Krug Grande Cuvée 170 Edition

Over de wijn

Krug Grande Cuvée 170 Edition komt uit Champagne en is één van de mooiste uit Frankrijk. De Krug Grande Cuvée 170ème Édition is een samengestelde blend van 195 wijnen uit 12 verschillende jaren, waarvan de jongste uit 2014 komt en de oudste dateert uit 1998. Het aandeel van de reservewijnen is in deze Krug Champagne 45%.

De druivensamenstelling is 51% Pinot Noir, 38% Chardonnay en 11% Pinot Meunier. Een verblijf van circa zeven jaar in de kelders van Krug levert Krug Grande Cuvée 170 haar geweldige lengte en finesse op.

Proefnotitie

Krug Grande Cuvée 170 Edition heeft diepe aroma's van gedroogd boomfruit, rijpe citrusvruchten, marsepein, specerijen en florale nuances. In de mond een spannend samenspel, met in de smaak rijpe vruchten zoals, kweepeer, appel en citrus. Op de achtergrond wat tonen van amandelen en mineralen. De prettige zuurgraad en verfijnde mousse zorgt voor een geweldige Champagne.

Wijn & Spijs

Krug Grande Cuvée 170ème Édition is een zeer geschikte Champagne als aperitief. Ook kan ze uitstekend dienen bij oesters, gegrilde garnalen en bij zoetigheden zoals wortelcake, tarte tatin en cheesecake.

Recensies

"Striking citrus focus here, with intense yellow citrus aromas, such as lemon and grapefruit, as well as flinty notes, wet stones and dried flowers, such as chamomile. Just the beginnings of more savory character, in the form of toast, cocoa powder and grilled nuts. The palate has a very taut, youthful and unevolved feel, showing elevated acidity and verticality as a central feature, around which the body and depth has been assembled. 55% 2014 harvest. 51% Pinot Noir 38% Chardonnay and just 11% Meunier in this edition."
James Suckling: 96/100

"The numbering indicates this is the 170th blending of this Champagne. This iteration has a fine poise—it's mature and toasty on the one hand and offers rich fruit on the other. It is a finely balanced wine that is ripe and full in the mouth. Drink this beautiful wine now."
Wine Enthusiast: 96/100

"From vintages spanning from 1998 to 2014, the NV Champagne 170th Edition is decadent and nuanced, with a rounded perfume of toasted brioche, lemon curd, and honeydew melon. Ripe yellow orchard fruits fill the palate with nectarine, fresh grapefruit pith, and a core of acidity. This is showing wonderfully now, although it still has the tension to go for the next 20 years."
Jeb Dunnuck: 95+/100

"Krug's NV Grande Cuvée 170ème Édition is based on the 2014 vintage, complemented by some 45% reserve wines dating back to 1998, with the house drawing on, among many others, 2013 for structure and 2012 and 2003 for generosity. Opening in the glass with aromas of pastry cream, dried fruits, pear, warm spices, freshly baked bread and vanilla pod, it's medium to full-bodied, pillowy and fine-boned, with excellent concentration, racy acids and a precise, chiseled profile. But if the latter adjective could be applied to the 2013-base 169ème édition equally felicitously, the 2014-base 170ème is more giving and less tightly wound out of the gates and will offer more demonstrative drinking young."
Robert Parker: 95/100