depth compared to others. Maybe it needs a bit more cellar time as I had just purchased it.
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1/5/2013 - matage wrote: 87 Points
My first Krug so I don't know what to expect. Rather pale with fine mousse. Muted on the nose, lighter and less complex than expected with a very acrid grapefruit/yeast aftertaste. Flawed or do I not "get" Krug?
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1/2/2013 - ucbeau wrote: 86 Points
Oxidative nose of bruised apple and red fruit. Plenty of diacetyl as well, which was somewhat distracting. Texturally complex and fascinating, yet the oxidation persists on the palate, taking away freshness and adding a heavy weight on the palate. Disappointing.
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1/2/2013 - Atlwinelover wrote:
- Yellow gold color.
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1/1/2013 - dod Likes this wine: 80 Points
Way over priced, I much prefer Vilmart 01/03 for the money.
clean but no body
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1/1/2013 - drjb Likes this wine: 94 Points
Pale color, finest bead. Nose rich with brioche, white flowers, white peach apples and pears. Palate lemon/apple/peach notes, great length with austere finish.Intense flavours and beautiful dimension make this the best of the NV Champagnes.
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1/1/2013 - willmark Likes this wine:
1st Jan 2013
Kicked off the new year with Krug, can't go wrong...perhaps this is not vintage and as such did not enjoy it as much as I thought I would based on memory. However, the company was great and this is more important!
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1/1/2013 - burr wrote: 92 Points
A little young/shrill at first, but lovely once it got some air and warmed up a bit. All that I expect from MV.
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1/1/2013 - mdobro wrote: 93 Points
so good champagne, nose and mouth very full, very long, its the only champagne which I like to drink not very cold.....
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1/1/2013 - dsimmons Likes this wine: 89 Points
Okay bubbly but certainly beneath expectations for a $100+ Champagne.
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1/1/2013 - BillyT wrote: 92 Points
Great as always. Full bodied, creamy, balanced fruit. Exceptional NV. I think the balance and consistency from bottle to bottle is what stands out for me when drinking NV champagnes. No one does it like Krug. The 375's are perfect when only a handful are drinking champagne. Unfortunately I am usually the handful :-).
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12/31/2012 - Stefanos T. wrote:
Seemed excellent but was not able to take formal notes.
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12/31/2012 - lator wrote: 92 Points
Deep golden color. Medium bodied, medium acidity, medium+ finish. Apple, cinnamon, wild strawberry, floral notes, earthy tones. Leans heavily towards Pinot characteristics. 91-92 points.
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12/31/2012 - NY Wino wrote: 96 Points
Delicious, smooth and a great way to bring in the new year
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12/30/2012 - jrkennedy37 wrote: 94 Points
Classic Krug, with light acidity, tons of depth and a finish of yeast. Much better with a couple years age on it.
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12/30/2012 - rnellans wrote: 91 Points
Excellent bottle. Dough, citrus and mineral aromas. Good acidity and balance. Nice.
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12/30/2012 - Wine_lvr Likes this wine: 95 Points
ID 111011 Great champagne. Very elegant and deep. Flavors of brioche, nuts and earth. Opened up after an hour. Dont serve too cold. I suggest at 14 degrees celsius, so the wine can show all flavors. Superb.
ID 111011 is blend out of 12 vintages ranging from 1990 - 2004.
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12/29/2012 - Ellenkf Likes this wine: 92 Points
Crisp tart sharp and rich. Tastes like a delicious elegant burgundy with bubbles, though not extremely bubbly. Full bodied, not a feminine little sparkler.
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12/28/2012 - MAXIMUM SATISFACTION Likes this wine: 94 Points
Disgorged in 2011. This one contains vintages from 1990 to 2004. Soft yellow butter hue. Toast, lemon zest, heavy minerality, and light acidity. Sweet citrus finish. Very tight bubbles you can feel in your brain.
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12/25/2012 - gunpwdr wrote: 95 Points
Abbreviated notes on my wife's 40th. Just one of those nights. Nose: Tawny port, butter, caramel, hazelnut, quince, and caramelized apples. Palate:Golden apples, smoke on the attack. Tons of citrus-laced, salty acidity on the mid-palate. Roasted hazelnuts, lemons, and toast on the lengthy finish.
I only bought this because of a very generous Total Wine gift cert, but let me say this. The hype is justified. Never have I had a champagne that delivered as much richness and complexity as this NV Krug. I am a believer at this point.
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12/25/2012 - Thirsty1 Likes this wine:
Merry Christmas to me.
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12/24/2012 - Thirsty1 Likes this wine:
Probably my favorite wine.
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12/24/2012 - Tad GW wrote: 94 Points
50+5+13+18+8=94
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12/24/2012 - botrytisvirtuoso1819 wrote: 96 Points
nose; brioche, lemon custard, toasted almonds, and mexican vanilla extract.
palate; amish apple cider, fresh citrus, cinnamon toast, and salted caramel.
high acidity.
plentiful fine bubbles.
60 plus second finish.
the finest non-vintage champagne there is.
when you think champagne... I think KRUG!
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12/15/2012 - jwsmith wrote: 92 Points
A very good example of a 375 form Krug. Lemon mineral nice toast. Excellent
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12/15/2012 - Lord of the Bottles Likes this wine: 93 Points
Sweet, intense, will settle down but delicious to drink!
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12/13/2012 - lepetitchateau wrote: 93 Points
Krug is Krug, marvelous wine. Do not know the disgorgement date. (Commerce)
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12/7/2012 - Blake Brown Likes this wine: 93 Points
The kind; a good bottle of a more recent release since the label change, this had what we all like in MV Krug; toasty, vanilla, spicy, a touch of pepper, creamy and rich on the palate, it just grew and grew and then lasted for continued pleasure forever; well it could have if I had not moved on the next one Champagne.
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12/6/2012 - Seth Rosenberg Likes this wine: 92 Points
Crush's Annual Champagne Gala 2012: Quick note (18 wines in an hour). Probably suffered a bit coming after the 2000 vintage Krug. Lots of creamy lemon and lemon curd, minerals. Very citrusy and alive with minerals and a malt cream that comes out with time. Yeasty. Still good. Nose - 5/6, Palate - 5/6, Finish - 5/6, Je Ne Sais Quoi - 1/2 = 16/20.
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12/4/2012 - WineDoctors Likes this wine: 93 Points
brilliant balance, toast, biscuit honey. yum
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12/2/2012 - Chris Riesbeck Likes this wine: 94 Points
The wine looks blonde colored. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like raisin, orange, coconut, vanilla, hazelnut and biscuity. It tastes like honeydew, pineapple, toast, peach blossom and bready. The body is medium/full. The wine has silky texture. The wine finishes long. The wine has medium acidity.
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12/2/2012 - beezer6 wrote: 93 Points
Fantastic. Classic Krug brioche driven nose. Lemon peel, buttery baked goods, fantastic clarity on the aromatics. Super fresh.
Palate is lively with super fine bubbles. Excellent length on the finish. Gorgeous wine time after time. One of my favorite Tete de Cuvee bottlings.
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12/1/2012 - Matt T Likes this wine: 91 Points
This was my third experience with Krug N.V. and this bottle was quite different than the past two. Disgorged in the autumn of 2010 and comprised of wines from 1988-2003, this wine was much lighter and more acidic and mineral-driven than previous Krug N.V.'s. Very well-balanced with notes of citrus and vanilla--this was somewhat less full-bodied than anticipated. It lacked the truffle and soil notes that made my first couple of experiences with this wine so exciting. This tasted like a younger champagne and underperformed a Bollinger 2002 in richness and a Pierre Peters Les Chetillons in balance and approachability. This disgorgement may benefit from additional cellaring.
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11/30/2012 - Corgi wrote: 94 Points
Recent releases have been excellent.
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11/27/2012 - Blake Brown Likes this wine: 93 Points
The code on the cork says this was disgorged around July/ August 2004 which puts it into the first release after the label change if I`m not mistaken; this one was very atypical in that there was no toasty, biscuit, oaky, buttery caramel notes; this was extremely generous with nice lemon- lime citrus notes, very fresh and crisp and a palate pleasing smooth, creamy texture; as it warmed up, more flavors of peach and mild apricot come on; wonderful, just very different; most others liked it a lot and admitted a different profile than the usual.
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11/23/2012 - raydawgone wrote: 94 Points
First bottle of Thanksgiving. Fresh baked peasant bread with hint of yeast. Golden straw color, musk mellon with ripe persimmon. Layers of flavors continued to improve as temp elevated. Always one of the highlights to our holidays!
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11/23/2012 - Rechrom wrote: 93 Points
651 on cork, so late 2006 bottling. Small bubbles, gold, drinking well.
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11/19/2012 - markellen.foodies@gmail.com wrote: 93 Points
Brown Bag Wine Dinner @ Two Chefs - All White (TWO CHEFS, MIAMI, FL): - Light gold color with small pearls. It's in total harmony with a light/medium body. Bright texture with a medium finish - Barry's Champagne.
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11/18/2012 - indiscriminate palate wrote: 93 Points
Grilling with random wines (Coventry): Perfectly sabred [:)] and poured. Rich, pronounced biscuit, orange, almond, lemon, poached pear. Excellent acidity. Long finish of bitter orange and pie crust.
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11/18/2012 - salil wrote: 91 Points
Yummy; rich fruit, biscuit, doughy and yeasty notes and some roasted almond/hazelnut elements all coming together seamlessly on a polished frame that conveys both power and elegance.
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11/17/2012 - buckeye76 wrote: 94 Points
VERY PLEASANT, NICE FRUIT AND AND YEASTY CHARACTER AND A LONG FINISH.
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11/17/2012 - slywka7 Likes this wine: 93 Points
This was smooth and precise with nice bubbles and some nice flavors of toast.
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11/16/2012 - PinotPaul wrote: 94 Points
Absolutely wonderful. Approximately 12 years old. Very rich nose with fine bubbles. Delicate apricot taste that's smooth as silk. Slight tartness. Does Champagne get any better?
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11/12/2012 - Blake Brown wrote: 84 Points
From a bottle purchased in the first year after the label change, this underperformed IMHO; I`ve had so many fine bottles of the MV over many years and this just did not meet the high expectations I had; there was some of the requisite toasty, honeyed, slightly nutty flavor and some citrus notes, but most of it faded into the sunset way too early in the game and I went back to a 03` Dom.
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11/11/2012 - Peech Likes this wine:
smooth, more subtle and subdued than usual. Lovely on the palate.
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11/9/2012 - AllRed wrote: 93 Points
Dinner with Friends (Shin's Underground): Aromas of cashew, citrus and caramel apple and yeast. Flavors of apple, cashew butter and baked pear, along with citrus and dough qualities. Long finish.
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11/9/2012 - DanTheRhoneFan wrote: 94 Points
[Shin's Underground 11/09/12 - AllRed] Clean and crisp. Acidic. Bright citrus nose. A touch of yeast and bread on the palate but mostly apple and citrus.. Not overbearing at any taste point yet undeniably brilliant in all of them.. I can't say I have had a more clean and balanced Champagne. 5/4/19/20/18/20/4/4. 94pts.
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11/7/2012 - dcwino wrote: 95 Points
Pre WWS 2012 GJE dinner at Devero Ristorante - 85 La Las, 09 DRC VR and etc (Devero hotel - outskirts of Milan): This must be a recent disgorgement as the expression is extra fresh even for NV Krug brut. Lemon, lemon zest, apple and brioche. Fresh palate with bright acidity. A nice way to end the evening.
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11/3/2012 - Vintomas wrote: 92 Points
Appearance: klargul, bra mousse
Nose: yellow fruit, yellow fruit, zest, ripe apples, some flowery notes, rather nuanced, some notes of charcuteries? (Other opinions heard were toasted notes, mint and chopped onion!)
Palate: yellow apples, apple compote, high acidity, good concentration of fruit, aftertaste with grapefruit.
Summary: young, 92+ p
Less developed that expected for a GC with more than five years on the cork, less perfumed than it often is.
New label, but before the ID codes were introduced. Cork code V 721, so disgorged March/April 2007.
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10/27/2012 - Fishboy wrote: 90 Points
Consistent and very good
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10/27/2012 - acyso wrote: 93 Points
HDH auction tasting at Tru (Chicago, IL): Pale gold. Beautiful brioche notes on the nose, with a tinge of slightly oxidized green apple. Lovely and entrancing. On the palate, this is crisp and fresh but inflected with some hazelnut notes. Beautifully balanced, this was a wonderful showing.
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10/13/2012 - Vintomas wrote: 91 Points
Krug Grande Cuvée and Krug Rosé tasting (Gothenburg): Nose: slightly smokey and toasted notes, yellow apple, peach, a hint of perfume, some vanilla.
Palate: citrus, yellow apple, high acidity, mineral, some spice.
Definitely young, comes across as younger than the other 2004-base Grande Cuvée, and in line with how I have perceived the typical bottles with 2004 base vintage in current distribution. 91+ p
Recently purchased, beige label with ID code 211024 (disgorged 2011, base vintage 2004)
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10/13/2012 - Vintomas wrote: 95 Points
Krug Grande Cuvée and Krug Rosé tasting (Gothenburg): Appearance: golden yellow with some amber hints
Nose: cocoa powder, yellow fruit, red berries, a hint of nuttiness, hints of oxidation notes, some mature notes with mushroom. Very elegant and nuanced, more or less perfect mature Champagne nose.
Palate: yellow and red apples, oranges, other citrus fruits, some winter apples, rather high acidity, spice, some mineral.
A truly delicious nose, the palate is equivalent to the oldest magnum in the same tasting ("white label"). Interesting enough, it comes across as younger than the 75 cl bottle of "white label", but still fully mature.
Yellow label (with solid red border and short foil), sold 1978-1983.
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10/13/2012 - Vintomas wrote: 93 Points
Krug Grande Cuvée and Krug Rosé tasting (Gothenburg): Appearance: golden yellow with some amber hints
Nose: smokey with toasted hazelnuts, yellow fruit and oranges, yellow apples and winter apples, a hint of oxidation notes, development with some mushroom notes, undergrowth, wet moss and some dill.
Palate: citrus, oranges, red apples, some winter apples, noticeable minerality, quite high acidity, somewhat spicy. Long aftertaste with grapefruit, mineral and some spice.
Fully developed, higher acidity and fresher style than the 75 cl bottle of the same label design.
From magnum with white/pale yellow label, sold 1982-1996.
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10/13/2012 - Vintomas wrote: 92 Points
Krug Grande Cuvée and Krug Rosé tasting (Gothenburg): Appearance: amber, slightly cloudy
Nose: nutty, definitely developed with slightly madeirized notes, dried yellow fruit, orange and orange peel, rather aromatic.
Palate: dried fruit, orange, some winter apples, rather high acidity, mineral, spice, developed notes.
Fully mature but still vigorous.
White/pale yellow label, sold sometime 1982-1996.
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10/13/2012 - Vintomas wrote: 92 Points
Krug Grande Cuvée and Krug Rosé tasting (Gothenburg): Appearance: golden yellow
Nose: ripe yellow fruit, apples and some red berries, some dried yellow fruit, apple compote, orange zest, some oxidized notes with dried berries, some mushroom notes, slightly aromatic. Rather typical for a mature Krug.
Palate: yellow apples, spicy, fresh style, high acidity, mineral. Fresh and fruity aftertaste.
Fully mature, but not tired. It is however on the “older side” of the gold label Grande Cuvées I’ve had. 92 p
Gold label, should be from approximately 1995-2000. Cork code “15″, the lack of a V code indicates that it should be among the older of this label design.
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10/13/2012 - Vintomas wrote: 94 Points
Krug Grande Cuvée and Krug Rosé tasting (Gothenburg): Nose: very toasted and smokey, hazelnuts, coffee, yellow apple, noticeable development with mushroom notes, wonderful and elegant.
Palate: good concentration of fruit and full-bodied, slightly oily impression, yellow apple, cirus, some peach, a hint of bitterness, rather high acidity, mineral. Fresh and minerally aftertaste.
Developed notes, but of a different kind than no 3. Accessible and developed in the nose, but could develop more. Best persistence in the glass of all wines of the lineup.
From magnum with beige label, without ID code. Disgorged 2005 (cork code V555).
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10/13/2012 - Vintomas wrote: 92 Points
Krug Grande Cuvée and Krug Rosé tasting (Gothenburg): Nose: slightly nutty and bready, some toasted hazelnuts, peach, yellow apple, slightly perfumed, some mineral and a little more tropical notes than the other relatively young GC.
Palate: good concentration of fruit, yellow apple, peach, strong mineral notes, rather high acidity, a hint of grapefruit bitterness.
Pleasant with some developed notes. Still rather young, but probably doesn’t quite have the same potential as the current release with base vintage 2004.
Beige label, without ID code, disgorged 2007 (cork code V751).
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10/13/2012 - Vintomas wrote: 92 Points
Krug Grande Cuvée and Krug Rosé tasting (Gothenburg): Nose: pronounced smokey and toasted notes, tosted hazelnuts, a hint of vanilla, yellow apple, a hint of peach. More fruit and less smoke after some time in the glass.
Palate: more than medium bodied, green and yellow apple, a hint of peach, very strong mineral notes, high acidity, slightly spicy, long and fresh aftertaste with mineral.
Unusually toasted and accessible for a young, recently purchased Krug, and more accessible than the other two with base vintage 2004 that I’ve tasted recently. The elegance bodes well for the 2004-based Krugs when they get more years on the cork, but at this stage it is still a young wine. 92+ p
Recently purchased, beige label with ID code 311028 (disgorged 2011, base vintage 2004)
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10/9/2012 - Nutty08 wrote: 93 Points
From 375ml. This bottle was purchased at the end of 2011, and was a new release at that time. Delivers as always, with a great nutty almond yeasty nose. Golden fruit on the palate. Seamless from start to finish. Great champagne.
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9/22/2012 - Yapdiver wrote: 89 Points
Lukt: Ekfat, svavel,
Smak: Chardonnay, sötaktig, lite gräddig, ekfat
Färg: Svagt gul
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9/15/2012 - Javachip wrote: flawed
San Diego WineSpectator.com Offline, 9/15/2012 (San Diego): Rumor has it two bottles of this wine were found at a local retailer for EIGHT DOLLARS, a twentieth the usual price. Sadly, both bottles were heat-damaged, showing darkish yellow-gold color, with tired notes of tart apple cider, burnt matchstick and bitter herbs. Still fizzy though.
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9/15/2012 - BillyT wrote: 92 Points
Previous notes apply. Outstanding as usually.
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9/10/2012 - acyso wrote: 90 Points
Cork V721. Colour seems to be a tad on the light side. On the nose, typical Krug aromas, definitely showing the oxidative character, as well as some green apple and brioche scents. On the palate, again great green apple acidity balanced by the oak giving a bit of roundness to the wine. Slight hint of anise on the finish. An average showing, and this bottle could definitely use a bit more cellar age to round it out some more.
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9/2/2012 - BillyT wrote: 92 Points
WOW, everytime a winner. While not the vintage Krugs this is outstanding. Previous notes apply.
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8/31/2012 - Krugman wrote: 95 Points
Wow, this bottle of Grande Cuvee was just singing. It was one of the last remaining bottles from several that I bought back in 2005 with the intention of seeing how this champagne would taste after several more years of aging. For anyone who has not had a Grande Cuvee with at least 5 years of age on it, it is an experience that you must try. Grande Cuvee is always good, but the depth of flavor that it gains with some extra bottle aging takes the whole champagne up to another level. This bottle had wonderful mature flavors of honey, caramel, nuts, allspice, cinnamon, and cream - all while retaining its trademark acidity. The depth of flavors just kept on going and seemed to keep changing the whole time. This champagne was just another reminder of how much I like the Krug style. Unfortunately I only have one bottle left from my 2005 stash. Guess its time to start aging some of the newer bottles.
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8/25/2012 - Tim Heaton wrote:
consistent with my bottle tasted in 2009 (when this bottle was purchased). Very good, nearly excellent.
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8/17/2012 - Just Grapes wrote: 89 Points
Krug Grand Cuvee sure doesn't deliver like it did in the 90's. LVMH had to have changed the formula on this wine. They obviously raised the price. I think this would be a good Champagne at $50 but it is unreasonable over $120. This was my last bottle and I will not be buying this Champagne again. There are too many other small houses out there making some fantastic wine for 1/3 the price.
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8/13/2012 - godx wrote: 93 Points
Dinner at Doyle & Lesley's (Vancouver, BC): Straw-gold colour. Old label and cellared for approximately 7-10 years. One of the best bottles of Grande Cuvée I’ve ever had with a pronounced and rich nose full of autolytic character and mature red apple aromas with hints of minerality and earth. Rich and creamy in the mouth with a gentle mousse, fresh acidity and a savoury finish. This was a really great bottle and indicates to me that Grande Cuvee from Krug needs minimum 5-7+ years to truly strut its stuff. Outstanding.
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8/11/2012 - CamWheeler wrote: 92 Points
DRC Dinner 1 (Sydney, Australia): Disgorged spring 2011, using 12 vintages from 1990 to 2004, 44% Pinot Noir, 33% Chardonnay and 23% Meunier. (ID Code 211017). Lemon, apple and some vanilla on the nose. Powerful and intense fruit on the palate, but with fine balance through acidity and structure. Clearly young, but very tasty.
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8/8/2012 - Yme Likes this wine:
Some brioche, layers of fruit with a steely mineral core. Very well received.
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8/5/2012 - dcwino wrote: 94 Points
Darryl’s birthday gathering at Art and Soul. (Art and Soul Restaurant - Washington DC): Always consistent and since I like the style, this is a good thing. Fresh apple cider, fine mousse, lemon curd, yellow fruits and a hint of yeast. As usual round palate, a bit more steel/metal than usual and nicely layered fruits. A few more years of cellaring will bring more brioche.
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8/5/2012 - Bisty Likes this wine: 95 Points
From a bottle that was probably disgorged 8-10 years ago.
Wow, mature golden, one happy combination of oak and fruit, intense flavours and concentration!
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7/31/2012 - CCoulombe wrote: 97 Points
Sublime.
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7/25/2012 - godx wrote: 90 Points
France 2012 - Champagne; 7/24/2012-7/25/2012 (Epernay): Tasted at Krug. No formal notes. Classic young Grande Cuvee with earthy, yeasty and apple aromas. Richer moutheel with good acidity and a lengthy finish. I find this cuvee typically needs 5+ years before it will show its greatness. Grand Cuvee is typically a blend of 120-190 different wines. Excellent. 90+
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7/24/2012 - BradKNYC wrote:
Another wonderful Tuesday supper club gathering at Christine's- with pics. (Christine's.): Pleasant aromas of toasted brioche, roasted hazelnuts, apple and hints of citrus. It shows a light mousse on the palate with similar flavors as aromas. While certainly well made, I find it hard to embrace and focus on as it's a bit devoid of character. Certainly pleasant enough and an excellent match with Christine's Copper River sockeye salmon gravlax dish, but given the price, I think one has a right to expect more. Low B+.
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7/23/2012 - psmith wrote: 91 Points
Clean, bold, weight citrus notes. Characteristic body. Nice bottle.
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7/23/2012 - AllRed wrote: 92 Points
Krug Dinner (Yusho, Chicago): Notes of hazelnuts, toasted almond, Granny Smith apples and citrus. Medium bead, coarse by comparison, with flavors of yeast, baked apple, caramel and citrus. 92-93 pts.
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7/23/2012 - thelostverse wrote: 93 Points
Krug Dinner at Yusho. Yeasty bread notes with hazelnuts and almond.
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7/23/2012 - Burgundy Al wrote: 91 Points
Krug Dinner (Yusho - Chicago IL): Big, fat fruit aromas and flavors. Lush and slightly tropical. Perhaps the temp in the restaurant (slightly warm) and the temp of the wine (not quite cold enough) didn't optimize the overall experience.
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7/20/2012 - Paul S wrote: 93 Points
Dinner at Benu (Benu, San Francisco): From a 375ml that seemed to have a good amount of development to it, this was a very good bottle of Krug NV. It had a very nice nose - typical Krug - with aromas of freshly-baked bread and yeast, red apples, some kumquats, and a faint whiff of mineral and musk. The palate was nicely rounded. It was still fresh and bright with some zip to its acidity, but this was more marked by fresh ripe fruit, with apples and the fore and kumquat flavours at the edges, then anything else. There was a nicely mellowed sense of richness and power to this, with a nice sense of complexity to, seasoned as it was on the midpalate and finish by some spicey hints and a nice touch minerality. Good stuff - very yummy.
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7/20/2012 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
(V11 21KA) Following Galloni's lead I thought I would read the cork stamping to see if I could figure out the disgorgement / vintages of this Grand Cuvee. Well, I think I read them right but have no idea what they actually mean. Maybe someone can help me? Otherwise a massive and powerful yet youthful Krug. It shipped to me in December of 2011. We shall see how it ages.
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7/15/2012 - richiemagnier wrote: 90 Points
Glad to finally get to taste this iconic wine. It's massive, very muscular, full of the nutty, buttery, oxidised characters similar to a high-end Burgundy. Shimmering and mufti-faceted with brioche, citrus, toasted nuts, and so on. It was a pleasure to drink, though I felt perhaps that it may have benefited from some further cellaring, but it's tricky for me to tell with NVs. Quite memorable, though I must echo a previous reviewer: is it worth the sky-high price?
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7/11/2012 - avp wrote:
A 70's bottle.
Honeyed, round and rich nose with Asian spices, vanilla, bread and traces of liquorice, meat and earth.
Dry medium bodied palate with fine smooth moussé, balanced acidity and meaty texture to the apricot and golden apple dried fruit character. Florality, Asian spices, shellfish, wool, and a bitter twist towards the long finish.
Refined structured stuff. Very nice!
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7/6/2012 - BillyT wrote: 92 Points
Awesome, allowed to open in ice bucket 20-30 minutes. Creamy, sensuous mouth feel, brioche, cream, citrus, outstanding. Previous notes apply.
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7/6/2012 - Pierre-Yves wrote: 90 Points
Gold color, with fine bubbles that are not lasting very long. Leesy, citrus peel nose. Long finish, with viscosity palate, "liquoreux". Nice but worth the price ?
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7/1/2012 - BillyT wrote: 92 Points
Previous notes apply. However, I detected richer creamier texture this time and with reducing the temperature slightly there were greater hints of brioche, yeast and citrus.
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6/30/2012 - danielk168 wrote: 92 Points
Mostly well described by Paul S, a great bottle indeed, very complex and a beautiful golden color!
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6/29/2012 - Paul S wrote: 93 Points
Farewell to Blu Dinner (Blu, Shangri-La, Singapore): This was a throwback to the great bottles of Grande Cuvée from yesteryears both in style and quality. It had quite a bit of age on it and had developed a lovely complexity on the nose. I initially thought it might have been a vintage Krug with its lovely aromas of bread and yeast, briny, earthy, white meat qualities and mature fruit scents in shades of kumquats and lemons, red apples and, with time in the glass, a sweet caramelly accent. some earth. Beautiful stuff. The palate was quite mature too, with a nice roundness to its fleshy apple and kumquat flavours lined with a gentle, well integrated bead and bright acidity. This was then met by beautiful stony mineral notes and some savoury, umami undertones on the midpalate. What showed up the NV character was the unusually short finish, where the wine somewhat fell of the cliff, leaving behind a lingering suggestion of fruit peel and white meat hanging on the back-palate. A bit abrupt there, but that aside, this was very good indeed. A lovely start to dinner.
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6/29/2012 - BillyT wrote: 92 Points
Well, my first Krug and through a 375. Lived up to the hype and was fabulous. My girlfriend who has gravitated away from Champagne and our friends wife who also has moved away form champagne absolutely loved it. Unfortunately these two women seem to only enjoy the most high end champagnes in the world now. Not certain why but it is costing me and my buddy mucho dinero :-). Now to the wine, tiny bubbles (think they wrote a song about that), creamy full mouth feel, bright acidity, well balance of citrus and floral notes. The notes below reflect to important characteristics of the wine, 1. youthful, 2. A real treat.
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6/28/2012 - SimonG wrote: 91 Points
Leon's Louis Remy Offline (The Medlar, London): .Fairly recent disgorgement. Reasonably typical on the nose. Nicely balanced but also surprisingly mellow initially though it dies tighten up in the glass before relaxing again and showing some Krug richness. **(**)
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6/28/2012 - sfqwino wrote: 91 Points
Still too young & closed. Eased up a little with some air, but what it was asking for was really a few years of cellar time.
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6/24/2012 - devraj wrote: 92 Points
Light yellow color. The nose takes a while to open up and reveals toast, yeast, citrus oil and toasted nuts. The palate is broad and dense with lemon zest, pears, toasted bread, soil on the long and oily finish.
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6/24/2012 - the player wrote: 91 Points
Slightly disappointing for a Krug. Very light gold color, very fine fizz, typical Krug elegance, excellent acidity. On the nose lots of yeast, citrus, some green apple and unripe pears, all reflected on the palate. Very dry finish.
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6/23/2012 - acyso wrote: 93 Points
HDH auction tasting at Tru; 6/22/2012-6/23/2012 (Chicago, IL): Pale gold colour. Lovely nose with a hint of autolytic yeast, as well as aromas of green apple. Some oak usage present, as well as the typical oxidative notes. A textbook showing.
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6/19/2012 - gutt22 wrote:
From half-bottle. This wine just keeps plugging away. In the same place as the bottle in May. Rocking. A
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6/19/2012 - sfrmo wrote:
dont remember when
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6/17/2012 - Scubableu wrote: 93 Points
Its Krug
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6/16/2012 - markjanes wrote: 92 Points
Epic Boys Trip; 6/13/2012-6/17/2012 (Napa and San Francisco): From mag... my notes for the NV are almost always the same... rich, autolytic and toasty, powerful with surprising acidity to balance it out... great Champagne.
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6/13/2012 - Genghis88 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Epic champagne and white burgundy dinner at chez carmichel's
Clean, clear, green-gold with a ton of tiny bubbles
Some age developing off the nose-that toasted, nuttiness
light+ body, good minerality. with a long finish-creamy
Tons of toasted bread, brioche, butter
MMMMMMMMMM Krug is good stuff....
Thanks Roberto...
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6/10/2012 - wineismylife wrote: 92 Points
Saturdays at One - Farewell to mmurry!: WIML92
Tasted non blind. Opened and served immediately.
Light yellow color in the glass, clear looking throughout with tiny, steady beading. Nose of yellow pears, yellow apples and a hint of cookie dough. Flavors of lemon, granny smith apples and tangy pears. Bright acidity, full bodied. Drink or hold.
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6/10/2012 - hackey37 wrote: 92 Points
Nice mousse and bubbles. Light, golden straw color with toasty, nutty notes. Citrusy grapefruit and lime rind on the nose and in the mouth. Nice acidity and complexity!
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6/10/2012 - mmurry Likes this wine: 93 Points
Bread yeast and spice on the nose, with apple and pear, and some floral notes at the end. Bread and pear on the palate, with floral notes and spice, and a good apple finish.
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6/9/2012 - Thirsty1 Likes this wine:
So good. Had hackleback and creme fresh on the boat ride over to Little Palm Island. It doesn't get much better, and you can't ask for more. I guess you could, but that would be getting greedy.
