France

Fish

Aperitif/avec

Shellfish

Krug

Krug Grande Cuvee

Champagne

Champagne, brut

Amatør

WSET 2

171 Edition: 

Lys gyllen på farge. Flotte små bobler.

Den dufter av brioche, grønt og rødt eple, sitrus, og hint av fersken. Selvom den er ung er det noe voksent over den. 

I munnen er det sitrus og eple. En enorm konsentrasjon og en tilnærmet perfekt balanse i vinen. 

Amateur

168 edt med 2012 base. Gylden nydelig farge, små delikate bobler. Dufter av smørbakst, salte ristede mandler, salt, røde epler, fersken, lette lette kaffetoner. Evig konsentrert, nydelig syre. Fantastisk dette med krug på halvflaske.  Dette er så digg det!

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.

171ème Édition

Sitronskall og bakverk på nesen. 
Mye syre, sitron og tørket frukt. Fint preg av sopp. 


Ekstremt god, lett og syrlig champagne med god balanse. Hverken for mye eller for lite bobler🥂 

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🍾

Expert

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.

170: Intenst, sjø, eple, blomster

Nydelige bobler, intens, balnansert, krisp syre, villt bra, nydelig mineralitet, lang

Til lobsterroll i brioche på Apostrophe, syk kombo mot briochen, kveldens høydepunkt allerede fra start.

2024	No priceNot available	Outstanding
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2019	kr 2 629,90Available	Outstanding
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Category	Sparkling wine
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Producer	Krug
Vintages	2024
Country	France, Champagne
Bottle	75 cl

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