1 BOTTLE X 75cl. 

Krug Grande Cuvée was born from the dream of one man, Joseph Krug, to offer the best Champagne ever, every year, regardless of climatic variations. Since 1843, the House of Krug has honored this mission with each new edition of Krug Grande Cuvée: the ultimate expression of Champagne.

Krug Grande Cuvée is recreated every year, going beyond the concept of a vintage, always starting from a blend of more than 120 wines from more than 10 different years. The richness of flavors and aromas obtained from this masterful assembly would be impossible to express with the wines of a single vintage.

In this blend, the dynamic 2014 Pinot Noirs come from a wide range of plots across the Champagne region, while the fruity and full-bodied Chardonnays were selected from terroirs in the Montagne de Reims, Sézannais and Côte des Blancs. The Meuniers from the Marne Rive Gauche Valley were particularly luminous, with a magnificent expression of the fruit from plots in Leuvrigny. To complement these wines of the year, we selected reserve Pinot Noirs from terroirs in the Montagne de Reims Sud renowned for their structure, including a 2005 Ambonnay. Reserve Chardonnays from wines from Avize and Mesnil-sur-Oger from a wide range of vintages are particularly present in this blend, while reserve Meuniers, particularly from 2013, add freshness, intensity and a chiselled structure.

Every year since its founding, the House of Krug creates a new edition of Krug Grande Cuvée to offer the most generous expression of Champagne.

This bottle is part of the 170th Edition of Krug Grande Cuvée, a blend of 195 wines selected from 12 different years. The youngest is from 2014, while the oldest is from 1998. The seven-year aging in Krug’s cellars gives this Edition a remarkable expression and elegance. Each glass is the result of over 20 years of artisanal excellence.

Krug Grande Cuvée 170th Edition was composed around the 2014 harvest, an unpredictable year with alternating hot, dry periods and cool, rainy ones. The wines developed in good conditions, ensuring a generous harvest. The contrasting weather patterns preserved freshness and resulted in great heterogeneity within the region, underlining the importance of the House’s approach of treating each plot as a stand-alone. To create this Edition of Krug Grande Cuvée, the Cellar Master sought to accentuate the year’s varied and elegant aromatic expressions with reserve wines from different plots and 11 different vintages. The care dedicated to the vineyards and the attention paid by Krug to the unique properties of each terroir have enabled the great expressiveness of this Edition of Krug Grande Cuvée. In total, reserve wines from the House’s vast collection make up 45% of the final blend, a contribution that provides the breadth and roundness that are essential to each edition of Krug Grande Cuvée.

The final composition of this bottle of Krug Grande Cuvée is 51% Pinot Noir, 38% Chardonnay and 11% Meunier.

Krug Grande Cuvée was born from the dream of one man, Joseph Krug, to create the best Champagne possible, year after year, regardless of climatic variations. Each year, the House of Krug pays tribute to his dream with a new edition of Krug Grande Cuvée: the most generous expression of Champagne.