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6/7/2012 - UTPK wrote:
At Nimb. This was an old half bottle with a totally straight cork, hence disgorged quite a few years ago! Lovely mellow Grande Cuvee, considerably deeper and more oxidative notes than last time we had this (3 months ago from a newer bottle). Roasted ryebread, yeast, banana, popcorn. Very deep and lush taste with good acidity. Blew two other champagnes away as always...
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6/2/2012 - godx wrote: 92 Points
No formal notes. Cellared around 5 years. Showing beautifully. Autolytic, citrus, rich, creamy, great acid and minerality. Showing some development but a long ways to go. Excellent.
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5/31/2012 - schimmy23 wrote: 93 Points
Drank for LBs 40th birthday. Very good. Finish went on for 20-30 secs.
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5/31/2012 - CamWheeler wrote: 93 Points
Dinner at Providence (Providence, Los Angeles, USA): The first bottle was a bit flat on the palate so a second was opened and it was much better. Vanilla, apple, ginger and pine nuts on the nose. Power and precision intertwined on the palate into a superbly long finish. I know everyone has now moved on to small grower producers (which I also love) but I still think this is wonderful.
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5/28/2012 - pilot360 wrote: 88 Points
Was really looking forward to this, somewhat disappointing, and this was agreed by everyone at the table. Never really took off, tasted hollow, not exciting. Good lemon curd citrus predominated, but no complexity. This was bought via liqueur stoe from their climate controlled cellar. No ID code so disgorged prior to June 2011.
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5/27/2012 - gutt22 wrote:
Awesome, as always. Yeasty, with brioche and bright fruit and ginger on the nose. Beautiful in the mouth, with a long finish. Just a triumph of great champagne, bottle after bottle. A
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5/26/2012 - Vintomas wrote: 92 Points
Krug Vintage tasting (Stockholm): Appearance: Bright yellow, good mousse
Nose: Noticeably smoket, vanilla, fudge, yellow apple, peach, an impression of cream, discrete oak barrel notes. Slightly developed, elegant.
Palate: Citrus, good concentration of fruit, very fresh acidity, very good length with grapefruit and mineral.
Summary: Some development, still young, 92+ p.
Magnum of the current label design (“beige”) but without ID code, from 2004-2011, this bottle probably from early in that period.
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5/26/2012 - Vintomas wrote: 90 Points
Krug Vintage tasting (Stockholm): Appearance: Amber, some deposits, some mousse with good persistence.
Nose: Madeirized, dried fruit, fudge, some yellow fruit and citrus fruit (oranges), nutty (walnuts), rum-soaked raisins, slightly more smokey after some time in the glass.
Palate: Yellow fruit, oranges, some dried fruit, discrete madeirized notes, more sweetish than the other Grande Cuvée, just a hint of bitterness, high acidity, fresh and minerally finish.
Summary: Complex notes, but a little over the hill. Not for further cellaring.
The oldest label design for Grande Cuvée (“yellow”), from the period 1978-1983.
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5/25/2012 - The Drunken Cyclist Likes this wine: 94 Points
If I had unlimited resources (I don’t), this would be my every day wine. Bold statement, I know (it runs about $120 a bottle or so). For me, Krug defines not only champagne, but wine in general. If you have never had it, and you like wine even a little bit, have some. Trust me, you will not regret it, not for a second. If you are one of those people that don’t ‘get’ champagne, well, I don’t have anything else for you. Excellent
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5/21/2012 - sjdoc wrote: 93 Points
- Medium pearls - Drankmwith Jodi and Dennis in celebration of their ironman.
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5/17/2012 - Genghis88 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Krug Dinner hosted by Roman Cans at Blue Water Restaurant
Tiny effervescent bubbles, fresh, clean. Palate cleanser.
It's Krug!!!!!
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5/14/2012 - WineBec wrote:
Nutty, toasted hazlenut, croissant. Caramelized, round, and buttery. OPULENT!
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5/13/2012 - jwsmith wrote: 92 Points
I have heard roomers that the 375's are not as good as tje 750. This is simply not true. Excellent.
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5/12/2012 - Zweder wrote: 94 Points
Beautiful Champagne! Fine mousse. Brioche, minerals like limestone and flint stone, beautiful tart citrus and apple, a bit of smoke. Very crisp, focused and dry. Great!
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5/12/2012 - RockinCabs wrote: 96 Points
Meeting (of) the Parents; 5/12/2012-5/13/2012 (Cambridge, MA / Lincoln, RI): Nose: Citrus and Green Apple with accent of Leather and Brioche. Palate: Fresh Brioche, Lemon Peel, Citrus, Rich Apricot and Pear. Notes of Almond, Toffee and Caramel as well. Finish: Very dense with tight bubbles. Coats the palate with Citrus notes and brioche. Exceptional and Complex Champagne!
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5/10/2012 - Eric Likes this wine:
Mmm, this was an NV held for 6 years and likely about 8 years from disgorgement. Does it get much better in the world of Champagne? This had that mature, bready, yeasty, toasty awesomeness that screams of Krug. At the same time, the nerve and energy and tension was deeply apparent. Gorgeous!
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5/5/2012 - vegasoenophile wrote: 93 Points
Very tasty and elegantly crafted.
-Wine Spectator Grand Tour 5/5/12
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5/5/2012 - Fishboy wrote: 90 Points
Very enjoyable
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5/5/2012 - djdaqm wrote: 92 Points
Tasting a young (from discorg.) NV bottle at the Wine Spectator Grand Tour, Las Vegas. Small bubbles but high in carbonation. More nutty than yeasty or fruity at the moment. Notes of almonds. Needs some rest to get more complex and interesting. Great flavor concentration. Medium / heavy body
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5/5/2012 - alr6767 wrote:
A split from the list at Les Nomades. Medium-dark golden color. Some yeast and lemon on the nose. Steely acidity, apples, creamy mouthfeel with ample effrevescence, gets better and more balanced approaching room temperature. Medium+ finish. Lacks the lift and finish that I expect for this price, which has been my consistent experience across several bottles of this.
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5/1/2012 - peternelson wrote: 92 Points
Rich, long, lovely
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5/1/2012 - Shorepower wrote:
Mörk färgad med mycket kryddor, kanel, choklad och en hel del nötter. Bra , ganska frisk smak och vinet kan helt klara ett antal år till och bygga än mer komplexitet. Det är alltid en diskussion om vinet kommer bli bättre och vad gäller Krug av den här åldern så är det snarare annorlunda. Det här var en av de bättre GC som jag druckit på ett tag.
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5/1/2012 - alittle wrote: 94 Points
It's a celebration, bitches. (Dave gets a new job) (Dave's House): After reading varying opinions on this wine, I thought I'd pick one up to try on the way to Dave's to celebrate his new job. Oddly compressed cork, reminiscent of a much older bottle of champagne. In the glass, light gold in colour, with persistent micro-bubbles. On the nose, this champagne offered up scents of lemon zest, fresh baked apple crumble, mineral, toffee, coffee grinds, yeast and bread dough. On the palate, quite rich, with more of the citrus, apple, mineral and toffee notes carrying through to the slightly dry finish. In perfect balance here, with an excellent backbone of acidity.
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4/30/2012 - Wine Canuck wrote: 95 Points
Super effervescent, very fresh nose on first pour. Became way more complex with air time and as it warmed. Dough, caramel, toffee, coffee, tangerine. Really pretty amazing complexity. Huge nose with time that totally explodes from the glass. Uniformly amazing.
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4/28/2012 - pizzler wrote: 90 Points
Wine Spectator's Grand Tour, Washington DC 2012 (Ronald Reagan Building): always a regal presentation, lovely complex nose, this was well balanced with a tart overtone, unfortunately served a bit cold so it didn't show as well as it normally does
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4/23/2012 - AllRed wrote: 92 Points
Dinner with Casey McClellan (Sue's): Citrus and almond notes, hints of dough. Apple and baked almond qualities, with underlying citrus tones and nice acidity. Fine texture with a long finish. Lighter, more elegant...atypical Krug to me. Others felt similarly- good, but not in the Krug style.
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4/21/2012 - OCgasman wrote:
Opened at my locker to share with some friends. I've had this bottle several times now over the last couple of months and it never ceases to amaze. Rich and full with great creamy texture. Citrus, green apples, nice minerality, great acid backbone. I could drink this everyday. Vintage DP is at the same price point and while I like DP, I prefer the house style of the NV Krug.
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4/20/2012 - *Vine* wrote:
From 375, popped and poured. Old label. Medium-light gold hue, with subtle copper undertones and a fine bead upon pouring. As expected from Krug, the nose is complex and driven, with an aromatic melange of almonds, butterscotch, toffee, coffee, red-fruited berries, powdered mushrooms, toast and accents of orange zest throughout. With further aeration and increasing temperature in glass, a subtle oxidative note seemingly evolves and morphs into floral/spice/herb aromas of fresh jasmine and Thai basil (pine/conifer even??). Medium-light body, nicely concentrated. Wow, in mouth this just singing...and while the subtle oxidative notes might indicate a tiring wine, the palate just explodes with fresh, vibrant flavors of ripened apple, nervy citrus, creamy berries, yeasty bread, and a subtle impression of minerals derived through moderate-plus acidity on the lengthy close. In other words, yum-yum yummy!
Examples like this reaffirm that Krug Grande Cuvée is in an altogether different class of non-vintage Champagne. Just so much epic WIN tonight from this bottle.
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4/14/2012 - Alexis A wrote: 92 Points
Laser like, fine and great body. One of my favorite all categories.
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4/5/2012 - Colima74 wrote: 93 Points
This was one of the new bottlings scored for $98. Young and vibrant, with that nice yeastiness and acidity. At The Playground with cheeses.
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4/5/2012 - hpchew7 wrote: 95 Points
Excellent!
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4/5/2012 - stocksandbondage wrote: 95 Points
Stunning, as always. Showing more fruit and cream than the last botle.
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4/4/2012 - christopher wish wrote: 93 Points
2 years since purchasing this NV. It has gained considerable weight, become rich, almost creamy. with great structure and a fantastic finish. a NV worthy of cellaring.
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4/2/2012 - Vin Lover wrote: 91 Points
Light gold in colour. This impressive grand cuvee has very good focus and precision, and a generous pack of fruits and flavours that include toast, nuts, lemon, apricot characters. The high and vibrant, fresh acidity mellowed down after some time in the glass, and freshen up this rich, dense bubbly and brings out a long, persistent finish.
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4/2/2012 - botrytisvirtuoso1819 wrote: 96 Points
nose; brioche, lemon custard, toasted almonds, and mexican vanilla extract.
palate; amish apple cider, fresh citrus, cinnamon toast, and salted caramel.
high acidity.
plentiful fine bubbles.
60 plus second finish.
the finest non-vintage champagne there is.
when you think champagne... I think KRUG!
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4/1/2012 - tooch wrote: 91 Points
A Week in Las Vegas; 3/26/2012-4/2/2012 (Las Vegas, NV): From 375ml. Elegant and rich with vivid baked bread tones, spiced apples and crushed stones. Great stuff as always.
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3/30/2012 - Paul S wrote: 93 Points
Dinner with Monthly Group at Alkaff Mansion (Alkaff Mansion): This was one of the better bottles of Grande Cuvée with some bottle-age to it. It had a lovely nose, with notes of mushroom, earth and cream, along with typical scents of apples and lemons lined with some mineral and little nutty accents. Really nice. The palate was slightly less developed, still seeming very young, really fresh, almost zippy, but it was certainly less primary than newly disgorged bottles, with a velvety depth to its bright flavours of lemons and green apples wrapped in a fine mousse. As always, this was very classy, with a lovely sense of poise and balance as the wine moved into a long finish lined with a touch more mineral. Excellent.
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3/25/2012 - Fishboy wrote: 90 Points
Another great bottle.
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3/20/2012 - NNV wrote: 91 Points
It's Krug and delicious! But this bottle was bought in 2011 and I can markedly taste it's more freshness and youth as compared to their older bottlings. It has changed but still solid. Worth $130/bottle...? Don't know, probably get better QPR elsewhere. Will just drink what I have left over time but not buy any more Krug NV.
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3/17/2012 - Bordsvinet wrote:
Clean and elegant, great acidity and perfect mousse. Yet not that intence in flavour. Some citrus, chalky mineral and nutty chocolate. Not bad in any way but overall a great disapointment.
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3/16/2012 - Barolo Raymond wrote: 90 Points
3 Champagnes and 2 Barolos: Very pale, lemon, upon pouring foamy head, v. fine bubbles. Medium(-) aromas of fresh baked bread,almonds,rather savoury, not very expressive. Dry, high acidity, medium body, medium(+) flavours of strawberries, lemon, nougat. Good medium length though finish is very acidic (described as hard by F.), almost austere. Acidity was much better balanced once we had some food; the saltiness of the jamon iberico bellota was a good match. Mouth feel is unique, very delicate and light mousse, amazing texture finding it way around, almost no need to swallow. Later in the evening the nose picked up the aromas, clearly a delicate wine.
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3/15/2012 - DK Amateur wrote:
With air, an interesting coffee-like note appears. Less full-bodied than I remembered it. Excellent with rich food. I don't see, however,why it should cost four times as much as my usual Champagnes.
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3/15/2012 - torciaumana wrote: 94 Points
An Evening with Olivier Krug (Hotel The Westin Palace, Milan, Italy): Deg 1Q 2011
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3/15/2012 - torciaumana wrote: 96 Points
An Evening with Olivier Krug (Hotel The Westin Palace, Milan, Italy): Deg 2006 - Best champagne ever. This is liquid gold.
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3/12/2012 - Jona wrote: 95 Points
What a aroma! golden, golden, and with a fruity base as I want in champagne.
Nothing stands out. I finish a glass without hesitation and just want more. 94-95 p.
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3/11/2012 - Hex triplet #43302E wrote: 93 Points
Big, elegant, bracing acidity. Followed by Nicolas Feuillatte NV, which suffered terribly by the comparison
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3/10/2012 - Barry Rothof wrote: 90 Points
Krug Tasting @ Wijnhandel Peeters. (Rotterdam, Netherlands): A blend of around 120 wines from ten or more different vintages, some of which may reach 15 years of age. The prestige cuvee is re-created each year, beyond the very notion of vintage .... Deep golden colour with fine bubbles. Aromas of ripe fruit, marzipan and citrus. This thight, fullbodied wine shows some flavours of hazelnut, nougat, citrus fruits, brioche and honey. Moderate finish. I was a bit disappointed by this Grande Cuvée Brut version probably for no other reason than I expected much more of it.
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3/1/2012 - pakabear Likes this wine: 92 Points
Consistent as always, great champagne, not sure if I ever think it's worth the price but I still always enjoy drinking it.
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2/25/2012 - Krugman wrote: 95 Points
This was from a 375 ML bottle consumed with my wife at the five star Addison restaurant in San Diego. Although this was a more recent release of the Grand Cuvee it was still relatively ready to go and open for business. It was lighter and more fluffy than a recent bottle with seven years of age on it and had a wonderful spicy flavor with nice citrus and pear notes. It was also extremely well balanced with vibrant acidity and subtle minerality. Sometimes there is a bit of variability when you drink this champagne young, but most of the time it is an excellent experience. This bottle did not let us down and again showed why Krug continues to be one of the best champange producers bar none.
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2/14/2012 - sooper65 wrote: 93 Points
delightful to drink on Valentines day - and Ox gdns Completion day. Much to celebrate, not just a bank account full of wonga - so i can afford another case of Krug now. Phew!!!
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2/10/2012 - Fishboy wrote: 90 Points
Very enjoyable
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2/4/2012 - xtrmjoe wrote: 95 Points
Wine Berserkers Telluride Ski Wine & Dine Krug Tasting (Silver Peaks, Telluride CO): My system (nose, mouth, finish) +++, Not sure the serial number on the bottle poured, they are now labeling so that you can look up blends and disgorgement dates via the website. Quite rich and full in the mouth, great depth and finish. Only wish I would have had some food to try it with. This represents exactly what I think of when I think Krug, rich opulent with a touch of oak. I have had this wine a few times and am looking forward to getting some more for the cellar and comparing wines with different blends and disgorgement dates via the serial number.
"More than 100 parcels, 3 grape varieties, up to 7 to 10 vintages"
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1/30/2012 - Zonk wrote: 93 Points
cellared about a year. Could definitely have used more air, but a fine example. Lively acidity, citrus and toast. no real notes though...
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1/28/2012 - AllRed wrote: 92 Points
Light color. Nice apple and floral aromas; hints of almonds. Blanched almond, citrus and apple flavors. Nice bead, finishes well.
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1/24/2012 - Bisty Likes this wine: 93 Points
From magnum.
Seems to have been bottled 1999-2001.
All the bubbles were gone but wonderful aromas. Would have had 96 p if there would have been any mousse at all.
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1/21/2012 - dresden wrote: 93 Points
Very well put together, but not mind blowing. Lots of honey on the nose. I would agree to let one of these age for a while, before opening.
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1/21/2012 - drwine2001 wrote:
Purchased by friend at auction. Old label. Age unknown. Light amber. Fine thread of bubbles held up for 45 minutes. Caramel and sherry immediately with a twist of citrus. Full and toasty, lots of acidity. "The palate is older than the mousse", suggested the donor of this bottle. Actually freshened a bit over an hour and the oxidative side did not increase so that the fruit became easier to appreciate. Long mineral finish. Not great but really interesting. I wish there were a way to know its age. Thanks for this, Paul.
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1/19/2012 - Paul S wrote: 92 Points
Wines Through the Decades (Jade Palace, Forum Galleria): A bottle of Krug is always a welcome sight at the table, but this bottle, while predictably good, was not one of the better bottles of Grande Cuvée that I have had in recent times. I am always a bit perturbed by the fact that the disgorgement date on this bottling is not easily discernible. This wine was certainly rather too young, a bit tight even, so that the nose was a bit unenthusiastic, taking some time to come out of the glass with its deep draws of lemony aromas along with a bit of yeast and a touch of toasty oak. Nice, but it certainly needs time. The palate, while blessed with lovely proportions, was still young as well. There was beautiful balance and lovely texture, with a wonderfully fine, lacy mousse. I enjoyed the lovely interplay between the citrussy fresh lemon, lime and green apples notes on the attack and the deeper earth, yeast white meat notes that emerged towards the long, focused finish. I really liked the tightly coiled core of minerality in there as well. The only issue was that everything, except perhaps the citrus brightness, seemed to be a little muted, a bit buried, so that the wine, like every youngish bottle of Grande Cuvée I have tried in the past, could easily be written off as an underachiever. This needs time though. It was a solidly-made Champagne that really deserved another 5 to 6 years in the cellar to allow it to develop before it could really strut its stuff.
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1/17/2012 - godx wrote: 92 Points
Northern Rhone Showdown (Vancouver, BC): Cellared around 4-5 years. Opened and served right away. Nose speaks clearly of Champagne with minerality, apple, yeast and bread aromas coming from the glass. In the mouth there’s green apple and citrus on the entry but the flavor profile becomes slightly richer towards the backend with flavours of orchard fruits, toast and bread dough with zippy minerality and loads of acidity. Even with the high acidity and energetic minerality the mouthfeel here still has a slightly creamy element to it and a soft mousse. Nose doesn’t show much development but the palate gives just a sense of its age. A bottle of Krug is always a great way to start an evening. I plan to drink my bottles from this purchase over the next 3-5 years. Excellent.
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1/16/2012 - Krugman wrote: 95 Points
Back in early 2005 I purchased three bottles of Krug Grand Cuvee with the intention of putting them in the cellar and letting them gather some age. This was the first of those bottles I consumed almost 7 years later. After this experience I can honestly say that I am likely to age all of my future Grand Cuvee purchases for at least several years. This was just a wonderful mature champagne. The level of complexity and detail was just off the charts and this bottle showed at least 5 points better than my last "new" bottle of Grand Cuvee. This had wonderful depth and showed flavors of caramel, sherry, coffee, nuts, cream, and yellow fruit. In fact, this bottle was actually much better than a recent bottle of 1998 Krug vintage. Anyone who says that Krug Grand Cuvee has gone downhill owes it to themselves to give this champagne a try with at least several years of bottle age. I was very impressed.
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1/16/2012 - sebastienjm wrote: 92 Points
Relatively discreet nose with great harmony between citrus, dried fruits, nougat and toasty aromas. What striked me with that wine it its power and its elegance that make it a champagne of great equilibrium with a great intensity of flavors. I was expecting a more oxydative style but I was finally please with the wine's refinement and great precision. I would not pay the money but I was very glad to taste it.
Nez relativement discret mêlant harmonieusement agrumes, fruits secs, nougatine avec un côté toasté. Ce qui frappe en bouche, c’est sa puissance opposée son élégance superlative qui en fait un champagne de grand équilibre tout en intensité de saveurs... C'est très long. Je m’attendais à un style plus oxydatif et je suis en fait tombé sous le charme de son raffinement.
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1/15/2012 - Thirsty1 Likes this wine:
Consistently awesome
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1/15/2012 - acyso wrote: flawed
Oxidized. Makes for great salad dressing.
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1/14/2012 - Fishboy wrote: 90 Points
Very enjoyable start to the evening.
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1/11/2012 - Lype Likes this wine: 90 Points
From late -70s, not much bubbles as expected, quite toasty, rye bread, these NVs really age well and require time to show their best, this is excellent.
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1/11/2012 - Lype Likes this wine:
From early -80s, toasted qualities, honey, caramel, a bit funky but this does not bother, an attractive package.
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1/11/2012 - Lype Likes this wine:
Late -80s or early -90s, lovely apricot notes, some aged qualities, pleasantly drinkable.
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1/11/2012 - Lype Likes this wine:
From early 2000, sulphur, tightness, good but needs time.
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1/3/2012 - sooper65 wrote: 95 Points
Exchange on 112 Ox Gdns.... makes an already brilliant glass of fizz EVEN better. I love KRUG
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1/3/2012 - jljones wrote: 92 Points
we tried this with some grand margeaux and soon ditched the cheese in favor of having the champagne by itself. I may try decanting the next bottle as there was a lot of development in the glass. At the price point I think I prefer the intensity of Dom to the elegance of Krug, but happy to continue experimenting.
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1/2/2012 - Cappie wrote:
Elegant toasty, yeastiness. Long lemony finish. Certainly the best non-vintage I have had.
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1/2/2012 - Rayburn wrote: 91 Points
Beautiful as always. More bready/yeasty than I remember.
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1/2/2012 - Ekoostik wrote:
Popped a bottle for NYE and while very very nice for me this was showing a bit too much toast and development (my wife loves them that way though, so depends on your style preference). Still had plenty of acidity to keep its verve, and there was a part of me that appreciated it increased complexities. That said much of this was because Ive been cellaring these for 4 years now as an experiment. I have one left for a year or two down the road, but for me I think a like them fresher or at least within 3 years maybe.
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12/31/2011 - Zweder wrote: 93 Points
Beautiful and complex bouquet. Fine mousse, tart grapefruit, crispy, minerals and complex. Great bubble.
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12/31/2011 - sethmorgenlong wrote:
From Magnum. Golden. Lovely autolytics, plenty of judicious oak notes of toffee, hazelnut skin, bacon, butterscotch. Massive but lithe palate balanced with screaming acidity that pulls the richness of the wine along into a perm solution and butter creme finish. Light mousse. Love the duality of mineral freshness and the richness. An experience everyone should have.
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12/31/2011 - Miceri wrote: 95 Points
Stored 4 years; quite light yellow, lots of mousse, lemon but not sour, rounded, extremely well balanced
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12/31/2011 - botrytisvirtuoso1819 wrote: 96 Points
nose; brioche, lemon custard, toasted almonds, and mexican vanilla extract.
palate; amish apple cider, fresh citrus, cinnamon toast, and salted caramel.
high acidity.
plentiful fine bubbles.
60 plus second finish.
the finest non-vintage champagne there is.
when you think champagne... I think KRUG!
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12/31/2011 - twinmaple wrote: 90 Points
Light straw in color, a whiff of brûlée and lemon on the nose, and a light-to-medium body with a palate dominated by lightly acidic lemon custard and mild oaky notes.
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12/30/2011 - dmatley wrote: 94 Points
layers of fruit and savory flavors as it slowly opened up. Marzipan, fruit cake, baked bread mingle in this deep toned, full flavored cuvee. Drinking very well but give it a little air to open up.
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12/30/2011 - Thirsty1 Likes this wine:
Always a favorite - brioche, nutty, savory. Drank before dinner at the Dutch at the W. South Beach with Ken and Alison
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12/30/2011 - kthornton78 wrote: 94 Points
recent purchase. it really just hits all the right high notes. in between the brioche and the citrus on the nose, you can smell the dusty warm, chalky soil. there is bracing acidity to provide firm, almost austere, backbone but the citrus, oak, and floral notes round out a beautiful champagne. there is a reason Krug is king and you can taste it in this bottling.
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12/29/2011 - astroman wrote: 91 Points
Champagne Tasting (Waterford): 50% Pinot, 35% Chardonnay, 15% Meunier with over 96 months on the lees. A 10 year blend with a focus on freshness. Big toasty slightly mineral notes and lacks the focus and intensity of the Dom. A clean and fresh palate.
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12/26/2011 - mukden wrote: 90 Points
YES. light straw, immediately sweet but dry on the after palate. really quite attractive. clearly a very good wine but fairly straight forward. not many layers (in the Shrek sense of the word). Is itworth epremium price, i am not sure.
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12/25/2011 - drycab wrote:
With Christmas Lobsters and drawn butter. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!
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12/25/2011 - empire80 wrote: 93 Points
Classic Krug richness, but probably should have left this in the cellar for a few more years - but the Turkey was cooking and we just couldn't resist!
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12/24/2011 - RayOB Likes this wine: 92 Points
Drank in the Alps on Christmas Eve
As always a wonderful consistent champagne and see my previous notes.
"Green fruit with brioche and lightness in the mouth. Some sharpness but not too much. A wonderful Champagne."
I put this note on especially for the photo I took of Krug in the snow.
Merry Christmas
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12/24/2011 - Ltim BE wrote: 92 Points
Classic and perfect for Christmas.
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12/23/2011 - Jaskin wrote: 93 Points
Very smooth. Beads were smooth and flawless. Has more finesse than the Selosse Initiale from last week but not as fruity.
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12/21/2011 - alain@driesassur.com wrote:
Opened with parents and Mo. fruity, good, but not as good as DP and Crystal !
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12/16/2011 - cephomer wrote: 94 Points
Drank with Howard to celebrate kids getting into college. Bottle was a recent gift. A very fine champagne, creamy with hints of raspberry. Very pleasurable bottle.
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12/15/2011 - RayOB wrote: 92 Points
Drank at Davies
There really is a difference in the taste of a Krug Champagne. Is it the little bit of yeast left over or the master bend?
What ever it is this is a classic wonderful champagne.
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12/14/2011 - Russell Faulkner wrote:
Christmas WIMPS - Champagne (The Ledbury): A really excellent version of this, as good a showing as I remember from a young disgorgement (four years here), classic vanilla on nose, a lighter Krug for sure, delicate even, hints of raspberry, very very fine.
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12/10/2011 - jkoenen wrote: 94 Points
An evening with Sine Qua Non (Restaurant Bottles, Sas van Gent): Magical, enchanting and mysterious bouquet wafts from the glass revealing beautiful notes of oystershell, crustaceans, incense and smoked ham. On the palate this is is very soft and fruitful, but the smoky notes do not reflect on the palate. Medium mousse. Extremely well crafted wine with an unforgettable nose. 18,5/20
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12/10/2011 - WildeMeeuw wrote: 90 Points
Krug Grande Cuvee Brut NV () Kleur: Strogeel Aroma / bouquet: Fris, versgebakken stokbrood, subtiele notigheid Smaak / Afdronk: Friszuur, prachtig romige mousse. Algemeen / potentieel: Mooi glas, echter niet helemaal mijn stijl, zeker na de Champagne Blanc de Blancs Hostomme 1995. 50 + Kleur: 5 + Aroma / bouquet: 11 + Smaak / Afdronk: 16 + Algemeen / potentieel: 8 = 90/100
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12/7/2011 - Nutty08 wrote: 93 Points
From 375ml purchased in Dec '09 and probably released for that year. Smoother and more integrated than last years release. Quintessential Krug nose with strong bready yeasty character and hint of reduction. Full bodied palate, with elegant character and lengthy finish with a little oak influence. Shows some yeast, subtle mellon, and mineral and almond. Great nose and palate, strongly concentrated but balanced with refreshing acidity. Delivers as expected.
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12/3/2011 - jeff nowak wrote: 94 Points
per rep, disgorged 5 years ago with blending of 91,92,96,98,01 vintages. very nice. well delineated and crisp. we scammed a second pour.
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12/1/2011 - winesteward wrote: 97 Points
I probably bought this bottle around 1996 and I wasn’t too confident that it was still good but decided to bring it anyway. Jojo opened the bottle and there was an audible pop so that was a good sign. Medium copper/gold. Still vibrant with many fine and persistent bubbles. Unbelievably fresh. Just a touch of an oxidative character on the nose. Complex, deep, many-layered with flavors of tobacco, lemon peel, sweet pastry and brioche. As it developed and warmed up, coffee and later toffee flavors emerged as well. Medium to full bodied. Probably at peak now. Brilliant Champagne. Sadly, I have just one more bottle left.
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12/1/2011 - jantor wrote: 93 Points
Big and bold almost spicy nose with fresh wood, dried fruit, honey, dried flowers and citrus. Quite powerful firm taste with minerals wood, flowers and apples.
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11/30/2011 - Marcyrillo Likes this wine: 93 Points
ABS - Champagne: Aromas mais citricos, complexos, acidos, deliciosos! Um belo tostado tambem. Na boca a elegancia mesclada com a potencia. Incrivel. Retrogosto complexo e elegante e longa persistencia. Maravilhoso!
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11/29/2011 - wallstreet wrote:
consumed from a 375ml. Very pleasurable and better than many vintage champagnes out there. Nice body and very nice finish. Glad I have more.
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11/27/2011 - RayOB wrote: 90 Points
Drank at Danish Christmas Lunch
Krug take 50 different wines from 3 grape varieties over a 6 to 10 year period every year to make their consistent NV Grande Cuvee. Now that is what I call Master Blending. (Another thing to bore your friends with).
Green fruit with brioche and lightness in the mouth. Some sharpness but not too much. A wonderful crisp Champagne.
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11/26/2011 - Thirsty1 Likes this wine:
Had this lunch for lunch at Nieman's. Went great with the crab salad. Any day with Krug is a great day.
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11/24/2011 - bmagic wrote: 92 Points
Nose - warm summer fruits and toasted hops; flowers and herb borders; honey - fantastic.
Palate - pleasant green fruits; refreshing. Tastes old. 92 pts.
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11/24/2011 - jeff nowak wrote: 94 Points
from 375 ml. a superb bottle, perhaps the best i've ever tasted. new label, and i believe released about a year ago.
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11/24/2011 - raydawgone wrote: 97 Points
Superior bottle to kick off the Thanksgiving Holiday Season! Golden amber color. Ripe musk mellon & pear. Baked fresh ciabatta rolls with hint of yeast, rolled in light cornmeal crust. Top NV Champagne ever consumed!
