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Krug

Krug Grande Cuvee

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Champagne, brut

170 Édition: Middels gyllen farge. Konsentrert,små bobler, Rødt modnet eple. Brioch, sitrusskall og kalk på duft og smak. Konsentrert presis ettersmak av toast, sitrus/appelsin og kalkstein. Lang ettersmak og flott syrlighet. Krug Grande Cuvée 170 er blanding av 195 baseviner fra 11 forskjellige år, Yngste fra 2014, mens den eldste stammer fra 1998. Vinen består af Pinot Noir (51%), Chardonnay (38%) og Meunier (11%).

Sommelier

172nd Edition:

Deep gold in colour.

On the nose, exuberant and savoury aromas of ripe lemons, toasted hazelnuts, honeysuckle and orange blossom.

On the palate, vibrant aromas of honey, candied lemons, dried cranberries, orange blossom and freshly baked cinnamon buns.

Dry, high acidity, medium alcohol, medium-bodied, creamy mousse with pronounced intensity. Long finish. 

Today is sunday, which is wine fun day! 

Expert

169: This has 2013 as a base and reserve wines back to 2000. The nose is fruity with red apples, peaches and oranges. There are also green asparagus, apple pie and shale. The autolysis is elegant with coffee and black tea. The palate is full-bodied, velvety and intensely fruity. The finish is long and complex. 95-96 points.

Amateur

Amatør

170th edition

Perfeksjon i et glass. Ikke mye mer å si

168eme: Et ikon innen Champagne med strålende kvalitet som dog koster litt. Duft av sitrus, eple, eik, toast, nøtter og florale toner. Middels fyldig med høy syre. Elegant balansert slank frukt med kompleks konsentrert og mineralsk avslutning.

Dyp gylden farge. Nydelig mousse. Dufter av smørloff, hasselnøtter, nougat, bakte epler, kruttlapp og lyse blomster. noe nytt kommer hver gang man stikker nesegrevet i glasset. Smaken følger duften, lag på lag på lag. Nydelig integrert syre. herregud så godt dette er.

Gyldne silkemyke bobler med en innbydende og rik aroma av brioche, eple og bakt sitron. Hint av fersken. Konsentrert og kompleks med en flott friskhet og enorm lengde. Utrolig godt!!

WSET 2

Krug – The crown jewel of Champagne

House: House of Krug (Reims)
Bottle: Grande Cuvée 167 Ème Édition (base 2011)
Grapes: 47 % Pinot Noir, 36 % Chardonnay,  17 % Meunier 
Dosage: 7 g/L (Brut)

An icon. A watchtower. A legend. There are many ways to describe the House of Krug, but there is no way around the Mozart of champagnes. 

The House of Krug was surprisingly enough not even French but founded by a German named Johann-Joseph Krug, who founded Krug after 9 years of training with Jacquesson. 

Krug has a style, which is so easily recognizable. The gunpowder in just a single bottle could supply the entire French army in battle, and with its clear notes of hazelnuts and oak barrels, you’d think you’re on a battlefield in the woods. The house has established its name and style many decades ago and cemented it among the brightest stars of Champagne with jewels such as the Clos du Mesnil and Clos d’Ambonnay. 

Grande Cuvée is the entry-level NV from Krug. Baffling how wine of this quality can be entry-level. Some of the explanation is a mix of around 120 wines from up to ten vintages (!) up to 15 years old, no malolactic fermentation and aging of the wine village-specific in small barrels, now add 7 years of aging on the lees. 

Characteristics: 
On the nose, it delivers as promised. Tons of gunpowder, oak barrels, and mixed nuts. This recipe can be replicated, but not with the same intensity, character, quality, and unmatched perseverance. The Krug Signature. 

On the palate, it is smooth and creamy with small but persistent bubbles. For a Krug, this wine is still young, which is clearly revealed by its present acidity and nots of pear and yellow fruits, which is delicately balanced out by some of the age of the blend offering notes of freshly baked sour dough bread. 

The wine’s clear strength is its character, it’s signature. You buy, what you know, and you know, what you buy. I recommend it with food, such as tartare, but it is paired best with its food-equivalent, caviar. 

Value for money: 7 of 10
Rating: 93🍾

Enn så lenge er ingen over og ingen ved siden for min del. Soleklar favoritt.  Dom Perignon kan gå å legge seg🍾

163 éme edition: Stone, nutty, almond, peach, apple, honey, marzipan, lemon, pineapple, salt, butter, orange, raspberry, cream and mushroom. Wonderful complexity, nice balance, powerful and a long nutty finish with ripe stonefruit. Another super wine from Krug.

Jeroboam 161eme. Basevin fra 2005 (68 %) med reservevin fra 14 andre årganger. Gule epler, pærer, kruttlapp, sitrus, croissanter, hasselnøtter, marsipan, kalkmineralitet og hvite blomster. Et nytt inntrykk hver gang man stiller nesen ned i glasset. Frisk og veldig fokusert. God konsentrasjon med flotte utviklede aromaer i midtparti. Bæres fint frem av en kremete og intens mousse av svært høy kvalitet. Full av liv og vitalitet - i alle fall i denne størrelsen. Pen, rik og velbalansert Champagne! Satt som er skudd til Hellstrøms gjestespill i Palmehaven. 

Krug Flower Label fra 04-11

Kaffe, toffee, kanel og nøtter på nesen. Perlende og med strågul farge. Smått kremet med vedvarende finish og mineralsk preg.

155éme edition: Coffee, caramel, forest floor, mushroom, nutty, cherry, yellow apple, ripe lemon, stone, salt, raspberry, marzipan, dried fig, dried apricot and nectarine. Amazing complexity, very nice balanced with the maturity and the lovely still fresh acidity. It developes it to something different between every sip. Very long aftertaste with lots og action! Lovely champagne from Krug.