Krug Grande Cuvee 170th Edition Champagne France

Most Champagne houses release a Non-Vintage Champagne alongside their various cuvées but not Krug. Then again Krug is not like ‘most’ Champagne houses. Krug Grande Cuvée is born from the dream of one man, Joseph Krug, to craft the very best Champagne he could offer, every single year, regardless of annual variations in climate. Since 1843, the House of Krug has honoured this vision with each new Édition of Krug Grande Cuvée: the most generous expression of Champagne. Every year, to craft an edition of Krug Grand Cuvée, Cellar Master Julie Cavil and the Tasting Committee audition around 250 wines of the year’s harvest plus 150 reserve wines form 14 different vintages. Each Édition is created and rests for several years in the cellars before being presented. This year, when the 178th edition will enter the cellars, the 170th Édition, which has been patiently waiting, will emerge. It is a blend of 195 wines from 12 different years, the youngest of which is from the 2014 vintage, while the oldest dates back to 1998. The 170th Édition of Krug Grande Cuvée was composed around the harvest of 2014, an erratic year in Champagne that oscillated between hot dry spells and cool rainy periods.  51% Pinot Noir, 38% Chardonnay and 11% Meunier, this blend is unbelievably gorgeous. Rich and mouth-coating with notes of almond paste, quince, lemon, and dried fruit. Nothing – truly, nothing – beats a glass of Krug.