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11/22/2011 - Rupert wrote: 94 Points
A Palmer Vertical 1966-1999 (Medlar, Chelsea, London): Toasty, tea-like, grippy finish, amazing depth and vibrancy - a wonderful start
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11/22/2011 - SimonG wrote:
Ch Palmer @ Medlar (The Medlar, London): 2 years post purchase. Still young quite tight, some zing and good acidity but not much Krug richness there yet. Decent weight. Needs time. **(**)
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11/20/2011 - sooper65 wrote: 94 Points
with caseroled pheasant.. and damn good!
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11/19/2011 - Vintomas wrote: 93 Points
Krug Masterclass at Decanter Fine Wine Experience (London): Bright yellow, rather good mousse with rather small bubbles. Noticeable breadiness in the nose, hints of butter, some nuttiness, yellow and some red apples, ripe citrus fruit, some peach and vanilla. Clearly developed and nuanced on the nose. On the palate ripe citrus fruit, yellow and red apple with some winter apples, noticeable minerality and acidity, rather spicy, grape fruit bitterness. Citrusy aftertaste with grapefruit notes. Ready to drink but still young on the palate. Will probably not improve in terms of score, but could get more developed and nutty with cellaring. 93-94 p.
Two years older release, youngest vintage in the blend is 2001. Most obvious buttery notes of all wines in the tasting. Slightly more full bodied than the younger Grande Cuvée release (2003 base).
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11/19/2011 - Vintomas wrote: 93 Points
Krug Masterclass at Decanter Fine Wine Experience (London): Pale yellow, discrete mousse with rather small bubbles. In the nose citrus with very ripe fruit, some flowery notes (white flowers), some vanilla, hints of red apples, some spice, perfumed notes. On the palate ripe citrus fruit (grapefruit), noticeable minerality, some red apples, noticeable spice, some grapefruit bitterness. Slightly young in the nose and on the palate although drinkable now, but is sure to improve. 92-93+ p.
More flowery than the cuvée with 2001 base vintage. Rather noticeable spice, comes across as more foody than the youngest vintage Krugs.
Current release when tasted (autumn 2011), youngest vintage in the blend is 2003.
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11/19/2011 - Stefanos T. wrote: 95 Points
Decanter Krug Masterclass (Landmark Hotel London): This one is base on the 2001 vintage. Nose with youghurt, toast, coffee and yeast. Shows some development. Some similarity to the magnificant Krug '96: honey, cocoa, peanuts. Palate is very beautiful, oxidative with notes of quince, toast, brioche, bread and caramel. Balanced and elegant.
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11/19/2011 - Stefanos T. wrote: 94 Points
Decanter Krug Masterclass (Landmark Hotel London): For this cuvee, 2003 vintage was used as the base wine. Wil be released in summer 2012. Citrucy nose with freshness and intensity, honey notes, florality, nuttyness, also present are yeasty notes. Palate is elegant with high acidity. Very powerful - needs time to mellow. Quince and oxidative notes.
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11/19/2011 - suchitoto Likes this wine:
bulle fin, agrumes, brioche. Acide fort - avoir l'eau a la bouche. Complexe mais simple. Bon.
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11/16/2011 - Thirsty1 Likes this wine:
This can't be true but it seems like it gets better every time I have it.
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11/16/2011 - Barry Notes wrote: 95 Points
Popped ice bucket cold. Exceptional. One of the best Champagnes period. As close to perfect as you can get. Nothing off. $143
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11/12/2011 - 1800kidney wrote: 90 Points
Dinner with Great Friends at Fountain Restaurant (Four Seasons Hotel, Philadelphia): definitely a food pairing, crisply presented with a bit of apple overtone, yeasty and fine bead..lovely choice
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11/5/2011 - Alexis A wrote: 93 Points
Drank out of a Mag in Bangkok. Initially really tight, acidic, almost sour and tough to drink. but then opened up beautifully. all the guests loved it amazingly sharp, clear, delineated. strong citrus overlay. need to decant this puppy and keep the mags for a long time.
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11/5/2011 - stocksandbondage wrote: 88 Points
First dissapointing Krug that I've ever had. No depth or complexity. So much bread dough and yeast that it was unpleasent to drink. All acidity, no texture or body in the mouth. None of the malt or sherry character that I associate with Krug. Very one dimensional. Maybe it will improve with time.
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10/29/2011 - acyso wrote: 90 Points
HDH auction tasting at Tru (Chicago, IL): Would have liked to write a line or two about the consistency of Krug, as cliche as it is to do so here, but I can't quite on this pour. Somewhat youthful in aroma, with a higher proportion of apple notes and a lower proportion of the secondary characteristics. Not showing the best today; lacking a bit of the concentrated power, with a little bit more alcohol on the finish than I expected. Strangely enough, a little bit of rust on the finish as well.
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10/27/2011 - aagrawal wrote: 94 Points
Bonham's and Butterfield Pre-auction tasting (San Francisco): Refreshing, cript, hint yeasty; clean palate, lemon-lime acidic finish, mouthwatering. 94
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10/26/2011 - Shorepower wrote:
Halvflaska, Av korken och smaken att döma en flaska som hade ett antal år på nacken. Riktigt bra, fortfarande ungdomlig med bra syra men mognaden hade kommit och levererade choklad, lite kaffe. Smörig smak med perfekt mousse. Helt enkelt ett bra exempel på hur Krug mår bra av lite lagring
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10/23/2011 - Shorepower wrote:
Denna var från 80-talet.Mogen doft med Krugparfymen djupt inbäddad.. lite mörkt gyllengul, orientaliska kryddor, kanel, lite choklad. Smaken är förvånadsvärt ung, kan lätt ligga i 10 år till, vet inte om det blir bättre dock då det är ett underbart vin nu. Lång eftersmak,
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10/23/2011 - Shorepower wrote: flawed
Flaska från 90-talet. Vinet doftade inte bra, sunkigt, troligen tca. Vi provade att dekantera vinet men doften försvann inte.
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10/22/2011 - Goldstone wrote: 92 Points
Krug/Dom Perignon Wine Dinner (Chef’s Table, One Harbour Road, Grand Hyatt Hotel, Hong Kong): More golden in colour than the Dom Perignon 2002 that preceded it. Nice mousse with tons of languid pinprick bubbles that were very persistent despite being served in a wine glass. Nose is richer and seemingly more mature than the Dom Perignon 2002....distinct brioche, some nuttiness and distinct but harmonious oak....a really great nose. Palate has real weight and nice oaky, nutty, brown bread dough elements that weren't initially as impressive as on the nose but which really harmonised within 30 minutes in the glass and had put on more weight an hour later. Really well made. A great food champagne....paired perfectly with two exquisitely light Cantonese dishes. Very impressive and punched above its weight.
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10/21/2011 - Colima74 wrote: 92 Points
Reliable Krug. Nose that one expects from Krug. Good acidity. It drank well all evening. At Pinot Provence with Paul and Loren.
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10/19/2011 - Burgundy Al wrote: 92 Points
Acker Merrall 1996 Burgundy Dinner (L2O - Chicago IL): Exactly the same as last night at Balsan! Always a great way to start a serious wine dinner.
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10/19/2011 - drycab wrote:
It's stone crab season again and with the wife's birthday, well it was a no brainer! This time served in Chablis glasses instead of flutes, the wine was bigger, sooner and much more "wine like". With the bubbles not being as intrusive, you could actually taste the wine more with all of the flavors listed by everyone else. The only odd thing was that it dropped off towards the end of the bottle and became almost bitter.
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10/18/2011 - UpfromtheCellar wrote: 92 Points
Great Champagne. Smooth, elegant, long lasting tiny tiny bubbles, almost effortless to drink. Pricey but HEY, I wasn't paying so it was definitely worth it! Had to have several glasses "just to make sure". Lol,lol.
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10/18/2011 - Burgundy Al wrote: 92 Points
Acker Merrall 1996 Left Bank Bordeaux Dinner (Balsan - Chicago IL): Slightly tropical on the nose with lots of leesy, bready character. Palate shows same yeasty elements but with plenty of brightening lemon and lemon peel as well. Lots of energy on finish, plenty of lush fruit and concentration as well.
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10/18/2011 - Ramberg wrote: 93 Points
Krug is always krug, and it does not get much better than that!
Such a beautiful wine!
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10/17/2011 - Thirsty1 Likes this wine:
I've drank these gems over the last month and they never disappoint.
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10/15/2011 - texaswinelover wrote: 90 Points
Disappointing. Tired with reduced effervescence. Buttery brioche still present along with yeasty notes just reduced from last btl. Suspect poor storage somewhere along the line.
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10/14/2011 - twelch wrote: 91 Points
Nice NV Krug. This bottle was nothing special but indicative of the brand and label. Nice toasty nose with some apple and pear.
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10/9/2011 - Tintologi wrote: 92 Points
No word´s can explain the quality, this is, with no doubt the best NV you could get, at least that’s what everyone says and writes. Even though we probably agree, we always end up devided about this fantastic champagne. Bottle bought august 2011, it´s fresh, citrus, toasty, nutty and with a long taste for a NV, slightly raw but with no acidity, just great. Tintologi is devided, one of us is saying drink today, tomorrow and in the future, it´s the best! The other´s, store for 5-10year´s and you will have one of the best ever champagnes for all occations. Taste is taste, krug is krug.
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10/9/2011 - dcwino wrote: 94 Points
Mike Grammer Comes to Town - KS version (Dino, Washington DC): Once again I love Krug NV. This was served a bit too warm. Fine mousse, lemon, yellow fruits and round palate. Not necessarily unique a la growers champagne but complete, complex and simply delicious.
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10/9/2011 - tooch wrote: 91 Points
Mike Grammer Comes to Town (Dino, Washington DC): Yeasty nose with some warm spices, and citrus. Palate is elegant with high energy and a deep citrus core. Thought this drank quite nicely.
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10/5/2011 - Genghis88 Likes this wine: 92 Points
RG's Birthday
Good bubbles-literally leaping out of the glass
Well balanced, easy drinking bubble-it's Krug of course
It won over a "non-drinking champagne" individual-she wants a case.
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10/4/2011 - grapist wrote:
We had just about finished our second bottle of NZ Sauv. Blanc when our daughter dropped off most of a bottle of Krug and a full bottle of Kongsgaard Syrah liberated from a tasting she had just attended. We finished the Krug and put the Kongsgaard away for tomorrow. Hard to say anything bad about the Krug. It is big, lively, and fresh. There are numbers of grower Champs that I would buy before ponying big bucks for the Krug, but it's still damned good.
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10/3/2011 - flying_wineau Likes this wine: 92 Points
Golden honey in color, with green apple, honey, lemon, and yeast on the nose & palate. Very elegant and rich.
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10/3/2011 - Shorepower wrote: flawed
Lite off. Var bara ett smakprov och flaskan varit öppen ett antal timmar. Bedömmer den inte då jag tyckte den var lite platt. Kanske lite oroande att den inte klarade luft mer än ett par timmar.
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10/2/2011 - cadamson wrote: 92 Points
Very likable, goes down way too quickly. Nice toasty biscuit, with apples and pear. Love it served real chilled, gets more average as it warms up. Still very good stuff.
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9/18/2011 - Bisty Likes this wine: 93 Points
Served blind.
Bottle purchased 2004.
Showing very nice Chardonnay maturity with oyster minerality and mushroom. Reminded me somehow of a mature Salon. Very complex and enjoyable!
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9/16/2011 - Mrbuzz Likes this wine: 92 Points
No sign of disgorgement date on cork? Might be 10+yrs old? Golden yellow color, with some green; wonderful honey, baked lemon, fresh ginger, honeysuckle, caramel green apple, floral vanilla powder nose. Not many bubbles, but still has a pretty good mousse that's creamy, and some good citrus acidity. I thought it might have some oxidativeness to it...maybe some apple juice...but it has too much fresh acidity.... so I'm chalking it up as age. Very smooth, with caramel froth, and super tasty spices(ginger cookie)....plenty of minerals and acidity...but wish it had more bubbles. Not blown away...but very nice aged bubbly. I probably would prefer a younger version though.
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9/9/2011 - gutt22 wrote:
12.0% alcohol. Absolutely consistent with the previous bottles. In fact, a dead ringer for the bottle back in May. Concentrated, pretty, and refreshing at the same time. It's so rare to find wines that are the height of seriousness but also the height of easy-drinking pleasure. Fantastic. A
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9/9/2011 - jwsmith wrote: 90 Points
An off bottled very nutty, not typical.
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9/1/2011 - Sleepy Dave wrote: 90 Points
2011 Simple Series 9: Sean BOD (Imperial Treasure Super Peking Duck @ Paragon): Alcohol :: 12%
This has stored for 2yrs since purchased thus i believed the degorgement should be at least 3yrs from now. Popped and poured and the beautiful aromas blasted out from glass which told us that the additional bottle aged did help to let this power house showed its best right out of the bottle. Expressive and powerful with its light oxidative tone, layered of coldness, mineral, peppermint supported firmly by the underlying sweetness and white fruits and a dash of honey. Very rich, almost painfully intense, slightly sharp on the entry but rounded up on the mid palate, very powerful but a little bit raw, or I should say rough. The mineral driven finish is a bit short which I feel could be longer and finer. This is indeed a very good Krug MV but not the best I had and I'm fond to the Aporte of which offer much better detail and purity if not power.
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9/1/2011 - Dbrane wrote: 91 Points
Sean Birthday (Imperial Treasure Super Peking Duck): It's always a treat to have Krug as so far it is one of the few Champagnes that I truly enjoy the style. Round and full on the palate with citrusy intensity and not excessive acidity plus a tinge of sweetness. Very fruit driven with a wow factor from the mouth presence. Simply delicious. I could gulp this down the whole day.
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9/1/2011 - Paul S wrote: 94 Points
2011 Simple Series VII: Sean's Birthday (Imperial Treasure Super Peking Duck, Paragon): A smashing Champagne - this was one of the better bottles of Grande Cuvee I have had in recent times. The bottle age certainly had something to do with it. TM had kept it in his cellar for two years after purchase, and though we could not place the disgorgement date, the cork remained shrunken after popping - a sign that this was no spring chicken, and it showed on the way the wine drank as well. For a start, I always like the nose on this bottling when it has had some age, and this bottle was no exception. It showed lots of of yeasty aromas, apple flesh and bits of kumquat mixed in with a Burg-like toasty creaminess and a touch of earthy minerality dancing around some herby accents. Really expressive, and absolutely beautiful. The creamily textured palate still had some of the sharp, primary citrus fruit of a young Krug but, like the nose, it had already started developing lovely secondary notes of kumquat, lime and yeast streaked through with a serious stony, steely minerality. Finally, the finish had beautiful length, lots of depth and a lovely amount of complexity wed to a classic balance and structure that made the wine such a pleasure to drink. While I have no doubt that this would be better in a few years time, it was really quite nice even now. Lovely stuff.
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8/28/2011 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 93 Points
Half bottle. Very different from the one three days ago. This has much more weight, Meursault with bubbles, very nice too. In the lobby at The Plaza Hotel, NYC.
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8/25/2011 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 93 Points
Half bottle. Fresh and very stylish. In the lobby at The Plaza Hotel, NYC.
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8/24/2011 - rnellans wrote: 92 Points
Great mousse. Nice toast with some citrus and apples...zingy acidity. Very refreshing.
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8/20/2011 - Papies wrote: 93 Points
Annual Pilgrimage to Chateau Lanessan (and its 200 year old cellar ); 8/19/2011-8/21/2011 (Chateau Lanessan, Bordeaux): Consistently beautiful. From beginning to end simple great. Ripe, balanced with lots of depth. Pure class.
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8/20/2011 - dougsmith wrote: 92 Points
No detailed TN taken but lovely, intense nose of ginger bread and almonds. Full and silky on the palate with great grip. (From a .375).
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8/19/2011 - smorris291 wrote: 93 Points
Very fine mousse. Lovely straw gold color. Wonderful combination of richness and acidity. Very much like a white burgundy with bubbles...delicious.
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8/19/2011 - tbvl wrote: 96 Points
Absolutely fantastic. This one holds all the way.
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8/15/2011 - darvid wrote:
Very young - seems less developed, or at least more restrained, than a magnum opened six months ago from exactly the same source. Orange marmalade, ginger, red berries, and frothy minerals. Krug has a way of carrying its richness and nobility without apparent effort. Expanded over several hours, but this clearly needs more time to be at its best.
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8/10/2011 - BrandrB wrote: 94 Points
Fantastic – a great showing for this young bottle of Krug. Medium yellow color. Massive nose: yeasty aromas of toasted almonds, apple, and citrus. Rich full-bodied palate: apple, lemon, spice, toasty oak, with a distinct underlying minerality. Good acidity. Long finish. Somewhat young and still a bit restrained, but topnotch nonetheless. Will age beautifully. Non-vintage Krug at its best – one of the best showings in my recent memory.
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8/8/2011 - dexterng wrote: 93 Points
Always a pleasure!
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8/5/2011 - thewiz Likes this wine: 92 Points
Very nice on the nose with minerals and lemon. The aftertaste was very long.
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8/5/2011 - sooper65 wrote: 93 Points
Muggers w Mrs Mo & SD: Sid Fishous making his 8th appearance, we figured KRUG was a good idea. Always a good idea... and as ever, a supreme and precise glass of near perfect fizz.
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7/31/2011 - Loren Sonkin wrote: 95 Points
Wine from my LA Vacation; 7/23/2011-7/31/2011 (Los Angeles): Always a pleasure to drink this MV blend. No idea when it was purchased or bottled. Al opened this as we got caught up. This has such precision and depth. Great balance it really awakens ones palate and then provides it with a complex ride that is not often found in MV Champagne. Delicious.
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7/30/2011 - dcwino wrote: 94 Points
Don’s 50 50th birthday bash (Don's house): It impresses me how consistent this wine is. The newer release version. Quite complex nose with yellow fruit, lemon, baked apples, cinnamon. It is still youthful but more rounder than the 96 Krug.
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7/28/2011 - Russell Faulkner wrote:
4-5 years post disgorged. Divine stuff, tight still, a hint of sulphur stink but bursts with appley citrus notes, brioche and fresh yeast, great structure of crisp acidity finishing with that shining core of fruit. An excellent NV Krug of real class.
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7/27/2011 - jeff nowak wrote: 92 Points
consumed 375ml x 2. excellent performance, recent aquisition, disgorgements unknown. very fresh brioche.
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7/24/2011 - Yiannis wrote: 95 Points
Great champagne. Yeast, roast almonds, chalky minerality, citrus fruit on the nose. Uniform bubbling, with very small bubbles. Medium-full bodied on the nose, powerfull yet silky-textured, with bright fruit, amazing vibrancy, high acidity and a very long aftertaste. Drank with my friend B. Dylan and ladies, to celebrate a future event...
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7/23/2011 - Stefanos T. wrote: 95 Points
Excellent Champagne. Intense and flavourful. Yeasty nose with citric fruit. Mousse is creamy and very vibrant. Aftertaste fills the mouth. Good to pair with food.
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7/22/2011 - oenophilip wrote: 95 Points
Good intensity and complexity showing lemon meringue pie, buttered sourdough, baked apples, and some slight oxidative nuttiness. Medium plus acid and fine bubbles balance the rich mouthfeel and leaves a great lasting finish.
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7/22/2011 - wino_tim wrote: 94 Points
Unsure when this was disgorged, it was purchased in late 2009, this bottle is mature and gorgeous, like an aged White Burgundy with bubbles, offering complex aromas of old apple, pear, dried white flowers, sourdough toast, lemon meringue and an oyster shell, almost saline minerality. Medium bodied on the palate, fine with medium+ acidity and graceful grapefruit, lime, and melon flavors that persist to through the expressive finish.
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7/17/2011 - drycab wrote:
Not as good as I remember. Chalk it up to bottle variation, I guess.
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7/16/2011 - sooper65 wrote: 92 Points
Krug GC ...simply the best....
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7/16/2011 - King JR wrote: 88 Points
Decent bottle, quite smooth, but disappointing. Not much flavor, and the effervescence was less than expected. I know the bottles i have are older, but i do not know the year of disgorgement . I have six more, so will continue to try.
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7/15/2011 - Rupert wrote: 89 Points
Young, vigorous, rich of course, but lacking the bite and depth it usually has
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7/15/2011 - hrl wrote: 95 Points
Nothing that hasn't been said by most other notes. Just fantastic.
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7/15/2011 - Thirsty1 Likes this wine: 95 Points
Is there a better way to celebrate the move to Key Biscayne?
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7/13/2011 - dcwino wrote: 95 Points
Trip’s farewell dinner! (Cities restaurant - Washington D.C.): Always so consistent. It appears to be relatively new bottling. Fresh, nice mousse, some yeast, complex granny smith apple note.
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7/13/2011 - Thirsty1 Likes this wine: 95 Points
the best
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7/12/2011 - Thirsty1 Likes this wine: 95 Points
the best
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7/10/2011 - Shorepower wrote:
På halvflaska.. lite mer kraft än senast, kändes mer mogen. Det är en Krug med alla de saker vi vänttar oss. Behövs inte så mycket mer för att livet ska vara ganska bra.
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7/8/2011 - Thirsty1 Likes this wine: 95 Points
Every time!
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7/5/2011 - Thirsty1 Likes this wine: 95 Points
Just like Billy Dee Williams said: "Every time".
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7/3/2011 - Thirsty1 Likes this wine: 95 Points
So consistent.
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6/27/2011 - Thirsty1 Likes this wine: 95 Points
It doesn't get any better for me. Fresh baked bread, mineral, balance, finesse effervecence. Laser precisioin and a breath-taking finish.
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6/24/2011 - WineFiend72 wrote: 91 Points
Gold color. Chewy, vanilla, almond palate. Unlike any sparkler I have ever drank.
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6/24/2011 - Thirsty1 wrote: flawed
Corked
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6/23/2011 - Papies wrote: 93 Points
Introduction to Serious Champagne (Roberson Wine, South Ken, London): A beautiful nose to start, intense. On the palate it feels ripe, balanced with lots of depth. It kept evolving in the glass and simply an amazing wine. 93-94 easily
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6/20/2011 - Kai wrote: 93 Points
- Yellow color with small pearls and aromas of burnt match and apricot. It's balanced and has flavours of peach, rose, orange blossom and hazelnut with a full body. Round texture with a long finish.
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6/18/2011 - Dubie wrote: 92 Points
I just keep coming back to these... just love 'em... beyond many a lot more expensive vintage Champagne bottles
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6/18/2011 - Rani Likes this wine: 92 Points
Szechuan feast with (mostly) Rieslings (Chez moi): Golden color. Wonderful yeasty character, along with strawberries on the nose. Great body and acidity, more of a power Champagne than an elegant one.
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6/16/2011 - Eric wrote: 93 Points
I opened this bottle to celebrate CellarTracker passing the 25 MILLION BOTTLE milestone. Sheesh!
This NV was purchased 5 years ago so has a little age. Still tightly wound, this does show some of the bready Krug notes I would expect. A rather mineral and wound up palate, faint bitterness at first, mineral and saline. However after a few hours this started to get so creamy with notes of white chocolate, the first time I have ever really noted that on a wine.
Mmm, why exactly is the last glass always the best? Really delicious.
And on we march to 50 million bottles.
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6/12/2011 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:
Purchased around 8 years ago this was in cracking form. Complex aromatics of crème brulee, almonds, minerals and bread. Rich, detailed and creamy in the mouth with great power and precision. Non vintage Champers doesn’t come much better than this.
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6/12/2011 - bmdaniel wrote: 91 Points
Not as good as other times - may have served too cold.
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6/12/2011 - JOsgood wrote:
Wonderful. Very toasty flavor profile with plenty of richness.
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6/7/2011 - Nutty08 wrote: 92 Points
From 375ml and probably from a 2010 disgorgement. Lovely doughy/yeasty nose. Palate is full with prominent acidity that softens with air, and mild green apple and lime notes. Lengthy dough and mild fruit finish with a crisp mineral edge. Performs well without disappointment. Maybe slightly less preferred than the 2009 version? Always seem to perform well even for its price.
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6/3/2011 - Shorepower wrote:
Halvflaska, kändes lite ung men har Krug kvalitér på plats. Kanske har Krug blivit lite lättare och mer ”anpassad” på sistone. Inget man lider av att dricka dock.
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5/29/2011 - jeff nowak wrote: 91 Points
i like this wine, but i guess i drink too much vintage krug to appreciate it as maybe i should. recent release bottle.
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5/29/2011 - johnnyrichardson wrote: 93 Points
After 5 years in my cellar, still a bit youthful. Outstanding, as always.....
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5/25/2011 - markellen.foodies@gmail.com wrote: 93 Points
Pascal's Double Blind Tasting Dinner (Pascal's, Ponce de Leon Boulevard, Coral Gables): Baarry diamond's wine 1989!
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5/22/2011 - the godfather wrote:
totally delicious, not sure if it's worth the price but thoroughly enjoyable
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5/20/2011 - Papies wrote: 93 Points
Serious Burgundy night (Chez Rosa-Teixeira, Limmerston St, London): Elegant, layered and very balanced. We can go on and on here but really there is no need. Sheer class.
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5/17/2011 - gutt22 wrote:
12.0% alcohol. From half bottle. Absolutely superb bottle here. Light yellow color. A more modest bouquet here, with apple, ginger, pear, and yeast notes. In the mouth, a phenomenal explosion of all the best that Champagne has to offer, with ideal concentration and balance. The palate is draped in concentrated red apple, green apple, lemon curd, and brioche notes, with a shock of refreshing acidity that leads to a profoundly long and delicious finish. Brilliant. A
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5/16/2011 - peternelson wrote: 94 Points
Disgorged 1985; Darker amber-gold color; Extraordinary nutty nose with a beautiful vinous quality; not oxidized or off at all, just beautiful rich bouquet with straw, spices, and roasted nuts melded together with a dose of earth and light coffee notes; mouth had fine persistent bubbles, good acidity, tangy earthy lemon, and a very long finish. This was sailing, and showed very well with beautiful age character. I thought it was drinking perfectly, although some felt it was a bit past it's prime. It probably would not improve with further cellaring though. A joy to drink for sure.
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5/15/2011 - peternelson wrote: 94 Points
Patina: Disgorged 1985; Darker amber-gold color; Extraordinary nutty nose with a beautiful vinous quality; not oxidized or off at all, just beautiful rich bouquet with straw, spices, and roasted nuts melded together with a dose of earth and light coffee notes; mouth had fine persistent bubbles, good acidity, tangy earthy lemon, and a very long finish. This was sailing, and showed very well with beautiful age character. I thought it was drinking perfectly, although some felt it was a bit past it’s prime. It probably would not improve with further cellaring though. A joy to drink for sure.
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5/13/2011 - Paul Lin wrote: 93 Points
Another terrific bottle. Piercing notes of pears, yellow apples, brioche, and ginger. Excellent cut and weight. I couldn't stop drinking it!
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5/13/2011 - mdobro wrote: 92 Points
outstanding champagne with long finish, crisp and very delicate ,
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5/11/2011 - wineismylife Likes this wine: 92 Points
Dallas 2nd Wednesday Group - May 2011 - White Burgundies (Rex's Seafood Market, Dallas, Texas): WIML92
Tasted non blind at a wine dinner.
Light yellow to yellow color in the glass, clear looking throughout with tiny, fine beading. Nose of sea foam, yellow pears, yellow apples and a hint of brioche. Flavors of tangy yellow apples, yellow pears and a bit of lemon. Medium to bright acidity, medium to full bodied.
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5/7/2011 - gwkozar wrote: 92 Points
toasty, minerally, great character, very identifieable. everybody loved it (as they should)
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5/7/2011 - Yme wrote: 91 Points
Tight, numerous small beads. Bread yeast on the nose. Full bodied. Brioche and walnut with a citrus edged palate. Complex. Very long length, around 30s. Our 1st Krug and definitely different from the other champagnes we have tasted.
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4/25/2011 - amateurwino wrote: 93 Points
The most complete wine of the night. Golden in coior, full in flavor, balanced with a bit of flinty minerality. Good acidity underlies the slightly toasty fullness of this. Very smooth, including the finish. 92-93
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4/23/2011 - celtic67 wrote:
super toasty on the nose, almost heavy oak influence. not nearly as impressive as last time.
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4/23/2011 - Dubie wrote: 92 Points
I was fearful of bottle shock as i took this bottle on holiday, but it was lovely. Remains one of my favourite champagnes!
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4/19/2011 - lepetitchateau wrote: 93 Points
Creamy mousse, smooth and very nice if too young right now. The nose has good minerality and richness, but that doesn't travel over to the palate as one woulld hope. But the quality is there and it is very nice - not a value, however.
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4/17/2011 - Dubie wrote: 87 Points
A well designed a beautiful looking half bottle format which does not have much of an equal, but as we know an over-priced wine. The same wine in magnum format is worth at least 5 points more.
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4/6/2011 - rdrunner wrote: 97 Points
Awesome champagne !
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4/4/2011 - markjanes wrote: 93 Points
Plenty of tasting notes for this wine, all of which are obviously different wines because of the differing dates of disgorgement which makes posting a note somewhat meaningless, but for what it is worth this champagne continues to be an excellent non-vintage cuvee that is firmly in the oak aged camp IMO beating up on Bolly NV and Vilmart NV quite handily... what always seems to surprise me about Krug NV is the firm acids the wine has when young... impressive and maybe LVMH ownership and the doubling of production haven't lessened the quality in the bottle as much as the critics have suggested...
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4/2/2011 - jawlz wrote: 100 Points
She said yes.
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3/31/2011 - Edclr wrote: 94 Points
Continues to be my favorite NV champagne. And one of the top half dozen champagne's overall. Very consistent style that I love. Funny how people develop favorites in champagne's based on style rather than focusing on attributes of the wine. This is a wine, and needs to be evaluated on that basis.
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3/27/2011 - mattowan wrote: 94 Points
Beautiful nose of rich fruit with a hint of yeast, but it's barely noticable. Elegant and balanced. An outstanding champagne.
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3/13/2011 - tbabes wrote: 94 Points
I brought this with us to Auberge du Soleil. Notes of freshly baked brioche, crushed stones, white fruits and roasted nuts. Medium to full bodied, with a round and buttery texture, great concentration, and a long and focused finish.
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3/12/2011 - sooper65 wrote: 95 Points
quite simply THE BEST (w RK before Dock Kitchen)
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3/12/2011 - Bisty wrote: 90 Points
Served blind. This one changed character all the time from showing caramel and nice mineralty on the nose to shutting down and then back again. On the palate rather short aftertaste with some bitter tones that lead me to guess that it was either a very good, very young Chardonnay based Champagne OR a Pinot Aussie sparkling such as Crozer. Paid 160 euros for it. Even if develops a lot over the coming 5 years, can´t really see why it deserves a price over 50 euros. Oh, by the way, I do not like the new label...Easily the least succesful Krug experience that I have had.
