Krug: Champagne Grande Cuvée 172 Édition Brut

Name: Champagne Grande Cuvée 172 Édition Brut
Brand: Krug
SKU: 69771H
Price: 259 EUR
Availability: InStock

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96–98

100

2: Pinot Noir 44%, Chardonnay 36%, Pinot Meunier 20%

5: weiß, trocken; Flaschengärung; Perlend; 12,5% Vol.; Verpackt in: 6er

9: mineralisch

3: Lobenberg: 96–98/100; Suckling: 97/100; Decanter: 97/100; Falstaff: 97/100; Wine Spectator: 96/100; Galloni: 95/100; Parker: 95/100; Jancis Robinson: 18,5/20

6: Frankreich, Champagne, Montagne de Reims

7: Allergene: Sulfite

Suckling über: Champagne Grande Cuvée 172 Édition Brut

-- Suckling: Beautiful notes of dried citrus fruit, lemon curd and dried apples with hints of spices, dried flowers and subtle brioche. I like the polished and caressing texture and steady, refreshing acidity. It’s fresh and even austere, with notes of ground spices. So vertical and firm. Structured and long.

Decanter über: Champagne Grande Cuvée 172 Édition Brut

-- Decanter: The 172ème édition, based around the 2016 vintage, is a delicate, floral and saline Grande Cuvée at this early stage in its life. The palate it taut, tightly wound, gradually unfurling into toasted fruit bread, rye bread and roasted nuts, wrapped around an intricate and taut lemon core. It's exceptionally long, spicy, rounded and spherical in shape. Notes of sweet unsalted butter round out the finish, which has such length, elegance and balance. 58% of the wine is from the 2016 vintage, which saw a lot of rain in the spring and close to flowering, with 42% from reserve wines. The blend is made up of 146 separately vinified wines from 11 different years, and the oldest wine in the blend is from the 1998 vintage.

Falstaff über: Champagne Grande Cuvée 172 Édition Brut

-- Falstaff: Helles Gelbgrün, Silberreflexe, feines Mousseux. Ein Hauch von Brioche und Blütenhonig, dezente Tropenfruchtnuancen, Mirabelle, kandierte Orangenschalen. Saftig und straff, Quitte im Abgang, floraler Nachhall, cremige Textur, mineralisches Finish, sicheres Reifepotenzial, sehr gute Länge, ein ungemein harmonischer Speisenbegleiter.

Wine Spectator über: Champagne Grande Cuvée 172 Édition Brut

-- Wine Spectator: This classy Champagne waltzes across the palate with fluid poise and grace. The mousse's pointillismlike beads and a vivid frame of acidity buoy the detailed range of aromas and flavors, including chopped cherry, dried apricot, tangerine peel and plum cake notes, plus fragrant hints of grated ginger, lime blossoms, ground coffee and grilled nuts. A tang of salinity drives the racy, lingering finish. Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Meunier. Disgorged winter 2022 to 2023

Galloni über: Champagne Grande Cuvée 172 Édition Brut

-- Galloni: The NV Grande Cuvée 172ème Édition is a gracious, sublime Champagne. Light citrus notes, white flowers, spice, marzipan and chamomile inflections all run through this delicate, nuanced Grande Cuvée. The 172eme is a Champagne of understatement and class that is very much a reflection of the base year. Brisk acids pull it all together. The Grande Cuvée is often quite accessible on release, but this is an Edition I would cellar for at least another year or two. It’s a fine effort from Krug. The 172ème Édition is a blend of 44% Pinot Noir, 30% Chardonnay and 20% Meunier based on 2016 with reserve wines back to 1998. Disgorged: Winter 2022-2023.

Parker über: Champagne Grande Cuvée 172 Édition Brut

-- Parker: The new Krug release, the NV Grande Cuvée 172ème Édition, based on the 2016 vintage and comprising 11 vintages in total (the oldest is 1998), is outstanding. It reveals a complex, slightly spicy bouquet of white fruits, beeswax, marzipan, hazelnuts, dried herbs, ripe orchard fruits and white flowers. Medium to full-bodied, rich and concentrated on the palate, it has a subtly spicy entry, an enrobing and layered texture and a fleshy core of fruit framed around a perfectly balanced, fresh and mineral finish. Crafted primarily from Pinot Noir (44%) and complemented with 30% Chardonnay and the rest Pinot Meunier, it was disgorged in the first quarter of 2023 with a dosage of 4.5 grams per liter. Keep it for 5-10 years.

Jancis Robinson über: Champagne Grande Cuvée 172 Édition Brut

-- Jancis Robinson: Gentle, creamy, pure citrus aroma and ever so subtly toasty. Clementine, jasmine. So many gorgeous layers. Hint of ginger. This is intense and piercing. Not bone dry, and the sweetness shows a little on the finish at the moment even if it is perfectly balanced. More perfumed as it opens in the glass but the autolytic character is gentle. Orange blossom. So much more perfumed than I expected. Slightly sweet-tasting on the finish.

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Wie kaum ein anderes Haus steht Krug Champagner für die qualitative Speerspitze der Region. Reine Handarbeit, sehr geringe Mengen, immer extrem rar. Absolut großartiger Stoff, den diese renommierte, boutique-artige Manufaktur in Reims produziert.

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