Champagne Brut Grande Cuvée (Edition 174) - Krug NV 75cl

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1196.00

Vinous, Antonio Galloni 96 Points: “The NV Grande Cuvée 174ème Édition, the latest release from Krug, is based on the 2018 vintage. Dense and explosive in the glass, the 174ème Édition possesses tremendous textural depth right out of the gate. Baked apple tart, chamomile, dried flowers and tangerine peel literally stain the palate. The purity of the fruit is exquisite. The 174ème Édition can be enjoyed with minimal cellaring, but it will drink well for many decades to come. Today, it is positively stunning. The 174ème is a blend of 143 lots going back to 2001. Krug ID: 125004.”

Jancis Robinson 18/20 Points: “ID 125004. 54% Pinot Noir, 29% Chardonnay, 17% Meunier. Based on the 2018 vintage (around 64%) but a blend of 143 wines from 10 different years going back to 2001. Head winemaker Julie Cavil says that she works with 56 different presses. 2018 was a generous harvest, big bunches, drought over the summer but loads of rain in winter, so very early ripening. She was worried about low acidity but even though acidity was very low, the feeling of acidity was high, surprise. Second surprise was that even thought the the weather was atypical, the fruit was typical. Dosage 5 g/l.
Smells baritone; of ginger, autumn leaves. There is a real autumnal glow about this wine, generosity and glimmering ‘light’. Quince and clementine. Energy shimmering with coppery brightness through veins of acidity. The weight of the wine seems to come from the earth, more mycorrhizal and chthonic than empyrean. A wine for truffles, great books and candle-lit contemplation rather than glitteringly bright rooms of glamour and smoked-salmon canapés. Tamlyn Currin”

Decanter 95 Points: “The new edition of Grande Cuvée uses 64% of the 2018 vintage as the youngest wine, with 36% reserve wines dating back to 2009. As you'd expect from the prominence of the 2018 harvest, the most immediate impression is of an approachable, but not open-knit edition, finer and more clean-cut than the 173rd yet immediately enjoyable upon release. It is Pinot aromatics which lead, with pretty, sweet red fruits, red pear, baked apple and a gentle wave of honeyed reserve wine providing a sense of savoury depth. Then ultra-ripe Chardonnay concentration snaps into focus with zippy candied mandarin and pineapple flavours, bright but not too acid focused. There's more of a sense of airy sunniness than heat or weight, smooth-moussed and gliding rather than forceful or pent up. This is a fine, enjoyable Grande Cuvée release that will build in waxy, honeyed and nutty depth over the next decade.”

Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate 94 Points: “Krug’s newly released NV Grande Cuvée 174ème Édition is built around the 2018 harvest, which represents roughly two-thirds of the blend, with the remainder coming from 10 different years dating back to 2001. Disgorged in early 2025 with a dosage of five grams per liter, the wine opens in the glass with aromas of orange peel, freshly baked bread and pear mingled with notes of aromatic bitters, followed by a medium- to full-bodied, pillowy and charming palate, with a generous, sweet core of fruit, tangy acids and a long, precise finish. If, in a word, the 2017-based 173ème Édition is concentrated and the 2013-based 169ème Édition trenchant, the 174ème Édition is slightly softer and simultaneously less tightly wound than either, though its full complexity has yet to emerge with additional time under cork.”

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