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3/9/2011 - burgburgburg wrote: 91 Points
refresh, zesty, floral; only slight touch of toast and nuttiness; medium+ body; very consistent over the four hour dinners
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3/5/2011 - Vintomas wrote: 92 Points
Golden yellow colour with a light amber note, initially good mousse. Complex, very developed nose, biscuity with red and yellow fruit, yellow apples and winter apples, slightly spicy with dried mild spices, roasted hazelnuts, cocoa powder, a hint of volatile acidity. On the palate full bodied, very marked acidity, yellow fruit, citrus, yellow apples, some spice notes, slight bitterness in the form of oak and citrus peel notes. 92-93 p.
Bottle with the "golden/red" label used on bottles delivered approx 1995-2004, this bottle probably from the second half of the 1990s rather than from the early 2000s.
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3/4/2011 - helicopterbob wrote: 92 Points
A truly great Champagne......
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3/4/2011 - jwsmith wrote: 93 Points
always an excellent combination of nut and fruit, reaaly silky and long
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2/23/2011 - wineismylife Likes this wine: 92 Points
Dallas 2nd Wednesday Group - February 2011 (Urbano Cafe, Dallas, Texas): WIML92
Tasted non blind. Opened and served immediately. Followed over about an hour.
Yellow color in the glass, clear looking throughout with steady beading. Nose of yellow pears, yellow apples and a hint of camphor. Flavors of yellow pears, yellow apples and fresh squeeze lemon. Medium to bright acidity, full bodied. Drink or hold.
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2/15/2011 - PJRONeill wrote: 90 Points
September/October 2004 disgorgement. No formal notes taken, but classic Krug, deep, powerful, somewhat reticent but altogether pleasing.
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2/14/2011 - Brian Kennedy Likes this wine: 94 Points
rich yeast, earth, apple and spice. really long finish. great balance and a joy to drink.
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2/13/2011 - godx wrote: 92 Points
Drank at Yew – Great earthy and yeasty nose with flavours of citrus, yeast, toast and dough on the palate. Great acidity. I love this Champagne. Drinks great now but a few years in the cellar wouldn’t hurt either. Excellent. 92+
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2/12/2011 - khmark7 wrote: 93 Points
Intense and distinctive. Amazing balance, tight bead and finish.
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1/23/2011 - Nutty08 wrote: 92 Points
Current release from a 375. Fantastic full nose of yeast and dough with a little lemon/citrus. Nicely concentrated palate, refreshing acidity. Long finish with dough and wet granite. Always a special wine, though maybe a slight step down from last year. A little less creamy and slightly less integrated.
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1/23/2011 - veniceslug1 wrote: 91 Points
Great acid. Still very fresh and young and could age for a number of more years. (About two years old.)
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1/18/2011 - Umay Ceviker wrote: 95 Points
Deep straw in colour. The nose delivers toasty vanilla, coffee and grapefruit with seductive floral tones. Rich and powerful with a racy mid palate and a long, refined finish.
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1/17/2011 - kstoddard Likes this wine: 91 Points
G6 (Jeff): Golden color. Doughy nose. Tastes of apple, melon, pear, and lemon. Well balanced. Crisp elegant finish. 12% alcohol.
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1/17/2011 - jeff nowak wrote: 90 Points
hmmm. i should have a boatload of notes on this wine. perplexing. this MV is from the latest release and i'm not getting naked over it, at least not tonight. i understand that as many as 8 vintages are culled into the make up. it would be nice to know which ones. decent, but not great.
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1/15/2011 - slavpetrov wrote: 94 Points
A very impressive champagne. Started off very bubbly, maybe too bubbly. Luckily settled after 15min or so and the flavors starting getting through. Not an easy drinking beverage. Very full-bodied and somewhat heavy. Lots of complexity and rich, intense flavors. Some toasted almonds in there. Overall a great champagne to have tried, but at this price point will need to remain one for very special occasions.
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1/10/2011 - ktrh Likes this wine: 90 Points
Powerful nose, mature with apple, nuts and something honey-like. Chalk and mineral. Very acidic and creamy in the mouth, somewhat oxidiced? Extremely long finish. Although it is a very well made wine of exceptional quality, it isn't really my style.
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1/10/2011 - twelch wrote: 94 Points
Drank too long ago for formal notes but from memory this was fantastic. Nice toasty yeasty classic Krug.
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1/9/2011 - Khamen wrote: 91 Points
From magnum. Bright and fresh with a very fine mousse. Some nice bready complexity with a real tangy citrus thread running throughout. Very precise, very correct and, well, very good! The only criticism really is a purely personal one - I tend to find that my preference is turning very firmly towards champagnes with a bit of bottle age to them. This is a bouncy enthusiastic youngster with a heap of acidity and a refreshing zippy palate. For a NV it is exemplary, but I personaly prefer the mellow dotage of an older bottle. Objectively a low 90s I would hazard, a point or two off for personal preference.
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1/8/2011 - rnellans wrote: 93 Points
A very good bottle. Rich, yeasty with some nice spice on the nose. Citrus and apples balance well together with just the right amount of acidity.
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1/8/2011 - Jossik wrote: 91 Points
Il solito stile Krug, ma mi sembra quasi che ogni nuova sboccatura migliori. Ossidativo ma non spinto, bocca elegante e vellutata
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1/5/2011 - sbbulldog wrote: 94 Points
What they say is true. I didn't write any notes at the time, but this wine was memorable. I want more! Being NV, I wonder if the next one will be similar to this one, cellared for 4-5 years.
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1/3/2011 - fisk15 wrote:
I don't get the fuss, I know now that I am not a champagne man.
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1/3/2011 - Partenaire wrote: 95 Points
Du grand Champagne. Mousse abondante, sans l'être particulièrement. Bulles fines. Nez beau et distinctif de pomme, d'amande, de biscuits au gingembre, de citron, de pain grillé (la note "toastée"), etc. En bouche, le gaz carbonique et l'acidité sont bien présents, on y retrouve les notes du nez avec une finale un peu de pomme sûre qui me fait croire que le conserver environ 3 ans lui ferait gagner une dimension supplémentaire et estomperait cette note un peu acide (mais pas vraiment dérangeante, car le vin est bien équilibré quand même). Du grand vin, 5 étoiles. Je me demande si c'est ce vin ou le Dom Perignon 1990 (bu en 2000) qui fut le plus grand champagne que j'ai bu à ce jour.
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1/3/2011 - dron_ap wrote: 92 Points
Worse than my last bottle, strong, not too many fruits on the nose. Enough of minerality on the palate lengthy, but a bit sour finish
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1/2/2011 - Arthur4wine wrote: 95 Points
Wow! A rich golden yellow with a wonderful aromas. High praise from all my guests. The next bottle of French Champagne we opened immediately afterwords paled in comaprison.
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1/1/2011 - Rechrom wrote: 93 Points
Cork stamped v721, so Mar/Apr 2007 disgorgement I believe. Beautiful balance, toast notes, depth, minerals, good acidity, excellent. My guess is that this will get better.
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1/1/2011 - Pakats wrote: 93 Points
Drank NYE
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1/1/2011 - spretzer wrote: 93 Points
new years with the staples. georgeous golden color, and a delicious wine. it lacked the sweetness that I do not enjoy in Champagne, and had a minerality that was wonderful. had with caviar and oysters. cheers happy new year.
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1/1/2011 - Nutty08 wrote: 93 Points
From 375ml. Continues to live up to the hype. Expressive biscuity nose with a full lush creamy palate and lengthy finish with a touch of mineral. Delicious.
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12/31/2010 - profiler54 wrote: 97 Points
Popped and poured. Served in Riedel Vinum Champagne stems at 49 F. Clear straw yellow color of deep intensity, Nose of toasty vanillia , caramel, coffee, roast nut, yeasty bread, ripe apple, honey and delicate pear. The richness is balanced by a focused freshness, medium-high acid and long complex finish. Drank over two nights. I was in heaven. This wine has never tasted better. From Magnum is really the best way to drink Champagne..
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12/31/2010 - botrytisvirtuoso1819 wrote: 96 Points
nose; brioche, lemon custard, toasted almonds, and mexican vanilla extract.
palate; amish apple cider, fresh citrus, cinnamon toast, and salted caramel.
high acidity.
plentiful fine bubbles.
60 plus second finish.
the finest non-vintage champagne there is.
when you think champagne... I think KRUG!
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12/30/2010 - Lord Rayas wrote: 92 Points
Dinner with Jason/Jar, David/TY, Alex/Vivien, Chris/Jennifer (Classified Tai Hang): One of the better bottles in recent times. Fresh, aromatic, expansive.
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12/25/2010 - kostaslonis wrote: flawed
(tasted in the shop) Gold color, lemon nose, lemon aftertaste, no string of bubbles in the glass whatsoever!!! but high acidity in the mouth. This is my first Krug Grand Cuvee but it doesn't feel right at all. I opened the bottle and there wasn't any sound. I just have to open another bottle, I had really high expectations of this one.
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12/25/2010 - Rupert wrote: 92 Points
[Cork coded A751 which I think means it was disgorged in Sept/Oct 2007] Sharp toast edge, dry, deep, youthful but approachable, serious, grand
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12/25/2010 - gutt22 wrote:
12.0% alcohol. From half bottle. An exquisite showing for this wine again. A very fresh, lively bottle, with superb concentration. The nose packs in bright green apple, pear, and citrus fruit, along with spicy and yeasty notes. In the mouth, concentrated, pure, and delightful all around. Full of flavor yet weightless on the palate. Enlivens you as you drink it. Outstanding finish. A
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12/25/2010 - aagrawal wrote: 94 Points
My first taste of Krug and it was superb. Nice golden color, fine bubbles in the glass. Nose had nice round creamy notes with a bit of yeastiness (but not too much). Palate showed great acidity, lemon-lime on the midpalate, lovely lasting finish. I loved the hint of tartness on the finish.
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12/24/2010 - Sleepy Dave wrote:
Alcohol :: 12%
The lively, healthy golden show very fresh white and yellow fruits aromatic profile with a dash honey added to it and light oxidative tones that provide some extra dimension as well as power to it, there were hint of toasted bread, brioche too and the power is shown on the palate. This full bodied champagne possessed good tension and intensity, powerful but very polished, with slight oxidative profile along with flavour of fresh honey, sweet honey fruits, green apple, melon, yeastiness and all remain focus, precise with good vibrancy thanks to the lively acidity backbone. Complex and pure with very clean, powerful long finish. Buy - Maybe.
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12/24/2010 - tarheel17 wrote:
from 375 ml.
PSA: this is so much better out of zaalto stems and only slightly chilled. And if it's on the menu for the night, take pity on any other lesser sparklings you may have in the house and just leave them be. They won't compare.
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12/24/2010 - drycab wrote:
Great with the stone crab, mustard sauce and garlic bread!
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12/23/2010 - cadamson wrote: 95 Points
Old label. Extremely nice aged Krug. Golden yellow, nose of toast, nuts, citrus and a myriad of other scents. Big on the palate, with citrus, toast and substantial minerality. Still sharp, though a bit drying on the finish. This was great, aged champagne, I could drink this every day.
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12/22/2010 - Vino Me wrote: 94 Points
2010 Champagne Tasting (23 wines) (Famous Liquors): Consistently a fine champagne although pricey ($160 at this tasting). Round and supple. Nutty character with bread dough and deep fruit. 94-95 points.
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12/20/2010 - EleonoraScholes Likes this wine: 94 Points
12%. A classic blend of three grapes. Focused, scented nose of white flowers and soft vanilla pod expands into deeper notes of lime honey and light toasty undertones. Deep three-dimensional aromas. A rolling wave of flavours on the palate – first citrusy freshness of tangerines, immediately followed by an inseparable flavour mix of brioche, honey, flowers, spices and minerality, dense but neatly supported by melted acidity. Creamy and ever-growing palate with soft toasty and mineral finish. Final note is that of freshness. Utterly satisfying. Tasted at home.
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12/19/2010 - mmurry wrote: 86 Points
Wines of Champagne (Farpointe Cellar): A big shot of coffee and candied raspberry on the nose. The bread and chocolate at the end were nice. A little hot on the palate, the acid was pretty good. The flavors were not as good as the aromas. There was some fruit, but mainly it was just some strong astringent tastes.
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12/19/2010 - wineismylife Likes this wine: 92 Points
Saturdays at One - Volume 40: Served from 375ml. Tasted non blind. Opened and served immediately. Light yellow color in the glass, clear looking throughout with tiny steady beading. Nose of wet stones, yellow pears and yellow apples. Flavors of yellow pears and yellow apples. Bright acidity, medium to full bodied. Drink or hold. 92?
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12/15/2010 - blancdeblancs wrote:
deep gold color. creamy, toasty, oak---almost green oak. luscious mouthfeel, creamy fizz, lovely finish. would love to taste this flat to really get to the wine behind the bubbles. Krug is really its own beast---have to admit it's not a style I would choose every time.
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12/15/2010 - Matt T wrote: 95 Points
Champagne Tasting (Bell's Wine Shop, Washington DC): Wow. Huge nose on this. This smacks you in the face. Really exciting stuff. Cotton candy, vanilla, lots of yeast and a long, long finish.
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12/13/2010 - bigwineguy420 wrote: 90 Points
Big, ripe fruit and oak, a bit flat. Clean and elegant, but lacking depth and finesse.
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12/11/2010 - dionysis wrote: 94 Points
Solid as always
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12/11/2010 - FakeAccount wrote: 94 Points
It was a Krug kind of night... nothing wrong with opening a Krug to celebrate buying Krug, right??? :)
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12/8/2010 - EMichels wrote: 93 Points
Big; Solid; Great structure; Raspberry; Long finish; Bigger nose
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12/5/2010 - tbabes wrote: 94 Points
Don't think a N.V. Champagne can get much better than this! Notes of roasted nuts, baked brioche, white fruits and crushed rocks. Great texture, good grip, lovely finish.
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12/4/2010 - jeff nowak wrote: 92 Points
from magnum @ harry karis event in tucson. disgorgement unknown. solid showing, nice expression, above average.
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12/2/2010 - amateurwino wrote:
Very tasty but paled in comparison to the 1998 vintage bottling poured with it; not as impressive as last year.
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11/27/2010 - Paul Lin wrote: 93 Points
Buttered brioche, ginger, pears, sugar cane, and honey. Intense on the palate and absolutely delish. Classic Krug.
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11/25/2010 - ELSandIF wrote: 93 Points
great
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11/20/2010 - MattTM wrote:
My first experience with Krug, had a greenish hue to it in the glass. Great nose, showing coffee bean, oak, and sour apricot. Creamy and buttery in the mouth, great mousse, with flavors of coffee, oak, toast, and sour green apple. Medium bodied with nice balanced acidity, very well made and delicious.
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11/20/2010 - godx wrote: 92 Points
Champagne and Sparkling Wine Tasting (Marquis Wine Cellars): Beautiful nose with lots of toast and toasty oak, citrus fruits and nice earthiness. Fuller in the mouth with great acidity. Rich flavours of citrus and more autolytic notes. Excellent.
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11/20/2010 - sparksinsuits wrote: 90 Points
The best NV around
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11/19/2010 - sparksinsuits wrote: 90 Points
The best NV around
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11/19/2010 - chbeaumont wrote: 86 Points
This is really rather ordinairy. At times attractive bready elements poked out on nose & palate, but to be honested this was wasted on me. Mea culpa.
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11/13/2010 - Paul Lin wrote: 86 Points
This is the second bottle I've had recently that did not show as well as expected. Grilled bread, lemon meringue, and multivitamin. Flat and broad on the palate with little complexity or interest. There was just no there there.
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11/7/2010 - PJRONeill wrote: 89 Points
Not madly exciting, though it suffered from being the follow-up act to a 90 Ruinart. Bristling, spikey, not quite ready. The goods are there but it needs time, I'd say closer to 10 years rather than 5.
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11/7/2010 - Dubie wrote: 92 Points
What a difference a magnum makes! Finer bubbles, better integrated wine. Was a big step up from the bottle size, which was drunk at the same time.
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11/6/2010 - BrandrB wrote: 93 Points
Terrific! Consistent with my other recent tasting notes. The highlights: Light golden color with a steady tiny bead. Big doughy citrus nose. Rich full-bodied palate: apple, lemon, smoked nuts, toasty oak. Long finish. I’m not sure what’s going on, but my recent bottles have been incredible – approaching the quality of vintage Krug at a fraction of the price– following several years of slightly less superlative non-vintage Krug experiences.
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10/26/2010 - PatrikO wrote: 92 Points
nice fizz, brioche, wet stones and nuts, expands in the mouth, nice sliky texture.
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10/24/2010 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 93 Points
2010 K&L Annual Champagne Event (K&L San Francisco Store): K&L Champagne Tasting. Lovely nose of roasted hazelnuts, lemon-lime citrus, honey, and wet shale, more of the same on the palate, crisp and elegant, tiny bubbles, lovely mousse, needs 3 years in the cellar, medium/big body and long crisp finish.
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10/23/2010 - subtlet Likes this wine: 95 Points
Tete de Cuvee Champagne Tasting - Oct 23rd ,2010 (Red Slate, Portland, Oregon): Lovely pretzel dough scents show here as well as candied apples, raspberries, and limes. This has a thicker feel on the palate, but still retains a soft touch. The bubbles bloom wonderfully on the mid palate. The sensation of this alone makes this drink enjoyable! Rich apple flavors and acidity come in late, and everything dries out very well. An amazing rich, but not overly sweet note complements the apple flavors on the mid palate. The apples and raspberries run out for well over 20s on the finish. Decadent.
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10/23/2010 - Paul Lin wrote: 92 Points
K&L Hollywood Champagne Event (Hollywood, CA): One bottle seemed to show more oak than another but with air this wine displays classic oxidative notes against a steely structure. Lemon oil, raw sugar cane, ginger, and yeast. 92-93 points.
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10/23/2010 - tp096255 wrote:
K&L Champagne Tent Event 2010 (Hollywood, CA): Quick Grade: C+
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10/22/2010 - gutt22 wrote:
12.0% alcohol. From half bottle. Slightly honeyed yellow color. Gorgeous nose of brioche, green apple, citrus, and ginger. In the mouth, cuts a laser of beautiful fruit across the palate, with expansive complexity and glorious refinement. A powerful yet weightless wine. Absolutely superb. A
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10/20/2010 - ews3 wrote: 94 Points
Zachys Robin Hood 2010 Wine Tasting (La venue, NYC): ripe red apple. strawberry. toasted almonds. med(+) finish. tasted more pinot in this than i expect from Krug.
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10/19/2010 - vespasian wrote: 92 Points
A cellared bottle - disgorged 2005; Delicate evolved aromas of apricot, citrus and mandarin with hints of honey; smooth, creamy palate. Lovely definition on finish. Showing its class.
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10/18/2010 - tyvoodoo wrote: 92 Points
Wow, this is some good stuff. Great rich and round nose of rich white and yellow fruits, toasted almonds, brioche and minerals. Rich lush mouthfeel that is really creamy but not heavy with precise acid. Wood influence that continues to round out the mouthfeel with more toast, crushed almonds and fresh baked bread.
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10/9/2010 - tbabes wrote: 94 Points
A lovely Champagne, and far and away my favorite NV. A very precise bouquet, offering up scents of brioche, nuts, citrus fruit, and mineral. Medium-bodied, with layers of flavor, an expansive and lush texture, with impressive focus and length on the finish.
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10/9/2010 - Colia wrote: 92 Points
Beautiful color, wonderful mousse. This time I appreciate toasted brioche and pineapples.
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10/2/2010 - christophee Likes this wine: 91 Points
Crystal clear and lite in the glass. Clean citrus and cashews on the nose. Super focused, clean, tight and balanced on the palette. Superb acidity, minerality and tartness. Not a bubbly person, but this one appeals!
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9/27/2010 - BrandrB wrote: 94 Points
2010 Masters of Wine Champagne Tasting (San Francisco, CA): Medium golden color. Beautiful heady nutty biscuity nose. Full bodied palate features lemon, spiced apple, almond, and toasty oak flavors. Excellent long finish. An incredibly strong showing for this bottle of non-vintage Krug tonight – the finest I’ve had in the past five years and drinking nearly as well as the 1998 vintage Krug.
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9/19/2010 - sharonandroland wrote: 90 Points
Drank for Oliver's arrival home. Beautiful textured Champagne
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9/15/2010 - Dubie wrote: 91 Points
Believed to be from the 70s. I did not think it was so old: the colour was the right intense yellow gold, but too many bubbles to be from the 70s. Mid-80s. Anyway, a lovely wine, a little oxydated, as I like them. Bottle was consumed very quickly!
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9/11/2010 - CADomer wrote: 92 Points
An elegant and classy bottle of wine. Drank as an apertif but could have been even better with a little food to help cut the huge acidity. Bright nose with buttery brioche tones to round it out.
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9/9/2010 - SimonG wrote:
Half bottle, new label. Bready nose with chocolate, toasted hazlenut and a touch of spice. Fine stream of bubles, fresh, creamy lemon-tinged mousse, depth to the palate and a good minerally finish. Still a babe but starting to open up and round out a little whilst retaining all its freshness. A lovely half. ****
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9/6/2010 - Nutty08 wrote: 93 Points
Flannery Steak Trial Run (The Lew Residence): This never disappoints. Lovely nutty aroma on the nose mixed with toast and fresh dough. Concentrated fruit palate, with a little cream on the back end, and exquisite balance of acidity leading into a remarkably fresh and focused finish that adds a little salt and mineral quality.
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8/28/2010 - poptart_nyc wrote: 94 Points
last of the anniversary case. this had been cellared 6 years. never in retailers hands and super fresh still. that brightness playing with the nutty meatiness, with the creamy spice---its all there and lively and developing in the glass opening up revealing more exotic fruits, subtle spices. one of my faves for sure and actually a steal at the price.
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8/28/2010 - psmith wrote:
March/April '07 disgorgement. Orange fruits. Citric. Fine mousse, and tangy acidity. Nice as always.
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8/26/2010 - sooper65 wrote: 95 Points
There is no better fizzy pop!
Lisa Chav last day - drank Krug as had promised.... ANY EXCUSE
Lovvitt
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8/22/2010 - typh wrote: 86 Points
Let down. The stoic Teutonic fail safe just didn't deliver. A hint of mold on nose, maybe corked? Gave it some air but still below par.
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8/21/2010 - cartime wrote: 92 Points
Block 7 Wine Co. 1 Year Anniversary Tasting (Houston, TX): First time to experience the legend that is Krug - albeit this was a just a small taste. Toasted hazelnuts and lemon zest. Creamy, with fine bubbles. Great finish. Look forward to having more of this in the future.
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8/15/2010 - Dinovino wrote: 91 Points
Powerful yet stremlined, pronounced autolytic characters, green apple.Very finely structured with real complexity, lovely finish.
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8/15/2010 - BrandrB wrote: 93 Points
Excellent – the consistency of this label remains strong. Light golden color. Tiny bubbles and an elegant mousse. Elegantly sultry aromas: toast, yeast, and hazelnut dominate the heavy nose. In short, classic Krug nose. Rich and full-bodied palate of apple, lemon, spice, nuts, and minerals. Bright acidity. Medium-long finish – a bit shorter than previous experiences. This was a younger Krug; will unquestionably age well for many years to come. Exceptional – something every Champagne aficionado must taste.
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8/15/2010 - beaunehead wrote: 95 Points
Screw Dom P - THIS is drinking stars!!!
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8/15/2010 - celtic67 wrote:
big bright nose of honeysuckle, lemon zest & biscuits with wildflower honey. extremely complex. white peaches & cream on the palate. superior finish & balance. extraordinary.
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8/15/2010 - tcfishler wrote:
From the same lot purchased in 2002, again unknown disgorgement date. The extra cellar years have done this good. Fairly rich gold in color, with almost bombastic yeastiness and a full, rich palate that still shows strong lemony cut. Superb, and very much the old school Krug, but not for those craving vinosity or restraint in their Champagne.
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8/14/2010 - Ingarj wrote: 93 Points
Kjøpt på Arlanda flyplass (av alle steder) sommeren 2005. Oppbevart i temperert kjeller/ vinskap frem til drikkedato.
Nybakt brød, tunge eksotiske frukter som fersken og ananas på duft, et snev av sopp og sitrus. Kraftig gul på farge.
Proppfull av perlende bobler og en nydelig mousse, luktinntrykkene videreføres og forsterkes i smaken. En knallgod vin.
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8/14/2010 - psmith wrote:
March/April '07 disgorgement. Very typical bottle - rich fruits. Really citric with firm, ample structure. Fine mousse. Very nice.
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8/8/2010 - Burgundy Al wrote: 93 Points
Sunday Afternoon with Krug (Knightsbridge - Northbrook IL): The 2009 release. Great aromas of white flowers, lemon peel, orange peel and some smoky elements. Lemon, lemon peel, and hazelnut flavors with great minerality and intensity. Long, powerful and great harmony. This will continue to improve with more time in the cellar.
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8/8/2010 - psmith wrote:
March/April '07 disgorgement. Bright, rich, characteristic Krug. Firm acidity. Fresh. Very nice.
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8/7/2010 - tbabes wrote: 95 Points
I really enjoyed this Champagne! Notes of crisp white fruits and crushed stones. Amazing balance, impressive depth, and a wonderful mouthfeel; great focus on the finish.
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8/1/2010 - Rupert wrote: 93 Points
NadNash dinners: Lean and austere to start with, but after a while the toastiness came through - amazing depth and dimension
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8/1/2010 - Diane (LI) wrote:
Honeysuckle on the nose. The palate was yeasty with light citrus, and very fresh tasting. Fantastic with lobsters down by the water.
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7/25/2010 - Captain Haddock Likes this wine: 93 Points
Aromatic, rich, smoky - works both as an aperitif and during a meal. This beat a (cheaper) 1999 Dom Perignon in the popularity stakes.
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7/24/2010 - Nutty08 wrote: 93 Points
From 375ml. Lovely complex nose of toast and dough. Crisp full palate that coats the mouth and leads into a refreshing stone finish. Balanced, polished and smooth, with nice complexity. Continues to exceed expectations.
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7/22/2010 - sooper65 wrote: 94 Points
with Dan, Colin, Ian and Rob - the GREAT MOUGINS weekend.
This is simply the best fizz on the planet at the price. Brilliant.
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7/15/2010 - IWineAlot wrote: 94 Points
Moet Hennessey Winemaker Grand Tour @ Binny's (Lincoln Park Binny's): What a great refreshing champagne. Always a favorite of mine. I get apples/pears all day on this, along with yeast and ginger.
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7/15/2010 - beezer6 wrote: 93 Points
Moet Hennessey Winemaker Grand Tour (Binny's Lincoln Park): Big classic Krug. Delicious and consistent.
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7/15/2010 - KeithAkers wrote: 93 Points
LVMH at Binny's (Binny's Lincoln Park, Chicago IL): nose: deep and elegant nose filled with bread, white fruits, peaches, pears, bits of apples and some bits of toast as well. Classy with well defined tones that just waft out of the glass
taste: regal medium feel with good medium+ acidity and elegant tones of white fruits, pears, peach tones, bits of toast, white fruits and a touch of citrus tones as well. Very smooth and just glides across the palate
overall: The Krug NV has always been a great wine and this is no different. Supremely balanced with great aromatics and a great feel that shows off the pedigree and class that one would expect from Krug
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7/12/2010 - drwine2001 wrote:
New label. Relatively light. The freshest, creamiest, most citric bottle of this I have had. Wonderful accompaniment to the underlying yeastiness. Fabulous bottle.
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7/10/2010 - profiler54 wrote: 95 Points
This wine was hitting on all the senses. The bold flavored, full bodied and precise balance.. Long and enjoyable finish of yeasty lees, minerals, vanilla, apples with light pinot character. Did not take notes just impressions from memory
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7/4/2010 - BillB656 Likes this wine:
Can't go wrong with Krug, can you? Rich and full-bodied. Lots of depth, plenty of complexity, and a clean finish.
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7/1/2010 - Manus wrote: 94 Points
Upon pouring into the glass, its strong and complex perfume immediately blast out! This Krug NV is really very good. It has excellent complexity and excellent concentration. It has very strong autolytic flavour as well as floral and nutty flavours. We really enjoyed this bottle very much.
http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/hkwine-blog/article?mid=837
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6/27/2010 - garambler wrote: 92 Points
I opened this at my 6/27/10 champagne tasting. It had an intriguing nose of toast, yeast, pear, burnt orange, hazelnut, smoke, spice, mineral and coffee aromas. The palate is big, bold and full bodied with flavors of toast, pear, burnt orange, hazelnut, spice and mineral flavors. It had nicely balanced acidity and a bit of an oxidative character…very different and quite nice.
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6/21/2010 - Edclr wrote: 93 Points
With Posners in SJ
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6/21/2010 - Ludi Likes this wine: 93 Points
Golden yellow with fine and persistent perlage. Nose reminds of hazelnut, acacia, yellow flowers, hay. Wonderful and creamy mouth, with perfect dosage and notes of honey and toast.
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6/19/2010 - acyso wrote: 93 Points
Old label (red). Cork code A222. From split. Dark yellow colour, with almost a hint of brown. Hazelnuts and bready nose. Also perhaps soy? If there is fruit on the nose, then it is muted. On the palate, an attack of caramel, extraordinary richness, with apples, bread (but no yeastiness), and toasted hazelnuts. A hint of mushrooms also. The attack, midpalate and finish lead into each other fluidly and organically. A very fresh, green apple, and citrus finish that lasts for quite a long time. Elegant and classy. This is what non-vintage (or in the case of Krug, multi-vintage) champagne should taste like. Regarding disgorgement date, Julie Cavil wrote: "Your bottle of Krug Grande Cuvée has left our cellars in early 2003, which means it had an "extra-ageing" of 7 years compared to a freshly shipped bottle, and corresponds to a blend covering more or less the entire "decade" 1980/1995."
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6/18/2010 - Dubie wrote: 89 Points
Disappointing... hopefully because it was a half bottle!
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6/14/2010 - kenthargis wrote: 94 Points
Always love this. Not too much acid, tiny little bubbles, a little yeasty, but not too much. Just wonderful.
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6/12/2010 - timewithwine wrote:
The richness of gold with a tinge of toast - a delight to the eye. The mousse is somewhat reserved (the cork’s stem did not “mushroom” at all), but the bubbles - tiny and concentrated - continued for the length of the bottle. Lemon, apple and grapefruit lead the attack with yeasty biscuit carries the finish flanked by coconut and nutmeg. So dry and yet so refreshing. (“Peachy,” says Scott.) While I don’t get that, I can see how someone could. 12% alc. With oyster and bacon puffs and asiago and parmesan cheese crackers. (For the Stu Tasting package with the Nordstroms.) Highly Recommended.
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6/9/2010 - sethmorgenlong wrote:
Beautiful bronze hue. Very restrained nose with notes of hazelnut, coconut macaroon, popcorn, sweet and sour dough and cardamom. On the palate the wine is transformative: rich, expressive and soft but explosive. The acid is moderate, alcohol is handled perfectly and the development is well etched. The mousse is enveloping and awe-inspiring and the long length is makes it even more enjoyable. Flavors on the palate are of cream soda, maple candied apple, caramel, hazelnut puree, baking spice and brioche. Wonderful bubbles.
