NV Krug Grande Cuvée 172 eme Edition Champagne 750 ml

• France
• Champagne

• The Story

  For those who drink Champagne seriously—or even some casual drinkers—Krug needs no introduction. Their Grande Cuvée is a stellar, jealousy-inducing bottle that can make any night unforgettable. This 172nd version comprises 146 wines from 11 different years, and there’s not a cellar in existence that it will not elevate.

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• Wine Facts
  • Fruit Intensity
  • Oak Intensity
  • Body
  • Sweetness
  • Acidity

  • ABV 12.00%
  • Enjoy right away
  • Now - 2045
  • 44% Pinot Noir
    36% Chardonnay
    20% Pinot Meunier
  • Serving temperature - 48°
  • Cork
• Wine Access Tasting Note

  A celebratory golden core with a sassy mousse in the glass. The bouquet offers an orchestra of aromas, led by warm croissant, quince, and Amalfi lemon, dusted in toasted almond. The mouthwatering palate is rich and broad, balanced by an elegant acidity. The perfect blend of richness and fruit, with a long, elegant finish. This is true elegance and complexity in the classic Krug style. Drink now–2042.

• Food Pairings
  • Vegetables
  • Soft Cheese
  • Fish
  • White Meat
• Critic Reviews

  98 pts

  Wine Enthusiast

  This is the most recent bottling of this iconic Champagne. There is a touch of toast as well as enticing apple and citrus aromas. On the palate, this wine is rich, intense, poised between maturity and ripe white fruits. It is a beautifully balanced wine, ready to drink.

  97 pts

  Decanter

  The 172ème édition, based around the 2016 vintage, is a delicate, floral and saline Grande Cuvée at this early stage in its life. The palate it taut, tightly wound, gradually unfurling into toasted fruit bread, rye bread and roasted nuts, wrapped around an intricate and taut lemon core. It's exceptionally long, spicy, rounded and spherical in shape. Notes of sweet unsalted butter round out the finish, which has such length, elegance and balance. 58% of the wine is from the 2016 vintage, which saw a lot of rain in the spring and close to flowering, with 42% from reserve wines. The blend is made up of 146 separately vinified wines from 11 different years, and the oldest wine in the blend is from the 1998 vintage.

  96 pts

  Wine Spectator

  This classy Champagne waltzes across the palate with fluid poise and grace. The mousse's pointillismlike beads and a vivid frame of acidity buoy the detailed range of aromas and flavors, including chopped cherry, dried apricot, tangerine peel and plum cake notes, plus fragrant hints of grated ginger, lime blossoms, ground coffee and grilled nuts. A tang of salinity drives the racy, lingering finish. Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Meunier. Disgorged winter 2022 to 2023 (Krug ID 123003). Drink now through 2040.