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Krug Vintage 2008
Krug Vintage 2008
Krug Vintage 2008
Krug Vintage 2008

Krug Vintage 2008

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    At the House of Krug, every Krug Vintage celebrates the distinct character of a particular year. A Krug Vintage is a blend of the most expressive wines from a single year enhanced by a stay of over ten years in the cellars. Every Krug Vintage is different: it is the music of the year, captured by Krug.The extraordinary profile of Krug 2008 comes after 12 years in the cellars, gaining in expression, harmony and finesse. The expression of the year 2008 captured by Krug: Classic Beauty. Krug 2008 reveals the intensity and elegance of a classic year in Champagne; it is long, balanced and precise, with beautiful structure.

    Pinot Noir plots’ wines (53%) constitute over half of the blend and come primarily from emblematic plots in the Montagne de Reims Sud including Aÿ, Mareuil, Bouzy and Ambonnay. Meunier plots’ wines (25%) bring tension and citrus, while aromatic Chardonnay plots’ wines (22%) imbue the blend with fruit.

    As all Krug Champagnes, Krug 2008 will continue to gain with the passage of time.

    At the House of Krug, every Krug Vintage celebrates the distinct character of a particular year. A Krug Vintage is a blend of the most expressive wines from a single year enhanced by a stay of over ten years in the cellars. Every Krug Vintage is different: it is the music of the year, captured by Krug.The extraordinary profile of Krug 2008 comes after 12 years in the cellars, gaining in expression, harmony and finesse. The expression of the year 2008 captured by Krug: Classic Beauty. Krug 2008 reveals the intensity and elegance of a classic year in Champagne; it is long, balanced and precise, with beautiful structure.

    Pinot Noir plots’ wines (53%) constitute over half of the blend and come primarily from emblematic plots in the Montagne de Reims Sud including Aÿ, Mareuil, Bouzy and Ambonnay. Meunier plots’ wines (25%) bring tension and citrus, while aromatic Chardonnay plots’ wines (22%) imbue the blend with fruit.

    As all Krug Champagnes, Krug 2008 will continue to gain with the passage of time.

    Maker

    Krug

    Varietal

    53% Pinot Noir, 25% Meuniers, 22% Chardonnay

    Country

    France

    Region

    Champagne

    Vintage

    2008

    ABV

    12%

    Bottle size

    750ml

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    Krug Vintage 2008
    Krug

    Krug is one of Champagne's most prestigious houses and collectible in Champagne. The house was founded in 1843 by Joseph Krug, in his native home of Mosel part of Germany at that time. Joseph Krug moved to France and spent some time working for Jacquesson, the leading Champagne house of the time. Krug's philosophy was that every Champagne should be the best possible expression, and eschewed the common idea of a hierarchy of Champagne. Instead, he began to craft a premium wine from a reserve of wines vinified separately by the growers themselves, a wine that would eventually become the Grande Cuvée.

    Krug sits alongside the likes of Dom Pérignon and Cristal at the top of the Champagne tree, and is a blend of 120 different wines from 10 or more vintages from the so-called Krug Library (a repository of still wines held prior to blending and refermenting in bottle). It is aged for six years, and is noted for its complex brioche and spice characters.

    Today, the wines are still vinified by individual plot, and are stored in the Krug Library. Every year, the chef de cave heads a tasting committee which decides on the final blend. This library holds reserve wines anywhere from the current vintage to those 50 years old and are produced from Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier, which are all grown at Krug and used throughout the collection. Krug also makes several other Champagnes, including a rosé non-vintage and a Krug vintage, which is only produced in the best years.

    Tasting notes

    NOSE
    Honey, Liquorice, Citrus

    An expressive nose that is rich and ample with patinated aromas of honey, liquorice, menthol, orange peel and grapefruit.

    PALATE
    Expressive, Intense, Harmonious

    Vivacious, intense and harmonious with great tension on the palate, expressing notes of quince, candied fruits and citrus, yellow kiwi, star fruit, honey, apple tart, butter cookies, orange peel, peony and fennel, with floral and menthol undertones.

    FINISH
    Long, Balanced and precise

    It has a long, balanced and precise finish with astounding structure.

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