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6/3/2010 - Rupert wrote:
Russell's Pebbles Fizz Offline (Alex's office, near Old Street tube): Edgy, in fact the bite is amazing, funky - much ruder than Krug usually is, but I found this very exciting
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6/3/2010 - SimonG wrote:
Russell's Pebbles Fizz Offline (Alex's DML Office): A really strong struck match, sulpherous nose. Haven't come across this on previous bottles. Bonfire night around the fire, cordite hanging in the air. It does blow off a bit. Good depth and richness on the palate, but i can't get past the nose at the moment. ***1/2
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6/2/2010 - NotNYC wrote:
Simply superior. Had a reason to celebrate - hmmm'd and hawed over the growers, Bolly and others. But when it is time to recognize a special moment of Life, nothing compares to breaking out a mag of Krug. Deeply pleasurable. Immensely satisfying.
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5/28/2010 - Nutty08 wrote: 92 Points
From 375ml. Initially too cold, but the nose eventually opened up with fresh dough, citrus, apple. Very smooth crisp palate--seamless comes to mind-- with a lengthy round fruit finish. Really delivers, great all around.
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5/9/2010 - manga wrote: 90 Points
Very reticent in the nose...notes of butterpecan, fresh butter and cardamom. Minerals and chalk in the mouth, just seems to lack the normal depth. After some study, I don't think this was corked.
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5/8/2010 - ews3 wrote: 94 Points
Great Grapes for a Great Cause SQN Tasting -- 3rd Annual; 5/7/2010-5/8/2010 (Mandarin Oriental, Washington DC): wonderful apple and yeast notes
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5/7/2010 - tuehoca@gmail.com wrote:
Pastis
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5/4/2010 - kdsipe wrote: 91 Points
No formal notes taken. Complex, intense, nutty, broad and fresh. Not sure the price is warranted when compared to recent grower/producer tastings.
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5/2/2010 - rnellans wrote: 93 Points
Light golden color; honey, minerals with touch of brioche on the nose; tart apple/citrus, palate with great acidity.
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5/1/2010 - Paul S wrote: 92 Points
Ultimate Parker in Singapore Mega-Tasting (The Fullerton Hotel, Singapore): The Krug Grande Cuvee is getting rather irritatingly inconsistent. Not sure when it was disgorged, but this was one of the "not so good" bottles. Still a good Champagne by any standard, but not quite up to the standard of early Krug MVs I have had. Nose gave a good enough headstart, with typical toasty vanilla hints, yeast and deep white fruit scents, along with a touch of white chocolate and some umami notes of mui-fun (Cantonese broiled rice with egg and chicken stock) gravy with plenty of wok-hei (the nice toastiness that comes from well-stir-fried Chinese food). Palate was really sweet for Krug though, opening with nutty accents and almost apple juice like flavours - somewhat lacking the depth, nobility and finesse that the "better" bottles have. Still though, it still showed nice weight and a typically superb mouthfeel with frothy mousse laced with fresh acidity giving the wine a lovely balance. Palate had some length and power with nice ripe lemon flavours. A nice wine for sure, but lacking the magic of yesteryears.
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4/30/2010 - gutt22 wrote:
12.0% alcohol. This wine is amazingly consistent. It's just exceptional each time. Really no doubt it's the king of NV Champagne right now. So youthful and refreshing, but with meaningful power behind its palate. Complex and refreshing. It's an improbable and delightful wine with how it drinks like a wine that cares only about bringing pleasure but has the elegance and complexity of the truly profound. A
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4/23/2010 - bbrantley wrote: 90 Points
Nice toasty nose with a hint of caramel. Nice mouthfeel with great concentration and doughy/yeasty finish. This was very nice.
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4/20/2010 - vintage61 wrote:
This is the second time I have had this wine and the second time I have been disappointed. I assume the rest of the world is correct and I am wrong, but I am right for me. At this price point, I have no interest at a third try, at least not on my nickel. I much prefer the NVs from some of the other major houses at half the price. Lucky me. Maybe an 84.
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4/19/2010 - Michael Mortensen wrote:
Tungere og kraftigere end forrige flaske. Helt klassisk Krug med 110 km/t - fadfedme, brioche, smør, korn, en smule eksotisk frugt og knivskarp æblesyre til at holde det hele i skak.
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4/16/2010 - BrandrB wrote: 93 Points
Fantastic, as always. Light golden color, tiny bubbles. Rich and heady nose of toast, yeast, and minerals. Big and rich palate of apple, citrus, nuts, spice and minerals. Beautiful acidity alongside a creamy mousse. Long finish. Full-bodied but remarkably well balanced throughout. Incredible consistency and complexity – it’s hard to imagine a finer non-vintage/multi-vintage Champagne. Superb!
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4/13/2010 - jwsmith wrote: 92 Points
Effortless and well balanced nice bottle.
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4/12/2010 - Russell Faulkner wrote: 94 Points
Easter Break Champagnes (Bollinger 90/6/7, Krug NV/90, Jacquesson 95 Rose/Blanc etc) (France): Surprising sulphur on the nose, tight, packs a big punch of sour fruit and toasty candied fruit, then earthy with gunpowder.
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4/11/2010 - JJL wrote: 86 Points
Strange for a Krug NV. Color was right, but no citrus/lemon, lots of red apple on nose, more on palate as well as caramel and brown sugar. Very sweet. Missing the minerality and acidity. Drank lot a BdN with high dosage. Others liked it more than me.
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4/10/2010 - Zonk wrote: 93 Points
Much more apple and less citrus then last time.
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4/7/2010 - christyler wrote: 92 Points
Pale yellow color. Nose was more reserved and less distinctive than I expected. It was quite delicious, but I had to wonder whether it was opened too early - seemed quite tight. Great acidity and went very well with food.
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4/4/2010 - G Kapoor wrote:
Enjoyed with thai food. Citric with notes of pears, orange juice andsteely minerals. Excellent acidic backbone to age effortlessly for a few years.
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4/4/2010 - Richard M wrote: 94 Points
A tamed, 'mini' version of the '96 vintage. Starts out tight as steel, opens up to a range of flavors from pear to mango to chocolate and back to pear, always with tremendous acidity and an almost smokey nose (is this the PM coming through?). Delicious, but suspect that this degorgement would benefit from several years in the cellar.
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3/28/2010 - ginfizz wrote: 91 Points
This bottle young and crisp. Too young. Hard to tell when to drink these. A half bottle a few weeks ago was 3 points higher.
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3/27/2010 - guido23 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Full bodied with a mouthful of green apple. Tiny bubbles and many of them. A great champagne, although not cheap.
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3/27/2010 - beezer6 wrote: 94 Points
Classic Krug qualities. Lots of dark roasted nuts, green apple and pears. Super fine and elegant bubble structure.
Full rich and pure deliciousness. Consistent with each bottle I've tried recently. One of my faves out of the big Tete de Cuvees (Dom, Cristal, Krug, etc.)
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3/27/2010 - jwsmith wrote: 93 Points
This was what you would expect from Krug, finesse lemon biscuit and stone. Nice
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3/26/2010 - Darren747 wrote: 92 Points
Clear medium gold with a persistent mousse of fine bubbles.
Clean, pronounced autolytic nose showing considerable development. Buttered toast, crumbly biscuit and ripe strawberries.
Dry, high acid with a velvety mousse and medium alcohol. Pronounced toast, lees and autolysis on the palate with red fruits on the long finish.
This is an excellent Champagne that has pronounced, complex flavours both on the nose and palate. The mousse is silky smooth and all components are in harmony through to the long finish.
Tasted on Cathay Pacific first class.
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3/25/2010 - jwsmith wrote: 91 Points
Nice color very toasty backend roasted carmel, hazelnut and cream. Not the best bottle ever.
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3/23/2010 - rmodak wrote: 94 Points
Lovely wine, showcasing its lemon, brioche and vanilla notes, with fine mousse, super linearity and refreshing acidity on the finish.
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3/16/2010 - fatboi wrote: 92 Points
great golden color... very precise and rich.
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3/16/2010 - jmht wrote: 91 Points
Yeasty, lemony, touch hazelnut. Regrettably, the flutes were not optimal.
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3/16/2010 - Old Tasting Notes wrote: 92 Points
Touch of honey on the nose, nectar color, with a touch of pink. Large bubbles. Exquisitely balanced, honey, red delicious apple. Pear as well, a sweet but not too sweet finish.
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3/15/2010 - tacman wrote: 92 Points
consistency is the key here ...
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3/15/2010 - davidselvia wrote: 88 Points
Cathay 1st HKG-SFO
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3/10/2010 - Colia wrote: 93 Points
Big yeasty nose, golden color and miniscule mousse. Huge huge toasty flavors. I'm eating this with cheese, but if I were to pair with real food, I'd go Spanish.
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3/6/2010 - mmh wrote: 94 Points
This bottle had ben aged for 2 years. Very impressive! Extremely good and huge nose. Toasty with lots of bread and fruit. Some burned sugar and quite oaky. The taste is very full and oaky with lots going on. Very long mousse that explodes in the mouth. I love this stuff!
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2/28/2010 - rob1869 wrote: 93 Points
(At the Bell, Skenfrith): first proper tasting of any Krug. Served just right - a little warm but in ice-cold glasses with as much of an ice bucket as we wanted. Deep Krug-y notes in colour and flavour - lovely with my scallop+chorizo starter but it was with the beef main (described as paired with horseradish bubble and squeak but more of a balsamic cabbage(?) base) it was awesomely well matched. More please! Great price (at least £20 less than retail).
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2/21/2010 - CarTer wrote: 96 Points
Muito boa, refinada, diferenciada. Acidez muito boa. Seco. Perlage excelente. Tomamos no Ici, Los, Ale, eu e respectivas.
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2/21/2010 - MichaelJennings wrote: 94 Points
Glorious champagne; toast, rocks, incredible depth; broad, deep, rich in mouth.
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2/19/2010 - Beavis77 wrote:
Wow, this just jumps up and slaps you in the nose. Brioche and bread like you were in a bakery. Hints of strawberry. Minerals and salinity. Amazing nose.
Palate does not disappoint. Full bodied and creamy. Toasty, with flavors like a savory strawberry biscuit. Long, long finish of almond pastry.
What a powerful and fun Champagne.
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2/19/2010 - dmalcolm wrote: 93 Points
Fresh, vibrant, and an abundance of nutty fruit. Tasted like it could use more time.
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2/18/2010 - Blcmdpa@gmail.com wrote: 94 Points
the deepest, the richest, the most buiscuit the most flavor. Happy Birthday
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2/18/2010 - St Paul wrote: 95 Points
This is a general rating. It depends on when the bottle was disgorged as well as from which vintages. My feeling is that they are now hitting the market much earlier than they used to do, so they need more time in the cellar. When drinking at the right time it can be even better than 95 points but it can be very tight if drinking too early.
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2/15/2010 - CTSV157 wrote: 94 Points
Deep golden with rich toasty flavors of brioche and nuts. Very persistent and long lasting on the pallet
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2/14/2010 - grinneback wrote: 90 Points
Nice champagne, discreet nose. Taste of apples and a touch of lavender. Rather complex but this had less of the rubber taste I associate with Krug. I must say that this bottle, nice as it is, is very overpriced.
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2/13/2010 - Rupert wrote: 93 Points
Deep, deep and biscuity, rich, but with a savoury edge, special
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2/12/2010 - nvandyk wrote:
Strange green streak...celery? Bad bottle perhaps?
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2/3/2010 - jeff nowak wrote: 88 Points
back on a crummy run with this wine. tubby.
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1/27/2010 - bons vinhos wrote: 90 Points
I would like to try it on a blind tasting...seemed a little oxidized,but the flavors were definitely there,maybe not worth the price tag though.
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1/23/2010 - DAN BAILEY wrote:
Very nice showing. Initially, very tight. With air, the classic creme caramel and coffee notes came out. The table loved this.
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1/23/2010 - petitblanc wrote: 90 Points
Again, more on the mature, yeasty, almost oxidized side, lacking a bit of freshness and life. Not my prefered style Champagne, I'd like the fruit to speak a bit more clearly, but this was decent.
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1/18/2010 - beezer6 wrote: 94 Points
Taste at Elysian.
Everything I would expect from Krug N.V. And always so consistent.
Full rich nose of toasted brioche, roasted pecans, dark honey, apples and vanilla.
Palate is equally big with more caramel, toasted nuts and depth.
Still lovely acidity and though full bodied there is still exceptional balance as a whole.
From start to finish a great effort every release.
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1/16/2010 - ccn wrote: flawed
Corked bottle
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1/16/2010 - Zonk wrote: 95 Points
From a flute and had a slight cold so couldn't get the full nose, but definitely toasty. Palate was more toast with zesty lemon peel notes. Finish was unreal, could seriously taste it 10 minutes later. Now I know what te fuuss is about.
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1/10/2010 - Haut Brion wrote:
***.5 Good
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1/2/2010 - astroman wrote:
JT Birthday Dinner: Coffee bean, deep toasty nose with some lime. Very enjoyable both on nose and palate. Sharp and focus acid with lime palate and dry finish.
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1/2/2010 - hsacks wrote: 94 Points
This was the last of four 375 ml. bottles I purchased in November of 2003 and surprisingly, like the prior 3, it deserved a 94. Dark yellow in color. A very delicate but persistant mousse. Aromas of yeast, caramel, bread pudding, hazelnuts and baked apples. Rich, intense fruit in the mouth with great structure, depth and complexity. Creamy mouthfeel and outstanding acidity made this a delight to drink. Only a slight oxidation prevented an even higher score. I expected this Champagne to be over-the-hill so I served it with a sausage, portobello mushroom and brocolli rabe pizza. It was great. I guess I shouldn't have been surprised...it is Krug afterall!
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1/1/2010 - SimonG wrote:
First bottle from an April 08 VinXchange purchase. Mid straw. Very good stream of small bubbles, very persistent. Nose initially bready, opening up after an hour or so to a really full, deep, toasted hazelnut and vivid rust aroma. Gorgeous. Lovey energy and focus on the palate, long, obviously quite full. Went very well with roast guineafowl in a wild mushroom cream sauce. First bottle of 'new label' since the last change and it's excellent. Ready now wth a bit of air but another year or two wouldn't hurt. Cork still mid-mushroom shaped wth plenty of spring. ****1/2
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1/1/2010 - joeandkim wrote: 93 Points
Light, subtle, and refined. Very vivacious and bright. Faint toasted bread and brioche, with a slightly sweet nuance that lingers on the palate for minutes. Pleasing acidity and tartness, rather nicely balanced. Light golden hue, and although lively, not overly bubbly.
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1/1/2010 - Melli wrote: 97 Points
Brilliant wine, full of life
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1/1/2010 - Colima74 wrote: 93 Points
What can one say new about a wine everyone has written about a zillion times. But not wanting to just put down a number and be criticized, we really enjoyed this. Bready and yeasty, esp. after being open a couple of hours... Terrific..
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12/31/2009 - sithinfiltrator wrote: 95 Points
Wonderful toast with a hint of smoke. The finish lingers for minutes. Big bold mouthfeel.
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12/31/2009 - markellen.foodies@gmail.com wrote: 88 Points
Mediocre!
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12/31/2009 - br wrote:
have yet to be disappointed by krug nv. this one was rich, nutty with wonderful balance of zippy fruit.
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12/30/2009 - Shorepower wrote:
var lite av en besvikelse, kanske läckt lite i korken, lätt oxiderad i smak och lukt, frukten vara borta dock en krämig mousse, blev lite bättre under kvällen och fick in ingerfära, apelsin och andra dofter. Troligen var den från mitten/tidigt 90-tal.
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12/30/2009 - dbkitc wrote: 91 Points
(at Alizee – Baltimore) Subdued nose. Fresh apple. Young and tight but showing its breed. Outclassed by the Heidsieck tonight. (91+)
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12/26/2009 - Berno wrote: flawed
Darn!
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12/25/2009 - *Vine* wrote: 93 Points
Popped and poured. Light yellow-gold to amber hue. Fine, persistent bead. Very expressive on the nose, with a pronounced notes of stone fruits, red fruits, hazelnut, caramel, and toast. Hint of oxidation adds to the complexity. On the palate, the medium-plus acidity level keeps the flavors very fresh and vibrant, with brioche, citrus peel, and crushed berries. Lengthy finish with a distinct impression of minerals. Always delicious. This bottle was purchased in Sept. 2007.
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12/25/2009 - TheArtisan wrote:
Light golden, yet intense colour. Developed creamy, oaky aromas, classic biscuit, shortbread, and lime zest, peanut/hazelnut on nose. Dry, sharp green fruits (from high acidity), citrus zest, nutty, full bodied, peanut butter paste. Medium length. *****
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12/24/2009 - Miceri wrote: 94 Points
Golden colour; toasted nose; you almost chew this one, thick, lots and lots of life / bubbles, good acidity, almost too much, stays in the mouth "forever". Very very nice. Bought a couple of y ears ago. Will wait with the remaining two to check out how it evolves / ages. Seems to have quite some potential !
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12/24/2009 - drwine2001 wrote:
Deep looking. Full, toasty but not excessively yeasty, very Pinot. Excellent.
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12/24/2009 - stiang wrote: 91 Points
Magnificent! A taste of the vintage greatness.
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12/23/2009 - Edclr wrote: 93 Points
Wonderful
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12/20/2009 - salil wrote: 92 Points
From magnum, older disgorgement (didn't catch the date, though Jed said this bottle had been around for several years). Quite developed in its flavour profile with pear and white fruits layered with biscuit, toasted almond and hazelnut notes with the fruit gaining in depth and freshness with air.
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12/19/2009 - manga wrote: 94 Points
Toast, yeasty nose but still fresh. Lime and dried flowers. Well integrated acid and minerals. Seemingly a richer style but does not lose balance. Tremendous focus.
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12/12/2009 - JJL wrote: 92 Points
Good way to start the night - unfortunately had to drink it from one of the plastic champagne glasses.
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12/11/2009 - Dave Canada wrote: 93 Points
Great balance.......still such a baby....citrus, brioche, orange blossom......
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12/10/2009 - wineismylife wrote: 92 Points
thirsty man does Dallas (Suze in Dallas, TX): WIML91-92
Tasted December 10, 2009 at an offline.
New label. Opened and served immediately. Light yellow color in the glass, clear hue throughout with very light beading. Nose of apricots, toast, light peach notes and some light cherry notes. Flavors of peach, pear and a bit of citrus on the medium finish. Medium acidity, medium to full body. Drink or hold. This MV was purchased 01/09/2008.
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12/5/2009 - jeff nowak wrote: 90 Points
tasted so many times, this is not a high performing bottle to me, merely average, which is still above average compared to most, if not all in this tasting. scored relative to my experience with this wine.
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12/5/2009 - kstoddard wrote: 93 Points
Bubbly Blow-Out (Sportsman's): Fresh bread nose. Apple, lemon, melon and almonds. Nice mid palate complexity. Amazing balance. Beautiful elegance. Good length.
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12/3/2009 - beezer6 wrote: 94 Points
Binny's Champagne Gala Tasting (Binny's on Clark - Chicago, IL): Awesome again. Full bodied beautiful baked bread.
Long complex finish. Creamy and moussy on the palate. Exquisite.
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12/3/2009 - amateurwino wrote: 95 Points
earth, toast, nutty cashew on the nose. palate is rich. a close race with the Cristal for wine of the tasting; Cristal is lighter and more racy; this is richer.
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11/21/2009 - Kevin_C wrote: 92 Points
Champagne Tasting (Wide World of Wines - Washington, DC): Flinty, spicy bouquet with a similar palate profile. Finish is long and delicious with zesty lemon and citrus notes that balance out the minerality. Still young, needs more time. 91-92
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11/21/2009 - vinopa wrote: 95 Points
Golden yellow in color...Very elegant champagne that just blew me away..Got alot better as the night went on..Very fine tiny bubbles..The nose was fantasic but really exploded as time went on..Citrus, yeast, honey, minerals galore along with a hint of orange peel...This champagne did not disappoint on the palate..Toast, yeast a hint of apple and orange peel. Got a hint of minerals and earth on the backend which was nice. The finish seemed to go on and on...Very well balanced and refined..Glad I got another in the cellar...Cheers!!
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11/14/2009 - Manus wrote: 87 Points
Always considered this is the best non vintage Champagne in the market. This time Krug Grande Cuvee really disappointed me. I found it too acidic and not balanced. It is also not complex enough and enough have an unpleasant bitterness aftertaste. What's happened?
http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/hkwine-blog/article?mid=228
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11/7/2009 - bluefrog wrote: 88 Points
Please notice that this is a quite personal note. I'm no expert neither fan of champagne wine.
Nose: A very clear green apple odor jump out of the glass. It is so present that I found it hard to focus on other smells but I found a hint of pear and very mature clementine.
Taste: Very clear apple again but nicely rounded due to the extremely fine bubbles which gives it a smooth creamy apple texture.
The vine is good but straightforward with almost only apples.
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10/31/2009 - gutt22 wrote:
12.0% alcohol. From half bottle. Every bit as good as the first. Lively from start to finish, with a creamy and yeasty edge to the citrus, apple, and pear notes on the nose. Focused and powerful in the mouth, with a downhill momentum to the palate: the fruit at the forefront, but this strength just pushing it across the tongue. Deeply complex but a wine that isn't plodding in its seriousness. Long finish. Delightful. A
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10/30/2009 - CamWheeler wrote: 88 Points
Oats, honey and a touch of citrus. Medium body and depth but not really up to the heights this usually hits for me as one of my favourite producers.
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10/29/2009 - sethmorgenlong wrote: 92 Points
Bright straw yellow, moderate - intensity, thin streams of many, many bubbles. Very exotic nose with citrus peel, baked apple and toasted gingerbread, prominent notes of minerality and smoke. The palate followed the nose with very prominent gamey texture followed by banana bread, ginger candy, hazelnut and honeyed citrus notes, and again a welcoming minerality, well integrated acidity. A bit chalky towards the end of a rather short finish, unfortunately. Wonderful bubbles from a renowned producer.
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10/25/2009 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Drank this alongside a Jacques Seloose Initial. A balancing act here -- the Selosse was more forceful and brilliant, the Krug more mineral, earth and brooding. The Heidieck Diamant was a wall fly in comparison.
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10/22/2009 - THaas wrote: 93 Points
Lemon-yellow with a green tint in the glass. Inviting nose, very crisp and taut citrus, some vanilla bean and mineral. Powerful flavors of racy lime, under-ripe green apple, some red fruit and a little toast. Very steely, some minerality. Very tasty. Perfectly balanced -- a razor-wire balancing act between the acidity and weight of the wine that's perfectly performed. Long finish.
Very unique Champagne -- I can see why people seek this out.
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10/21/2009 - syrahz wrote: 93 Points
Very tasty bubbly. I'd have given it a higher rating if the bubbles hadn't faded. We enjoyed it nonetheless.
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10/13/2009 - biggie wrote: 93 Points
Clean pale gold core of moderate+ intensity. Very fine bubbles with a very strong steady stream. Clean and evocative nose with saline, crushed shells, brioche, yeast and toast. Dry with moderate+ flavours of apple, toast, yeast, mineral - very rich complex flavours. The finish is very long with some vanilla and light toast notes. Wow!
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10/12/2009 - jjmabaseb wrote: 91 Points
Drank on honeymoon to celebrate passing the bar exam and getting married, all in the same week
Great flavors of bread, apple. very elegant, very refined, and in my opinion, very overpriced. I've had a couple champagnes at 1/3 the price that were more memorable, and that I liked more.
Although, I should note that the finish on this wine was longer and more interesting than any I have tasted before...a couple minutes for sure.
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10/4/2009 - BlumJ wrote:
Just superb. New label, from magnum.
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9/28/2009 - BrandrB wrote: 93 Points
Masters of Wine Champagne Tasting (San Francisco, CA): Classic Krug, what more can be said? Consistent with my previous notes. The highlights: doughy/citrus nose, lemon/mineral/biscuity full body, long finish. This wine is what turned me onto Champagne and continues to impress today. Fantastic consistency. While not the very best I’ve ever had of this label, quite close and the finest showing of the past year.
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9/27/2009 - G Kapoor wrote: 90 Points
Nose of toast, biscuit, minerals. On the palate it had brioche, fruit and steely mineral flavors, very well balanced. I have to admit that the bottle should have been served at lower temp, however due to the current heat wave in So. Cal I had a hard time transporting it to the restaurant. 90pts, probably a point or two higher if it had been chilled
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9/22/2009 - lowereastscott wrote: 91 Points
A beautiful expression of classic Champagne style. Definitely taste apple and pear, and some type of burnt grain. Also maybe some move theater popcorn. Loved it, but it wasn't the life-changing experience that some told me to expect.
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9/20/2009 - JJL wrote: 94 Points
Apple and hazelnuts on nose. White peach upfront, lemon-orange in mid-palate and long grapefruit finish. Nice mouthfeel, excellent bottle tonight.
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9/19/2009 - GraemeBell wrote: 93 Points
From a bottle purchased in June 2007. Initially the nose was quite light and restrained but evolved over time. Started off with a creamy nose of lemon mousse and burnt sugar which became decidedly nutty after about an hour. Perfectly balanced, smooth with a soft massaging bead.
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9/18/2009 - Rayburn wrote: 94 Points
As always, just fantastic with green apple, yeast and maybe a touch of hazelnut.
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9/15/2009 - jeff nowak wrote: 90 Points
from 375 ml, new label. a little flabby, lacked the crisp profile of the better bottles of this.
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9/10/2009 - Michael Mortensen wrote:
Denne udgave var nok den friskeste Grande Cuvée jeg har smagt med hvide blomster og mynte sammen med de for mig mere klassiske Krug-toner af brioche, citrus, fugtigt korn og grøn æble-syre. Må endnu en gang bøje mig for Krug.
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9/9/2009 - Russell Faulkner wrote: 95 Points
Peach skin, soft upfront but packing beautifully blanaced concentrated fruit, a hint of addictive oak, so light despite the power that it glides past despite the strong framed acidity. Effortless.
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9/8/2009 - pigeon1986 wrote: 95 Points
Superb. Loads of yeasty toasty notes as other reviewers have noted. Very long finish. Every time I smelt/tasted I got something slightly different on the nose/palate.
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9/4/2009 - bbrantley wrote: 94 Points
Wow. First experience with Krug and this definitely lived up to the hype. Nose had the yeasty toast aromas described before here, but also had nutty, caramel sweet notes reminiscent of white burgundy (the 2005 Louis Latour Corton Charlemagne came to mind). Simply delicious on the palate with effervesence and acidity balancing sweetness all the way through an incredibly long finish. Outstanding.
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8/30/2009 - BECKMANN wrote: flawed
Corked :-( should have been second bottle in a nice tasting run.
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8/28/2009 - moguls wrote: 93 Points
From magnum, outstanding bread/yeasty nose balanced by nice acidity. Purchased in 2005(?). Even better on second day.
Outstanding
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8/28/2009 - cct wrote: 93 Points
Drunk with starters. Been said a hundred times. Very great brioche, balance of acid and weight. Clean and very long. 93pts
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8/23/2009 - gordoyflaca wrote: 94 Points
Great stuff. opens with note of fresh-baked bread, farm butter. Great acidity, lively citrus, brioche.
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8/21/2009 - JJL wrote: 93 Points
Drank very well tonight and really outclassed a bottle of Veuve '96 Grande Dame we drank after it.
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8/21/2009 - Just Grapes wrote: 93 Points
The last 3 bottles of Grand Cuvee that I've had in past 2 years had me thinking that LVMH had screwed up a once beautiful cuvee. All were good but not as good as the GC's of the 90's and early 2000's. All of those bottlings were richer/fatter with more brioche charicteristics. This bottle started off tight with almost a hint of minerality. Glass two - something is changing here and I'm liking it! Glass 3 - yah baby you're singing... good acidity, a hint of carmel and that bread dough that I love so much in my Champagne.
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8/18/2009 - T-Mac wrote: 92 Points
Mmmmm...tasty. I should drink more Champagne. Happy Birthday Amy!
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8/14/2009 - sunalsorises wrote: 93 Points
Very good.
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8/7/2009 - gutt22 wrote:
12.0% alcohol. From half bottle. Such a beautiful bottle of wine. Light straw color, with terrific bubbles. Gorgeous bouquet of apple, pear, brioche, a touch of creaminess, minerals, and a hint of citrus. In the mouth, the linear, focused power of Krug just explodes. The fruit pours across the palate, bolstered by strong acidity and structure, with a creamy, effervescent complexity about it. Superb, long finish. Outstanding and living up to the pedigree. A-/A
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7/17/2009 - Winetex wrote: 93 Points
This bottle in fine form. This "new label" bottle was cellared since 2005 and was clearly better than recent Krug NV purchases.
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7/10/2009 - Harrypotter wrote: 94 Points
Provider did some research and found this one to be from 1960-1964, had some major ulage. Aromatically - vanilla lemon butterscotch kurd. Reminded me of an old Gaston Huet Vouvray. ON the palate it was very enjoyable albeit very little bubble. Nice clean acid. A treat
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7/4/2009 - Miceri wrote: 93 Points
Once again a very nice experience. Bready nose. Broad flavour
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6/28/2009 - BrandrB wrote: 93 Points
Incredible. Rich golden color, miniscule bubbles. Awesome nose with fresh doughy citrus notes. Full-bodied palate: lemon, apples, toast, minerals and that classic Krug oakiness. Long finish. An excellence balance between freshness and complexity. The consistency with this blend is almost as impressive as the wine itself. Well worth the price, in my opinion. Despite all these superlatives, though, ever so slightly this blend’s quality is slipping; this isn’t the same wine that engendered my fascination with Champagne a decade ago. Nonetheless, drinking a glass of Krug is always an experience in itself and I don’t foresee that changing anytime soon. Exceptional in every regard.
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6/17/2009 - JJL wrote: 92 Points
I am back to liking Krug NV again. Drank with some great sushi last night with Harold and David. I had a lot in LA at the Krug tastings, and although I preferred the vintages, the NV was drinking well there too.
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6/9/2009 - wineismylife wrote: 92 Points
Dallas 2nd Wednesday Group - June 2009 (Bolsa in Oak Cliff): WIML92
Tasted June 9, 2009 at an offline.
New label. Purchased this batch in January 2008 and allowed to it to sit in the cellar for almost 18 months. I think these MV Krug benefit a bit with some age. Yellow color in the glass. clear hue throughout with light beading. Nose of baked apples, pears and a dash of ginger. Flavors of lemon zest, pineapple and a dash of pear over the medium finish. Bright acidity, medium body. Drink over the shorter term.
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5/31/2009 - Hiroaki wrote: 92 Points
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5/30/2009 - steffenpelz wrote:
Dinner Chez Rob & Lauryl: Second bottle of Champagne last night. Mighty big wine that has just a ton of flavor. Maybe a little nutty and has some nice fruit. No need to hurry drinking this, but I don't know what the disgorgement date was. I loved it.
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5/30/2009 - Champagneinhand wrote: 94 Points
same as other bottles which was excellent for a NV grande cuvee. same taste as before
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5/26/2009 - botrytisvirtuoso1819 wrote: 96 Points
nose; brioche, lemon custard, toasted almonds, and mexican vanilla extract.
palate; amish apple cider, fresh citrus, cinnamon toast, and salted caramel.
high acidity.
plentiful fine bubbles.
