Krug 166th Edition Champagne Grande Cuvée cl 75

Krug Grande Cuvée ^166ème Édition was created from the 2010 vintage. In a year of turbulent weather conditions, however, the grapes were full of beautiful promise until cold weather ended the growing season, bringing with it new concerns. The care devoted to the vineyards during this difficult period and the attention given by Krug to the unique properties of each plot proved crucial to ensuring a healthy harvest with perfectly ripe grapes. Curiously, the Chardonnay wines from the Côte de Blancs region did not reveal their usual freshness, but the Maison’s original approach to making Champagne made up for this with the liveliness of that year’s Meunier wines, such as those from Sainte-Gemme and Courmas.

A selection of relatively young, carefully chosen reserve wines makes up 42 percent of the composition. Prominent among these are the wines from 2000 for their remarkable structure and, for their generous roundness, those from Oger. The 2006 wines from Verzy and Bouzy gave the blend the finishing touch, achieving the harmony essential to the creation of each edition of Krug Grande Cuvée.

Krug Grande Cuvée was born from the dream of one man, Joseph Krug, to be able to offer the best Champagne in the world, year after year, regardless of weather variations. Each year, Maison Krug pays tribute to its dream with a new edition of Krug Grande Cuvée-the greatest expression of Champagne excellence.