Grande Cuvée is not a non-vintage Champagne so much as a recreation. Each édition blends well over a hundred wines from more than a decade of harvests, and Krug numbers them, so the bottle tells you which attempt at the ideal you are drinking.
Tasting Notes
Golden with fine, persistent bubbles. Hazelnut, citrus, brioche, dried fruit and delicate floral notes. Rich and layered on the palate with a creamy texture, vibrant acidity and complex flavours of citrus, nuts, honey and spice. The finish is exceptionally long. Krug ferments in small oak casks and ages far longer than the appellation requires, which is where the depth and the toasted character come from.
Quick Facts
- Grapes: Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Meunier, proportions varying by édition
- Origin: France, Champagne
- ABV: 12%
- Style: Prestige Champagne, multi-vintage blend, long aged
- Blending: Each édition draws on more than a hundred wines spanning many harvests, including a deep library of reserve wines
Food Pairing
Shellfish, caviar, aged cheese, truffle dishes, and refined poultry.
Serving
Serve at 10 to 12°C, in a white wine glass rather than a flute.
About the Producer
Krug was founded in Reims in 1843 by Joseph Krug, who left an established house because he believed Champagne should transcend the vintage rather than be defined by it. The house ferments every plot separately in small oak casks and keeps an extensive library of reserve wines, some decades old, from which each édition of Grande Cuvée is assembled.