60 plus second finish.
the finest non-vintage champagne there is.
when you think champagne... I think KRUG!
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5/25/2009 - Vinsant wrote: 94 Points
Had alongside a 00 Dom and a 98 Veuve Clicquot LGD. I have seen Champagne notes describing toast. I have gotten yeast in the past but never toast. This wine had huge notes of brioche toast on the palate as well as green apple, nuts, mushrooms, and lemon. A nice creamy yet acidic texture that made the paring of River's Edge Full Moon Chevre, Sage-Scented Walnut Bread, and Wild Cranberry-Apple Compote heavenly! Just a huge heavy sparkler. Need to try again and hopefully with more cellar dust.
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5/20/2009 - jeff nowak wrote: 91 Points
double blind. needed to be served colder. very little effervesence/super tight mousse. biscuit, cashew, nice finish. when revealed, old label.
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5/20/2009 - kstoddard wrote: 90 Points
Blind Night (Mattias): Golden yellow color. Limestone minerality on the nose. Tastes of apple, caramel and pineapple. Good minerality in the mid palate. Dry, doughy finish with some depth. Showing some age. Tasted blind with a NV Castellar Cava. My thoughts were both were non-vintage and the Krug was from Champagne and the Castellar was Cava from Spain. No idea as to the producers of the wines. Provided by Mattias.
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5/20/2009 - jivey wrote: 89 Points
Gold in Color, white hugh with caramel, citrus and yeasty quailities.
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5/17/2009 - BECKMANN wrote: 95 Points
Second time i taste a bottle of this fine Champagne. "Warm" yellow colour, fine gentle mousse (one of the two things i like most with this champagne), nice taste - complex (yes sounds as a cliché, but i find it hard to discripe to be honest so many lovelly inputs) and the second thing i like most about this champagne the taste "stays" long - hence a good long aftertaste.
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5/16/2009 - mdenigris3 wrote: 94 Points
Amazing, zillions of tiny, tight bubbles. Amazing palate of citrus, apricot, pear, cinnamon.
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5/16/2009 - Gob wrote: 94 Points
Wow, really good. classic Krug notes, great body and length
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5/13/2009 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Really quite good. Stylish and really quite fine.
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5/7/2009 - Tim Heaton Likes this wine:
2009 LVMH Tasting at Elway's Cherry Creek (Denver, CO): A horizontal blend of grapes and vineyards, as well as vintages, this current release is thoroughly enjoyable and almost sultry. This is comfort food for the brain that makes you forget the troubles of the day. Brioche toast, warm nuts, and vanilla crème give way to a creamy texture of dried fruits, and some spice. Focused, crisp and refreshing, I look forward to enjoying a bottle of this in the near future. Drink...often
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5/4/2009 - Champagneinhand wrote: 94 Points
Krug, awesome as usual with lemon curd flavor and bite of green apple and a ending of nicely tasting homemade bread with a smooth and bubbly mousse that had a buttery hint.
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5/2/2009 - BigRed1000 wrote: 92 Points
Always great. Two bottles made the moment een better.
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4/30/2009 - gorm wrote: 93 Points
Consistent note.
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4/26/2009 - mmh wrote: 94 Points
I only had a 4cl sample of this, but it really impressed me. The bottle wast just opened, and you could really notice how the taste and nose opened up after a while. Quite acidic still, but really deep and complex. The aftertaste lasted for almost half an hour. Needs several years in the cellar to show its full potential.
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4/24/2009 - Peech wrote: 93 Points
From magnum: From the very first whiff a big toasty nose hits you, with plenty of yeast and caramel and toffee notes. There's just a slight tilt towards acidity on the palate.
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4/20/2009 - botrytisvirtuoso1819 wrote: 96 Points
nose; brioche, lemon custard, toasted almonds, and mexican vanilla extract.
palate; amish apple cider, fresh citrus, cinnamon toast, and salted caramel.
high acidity.
plentiful fine bubbles.
60 plus second finish.
the finest non-vintage champagne there is.
when you think champagne... I think KRUG!
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4/17/2009 - indiscriminate palate wrote: 93 Points
A different impression from the last bottle. Still incredibly yeasty and weighty, but with much less complexity and depth.
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4/11/2009 - JJL wrote: 90 Points
This bottle was a tad weaker than the last one. Not much on the nose. Walnuts, green vegetable and touch of lemon on the finish. There are better and cheaper NV and vintage champagnes out there. As for Krug, I will stick with vintage.
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4/11/2009 - Chrisinroch wrote: 93 Points
Wow, incredibly heavy bodied champagne. Very very yeasty, a bit of graphite. Again I have to get back to the weight of this win... Not unpleasant, just really out there on the edge of the spectrum. A real experience. A powerful champagne.
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4/9/2009 - cct wrote: 93 Points
Short notes. Standard excellent stuff. Newer label. Fine mousse, good toast, texturally very well done. Outstanding de rigeuer. 93pts.
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4/9/2009 - SimonG wrote:
Quite pale, good mousse. Bready aromas with lemon and a slightly spicy-vanilla-oak. Quite full and weighty, just starting to show some interest but really needs another year or two. Clear class though. A half purchased this year. ***(*)
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3/31/2009 - Ltim BE wrote: 92 Points
Simply great...what a pleasure to enjoy this......
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3/28/2009 - JJL wrote: 91 Points
Pulled this out of the cellar after the corked '85 Veuve Rose. Yeast, vanilla, honeysuckle on nose. Walnut on front palate followed by a long lemon finish.
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3/28/2009 - grrrpor wrote: 90 Points
delicious and soft bubbles, but really for the price, many growers champagnes that I prefer... if anything feels like it's at the end of useful life.....
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3/19/2009 - jeff nowak wrote: 92 Points
375 ml. continuing the better run for this wine.
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3/8/2009 - JJL wrote: flawed
I kept this bottle in my fridge since my last party and it was flat and had acquired a little stale fridge smell.
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3/7/2009 - Rupert wrote: 92 Points
NadNash dinners: [Bought Autumn 1998]: very very mature, fruit cakey raisiny fruit, the fizz very gentle, but focused, long and fine
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3/2/2009 - cdunn wrote: 93 Points
Showed beautifully, but no formal notes. Great balance between the acidity and rich core fruit.
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2/27/2009 - Paul Lin wrote: flawed
Corked. What a bummer!
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2/27/2009 - WetRock wrote: flawed
Krug, Krug, Comtes: Corked
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2/26/2009 - Cheryl wrote:
EMP - Foods Inspired by Burgundy (EMP New York, NY): Champagne is not my favorite wine, but this is nice.
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2/26/2009 - Keith Levenberg wrote: 83 Points
Another competent but completely bland and boring performance from gold-label New Krug. As Barack Obama would say, "This is not the Krug I knew."
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2/24/2009 - Haltermr wrote: 90 Points
Formal notes not taken. Drank from a split at The Slanted Door with spicy food, which really was not the best match...Racy more mineral Gruner worked better.
A bit rich and nutty for the context. I look forward to trying this again more as a wine of contemplation. But ultimately, I might just be a fan of leaner, more mineral champagnes.
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2/14/2009 - petitblanc wrote: 88 Points
Very mature gold color. A strange blend of mouthpuckering acidity, prominent alcohol, and an almost Sherry-like, syrupy sweetness that annoyed me. This became even more off-putting in combination with the predominant earthy, almost musty theme. There is a nice undercurrent of cherry and candied fruits, showing the Pinot Noir very strongly. Despite the acidity, a bit more citrus might have made this more fresh and less heavy. Finish was very average. This half-bottle may have been a bit off. According to my understanding of the code on the cork (M442), this was disgorged in July/August 2004.
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2/13/2009 - rnellans wrote: 94 Points
Wonderful aromas of apples, peaches and toasted brioche. Full, rich and extremely well balanced. I have had this wine cellared for awhile and there is a lovely aged component. Still nice backbone with some acidity on the back end. Lovely wine
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2/12/2009 - AndrewSGHall wrote:
More lemony (Meyer) than usual, maybe due to drinking from Riedel O white glasses. Delivered Krug in spades though - living the life is drinking Krug in the jacuzzi after a day of snowboarding.
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2/7/2009 - Alex H wrote: 84 Points
En Primeur le Parents (Imperial Treasure @ Great World): Lovely singular stream of small bubbles. Still beautiful fresh with strong citrus showing. Lasting "kam-kam"-ness on the finish. A quintessential NV champagne.
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2/2/2009 - Honey Badger wrote: 93 Points
Old Label, on the cork for 7 years, took awhile to get going, but really tasty once it did.
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1/27/2009 - psmith wrote:
Really great and Kruggy and all that.
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1/22/2009 - CamWheeler wrote: 85 Points
Disgorged 29/08/89 - Mid gold colour. Vigorous bead. Woody, nutty nose with some mushroom and earth. Palate is okay, a touch wooden and disjointed. Drinkable, but had seen better days.
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1/20/2009 - *Vine* wrote: 95 Points
From 375, popped and poured. Medium amber-gold hue. Fine, fairly subtle yet persistent bead. Although showing slightly less fruit than from 750, the huge nose of toast, hazelnut, toffee, with hints of citrus and spice is utterly sublime. Touch of oxidation on the nose adds to the complexity and mystique. Medium-plus body. The palate is very reminiscent of the nose....and, consistent with my last note, the high level of mouth-watering acidity not only brings intensity and precision to the amalgamation of flavors but also provides a sense of freshness that keeps bringing one back for another taste. Huge finish....
Can't say much else...
Krug.
Once you know, you know.
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1/9/2009 - bunhiong wrote:
am once again reminded how brand driven the whole champagne industry is. beautifully dry, nutty and balanced but how much better is this compared to my regular dose of mailly, selosse and egly-ouriet .... ?
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1/6/2009 - balassis wrote: 92 Points
My friend Christos Kazakos brought this bottle as a present for the new year.
Nice golden color.
When pourred into the glasses the fine and rich mousse reveals aromas of yest, brioche and butter. Realy a complex nose...
Its elegant nose is followed by a silky ample mouthful plenty of minerals, almonds, huzelnuts and pears.
Long and lemony aftertaste.
A luxury champagne to drink absolutely!
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1/3/2009 - jrglm wrote: 92 Points
I love this wine. I'd drink it every day if I could afford to. Dang.
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1/1/2009 - xwine wrote:
This was not up to snuff by Krug standards. Purchased a bit over three years ago when the "new" label was actually new. This seemed somewhat thin and lacking depth (for a Krug); not defective, not oxidized, just not quite "there." Though it was still a nice champagne, showing some toast and light citrus, it was not what I expect from Krug. For a brief moment it seemed to gain some weight, but then it quickly reverted to its former self. Lot #LLLFCL00866; the other bottle purchased within a few weeks of this one was lot #LLLFCL01203, and was stellar two years ago.
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1/1/2009 - grrrpor wrote: 92 Points
new years with the gang
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1/1/2009 - rsepulve wrote: 92 Points
This bottle just purchased showed considerable youthful vigor. Confirms my impressions that this cuvee benefits from some age.
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12/31/2008 - Miceri wrote:
Good, toasted, as usual
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12/31/2008 - vanpe003 wrote:
New Year's Week 2008/9; 12/28/2008-1/4/2009 (Northwoods): I normally enjoy this wine more, but thought that the Dethune was the better bottle this evening. I'm not sure about disgorgement date, but my impression of this bottle was that it "drank young". Very focused and tight, and perfect for fans of that style. For me, another couple of years of bottle age would have been nice, but hard to tell what to do with NV stuff in terms of aging.
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12/31/2008 - ews3 wrote: 93 Points
Very nice! Subtle aromas of pear, green apple, yeast, dough, this might be the Krug?
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12/31/2008 - Winetex wrote: 91 Points
Not as good as previous bottles. This bottle from a different lot that has only been in the cellar a year. The previous new label bottles had 2-3 minimum age on them which may have improved the wine after release.
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12/31/2008 - Keith Levenberg wrote: 94 Points
Krug Classic, with the old, purple, pre-LVMH label. "It's the Real Thing." The cork was a little loose which resulted in a lighter fizz, but it was still delicious with lots going on, deep-complexioned, toasty fruit with a pungent funk like an old white Burgundy.
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12/31/2008 - jrobs7777 wrote: 87 Points
Blind Champagne/Sparkling Tasting: A little disappointing. I enjoyed this more than most at our blind tasting, but even so, this was the consensus disappointment. Honey gold color. Very nutty and almost smoky nose, but there was a whiff of rubber that was off-putting. The nose was a tad overpowering. Hazelnut, honey, yeast and subtle pear on the palate. Chardonnay heavy? For my tastes, this could be a little lighter and more delicate. At this price point, Krug needs to do better. I have two 95s stowed away and will be interested to see how my notes (when they are consumed) on those compare with this.
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12/31/2008 - cvvhrn wrote: 93 Points
Hints of toasted malt, subtle yeast, with a subtle apricot on the nose with a palate of citrus and grapefruit. Had a pleaseant aftertaste that reminded me of hot sourdough bread. decent finsh. Nice balance on the acid
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12/31/2008 - bs4041 wrote: 92 Points
Amazing, this was a very old NV but still so fresh, golden, nice bead. Nose of caramel and apple. Taste is Butter, yeast, almond, and sugar. Great acidity and very long finish.
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12/31/2008 - bigdogflow wrote: 90 Points
Taste of pear with balanced acidity all the way through. Very enjoyable.
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12/31/2008 - BenSlivka wrote:
New Year's with Max!
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12/30/2008 - KeithAkers wrote: 92 Points
champagne night (binny's highland park): nose: very deep nose with great purity and defined flavors of lemons, apples, citrus tones, minerals, and rich toast notes. Very deep, in fact, this has more depth on the nose then some of the tete-cuvees. clearly showing off the krug quality right here
taste: again, the depth of flavors is massive(as is the acidity right now) with great tones of baking spices, lemons, apples, and rich mineral tones. Very smooth and polished feel with a lot of class to spare
overall: this was one of the newer labels, and I didn't have the exact lot #. This performs up to big cuvees with its depth and can certainly age as the acidity was very vibrant. A real lovely wine that would be a lot more fun to just sit down to and enjoy over the course of an evening
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12/30/2008 - psmith wrote:
Most recent label. All bread and characteristic oxidative citrus notes. Great balance and texture. Very good as always.
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12/30/2008 - dbkindel3 wrote: 90 Points
Decanted and drank from it. Great golden color, unbelievable nose of green apple and burnt bread (toast) . This rating is about as honest as i could be. This bottle was purchased about seven years ago and I am certain that for one reason or another it lacked the punch of other Krugs I have had within the last few months probably due to a flawed bottle. The carbonation diminished almost immediately after decanting. Now, you ask why do I decant Krug? The Sommelier at Spruce (A.) turned me onto this before and I have had the '90, '95 out of a decanter and, holy cow, out of this world. This was a disappointment but hell, I had Krug last night so I would be an ass for complaining.
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12/28/2008 - Wrighty wrote: 91 Points
Christmas drinking; 12/24/2008-12/28/2008 (Hong Kong): Nothing really outstanding. Good weight and lovely finish but wasn't outstanding.
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12/27/2008 - cadamson wrote: 94 Points
Immediately when the cork was popped, the air filled with an aroma of baking bread, as if a bread machine was just opened under my nose. Really amazing -- have never had the nose open up that strongly. Beyond that, great acidity, lots of apple, pear, biscuit. Pretty big, all in all. Very enjoyable.
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12/26/2008 - Rupert wrote: 97 Points
[Bottle bought in May 2006] By some distance the best champagne I've ever had. More toast, more biscuit, more minerals, deeper, and yet tightly focused and fine - an absolute revelation
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12/25/2008 - *Vine* wrote: 94 Points
Popped and poured. Medium-light gold hue. Persistent mousse, fine bead. Forward aromas of toasty brioche, fresh berries, hints of spice and citrus wrapped in a veil of minerals. Medium-plus body. Krug really packs a wallop of flavors on the palate.....most prominent in this instance were notes of red fruits, citrus, hazelnut, almond, and minerals. These flavors are accented by bracing acidity.....in fact, I don't believe I have ever tasted such an acidic Champagne that still maintains such density of fruit....to me, this aspect is particularly mind-blowing.....(perhaps the acidity helps explain why this was such a delightful match with Xmas brunch). Soaring finish. This is a marvelous Champagne and most certainly lived up to the hype.
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12/24/2008 - rsepulve wrote: 93 Points
Consistent with previous note.
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12/24/2008 - Colima74 wrote: 92 Points
Christmas eve dinner at Marche Moderne. Little tight at beginning, but showed green apples on finish, yeast/bread. Very nice substantial mouthfeel that differentiates this for me from lesser champs.
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12/18/2008 - Paul S wrote: 92 Points
This was generously opened during a tasting of South African wines in Londolozi by Paul and Pam from NY. Good, as would be expected, but very far from the best bottle of Krug NV that I have had - this one really showed its youth. Golden yellow in colour, fine, persistent Krug bead. Nose was nice and yeasty, with bread and nuts dominant. The palate was all lemon pips at first though. Creamily textured, with a touch of herbs adding interest and great balance as would be expected, but without the richness and weight that I have come to expect from this bottling. Finish was long - with a nice seam of mineral, a touch of nuts and more lemon pips.
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12/14/2008 - drwine2001 wrote:
New label, recent release. Full color and weight, slightly oxidative, toasty style. Although this will be sacrilege to the "Krugistes", while very good, there was very little separating this from the yellow label Veuve Clicquot poured alongside it...except the price, that is.
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12/12/2008 - BrandrB wrote: 94 Points
Mind-blowing, as always. The consistency I’ve experienced with this label is as impressive as the wine itself. As full-bodied and bold as Champagnes come. Deep golden color with very fine bubbles. Toast and minerals on the nose. Multidimensional palate of lemon, apples, almond, honey, and oak. Biscuity throughout. Eternally long finish. The complexity, balance, and finesse are stellar. Exquisite – one of the finest wines I’ve tasted this year!
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12/9/2008 - tacman wrote: 93 Points
My dinner dates said this was the best champagne they have ever had! Again, consistency is the key.
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12/5/2008 - beezer6 wrote: 94 Points
Binny's Champagne Gala Tasting (Binny's South Loop - Chicago, IL): Binny's South Loop Champagne Gala Tasting.
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12/5/2008 - psmith wrote:
From 375 mL with new label. Classic Krug density and slightly oxidative, rich palate. Integrated mousse with honey and orange oil notes that seem a bit more mature than I'd expect. Enjoyable as always.
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11/30/2008 - Alex H wrote: 88 Points
Le Paulee Maceration Party (Imperial Treasure @ Great World): Nice glamorous gold with beautiful bubbles caressing the flute in a gentle constant stream. Yeasty bready nose. Radiant citrus notes emanates a lovely glow of deeply layered lemon flavours encircled by skinny lacings of light soy sauce marinated mushrooms. I get images of golden splendour and grandeur.
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11/30/2008 - Paul S wrote: 94 Points
Bachelor's party (Imperial Treasure, Great World City): Oh my, this was a good bottle. This was disgorged in 2001, so there was quite a bit of bottle age. Golden yellow colour, with a super-fine bead bubbling up the middle of the glass. Nose showed yeast, hazlenut, some musk, ripe apples and a touch of mushroom. The palate had typical Krug balance of creamy richness and lithe cleaness, with lots of super-ripe, rather sweet, juicy lemons with their pips, a crisp minerality and a beam of integrated white fruit flavours unfolding into a long, crisp, minerally finish with mouthwatering acidity and lovely lemon drops that just kept clinging to the mouth. Great way to start dinner.
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11/29/2008 - dougie wrote: 90 Points
no big shakes. Many champagnes for this price excite me more than this. I would compare to many regular nv. Maybe just a mediocre batch I got.
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11/22/2008 - canan wrote:
Amazing nose with yeast, green apples. The taste is insanely powerful with sourdough, yeast, green apples and with a hint of almonds. A crazy acidity cuts through the flavours and brings everything nicely together. What a great pleasure and the intensity of the wine is to die for :-)
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11/22/2008 - SimonG wrote:
Full colour, not disimilar to the label (previous version), bottle with 5 years age post-purchase. Seems to have lost something - nutty biscuity quite meaty aromas and flavours, but lacks some zip and finesse. A little cumbersome as an aperitif but reasonable when drunk with morels stuffed with foie gras. Not nearly as god as a younger half drunk recently. ***
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11/18/2008 - Wrighty wrote: 93 Points
Cathay 1st Class - on my birthday! (Seat 2K on CX255): This is more like it, subtle power and intensity. Nutty nose, yeasty, faintest hint of orange zest. Palate is vibrant; zesty, a mid palate stone and that orange hint again. Intense long finish.
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11/15/2008 - Biglama wrote: 90 Points
diep van kleur goud geel, neus is karamel, champion, lichte sherry toets, smaak is mooi vol en wat complex, oudere fles, gerijpte champagne, aparte stijl met duidelijk de houtrijping die de accenten geeft, feestje met 12 bij ons thuis
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11/4/2008 - dartboard wrote: 92 Points
Fabulously complex nose, delicate mouthfeel, bready flavor. A real treat.
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11/1/2008 - MarcoAzevedo wrote: 98 Points
This bottle was yet the new one, with the new label.
Impressive. Excepcional champagne. Lime, citrus and bread. Complex, smooth, balanced, with notes of whole grain tost, green apple and lime. Very long finish.
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10/31/2008 - Jossik wrote: 88 Points
Vecchia sboccatura, un po' evoluto ma molto ricco, col tipico naso Krug
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10/30/2008 - jwsmith wrote: 91 Points
Very good to great this time around...
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10/26/2008 - Sijan wrote:
No detailed tasting notes as I was a bit distracted after having just proposed at the summit of Hawksbill Mountain in Shenandoah National Park, and the wind kept interfering with nosing the wine, but I do remember lemony, yeasty, biscuit notes. It was very good.
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10/23/2008 - peternelson wrote: 93 Points
K&L: Beaut. slite ripe pineapple, rich hint at fried melted butter, nuance of pine, herbs; nutty aspect, intense nose, very fine; super smooth, but powerful, long long fin that stays w/u. 2nd tasting w/Krug guy--two glasses.
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10/18/2008 - peternelson wrote: 93 Points
K&L: Intense minerals, crushed rock, int. tartness, a’s in mth; fantastic bal, int. a’s. Mostly 2000. Must buy a case and age it. ; )
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10/18/2008 - tacman wrote: 91 Points
consistency!
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10/17/2008 - Wrighty wrote: 90 Points
Dinner to celebrate the arrival of my wines in HK (Crown Wine Cellars): Fine mousse, little yeasty nose, some enoki mushroom. Bready palate with lemon notes. Good finish.
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9/29/2008 - jc-mmb wrote: 94 Points
big, bold and all krug. you know it when you taste it. wonderful example of the krug house.
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9/22/2008 - jeff nowak wrote: 93 Points
what the hell happened to this bottle? BY FAR the best new label MV i've ever tasted by a long shot. outstanding balance and fruit that wasn't to doughy, and sharply delineated. go figure...it smoked the 95.
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9/22/2008 - jivey wrote: 90 Points
Minerals, bisquit, lechee nut, clean acidity short lemon finish.
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9/22/2008 - kstoddard wrote: 95 Points
G7 (Dave): Golden yellow color. Tropical fruit aromatics. Apple, lemon, melon, caramel and walnuts on the palate. Intense effervescence and minerality. Incredibly well balanced. Beautiful richness with a very complex and elegant finish. This wine was on fire again tonight. Highly recommended. My personal WOTN. 12% alcohol.
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9/17/2008 - wineismylife wrote: 91 Points
Dallas 2nd Wednesday - September 2008 (Amici's in Carollton, TX): WIML91
Tasted September 17, 2008 at an offline.
Opened and served immediately. Light yellow color in the glass, clear hue throughout with medium and fairly steady beading. Nose has a dash of sherry up front followed by notes of apples and some biscotti. Flavors of crisp apples and a dash of cherry. Medium mousse. Drink over the short to medium term.
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9/5/2008 - tacman wrote: 94 Points
the only thing better than the wine was the company ... makes a wonderful champagne even better! Crisp, nice acidity, great mousse
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8/29/2008 - indiscriminate palate wrote: 96 Points
Older bottling (prob. 5 years). Exceptionally complex and evolving bouquet of baking biscuits and yeast, apple, and multi-themed citrus. Very long finish. Beautiful steady fine beads. (Score may be slightly inflated by the great company and evening)
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8/29/2008 - gordoyflaca wrote: 94 Points
Nose of fresh bread, toast, vanilla, brioche, coffee, creme brulee.
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8/28/2008 - phenricsson wrote: 96 Points
(Non vintage bought 6 years ago. We find that great non-vintage Champagne develops as well as vintage) Excellent, almost as good as the Clos du Mesnil, it actually showed more vintage character but it was still fresh.
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8/25/2008 - JScott wrote:
Yeast and dried fruits on the nose, almost giving the impression of fruitcake. Frothy fine mousse, golden color. On the palate apricot, quince and kiwi follow the finish. No reason to hold.
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8/22/2008 - tacman wrote: 91 Points
I just love the consistency of this wine - always a beautiful way to start off the evening.
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8/18/2008 - AllRed wrote: 93 Points
Niche Restaurant Staff Tasting (Niche Restaurant, Geneva, Illinois): Pale yellow color. Baked pear, cashew butter and roasted nut aromas. Good texture, with apple, almond, cashew and citrus tones on the palate. Good underlying acidity and a long finish.
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8/17/2008 - Winetex wrote: 93 Points
New label
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8/16/2008 - AZ Cat wrote:
(2+) Good but disappointing. Not as good as NV Taittinger and not nearly as good as vintage Dom. Tasty but probably wouldn’t buy again at this price.
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8/14/2008 - rsepulve wrote: 93 Points
Initially a bit restrained and tart. After 30 minutes of air it opened up considerably and became the delicious Champagne it usually is.
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8/14/2008 - Greg Pierce wrote:
From 375, new label. Krug again comes through. Delicious, beautiful, refreshing, complex. Consistently the best MV champagne. I keep hoping, for my wallet's sake, that I will finally get sick of all things Krug. Sadly, again, for my wallet, these cats just keep delivering the goods.
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8/10/2008 - AndrewSGHall wrote:
So good it rocked straight from the bottle after 300 mi of cycling.
Is there really anything to add that hasn't already been said? It's Krug.
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8/9/2008 - The Drunken Cyclist wrote: 95 Points
Wow, so complex and varied, just when you think you have it figured out, you notice something else. Finish lasts forever.
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8/9/2008 - tommyholley wrote: 96 Points
Everyone loved, apples, light earth, buttery yummy goodness. Great
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8/3/2008 - SimonG wrote:
A glass en magnum in a restaurant. Smooth, creamy, spicy and slightly exotic fruit. Very good, a bit more interest and complexity than a half bottle drunk recently. Slips down worryingly well. ****
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7/28/2008 - zimmy07 wrote: 91 Points
apple, yeast, and pears on the mid palate. Good acidity and beading, but as another user said got beat down a bit by the other earlier champagne. Still a good champagne, just not as rich as I usually have with Krug.
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7/26/2008 - psmith wrote:
Early 2000s release. Poorly placed after a '90 Clos des Goisses which kicked this around a bit. Refined, but rich palate with Krug apple and yeast notes. Fine, subdued bead. Very nice.
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7/14/2008 - bubbachumps wrote: 93 Points
A complete champagne that got better and better with air. An nutty nougat on the nose, great mouthfeel and long finish. Tasting note from memory, but I remember thouroughly enjoying this mv champagne.
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7/6/2008 - gorm wrote: 93 Points
Light yellow. Good mousse. Nose of lemon, bread and sherry. Intense and broad. Very typical and very delicious.
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7/3/2008 - SimonG wrote:
Light yellow. Lovely nose, slightly yeasty and bready. Wonderful combination of fresh lemon combined with a slightly biscuity richness and a lovely oaky weight. Effortlessly creamy smooth texture with a fine prickle. Very good and very drinkable. This a half bottle from France with a year of post-prchase age on it. looking forward to some aged full bottles. Long, classy and perfectly balanced / poised. ****
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6/27/2008 - NotNYC wrote: 93 Points
Le Bern - walks that delicious line of finesse and strength. Really not a debate, there's Krug, Salon & Winston Churchill - Taittinger Comtes and the 96 DP - then everything else. But Krug rides on top. Now to get a '96 Krug mag in my cellar heh heh heh
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6/23/2008 - Barberolo wrote:
deep gold color with a light mousse, rich and leesy with toasty nose, caramel, baked apple, pineapple, honey. rich full mouthfeel with coating texture and long expansive finish. very vinous Champagne that drank like a Puligny. Too big for lighter seafood and caviar dishes but stands up well to richer preparations. 3G
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6/20/2008 - clayfu wrote: 92 Points
I think this might be a newer bottling. Purchased at Premier Cru.
Tight on the opening, a bit of yeast and tart. Acidity subsided over the course of 30 minutes. Strong notes of honey and green apple permeate as well as a nice acidic finish. Evolved well over time, structure started to integrate as bits of lemon grass permeate through the flavor.
Small bubbles, incredibly easy to drink.
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6/14/2008 - sehill wrote: 95 Points
Dinner with Kate. Outstanding showing for this wine. Very complex on the bouquet with toast, citrus and apple notes that evolves with time. Perfect light golden color. Medium bodied on the palate with excellent balance. Very long finish. This is an outstanding wine that shows the right balance and complexity on the bouquet and palate.
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6/11/2008 - wineismylife wrote: 90 Points
WIML90-91
Tasted June 11, 2008 at an offline.
Opened and served immediately. Light yellow color in the glass, clear hue throughout with a light and fine everessence. Slightly tight on the nose yielding some notes of talc, yellow apple and a touch of vanilla. Flavors of apples, lemon and a bit of berries on the medium finish. Medium to bright acidity, medium body. Drink over the short term, maybe medium. I'm not sure when this was acquired but it seems like a newer release to me.
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6/8/2008 - Mlermontov wrote: 91 Points
Trip to Boston; 6/4/2008-6/9/2008: rich nose, toasty, ripe lemony custard, apples, good iddle - with weight and creamy texture. long finish. i am not a champagne person but this is excellent stuff
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5/29/2008 - tiswas wrote: 96 Points
As always - perfect....alomst
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5/27/2008 - juruokon wrote: 95 Points
Just perfect...hint of coffee, toast and smoke on the nose. Taste very well balanced with a hint of shellfish, smoke and oak. Very very nice indeed..
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5/7/2008 - riccodog13 wrote: 93 Points
Amazingly rich with ample yeast and caramel, but also posseses terrific acidity supported by citrus, green apple and green almond. Super balance and tiny bubbles. Made in a style that will age effortlessly. Drink now-2016. 93 pts.
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5/4/2008 - spotfin wrote: 91 Points
Elegant, smooth, delish.
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5/4/2008 - Area 51 wrote: 92 Points
medium yellow gold color, lovely toasty aromas, green apple and pear flavors
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5/1/2008 - thewiz Likes this wine: 91 Points
Lightyellow in colour with minerals, steel, oysters and lemon on the nose. Some sweetness of lemon and honey with an aftertaste of kaffir lime.
