The ultimate pleasure experience in Champagne. The first prestige cuvee to be re-created every year, beyond the very notion of vintage.
Krug Grande Cuvée is the quintessence of Krug’s crafted excellence: an extraordinary blend of some 120 wines from ten different vintages, some of which may reach 15 years of age. Blending so many vintages gives Krug Grande Cuvée its unique fullness of flavours and aromas, an extraordinary generosity with exceptional finesse, the result of a stay of at least another six years in the cellars.
Every glass of Krug Grande Cuvée is the fruit of many years of craft and patience. The art of blending many years gives Krug Grande Cuvée its unique plethora of flavours and aromas, incredible generosity and an absolute elegance that would be impossible to express with the wines of a single year.
Every year, we recreate from scratch the multitude of facets that form perfect harmony on the palate, no flavour dominating or competing with another; this is the main characteristic of Krug Grande Cuvée. Its myriad aromas make Krug Grande Cuvée the richest of them all. Its true generosity means that everyone can find something in it that stirs their emotions.
Eric Lebel, Chef de Caves, Krug
Food and Wine Pairing Inspirations
Krug Grande Cuvée lends itself to a plethora of culinary combinations, from the simplest to the most sophisticated, from an extra mature parmesan to a dish of “turbot à la truffe”.
Over twenty years go into creating each bottle of Krug Grande Cuvée, to pair it with black truffle is to create a union of the best of nature’s offering. Simply the smell of fresh, delicate truffle is enough to evoke the fresh scents of autumn fruit in Krug Grande Cuvée; they combine in anyway no matter how simple, the experience is unforgettable.
As the nights draw in, the evocative warmth of toasted chestnuts is irresistible. Smokey, crunchy and yet soft, chestnuts enhance the wines which compose Krug Grande Cuvée which can reach up to 15 years of age. A simple association, together they achieve sublime refined elegance.
Krug Grande Cuvée Tasting Notes
Deep golden colour and fine, vivacious bubbles, predicting fullness and elegance. Aromas of flowers in bloom, ripe & dried fruit, marzipan, gingerbread and citrus fruits. Flavours of hazelnut, nougat, barley sugar, jellied and citrus fruits, almonds, brioche and honey.
The richness of your Krug Champagne is fully revealed between 9°C and 12°C (49°F – 54°F). Serving your bottle too cold would refrain the aromas’expression.
Your Champagne should be stored in a wine cellar, or in a cool (between 10 to 15 °C – 50 to 59 °F) dry and away from light place, the exact conditions of Krug cellars.