Krug, Grande Cuvee Edition 160 Size:6x750ml

Krug, Grande Cuvee Edition 160 Size:6x750mlComposed around the harvest of 2004 with no less than 121 wines from 12 different vintages dating back as far as 1990, Krug's NV Grande Cuve 160me dition (ID 214025) is in brilliant shape today and a great Champagne. Composed of 44% Pinot Noir, 33% Chardonnay and 23% Pinot Meunier, this intensely yellow golden shining cuve is very deep and complex on the rich, perfectly ripe and balanced nose where ripe stone fruit aromas such as peaches and

41 ha parcel in En Orveaux)

spicy finish

with Angelo Gajas wife Lucia

A ripe and less obviously exotic nose combines notes of various white orchard fruit

If you can find it

Loads of juicy acidity and a long meaty finish

Time in the glass brings out the wine's more floral side and a range of red-toned fruit

rocks and iron ore over a core of black cherries

(from Ez Folatières near Truffières)

dark berries

Linear and persistent on the finish

more bone than meat and chalky