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4/30/2008 - GreatLibations wrote: 95 Points
Yellow gold in color- fine mousse w/ textbook streamer that persist- strong aromas of defined toast, tart apples and stone fruit, musty earth. Bright acidity, green peaches and apples, wet minerals, toast, citrus. The finish is long and tart. One on the most complex Champagnes I've had to date. Absolutely beautiful.
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4/28/2008 - SUN-J wrote: 90 Points
I'm not a big champagne guy but enjoyed this nonetheless. Nice beading and color. Nose of yeast, citrus and toast -- maybe a bit floral as well. Sweet and sour apple on the palate . Moderate to heavy acidity. Became more balanced over the course of the evening. Nice champagne and looking forward to trying more of this caliber (or better).
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4/26/2008 - dougie wrote: 92 Points
Came on with a ton of apple at the beginning. Bigger bubbles and a lot of mousse. Kinda of balanced out with time and became more complex.
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4/26/2008 - lightning wrote: 92 Points
From an old label 750ml bottle. Fantastic nose of yeast, honey and toast. Taste, while great in its own right, does not reach the same highs as the smell.
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4/24/2008 - jeff nowak wrote: 90 Points
from 375 ml. i've had this wine so many times, i don't even think about it anymore. good bottle...whatever that means.
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4/19/2008 - pakabear wrote: 92 Points
Always a great champagne, this was no different. Great apple, citrus and honey flavor on the nose. Palate is well balanced with pear and apple flavors dominating.
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4/19/2008 - Jurgens wrote: 87 Points
citrus
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4/13/2008 - JScott wrote: 92 Points
Still tightly wound but approachable and vibrant.
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4/12/2008 - frankds wrote: 88 Points
ietwat gebrandde neus gegrilde amandelen
zeer fijne tekstuur, vineus
beter niet te koud
zeer lange afdronk
mist toch het waw dat de naam laat verwachten
B+/A
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4/10/2008 - Keith Levenberg wrote: 80 Points
LVMH is evil. Bland, generic Champagne, a little more buttery than most and so hollow you could drive a train through it. EVIL!!!
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4/5/2008 - rsepulve wrote: 94 Points
Delicious as usual. This bottle had a year of "age" on it and I think it showed (in a good way). Still had the crisp acidity I enjoy but seemed to have a touch more complexity than usual. Long baked apple pie finish.
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4/4/2008 - gsquireh wrote: 96 Points
Anniversary dinner at the Pluckemin Inn (Bedminster, NJ): Krug along with Salon are my favorite two champagnes. The first smell tells you the essence of what aroma a class champagne should give off. The lightness of being along with the intenseness of rich fruit provide a complex and exhilirating adventure into the bubbly. We drank this as starters to a tasting menu beginning with slices of John Dory which we sizzled on a hot rock on our plate, and ate with tangerine, marcona almonds & pea shoots and two sauces ( soy and ginger) to dip.
The soy aromas in the wine were complemented by the soy sauce and balanced by red fruits, citrus, and grilled nuts. We continued to drink the Krug as we ate our second course the Hudson Valley foie gras, pineapple, pumpkin, toasted brioche & cacao. The Krug's hint of coconut and lacing of leather complemented the foie gras. There is a long and lovely finish to this special champagne.
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4/3/2008 - Sijan wrote: flawed
Good even when flawed. Storage conditions for this one had been questionable and it had clearly oxidized, with a strong Sherry nose at first. The Sherry notes eventually blew off and the wine was still surprisingly drinkable, ifa bit odd.
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3/31/2008 - fredb wrote:
At least 15 months on cork, as this is how long I've held this bottle. Color still fresh yellow-gold. Typcial Krug nose and profile with richness and depth to match. Count me in the camp that finds this wine good enough, but out-classed by grower competition at lower price points. This is one I just don't get, I suppose. The vintage offerings are head-and-shoulders above in my book, and well worth the upcharge.
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3/21/2008 - vanpe003 wrote: 94 Points
Another outstanding bottle. Lively and fresh, this one served as the 'white wine' for the 6 course dinner G and I had on vacation at Tucson (Loews Ventana Room).
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3/20/2008 - Vino Me wrote: 94 Points
Tyee brought this to dinner at the home of a friend of Pinot Envy. We drank it on their hillside deck overlooking Napa Valley and the sunset. Just as good as when I last had this back in December. Good bead and similar notes as before. A satin texture. Sweet sour component. Notes of green apple and a long finish.. 94 points.
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3/18/2008 - CamWheeler wrote: 93 Points
375ml disgorged September/October 2005
The bead was a bit lazy on this bottle but the nose and palate were in superb form. Lemon, floral, ginger and pine nut scents on the nose. The palate is beautifully long, structured and concentrated. Delicious.
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3/12/2008 - wineismylife wrote: 91 Points
Dallas 2nd Wednesday - March 2008 (Lola's, Dallas, TX): WIML91+
Tasted March 12, 2008. Opened and served immediately. Light yellow color in the glass, clear hue throughout. Nose of dough, candied apples, ginger and lychee. Flavors of yellow apples, yellow pears and lemon. Vibrant acidity, medium to full body. Drink or hold.
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3/9/2008 - JScott wrote: 91 Points
Really needs time.
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3/7/2008 - peternelson wrote: 94 Points
CSCA: Astounding rich nose of yeast, sourdough, roasted almonds, rich sweet apple; mouth filling concentration, tons of beautiful acidity and structure w/a wonderfully rich and long fin. Shared with the class.
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3/7/2008 - wino_tim wrote: 93 Points
This is as good as non-vintage Champagne gets. An explosion of butter, caramelized pear and nuts, with a gorgeously round texture and fantastic balance to its yeasty notes. For a little over a hundred dollars, I couldn't ask for more.
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3/5/2008 - jeff nowak wrote: 89 Points
god, can we please give this wine a rest for a while? tasted umpteen times in the last year. i am so over MV krug.
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3/5/2008 - goofy Yno wrote: 91 Points
nice wine, yeasty, apples. good body wit acidity.
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3/5/2008 - kstoddard wrote: 90 Points
eRobert Parker Offline - Giacosa and other Italian Wine (Backstreet Wine Salon, Phoenix): Apples and chestnuts. Interesting minerality. Good length and finish.
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3/2/2008 - Stephan O wrote: 93 Points
(Drank at Capital Grille and later at 1789.) Precise bead, as always, and a rather thick, Pinot-heavy nose of sherry or coffee, along with some nuttiness and steel. The mouth-watering, intense, full-bodied palate brings some apple and ginger. The long finish earns extra points, too. Because I love this style, it's hard to be objective in comparing it to lighter-bodied competitors. (Tasted twice, on 3/2/2008 and 8/7/2008, with roughly consistent notes. I downgraded it a point on the second occasion. Notwithstanding that wonderful biscuit-and-saline mix, the MV never strikes me as profoundly complex. The transcendent vintage stuff, for some $50 more, seems like a much better deal for the price, if you're already going to splurge.)
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2/29/2008 - win wrote: 92 Points
SWILL tasting Tuscany (Southlake, Texas): 91-93. Consistent with prior notes.
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2/25/2008 - Rayburn wrote: 94 Points
How can you go wrong with Krug? Just always a wonderful champers
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2/16/2008 - Paul S wrote: 93 Points
I might be biased on this tasting note - popped it after proposing to E. She said yes of course. This was a lovely Champagne, as always. Beautiful, persistent, fine mousse. Still young, so lots of primary flavours. A burst of peach on the nose, wrapped in toasty macadamia and yeast scents. Some white stone fruits showing on the palate and more nutty accents. Wonderfully balanced, with a satisfying, super-dry finish. Maybe not as good as the earlier one I had - which probably had an earlier disgorgement date, but still absolutely classic and brilliant.
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2/15/2008 - tcfishler wrote: 91 Points
Purchased in 2002, disgorgement date unknown. Not much on the nose, but packed with flavors that begin custardy but end on a lemon note. Impresses with huge body and great persistence, if not memorable expressiveness or nuance.
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2/13/2008 - winelovr2001 wrote: 93 Points
This wine is probably about 15 yrs old. A tad past it's prime, but showing very nicely.
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2/6/2008 - jeff nowak wrote: 90 Points
i don't enjoy this wine much anymore. i'm certainly not going to open any more of mine for a while to allow some aging.
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2/6/2008 - mattiasjansson wrote: 91 Points
Backstreet - Bordeaux and France (Backstreet Wine Salon, Phoenix): Lighter than I remember from previous tastings. Soft, sweet apple. Some bread/yeasty notes, but again, not as much as usual.
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2/6/2008 - kstoddard wrote: 93 Points
eRobert Parker Offline - Mature French (mostly Bordeaux) (Backstreet Wine Salon, Phoenix): Apple, bread, nuts and caramel. Rich mid palate with nice depth and length on the finish.
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2/5/2008 - sol wrote: 91 Points
From 375 ml. Purchased a few years ago, I expected this to mature a little faster given that it's a half bottle. Wrongo. Still tough as nails. Some baking bread on the nose, but not much else. In the mouth, tons of acidity that makes it a little tough to drink. The finish though, is smooth and long. Certainly potential, but I won't open any more of this for a while.
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2/2/2008 - steffenpelz wrote:
Dinner with Friends (Tomo Sushi (North Austin, TX)): I have no idea what the disgorgement date was for this Grande Cuvee, but it was my favorite of the night. None of the other Champagnes delivered the same complexity, finesse, and power all wrapped into the same bottle. Just have to love this.
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1/26/2008 - zimmy07 wrote: 94 Points
Not sure how old this was. Tasted like it was at least 10-12 years. Massive mousse and extreme beading. yeast on the nose. Crisp apple, pear and a bit of nut
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1/25/2008 - psmith wrote:
Despite the owner saying the bottle was only a few years old, this had a more mature honey and marmalade nose. Resolved mousse with a round, darker, profile. Very good.
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1/19/2008 - markellen.foodies@gmail.com wrote: 94 Points
Delicious lemon mousse w a great bead. Served a bit cold.
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1/7/2008 - CamWheeler wrote: 94 Points
(August 1989 Disgorgement):
Light gold colour with very fine bead. Citrus, ginger and cocoa on the nose. Rich flavour to the palate, but also some very youthful, fresh characters. Not as advanced or complex as a couple of the other late 80s MVs I've recently had, but lovely all the same.
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1/6/2008 - winefool wrote: 94 Points
Sunday dinner (Scott's): I've had this wine many times and never bothered to note it. Always solid, rarely great. Somehow on this night it really shined. Could have been context, could have been the spactacular cured ham, could have been an older lot, but it just tasted delicious to me. Light, frothy, with good pain grille and yeast and lively acidity. Sadly I didn't get the lot #...
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1/6/2008 - zimmy07 wrote: 92 Points
Old label, probably from early 80's. Pear, apple, and a golden richness. Somewhat creamy on the mid palate. very slight mousse.
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1/4/2008 - mappleton wrote: 95 Points
rich, thick, almost like liquid honey. the finish goes on and on. the texture and body of this wine is what keeps bringing me back. I love it
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1/1/2008 - tplskylrk wrote: 90 Points
New Years Eve dinner in Bali. A full bodied, tight bubbly, not the mouse that I usually enjoy. HIch acids, so needs a heavy entree" to by better enjoyed with. LIght nose of almonds, dried apricots, decent finsh, just can't get past the acid bite though to score higher.
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1/1/2008 - jeff nowak wrote: 90 Points
from 375 ml, new years toast. no bottle details except for new label. call me jaded, i'm getting tired of this wine. there just isn't enough complexity.
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12/31/2007 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 94 Points
Initially a bit closed, veering from sweet apple to hazelnut, delicious rich Chardonnay fruit, intensity and freshness, finesse and length. It keeps you coming back. Sparkling Meursault.
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12/31/2007 - carnyc wrote: 95 Points
Paired with Siberian Ostetra Malossol Caviar. Nose of yeast and toast accompanied by green apple. Mouthfeel was intense yet so elegant. Ancillary flavors abound. Incredible length and polish. Top notch.
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12/31/2007 - Squirreljam wrote:
Wow, what a complex set of flavors. My bottles have all been at least several years old with questionable provenance, but this one wasn't affected in any bad way. Can't even begin to describe all we tasted, but there were tropical fruits on top of spice on top of citrus all layered over stone.
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12/31/2007 - etherscreen wrote:
biscuit, apple, pear. creamy mouthfeel with plenty of micro bubbles. a monster in the glass. very nice.
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12/30/2007 - the drops of god wrote:
Drank it while flying back from Korea to Dulles, served this in first class cabin. Had 2 glasses before the meal. Cranked up my appetite. Pinpoint bubbles never had any bubbles sharper than this. Millions of tiny bubbles exploded on roof of my mouth. Exciting, and refreshing.
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12/29/2007 - mmurry wrote: 92 Points
Ring in the Holiday (Farpointe Cellar): This Champagne had a load of taste pastry on the nose, as well as pear and apple. It was creamy in the mouth, and had a good mix of spice, pear, and apple.
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12/28/2007 - hcampana wrote: 92 Points
This champagne blew the NV Moet Brut Imperial out of the water. This was supposed to be served first and the Moet was a back up. The Krug was complex, doughy, riper and with much more efervescence than the Moet. The best NV Champagne in the world.
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12/27/2007 - PatrikO wrote: 92 Points
This particular bottle was from 1993, so not much in common with you buy on the shelves now. Lovely yellow/golden brown colour.
A bit of sherry on the nose and palate as well as notes of coffee and cedar. More of a food wine as it is very big.
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12/25/2007 - Purduke wrote: 94 Points
Superbly dry within it's delicacy; yeastiness noted last year fully integrated now and therefore the dryness on the aftertase no longer hangs on the sides of the togue. Great drink.
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12/23/2007 - Squirreljam wrote:
Old label, at least 5 years old with questionable provenance. Still, a great wine. Little funk on the nose right after popping, then rich bread with a malty element. On the palate, rich acidity all the way through that makes the mouth water. Stones and lemons that morph into yeast and nuts. Incredibly fine mousse; in the mouth you almost couldn't feel the bubbles, but yet there was an sense they were there.
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12/17/2007 - poptart_nyc wrote: 95 Points
was showing much earlier than the previous bottle(4 months ago). the current of energy that runs through and integrated the richness with the crisp fruit is almost magical.
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12/16/2007 - hudamang wrote: 93 Points
Consumed with our friends and neighbors the Soals at house of prime rib as a starter. It was our holiday dinner together to celebrate many things this year. Lots of caramelized apples,sour green apples, citrus, yeast and soooo SMOOOOOTH. Some coconut too on the finish. Light bubbles I'm not a champagne expert but we all really enjoyed this. I kept some in my flute until the end of dinner. The bubbles went away but the wine itself was still so tasty. Good stuff!! This was the old label.
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12/14/2007 - Vino Me wrote: 94 Points
2007 Champagne Tasting (part 2): This was one of my top Champagnes from this event. Better than the last Krug Grand Cuvee I had in 2004. A satin texture. This had a wonderful sweet sour component that made it stand out from the other wines. Notes of green apple and a long finish. 94-95 points.
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12/8/2007 - KeithAkers wrote: 94 Points
nose: real bright and clean nose with apple, almonds, cashew, various other nutty notes, and yeast
taste: really polished mouth with a whole bunch of apple and misson fig notes. Also getting some nuttiness for secondary flavors
overall: insanely polished and a really long lasting finish. This is pretty much what you'd expect from Krug and it delivers
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12/6/2007 - rsepulve wrote: 93 Points
Consistently delicious. I bet this improves with age. I'm going to set a few aside to age for 3-5 years.
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12/2/2007 - jsebiri wrote:
very tastey champagne , not sure about rating champagne given my limited experience but this had a very chardonnay taste to it , fine bubbles not overbearing at all...pleasant for sure
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11/30/2007 - AllRed wrote: 93 Points
Poured at a retailer tasting. Pale color, with reductive, nutty citrus notes. Nutty apple and pear flavors, with a long finish, dominated by lemon and dough qualities.
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11/27/2007 - Rupert wrote: 94 Points
NadNash dinners: Bought five years ago. Deep, mineral, toasty, dry - very very fine and serious, perfect balance - spectacularly good
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11/18/2007 - Purduke wrote: 91 Points
October 2004 release. Pale with a bit limited spay of bubbles. A bit astringent with notable yeasty mid palate. This was fine with Alaskan crab les adding a great balance to the sweet flesh; but the last third of a bottle drunk without food empasized the acicity and removed some of the pleasure. Recommended with food; 3-5 points below straight up.
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11/14/2007 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 94 Points
Vinous and fresh at the same time, much less vanilla than the bottle consumed in 2003, lovely esters reminscent of Gueuze, very stylish, very Krug.
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11/5/2007 - drsoul wrote: 95 Points
beautiful lemon and light toast. really nice.
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11/3/2007 - peternelson wrote: 93 Points
K&L: Big, super conc. mth, roasted nuts; baked apple, sailing fin.
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11/2/2007 - mjf@ulkner wrote: 92 Points
Another classic bottle. Perfect celebratory wine, although it makes me realize I need to drink bubbly a bit more regularly...Toasty, rich, distinctively Krug.
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10/24/2007 - Milhous wrote: 94 Points
Couldn't believe my eyes when I saw this at $60 per bottle at a nice local restaurant. Last bottle, unfortunately, or we'd have more than one. Old label, so it must be 4 years old. First, what is wrong with the clientele of this very nice restaurant. Krug MV at $60 should have been gone in a flash. Mature nose of brioche, nuts, green apples and lemon. Rich and full in the mouth with a very long finish. Great surprise and great wine.
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10/15/2007 - spacewrangler wrote: 94 Points
Apple, pear, a touch of honey and citrus emerge on the nose. More expressive as it warmed. Perfect acidity. Nice creamy mouthfeel with a great finish.
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10/9/2007 - magyarsvensk wrote: 93 Points
Really amazing champagne. Toasty, doughy and very bright.
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9/30/2007 - JDB wrote: 89 Points
I guess I do not get Krug , for the money I have had much more interesting bubbles
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9/29/2007 - Squirreljam wrote: 91 Points
(old label) Rich yellow gold color; initially reticent nose of bread yeast, with time and air, gained complexity. Palate did the same thing, initially all lemon and stone with bracing acidity; after about an hour open, the last couple glasses added some malt and complexity in the mouth.
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9/24/2007 - ews3 wrote: 92 Points
MW Champagne Tasting (Cornell Club, NYC): yeasty nose , green apple flavors. wish i had a better note for this.
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9/22/2007 - Winetex wrote: 93 Points
New label.
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9/11/2007 - CamWheeler wrote: 96 Points
Disgorged 1989.
Earthy, citrus, honey, ginger and floral aromas. Initially it was a bit subdued on the palate, but with some time in the glass it took on extra weight and length. Has retained a core of cleansing acid. Not quite as complex or flawlessly balanced as Danny's bottle from a similar date, but still brilliant.
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8/27/2007 - poptart_nyc wrote: 93 Points
drank in central park with hubby after work to celebrate our anniversary. beautiful as always. it really opens up 30 mins in. wish we had the will power to wait that long to begin drinking.
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8/26/2007 - kstoddard wrote: 92 Points
Pears, minerals and lime. Full bodied. Nice elegance on the finish.
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8/8/2007 - CamWheeler wrote: 93 Points
Old Label. A pretty classic bottle of Krug MV I thought. Powerful nose with vanilla, toast, apple, lemon and nuts. Tingles the tastebuds on the palate, powerful flavour while retaining an element of elegance. Super length and a super wine.
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7/31/2007 - vanpe003 wrote: 94 Points
Battle of 1997 (Down's Lake): Excellent bottle of wine from Brian G. Relatively full-bodied, yet remains fresh and open. The top champagne of the evening.
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7/21/2007 - wineismylife wrote: 91 Points
WIML91+,WA92,WS95
Tasted July 21, 2007. No formal notes. Consistent with previous bottles. Light yellow color in the glass, clear hue throughout with a nice mousse. Nose of pears, yellow apples and a touch of brioche. Flavors of yellow apples, pears, citrus fruits and a little minerality. Medium acidity and body. Drink or hold.
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7/14/2007 - Siggy wrote: 90 Points
Tasting Group Dinner (Jeff's House): Light gold color. Crisp citrus and toast flavors, with a hint of chalk/mineral. The oak is framed nicely by acidity and fruit. Quite tasty.
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6/18/2007 - Wrighty wrote: 93 Points
Danny's leaving dinner (again) (Crown Wine Cellars, Hong Kong): A little yeast on the nose which went. Golden colour showing the 2 years or so of bottle age. Palate is rich with hints of roasted nuts. Mousse was a little flat although fine - further chilling picked it up though.
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5/21/2007 - trankin wrote: 92 Points
82 Bordeaux Tasting (Chanterelle): From magnum. Youthful, heavy spritz, with lovely nuts and dry fruits - peaches. Kumquats on the lengthy finish.
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5/9/2007 - tommydiesel wrote:
A young classic,as spunky as ginger ale,vanilla and citrus. Enjoyed in the car with Mike H. and Richie R.
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4/28/2007 - jhngo wrote: 94 Points
Good toasty but not as rich as vintage krug. Awesome with Caviar!
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4/14/2007 - futronic wrote: 93 Points
3rd Annual Philly Brunello Offline (Pumpkin Restaurant, Philadelphia, PA): Pale-medium gold colour. Aromas of citrus, biscuit, and white flowers. Medium-full bodied, toasty, with notes of oatmeal biscuit, and lemon rind. Moderate-long finish, ~35-40s, with white fruit and toast notes.
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4/14/2007 - wineismylife wrote: 91 Points
1995 Brunello Offline (Pumpkin in Philadelphia, PA): WIML91+,WA92,WS95
Tasted April 14, 2007 at an offline. No formal notes. This was the “old label” bottle that we purchased earlier in the day at the PLCB. Fairly consistent with the previous bottle I had on 12/31/2006. Opened and served immediately. Color was light yellow to yellow color in the glass, clear hue throughout. Nice mousse. Nose of yellow apples and citrus fruits.. Flavors of yellow apples and citrus fruits. Medium acidity with medium body. Drink anytime.
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4/14/2007 - psmith wrote:
Early 2000s label. Toasty Krug nose. Candied orange with some sherry and really bold flavors. Great acidity and mousse left. Very good as always.
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4/14/2007 - sunalsorises wrote: 96 Points
Layers of flavors. Bready. Chewy. Excellent.
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3/31/2007 - andrewstevenson.com wrote: 90 Points
Manchester Northern Rhône offline (Market Restaurant, Manchester): Very late at night, and we'd all had a bit too much to really appreciate I suspect, but it immediately showed its class. And that class was still evident in the glass I put aside in the fridge overnight, when drunk (flat as a pancake of course) for breakfast the next morning.
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3/14/2007 - CamWheeler wrote: 94 Points
Krug-athon (Sydney, Australia): Disgorged 2005 (new label)
Slightly lighter colour than the 03 disgorgement. Slightly larger bead than the previous two but still fine. The nose is powerful with lemon, graphite, smoke, peach and lime. The freshness of the palate is incredible. Intense fresh flavour and pinpoint focused acidity leading into a long, long finish. Obviously the one needing the most time of the three to develop, but still enjoyable now for my tastes.
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3/14/2007 - CamWheeler wrote: 93 Points
Krug-athon (Sydney, Australia): Disgorged 2003 (old label)
Straw yellow colour. Very fine bead with good mousse. Nose is shy to begin with but opens up with time in the glass to reveal nutty oak, lemon, floral notes and some nutmeg. Great intensity and carry of flavour across the palate with a creamy texture along and a strongly structured acid backbone. Delightful to drink.
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3/14/2007 - CamWheeler wrote: 99 Points
Krug-athon (Sydney, Australia): Disgorged 1987 (old old label)
Golden yellow colour. Incredibly fine bead. From the very first intake of aroma this left me stunned. Incredibly complex aromas of hazelnut, lightly burnt butter, earthy, ginger, caramel and chocolate. The palate is superb, exhibiting great power, texture and depth at the same time as the fresh acidity cleanses and refreshes across the incredible length of the wine, leaving you wanting more after every sip. Structurally flawless. This is the kind of experience that changes how you think about wine.
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3/3/2007 - tiswas wrote: 94 Points
It doesn't get much better than this!
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2/24/2007 - eyeguy wrote: 95 Points
Fabulous!
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2/17/2007 - Winetex wrote: 93 Points
4th Annual VinoCellar.com Celebration Weekend - Tastings and Dinners (Sonoma area, California): New label. Tasted at the Freeman winery as part of the VinoCellar.com 4th Annual Celebration dinner. From magnum; notes consistent with previous bottles except that this bottle seemed more focused. Maybe the "champagne is always better from a magnum" effect? Still so young but very good.
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2/12/2007 - rsepulve wrote: 94 Points
I sure do love this wine. Nose of fresh baked bread with some hints of apple. Nice acidity and overall balance.
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1/30/2007 - Russell Faulkner wrote: 93 Points
A recently disgorged bottle, showing a little rawness, but that Krug trademark power and gunpowder, delicious.
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1/18/2007 - Dejzan wrote:
Golden color, with a very flinty almost smoky nose, not very big but evolved.
A full rich taste, mature with nice acidity. Balanced and complex. Unfortunately when we got to this it had become to warm. So it's difficult to give a proper description. I enjoyed the bottle I tried a 2 months ago much better, it felt like something was missing here.
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1/6/2007 - AllRed wrote: 95 Points
From 375, old label. Opened two half bottles with Chinese take out. This is everything you hope it will be, deep color with a caramel tint and notes of mushroom, caramel, cashews, biscuit, yeast and a hint of citrus. Very fine texture, with mushroom, dough, and fruit flavors, along with that slightly reductive tone. Too bad it's not all like this.
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1/3/2007 - Russell Faulkner wrote: 96 Points
4 years post disgorgement. Beautiful caramellised walnut nose, very full and rounded but not heavt, very full and long. Superb.
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12/31/2006 - NathanJM wrote: 95 Points
Delightful! Sugar cookies, peach, pear, pineapple, cream, little bit of toast. Brilliantly clear with many perfect bubbles, providing a nice refreshing zest to the flavor in the mouth. Great balance.
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12/31/2006 - wineismylife wrote: 93 Points
WIML93,PURPLE90,~WA92,~WS95
Tasted December 31, 2006 at 1:17PM exactly. Why? Because it was exactly this time 23 years ago I said “I do” to my lovely bride. Here is to 23 years of wedded bliss! Tasted from 375ml format. Opened and served immediately in a Riedel Vinum Cuvee Prestige Champagne glass. Yellow color in the glass, clear hue throughout with a light, fine mousse. Yeasty nose upon opening with some notes of pears, yellow apples and brioche. Later showing some roasted almond notes. Flavors of yellow apples, pears and citrus notes with a minerally (maybe limestone) component I haven’t picked up on before. Consistent with previous tastings, probably one of the better bottlings to date. Drink over the next 3 years or so. Recommended as always.
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12/30/2006 - CamWheeler wrote: 89 Points
Christmas Lunch with friends (Sydney, Australia): Very smoky oak characters on the nose as well as nuts and some brioche. The palate has a fairly soft intensity of flavour with good acidity and a medium length finish. Badly lacking dimension and depth which could be forgiven with the previous two wines, but not this one. I came back to it a couple of times in the hours since it was opened and it didn't seem to get much better.
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12/29/2006 - AllRed wrote: 93 Points
Poured at a retailer tasting. Fine mousse with a light bead. Notes of almond, marzipan and citrus. Flavors of cashew, apples and roasted pears with a chewy, long finish.
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12/29/2006 - Florida Keys Girl wrote: 94 Points
beautiful - yeasty and citrusy on the palate and floral on the nose.
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12/25/2006 - xwine wrote:
Another Christmas with Krug. Beautiful, youthful and lightly toasted, with a lovely yeasty quality. Creamy on the palate, with incredible citrus on the back end that leaps out of the glass. Very Special. Lot #LLLFCL01203.
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12/24/2006 - Rupert wrote: 92 Points
[Bought eight years ago] Dark and gold and mature looking, ripe mature nose, but on the palate, salty, silky, layers of flavour, very alive, dry and rich, very impressive
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12/21/2006 - Quequeg wrote: 95 Points
An unusual choice with bolognese ragu, but when you're celebrating paying off the mortgage, this is the right Champagne. Honey-gold color, fine mousse, and a marvelous depth of flavor, with both the nutty and citrus notes we love so well. Even Sam said, "Wow, this is good!" A not insensible goal in life is to have a bottle or two of this on hand, and to seek reasons to celebrate. Awesome!
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12/19/2006 - steffenpelz wrote: 90 Points
3rd Annual Year-End Wine Tasting (34th Street Cafe (Austin, TX)): Very nice nose of stones and green apple with loads of freshness. Light, pale color. On the palate, the bubbles seemed coarser than the bubbles of the Cuvee Charlie, but the Krug showed me more white flowers and apple on the finish than the Heidsieck and I got a little more minerality. Good stuff, but I think a year or two of extra bottle age would have helped.
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12/16/2006 - mreinitz wrote: 94 Points
This is really delicious. Yeasty with a touch of lemon--very long and tasty finish. Very satisfying.
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12/13/2006 - wineismylife wrote: 91 Points
Dallas Offline - Champagne & White Burgundy Tasting (Amici's in Carrollton, TX): WIML91+,WA92,WS95
Always a favorite this bottle seemed to be just a little behind previous tastings. Tasted December 13, 2006 at an offline. Opened and served immediately in a Riedel Vinum Cuvee Prestige glass. Color was light yellow to yellow color in the glass, clear hue throughout. Nose of yellow apples, brioche and citrus fruits.. Flavors of yellow apples and citrus fruits. Medium acidity with medium body. Drink over the 3 or so years.
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11/27/2006 - kstoddard wrote: 95 Points
G7 (Jeff): Crisp, nutty, doughy, chestnuts. Elegant long finish. Hitting on all cylinders tonight. Best non-vintage Krug I have ever tasted.
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11/25/2006 - kkazaks wrote: 91 Points
91 (94) Juhlin scoring system. First taste of the NV with the new label. Style very young. I'm guessing there's a lot of wines from the vintages we have been seeing as vintage wines (i.e. not 90 or 95) in this multi-vintage cuvee. Definite Krug style nice big shoulder profile. Just waiting for all the complexity to fill in the space.
Drank on Memorial Day 06, historical note.
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11/11/2006 - pgm wrote: 90 Points
Old label. Youthful fruit, rich and yeasty. Excellent wine, but I must confess I expect more from Krug (or any champagne over the $100 mark).
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11/10/2006 - Russell Faulkner wrote: 95 Points
Trip to Dallas - 89/90 Bordeaux and Older Cali Cabs; 11/7/2006-11/10/2006 (Dallas, Texas): This was a great bottle, as good a NV Krug as I have had, classic gunpowder on the nose, full and ripe but so fresh and toasty, a much more together wine. Excellent.
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11/6/2006 - Squirreljam wrote:
Nose of yeast and lemon poundcake, hint of mushroom, with a great palate of lemonade one sip, stony acidity the next - a study in complexity. Spectacular acidity.
