Additional Wine Notes
Based around the 2007 vintage (a good year for Chardonnay, less so for the red grapes), making up 73% of the final wine, the remainder made up of reserve wines from as far back as the 1990 vintage. 37% Pinot Noir, 32% Chardonnay and 31% Pinot Meunier, a much higher proportion of Pinot Meunier than usual.
Producer Notes
There are those that balk at Krug’s prices and see them as elitist and unapproachable and there are those that believe them to be the king of Champagne.
The original Mr Krug was a German but Krug Champagne is pretty much the archetype of French Champagne. It is also our favourite Champagne here at Nemo. The wine ages splendidly and when 20-30 years old, develops a more toasted, Rich-Tea-biscuit flavour which we adore.
istorically, they have offered a Grande Cuvee, a vintage and a rosé Champagne as well as Le Clos de Mesnil which is a single vineyard blanc de blancs. The range of wines is now a little extensive but we would still recommend the non-vintage, the vintage and the Clos du Mesnils.
Vintage Notes
Other non-vintage Champagne
Drappier Carte d’Or: £48
Drappier Rose Brut Champagne: £60
Tarlant Extra Brut Cuvee Louis Champagne: £110
Jerome Prevost La Closerie Les Beguines Extra Brut: £265
Ulysse Collin Les Pierrieres Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut Champagne: £430
Ulysse Collin Les Maillons Champagne Blanc de Noirs Extra Brut: £485
Other wines from Krug
1985 Collection (150cl): £4050
1988 Collection: £1100
1990 Brut Vintage: £810
2003 Clos du Mesnil Blanc de Blancs: £1400
2004 Brut Vintage: £350
Grande Cuvee Vertical Edition 1 (6x75cl): £1800
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