Krug - Grande Cuvee Brut Champagne 172nd Edition (Gift Box) NV (750ml)
Price: $259.00
| Producer | Krug |
| Country | France |
| Region | Champagne |
| Varietal | Champagne Blend |
| Sku | 9226 |
| Size | 750ml |
Decanter: 97 Points
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. (Drink between 2024-2045) - Natalie Earl
James Suckling: 97 Points
Beautiful notes of dried citrus fruit lemon curd and dried apples with hints of spices dried flowers and subtle brioche. I like the polished and caressing texture and steady refreshing acidity. It?s fresh and even austere with notes of ground spices. So vertical and firm. Structured and long. Drink or hold.
Wine Spectator: 96 Points
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. Published on November 30 2024
Jeb Dunnuck: 95 Points
The NV Champagne Grande Cuvée 172 was created around the 2016 harvest year and they enriched it with 146 wines dating from 2016 back to 1998. It pours a medium straw/yellow hue and is very pretty on the nose with floral aromas leading out of the gate followed by notes of candied green apples fresh linen lime sorbet redcurrants delicate spice and fresh almond. It?s rounded and medium-bodied on the palate with a refined delicately chalky texture even mouthwatering saline fresh lift and a long fresh finish. As it opens it starts to show its deeper profile in the blend with notes of toast and crushed stones. It?s a lovely addition to the range that will have a wide drinking window and improve with time over the next 20 years. Give it 3-4 years in the cellar.
Vinous: 95 Points
The NV Grande Cuvée 172ème Édition is a gracious sublime Champagne. Light citrus notes white flowers spice marzipan and chamomile inflections all run through this delicate nuanced Grande Cuvée. The 172eme is a Champagne of understatement and class that is very much a reflection of the base year. Brisk acids pull it all together. The Grande Cuvée is often quite accessible on release but this is an Edition I would cellar for at least another year or two. It?s a fine effort from Krug. The 172ème Édition is a blend of 44% Pinot Noir 30% Chardonnay and 20% Meunier based on 2016 with reserve wines back to 1998. Disgorged: Winter 2022-2023. Krug ID: 123003. - By Antonio Galloni on March 2024
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