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11/2/2006 - Dejzan wrote:
Stor mogen doft av svamp och nötter, choklad. Mogen och fyllig smak, mkt lång eftsmak.Lite nougattoner som i 88:an, blommig doft av rosor efter en 30 min. mkt komplex.
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11/2/2006 - mouton45 wrote: 93 Points
Great with fresh stone crabs A simple but elegant birthday dinner.
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10/29/2006 - odu83 wrote: 95 Points
Pale green/yellow color. Strong nutty nose with erath tones on opening. Vanilla followed by pear and pink laddy apple with a lingering finish. Worth every penny.
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10/21/2006 - MarkC wrote:
Motley Cru at the Christenson's: I had a couple sips while finishing up preparations for dinner. Big, heady, lots of backbone. This is a really nice Champagne, and I wish I could've spent more time with it.
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10/20/2006 - Nanda wrote:
Dinner at Vinci (Vinci - Chicago, IL): Nose has fresh apple, pear and ctirus fruits. Palate is crisp, light-to medium bodied and vibrant. Full of zesty citrus fruits and nuts. Lighter-on-its-feet than the 95 Vilmart Creation, but also excellent.
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10/6/2006 - foie1013 wrote: 95 Points
Drank this the night after my wedding night so as to fully enjoy it. Brilliantly persistent, fine mousse. Power and finesse so seamlessly integrated, it's not even funny... honey, meyer lemon, spice, white pepper, cream, minerality... one of the the longest champagnes i've ever tasted. Truly worthy of the name and cachet.
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10/2/2006 - dbkitc wrote:
(at Bubble Lounge – NYC, 375 ml) – rich, nutty and full with vibrant acidity. Delicious. (18.5)
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9/30/2006 - Winetex wrote: flawed
New Label and extremely corked. A first for all of the bottles of Krug I've ever opened. Returned.
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9/11/2006 - Seanr7 wrote: 94 Points
This is the kind of Champagne that makes you want to grab your checkbook and buy by the case. The color is that of dark straw with a nose of honey, nuts and citrus. In the mouth this just pops with flavors of citrus and apple. Heavy in the mouth almost creamy with a bit of acidity but not overwhelming.
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9/10/2006 - cellarbrator wrote: 91 Points
Nose of Pecan and Lemon. Very Exotic. Sweet.
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8/26/2006 - cct wrote: 94 Points
(New label)
Light golden color and tiny bubbles. The nose was huge and full of yeast, pears, toast, KR said strawberries and cream and I agreed, a big nose. The mouthfeel was full bodied and expansive. Great texture and acid, biscuits, pears, and a long finish. A great starter. Maybe even too huge for a starter. Would've been great throughout the food. 94 pts.
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8/24/2006 - wineismylife wrote: 93 Points
WIML93,~WA93,~WS87-96
No formal notes. Always one of my favorites. Drinking consistently with previous tastings. Drink over the short term. Sticking with my previous rating.
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8/24/2006 - win wrote: 92 Points
Suze Tasting (Suze, Dallas, Texas): As always, awesome aroma of far away citrus with a hint of toasted honey and a very crisp finish. Acidity was in balance and the hint of minerals did not overwhelm. Let this sit for the entire dinner and tried again after 3 hours—pleasantly surprised by an enjoyable “flat” wine with a hint of citrus and toasted oak with a clean finish.
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8/13/2006 - Ben Andersen wrote:
New label. 375 ml. Brief note... Seems young. Light nutty / honey note. More structured and tighter than bottles with the old label that I've been drinking. This bottling seems to need some time in the cellar. Bottles of Fliniaux "Prestige" and De Meric "Catherine de Medicis" ('95 / '96), and Veuve Fourny "Cuvee R", that followed were a bit more flattering to drink today, compared with the Krug GC, though I'm fairly sure that in time the Krug will prove to be a better wine...
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8/13/2006 - wkaericher wrote: 90 Points
delicious, nice yeasty notes, medium bodied. While this was good, there are other NV options at a fraction of the cost that won hands down in blind tasting.
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8/10/2006 - Tree512 wrote: 94 Points
A classic showing, tasted like Krug from the good old days (old label). Full, yeasty, winey, lots of depth and length.
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8/9/2006 - CamWheeler wrote: 95 Points
From a 375ml bottle. New Label, Disgorgement M442.
Displays a very fine bead with a small but persistent mousse. The nose is fresh and at the same time complex - mushroom, lemon zest, pear and peach, fresh wholemeal bread and marzipan. The palate has a lively, refreshing and creamy mouthfeel with a refined weight that builds and builds with time in the glass. Depth, balance, structure and length of the palate are all exceptional. I think Krug NV would make my "stranded on a desert island wine list" without too much trouble at all.
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8/7/2006 - markellen.foodies@gmail.com wrote: 93 Points
In celebration of our 41st Anniversary. Made Kir royale at first, which was pleasant, but masked the Krug character. Much much better and suoerior on its own.
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7/27/2006 - win wrote: 93 Points
DAWGS OL (IL Sole Restaurant & Wine Bar): Nice hint of toasted honey and very pleasing acidity balance. Love this wine. Tough to beat--especially when it was the first wine of the night.
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7/27/2006 - wineismylife wrote: 93 Points
DAWGS Offline - July 27, 2006 (Il Sole, Dallas, TX): WIML93,WA92,WS95
Tasted July 27, 2006 at an offline. Opened and served immediately in a house provided Champagne flute. Light yellow to yellow color in the glass, clear hue throughout with light beading. Nose of yellow apples, pears, brioche, a bit yeasty. Flavors of sharp yellow apples, pears, maybe a touch crème with some citrus notes. Good acidity with good balance. Medium bodied. Drink over the short term. No value recommendation.
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7/26/2006 - Boben wrote:
Best champagne this year. Round, smooth, long and perfectly balanced. A real treat.
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7/16/2006 - dbkitc wrote:
(at Espuna – Rohobeth Beach, from 375ml) light gold with a fine mousse. A delicious medium / full Champagne that has very good depth and a lingering finish. While very very good, I don’t see the gap between this and NV Bollinger to be worth the price differential. (18)
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6/26/2006 - Kirk Grant wrote: 90 Points
Shows a yeasty fresh baked bread nose with bracing acidity and tart green apple notes on a medium long lingering finish.
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6/25/2006 - Medium Toast wrote: 95 Points
Absolutely awesome
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5/13/2006 - Tree512 wrote: 91 Points
Slightly flat and oxydized, but still powerful and rich. Not the best bottle of Krug, but a great apertif.
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4/18/2006 - sivilli wrote:
Old Label. Harmonious, deep, layered, intense. Fantastic.
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4/8/2006 - kmforster wrote: 93 Points
Beautiful. Bracing acidity, fine mousse -- but tight and young. Score will increase with some age.
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4/7/2006 - Eric wrote: 92 Points
Dinner with friends (Seattle, WA): I opened this to celebrate CellarTracker passing 100,000 tasting notes and 2,000,000 bottles in stock, both milestones passed on the same day.
Very young and tight, a hint of biscuit, yet largely loaded with citrus. Rich, powerful, and nicely bitter on the back-end. I was surprised at the overall girth, power and aggression of this sparkler, as my prior experience with Krug have largely been more soft, yeasty and mature. This is clearly an NV to age for a few years. Very impressive and enjoyable. A Champagne like this makes one realize that you should consume more bubbles and more often!
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4/4/2006 - MarkC wrote: 93 Points
Hints of bread and citrus on the nose. Fresh, lively mouthfeel, with some of the citrus and a toasty component. Well-balanced - much more approachable than the only other Krug I've had, an '85. Man, this could be my house sparkler if it wasn't for the price. Really elegant stuff.
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4/1/2006 - Wrighty wrote: 93 Points
A mixed dinner at home (Home, Hong Kong): This had been in the cellar three years so was showing some wonderful ageing. Golden colour and lovely intense nose followed by a soft nutty palate and long finish. The cellaring had added a little more to this and it was lovely.
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3/21/2006 - sol wrote: 93 Points
Golden color. Yeasty nose. Apricots, apples, coconut, lemon, and peach. Silky in the mouth, but I kind of feel like I should have waited a few years on this one. I think there is some room for softening a bit. The finish is outstanding, though. This isn't the best Champagne I've ever had, but it's got potential.
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3/14/2006 - Ben Andersen wrote:
Old label. 375ml. Wow. I've been drinking quite a bit of Champagne lately, and every time I pop a bottle of Krug, I'm reminded how much of a strech some comparisons to this masterpiece really are... The nose is a gorgeous interplay of honey, caramel, toast and nuts - a description which sounds like my note on many other wines... however, here there is a degree of depth and utter harmony that distances this wine from many others made in a somewhat similar style. In the mouth it absolutely coats the palate with waves of honey, toast and fine citrus flavors that are perfectly proportional and fade slowly on a graceful finish. It's impossible to ignore this wine. I love this stuff.
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3/10/2006 - kbudlong wrote:
the 375ml seemed much more mature, open, then the 750ml we consumed just two days before; is it that the small format aged faster, or was the 375 from an "earlier" release/batch? Don't know, but I think I'll hold on to the 1.5L for awhile
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3/4/2006 - Wrighty wrote: 89 Points
French Laundry and Artisinal home cooking! (Home with Charmaine, Chas and Chris, Hong Kong): Woody nose and a little bit dried out on the palate. Still complexe and lush champagne but the dry woodiness took the edge off it.
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2/18/2006 - timewithwine wrote:
Saturday, February 18, 2006 The arrival of special guest Kim Adams and the couple with pending nuptials, Michael Ross & Adair Sigmon called for something bubbly. Egly-Ouriet Brut Grand Cru 1996 and some Krug Grand Cru NV . The Egly was the gentlest mousse some of us could recall yet with concentrated, tiny bubbles. Green apple and lemon, but yeast and biscuit notes as well. As it opens, some almond chimes in, then some baked apples. Tiny, gentle bubbles. Tart, focused flavors. This is one ’oh-my-gosh!’ kinda wine. It just kept getting better and bigger. In fact, it became a contest as to which had more yeasty elements, the Egly or the Krug. The color of the Krug was lighter than the older Egly, but it had - at least at first - more yeast along with almond and lanolin. The biggest difference was the mousse. The Krug’s was huge. Excellent minerality. Perhaps some coconut kicking in along with toast and some nuttiness on the finish. So very big, so very dry, so very Krug.
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2/18/2006 - Rani wrote: 91 Points
Greg Johnson offline (with La-La's) (La Trouvaille, Soho): From a bottle disgorged roughly 2.5 years ago. Rich golden colour, with very fine bubbles. The nose is trademark Krug - brioche with hints of tropical fruit. Full bodied, with huge acidity, especially on the finish Will be better in 2-3 years.
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2/16/2006 - veniceslug1 wrote: 88 Points
Good champagne. Not as yeasty as I like.
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2/15/2006 - gorm wrote: 92 Points
Nicely balanced and easy-going champagne. Lacks depth and complexity to really distinguish itself. Perfect with Sushi!
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2/13/2006 - rmodak wrote: 95 Points
Elegant. Honey, sweet bready notes, apples and long silky finish. One of the best.
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1/21/2006 - Paul S wrote: 94 Points
Before dinner bubbly, Elsa's birthday treat at Au Jardin. I love this champagne! Nice and dry, with a super fine persistent mousse and just the perfect balance and poise - like a graceful ballerina on tiptoes - just the right amount of fizz, acid, fruit, nuttiness and finish. Some may complain about the lack of a wow factor, but this wine is, for me, all about delicacy, polish, balance and symmetry. For those who want a fabulous prestige cuvee with a more understated style.
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1/19/2006 - Winetex wrote: 93 Points
Big Reds in Austin (34th Street Cafe Austin, Texas): New label - Unmistakably Krug but in a lighter fashion. The 375s I've tried have been a bit darker in color and had more weight so perhaps they are bottled differently or age at a different rate. I'm betting that with time the new label will be very similar to the old label bottles.
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1/10/2006 - evanbaines wrote: 96 Points
Old label. Classic, toasty, yeasty Krug.
Superb.
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1/6/2006 - CamWheeler wrote: 96 Points
From a bottle with 5-10 years bottle age on it.
My first taste of Krug MV and I'm almost already a convert. Full, powerful nose of almonds, hazelnut, yeast and toast, while at the same time exhibiting fresh citrusy lemon and lime characters. Exceptional length on the palate with waves of flavour. I could easily get used to this!
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1/2/2006 - randomly wrote: 93 Points
(Square label) Fresh and lively flavors of rising bread dough, almonds and mixed nuts; miniscule bubbles with a rich massaging mousse in the mouth. A rich full-bodied young wine.
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1/1/2006 - goofy Yno wrote: 91 Points
take these notes in context- I am not a champagne guy. I thought I try a krug to see if I could tell the difference vs Tattenger. I could, But I'm not sure it's worth the extra $$ for me. very nutty mushroom nose. The quality was in the mouth. it had a soft buttery feel that enveloped my tongue. nice bubbles that didn't interfer with the flavors. more nuttiness with a touch of citrus and grass. Good but not my cup of tea.
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12/31/2005 - ArieS wrote: 93 Points
Old label, 375ml
Excellent full body champagne with citrus and dough, long crisp finish .
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12/23/2005 - Ben Andersen wrote:
Old label, 375 ml. Generous, mature nose of nuts and honey. Broad on the palate, with gorgeous texture, and a lingering, nutty / toasty finish. As always, terrific Champagne (see previous TNs).
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12/19/2005 - JasonD wrote: 93 Points
Tasted blind - light, almost feminine like, slightly nutty and citrusy aromas, but not like most Krugs I have had. Flavors of lemons and citric acid, great lingering finish.
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12/6/2005 - Double-A Likes this wine: 93 Points
Earth, nut, honey, dried lemon zest, and sourdough bread nose. Full, dry, rounding palate; long, spiced finish.
4.5/5
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12/2/2005 - rudylai wrote: 95 Points
Pronounced notes of coconut and citrus right away. Once in the mouth, my head filled with a sensation of baking biscuits. The effervescence was perfect, balancing the pronounced flavors and aromas of the wine with a refreshingly clean finish. Not the hyper-bubbles found in some CA sparklers, just the right amount. After a while, the wine developed aromas of roasted cashews. Just an awesome bubbly. It's always tough to predict how NV champagnes will develop so I have no guess as to whether it will improve, but at least 95 points right now.
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11/9/2005 - Greg W wrote: 93 Points
Anniversary Week Wines; 11/6/2005-11/9/2005: Anniversary week - drank this the last night after we got home. This particular bottle was purchased at a supermarket in 2001, when they were blowing out all their high end wines. Paid $50 for it, and didn't know what to expect, as I had no idea how it had been stored. Well, we got lucky one last time with the wines on the trip - it drank beautifully. Candied apples, citrus, a burst of acidity, and a great finish. Great ending to a great week.
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10/9/2005 - Rupert wrote: 92 Points
Purchased Autumn 1998: very mature oxidative quality, but still really alive, fruitcake, vanilla, exceptionally rich - I had a 1988 vintage lined up to follow this, but everyone lingered over it and, unusually, we didn't need a second bottle before dinner was served
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10/1/2005 - wineismylife wrote: 93 Points
WIML93,WA92,WS95
Tasted October 1, 2005 at an offline so brief comments only. Opened and served immediately in a Riedel Sommelier Champage Flute. Color was yellow, clear hue throughout. Nose of yeast and fresh sliced apples with a little toast hiding in there. Flavors of apples, citrus and a little bread later on. Clean, crisp and quite light and refreshing on the palate. Drink it every day you can over the next 5 years or so. Recommended.
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9/24/2005 - Ben Andersen wrote:
Old label, 375 ml. Wow. Gorgeous, and nicely mature. Add a trace of mushroom to the honey, nut, toast, toffee profile that the last few bottles have had (see TNs). This has fantastic structure, focus and length - plus truly sublime texture, providing convincing evidence once again that these guys are the best at what they do.
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9/12/2005 - fryguy wrote:
It was drank on our anniversary/ 1st place on triathalon weekend. It was good but not as good as the price. Our palates are not that good. I would not buy again.
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9/6/2005 - jamiekutch wrote: 93 Points
Yankee's vs. A's Tailgate Part (Oakland): Light yellow. Bright and vibrant. Totally alive with faint caramel notes. Good complexity as well as fantastic acidity. ohh laa laaa the finish. Nothing like bubbly at 10:30 am.
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8/19/2005 - Ben Andersen wrote:
Old label, 375 ml. Straight cork. Almond / walnut, honey, bread, light ginger.Thick and long on the palate. Excellent. Quite different than a bottle last month with the new label (see 7/30 TN).
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8/13/2005 - JasonD wrote: 94 Points
Whites that Don't Suck at Roy's (Roys): Ahh Krug, typical, nutty, yeasty, buttered toast. This bottle showed a bit more acidity than I remember. Always a great wine.
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8/10/2005 - Winetex wrote: 93 Points
New label. Definitely a young Krug but has the right stuff. Buy the old labels and hold the new ones for a couple of years. Terrific.
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7/30/2005 - Ben Andersen wrote:
New Label. No formal note. First experience with a bottle (375ml) with the new label (offered BTG at Restaurant Michael Mina in Las Vegas - fresh bottle opened). As always, excellent, though quite different from the last few bottles I have had (see TNs). This presumably younger wine had a more assertive streak of underlying acidity; lightly toasty, with notes of almond as well.
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7/17/2005 - KenK wrote: 92 Points
2002 Red Burgudy Tasting (Thyme - Chicago): Was served as a wecome wine. My notes read quite toasty, creamy and yeasty with fat mouthfeel and long rich nutty finish. Krug as Krug should be, although initially served too cold.
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7/11/2005 - sivilli wrote:
Nose of yeast, slate, pepper, nuts and apples. A little closed at first and not giving much, nose grew in scale and complexity with time. Big and vinous on the palate with a very full and bready taste. Saline taste was very strong upon opening and faded with time. Finishes very long with zesty acidiy sitting underneath all the body. Very fine.
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6/26/2005 - JasonD wrote: 96 Points
Opened to celebrate our daughter turning 4 months. Krug, damn this is good stuff. The back of the label say it was disgorged in 2000 so it has some age to it. Tiny bubbles, wonderful yeastiness, and some citrus. It’s very white burg like. Wonderful finish that is perfectly balanced.
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5/17/2005 - Ben Andersen wrote:
Old label, 375 ml. Big-scaled. Honeyed, with toffee, almond and light orange zext. Underlying tension despite its generous weight and seemless texture. Finishes with rather firm acidity.
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4/20/2005 - ERoss wrote:
Opened in the hospital to celebrate the birth of our first child, so even this beautiful, complex wine was somewhat overshadowed. Nose was an intense mix of apple, mineral, chalk, and cardamom spice. On the palate I picked up great citrus fruit and melon flavors, with the precise bubbles providing a soothing mouthfeel. Finish was one of the longer, more invigorating I can recall off of a sparkling wine.
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4/8/2005 - burningstarIV wrote: 96 Points
Light gold. Full nose of citrus, yeast, winter air. Mouthfeel is extravagant and buttery, leading into a finish of butter, toasted almonds, and black olives that goes on for 40+ seconds.
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4/5/2005 - OneLastSyrah wrote:
Tasting at Taverna: Toasty, nutty, rising bread dough. Bubbly, semi-intense attack with clean lemon-lime and sweetich midpalate. Apple cider and a touch of oxidation. Not bad at all.
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3/28/2005 - jds wrote: 95 Points
Spectacular. It was just what you would expect a perfect champagne should be: crisp, nuanced, a slight hint of yeast, a brilliant finish, clean yet lingering. Think of this bubblie not just as champagne but as a fine wine with great depth. 95JS scale.
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3/11/2005 - andrewstevenson.com wrote: 91 Points
Wine-pages.com London Champagne Off-Line (Alba Restaurant, Whitecross Street): Very pale lemon straw. Lovely yeasty nose. Elegant and very young. Very citrussy on the finish. Very Good Indeed.
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3/4/2005 - Jeff W wrote: 94 Points
Brian Nygaard offline.
Hint of fresh bread on the nose. The palate starts with steely acidity, then melts in the mouth with honey and hazelnut. Delicate lemony finish. Faultless and delicious. dg+
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3/3/2005 - The Wine Bum wrote:
The Dirty half dozen - 6 Champagnes (Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park): The fullest of the lot by a country mile, almost thick in the mouth. At first it seemed a little clumsy and brutal , but with more time in the glass just kept on getting better and better, by the end there were so many subtle variations on a theme it was less like drinking champagne more like enjoying grand creme with toasted hazelnut brioche and honey whilst a French babes gitaine smoke and musky perfume wafts past. Is this the greatest Champagne achievement, an NV this consistent and this good, hard to argue against. Is it better than the DP 96 another impossible - The DP 96 is the Beatles, Krug is Jimi- what mood are you in.
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2/25/2005 - Ben Andersen wrote:
Old label, 375 ml. No formal note taken. This is breathtaking Champagne (see previous TNs). Toasty, nutty; everything is in perfect harmony. Terrific.
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2/20/2005 - slon wrote: 95 Points
Pale yellow with some copper tones. Aromas of bisquit, preserved plum, and caramel. Begins with a pleasant bitterness, firm acids. Sweet, creamy mid-palate, and a long, intricate finish. Delicious.
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1/8/2005 - flashvictor wrote: 96 Points
Tiny, Tiny bubbles with a nose of biscuit. The body shows flavors of biscuit, yeast plus there are the secondary nutty flavors. What a great way to mark our first weekend away from the baby.
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12/31/2004 - Ben Andersen wrote:
Old label, 375 ml. Yet again, this is a beauty. Light brown notes of toast, nuts and caramel, with orange zest providing a bit of a lift. Gorgeous texture and near perfect underlying acid framework. This was followed by a '95 Matrot Meursault-Perrieres, which made me think back to another taster's comment about his bottle of Krug having a Meursault-like profile. In fact, there were certain similarites...
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12/25/2004 - xwine wrote:
What a way to wake up on Christmas morning! Toast and citrus, with a creamy back end. Terrific finish. Elegant, focused, pure. Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!
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12/24/2004 - Will wrote:
I just had a few sips but this champagne was just as I remembered it: incredibly good. There's not much else to say, this wine is just great.
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12/24/2004 - Ben Andersen wrote:
Old label, 375 ml. Again, this is gorgeous stuff both aromatically and on the palate, where it gives you toffee, honey and toast; sublime texture. A nice way to spend a holiday afternoon...
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12/21/2004 - Ben Andersen wrote:
Old label, 375 ml. Terrific. Fairly light on the nose - toast and a hint of ginger. On the palate there's much more happening - more toast, toffee, honey, hazelnut, light citrus and orange peel. Suave texture yet fine acidity.
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11/20/2004 - otisabdul wrote: 94 Points
The pinpoint bubbles are very fine and in the background. They add an understated elegance to a pulsating and focused citric acidity. The lemon tart finish is shrouded in satin. This champagne tastes more like a fine white wine than a bubbly.
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11/11/2004 - strulock wrote: 95 Points
Cotes du Coeur Champagne Tasting (Woolley Estate, Dallas, Texas): Enchanting nose - aroma of cedar, citrus, and subtle spice. Perfectly balanced, white fruit and floral flavor with a toach of roasted hazelnut. WOTN. Champagne made of 50 wines from 6 to 10 different years.
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10/4/2004 - dk_lulu wrote:
At Spoon (Alain Ducasse) in HK - Nose: Toasted nuts and dough. Taste: Creamy, toasted nuts, pear, pear and pineapple with excellent delineation and mid-palate layering. Extended finish. Lovely.
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10/2/2004 - Spencer wrote: 94 Points
Fantastic champagne, but as good as it is, it still pales in comparison to the only vintage Krug I've had - the 1990.
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8/15/2004 - slon wrote: 95 Points
Pale, golden color. Lemon, toast, and ginger aromas. Very fine bubbles. Rich, smooth, and dry. A consistent favorite and a real pleasure.
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7/18/2004 - Vino Me wrote: 93 Points
R2-D2 brought this wine to start things off at our offline with the Ohio crew last Saturday. This was a fine Champagne. I did not take detailed notes but agree with most of the comments made by Seaquam. I gave it 92-93 points.
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7/2/2004 - timewithwine wrote:
Friday, July 02, 2004 Is this fabulous or what?! Pouring from magnum just adds that much more to the experience. Creamy and biscuity with nuts and coconut. With smoked oysters. At the Tensleys’ beach house in Duck to kick off the beach vacation.
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6/24/2004 - Double-A Likes this wine: 95 Points
Aromatic, highly toasted nose with spice, hazelnut, honey, lemondrop and grapefruit aromas with leesy accents. Full and round, at once both creamy and fresh. Great replays. Long, toasty finish.
5/5
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6/18/2004 - Joe Belmaati wrote: 93 Points
"Old" Light, dusty yellow. Notes of gun powder, sulfur, and coffee. Marvellously resolved, linear, crisp and fresh in character with delicate and elegant complexity. Medium bodied with splendid balance, good vibrancy, and a distinct White Burgundy character. As the night moved on, the bouquet changed to completely resemble a Meursault. A VERY nice Champage.
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6/18/2004 - Joe Belmaati wrote: 87 Points
"New". Apparently this champagne was a blend of grapes from "recent" vintages. Medium yellow in the glass with scents of wet iron and minerals. After a little minute notes of orange peel, bread and beer could be singled out. Somewhat sour with obscured sweetness of fruit. Seemed to waiver a bit and lack structure and definition of elements. An oxidized style of wine-making, however no sign that this bottle was flawed in any way. Seemed slighyl cooked on the aftertaste.
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2/28/2004 - JeffGMorris wrote: 93 Points
Another bottle of Krug compliments of the generosity of Steve & Barb. Tiny bubbles as always. Lemony with some yeast. Very fresh & lively. Extremely long finish. Still the finest Champagne there is.
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12/31/2003 - JeffGMorris wrote: 93 Points
Typical of Krug, this was wonderful. Lots of lemon and some yeasty notes. Great with Caviar.
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12/7/2003 - R2-D2 wrote: 93 Points
Generally, I'd say it begins and ends here in regards to the quality of NV Champagne, but I was a little down on this. While there are ripe peaches, apple, and toasted sourdough, the acidity is really tart and this could use some time before I'd drink it. I bought a bottle of this at the recent Sam's Warehouse sale for $72 and I'm thinking I might let it sit for a year or two.
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12/5/2003 - JeffGMorris wrote:
Wonderful typical Krug although not showing quite as vibrant as previous bottles. This was from a 375ml purchased last year in Alsace. Excellent start to the evening. The beluga caviar was excellent!
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8/19/2003 - Blair Curtis wrote: 95 Points
Krug Grand Cuvee NV - This was a brilliant way to kick off the evening. This bottle had at least 4-5 years of age on it as I have held it for that long myself. Wonderful mature-tasting Champagne. Golden straw color. Complex bread-dough aromas. Green apples. Touch of honey. Full bodied and great with the food. 95 pts.
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5/11/2003 - SimonG wrote:
Not the richness ntensity or the style of the first. Too soon after buying?
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5/6/2003 - Double-A Likes this wine: 98 Points
Aromatic, biscuit, mushroom, citrus, candy apple and toasty yeast autolysis on the nose. Full, vibrant and flavourful, toasty palate; very long finish.
5/5+
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2/16/2003 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 94 Points
Half bottle. Great intensity, like a rich Meursault but with red fruit thrown in for good measure, vanilla, grand style. In the bar at the Marriott Hotel, Atlanta Buckhead, USA.
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2/14/2003 - peternelson wrote: 93 Points
Red Carpet: Big yeasty, woody nose; great mouth, full body; big personality.
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2/14/2003 - peternelson wrote: 94 Points
Anita: Golden pale yellow; not the big gun I expected: lighter than air bubbles, lite almond notes with dried fruits, some elegant toast; super fine bubbles, so frothy and lite in the mth it almost disappears before you drink it. Perfect balance--really.“Profoundly rich, dried fruit, dry & mellow“. Awesome. ”Give it 2-5 years for honied flavors.“
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12/6/2002 - R2-D2 wrote: 94 Points
Toasty oak, sweet apple, grapefruit, bread dough, nutty, all built on a lingering, complex finish. One of the best of the best.
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12/1/2002 - SimonG wrote:
Deep colour, gloriously rich nose - oaky, buttery nutty and rich. Carries through to palatte, elegant, big wine. Fine persistent mousse lovely depth of flavour. Regal. Superb. Best Yet?
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7/26/2002 - JeffGMorris wrote:
Tiniest bubbles on the planet. Jeff, the non-champagne drinker kept going back for more. Amazing wine. Incredible balance. None of the negative aspects of most Chardonnay based wines. What a treat!
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7/18/2002 - Joe Belmaati wrote: 90 Points
Medium-yellow with a golden hue. Lots of marcipan and walnuts on the notes. A slight citrussy character too. And maybe a hint of fine dark chocolate. Very stylish and classy, but perhaps a touch lacking in concentration. Nice structure and a firm acid-skeleton. A very nice wine for a very hot evening by Copenhagen standards (78 degrees). Good, solid, and long balanced finish.
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12/1/2000 - sdr Likes this wine: 94 Points
Hugh’s magnum. Powerful, regal, intense. Caramely Krug. Very fine and interesting.
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10/23/1997 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 70 Points
!997 Birthday Dinner (Walnut Creek, Ca.): Average amount of fine bubbles in the glass, cardboard and sweatsox, corked, fruit showed but quickly faded. My #7 of 7.
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12/1/1994 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 94 Points
Lots of small bubbles, yeasty nose, big body, touch simple fruit, good acid, very long finish with lots of yeast.
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11/18/1993 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 80 Points
Champagne and Yquem Holiday Preview (Lafayette, Ca.): Nice, simple, fruity, good Champagne. Poor storage again. My #6, Group #6.
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10/26/1993 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 94 Points
Lots of fine bubbles formed the mousse in the glass, nose of allspice, hazelnut, slate, and shale, same on the palate, medium/big body, delicious, almost elegant, mouth filling fruit, rich fruit, lovely taste, definitely Krug, and a long finish.
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9/1/1992 - sdr Does not like this wine: 79 Points
Blind tasting. Medium yellow, almost gold. Fine persistent mousse. Obviously old and oxidized. Caramels, too rich, too old. Dave’s bottle - don’t know where he got it or how long ago.
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3/1/1992 - sdr Does not like this wine: 84 Points
A little disappointing. Not very vigorous. Slightly dull caramel aromas. Rich enough but acidity not totally integrated.
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11/7/1991 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 96 Points
Annual Tasting 7 Champagnes. Was tasty, big, intense fruit on the nose and almost a creamy mouth feel that also had a perfect finish and aftertaste that is old style champagne. My #2 and Group #3, retail $49.97.
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11/15/1990 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 95 Points
Annual Non Vintage Champagne Tasting.
A pleasant, brilliant straw yellow in the glass, with a perfumed nose of rich oak and pleasant fruit, tasted medium body of rich fruit with great acid and a well balanced, long finish and long aftertaste. My #2 and Group #2 tie, retail $80.
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12/6/1989 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 96 Points
Blind Tasting of 7 Champagnes.
Tasty, big intense, almost creamy mouth feel, near perfect in the mouth, perfect finish and perfect aftertaste.
My #2 and Group #3 of 7.
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