Krug - Brut Champagne Grande Cuvée 171st Edition NV (750ml)
| Producer | Krug |
| Country | France |
| Region | Champagne |
| Varietal | Champagne Blend |
| Item# | 48170 |
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Krug Description
Krug Grande Cuvée is re-created every year, beyond the notion of vintage and is a blend of over 120 individual wines from more than 10 different years. The fullness or flavours and aromas achieved by this careful art of blending would be impossible to express with the wines of a single year.
KRUG GRANDE CUVÉE 171ÈME ÉDITION IN ESSENCE:
▪ It is a blend of 131 wines from 12 different years, the youngest of which is from 2015, while the oldest dates back to 2000.
▪ Its final composition is 45% Pinot Noir, 37% Chardonnay and 18% Meunier.
▪ A stay of around seven years in Krug’s cellars gives Krug Grande Cuvée 171ème Édition its distinct expression and elegance.
THE STORY OF ITS CREATION:
▪ Krug Grande Cuvée 171ème Édition was composed around the harvest of 2015, a year marked by unprecedented heat and drought that prevailed from the end of May to mid-August, slowing grape development. Fortunately, rains and reasonable temperatures in the second half of August allowed the berries to grow in optimal conditions. The harvest took place under the rain between August 31 and September 21, with great heterogeneity from plot to plot.
▪ To create this Édition, the Cellar Master looked to accentuate the year’s elegantly diverse aromatic expressions with a broad spectrum of different plots’ wines from 11 other years.
▪ In all, reserve wines from the House’s extensive library made up 42% of the final blend, bringing the breadth and roundness so essential to each Édition of Krug Grande Cuvée.
KRUG GRANDE CUVÉE IS UNIQUE:
▪ Krug Grande Cuvée is the first and unique Prestige Champagne re-created every year, beyond the notion of vintage.
▪ The art of blending wines from so many different years gives Krug Grande Cuvée its unique fullness of flavours and aromas, impossible to express with the wines of just a single year.
▪ The Édition number corresponds to the number of times in the House of Krug the founder’s dream has been re-created. It also serves as a reference for collectors, to enjoy it later.
▪ The full story of every Édition is revealed online via its Krug iD, the six digits on the back label.
▪ Krug Grande Cuvée, like all Krug Champagnes, will continue to gain with the passage of time.
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