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| Community Tasting Notes (average 96.3 pts. and median of 97 pts. in 28 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by aquacongas on 1/18/2024 & rated 99 points: not blind, side by side with 1996
The "winner". Fresher, crispier, elegant and more precise. Lot of fun to drink it. 99 (879 views) | | | Tasted by aquacongas on 12/12/2023 & rated 98 points: blind
I was lost in the beginning. Thought about VVF 2008. No aging signs. No chocolate. A monster but I would go with the 96 CdA I had last week. 98 (948 views) | | | Tasted by bookert on 12/7/2023 & rated 92 points: Beautiful pinot champagne, v open. Perhaps lacking a bit of structure for ageability. (597 views) | | | Tasted by aquacongas on 11/28/2023 & rated 98 points: not blind
Today almost on eye level with Clos du Mesnil 2002. Some red berries and a discreet chocolate note. Still amazing fresh but I think it will age a bit quicker than the BdB. 98 (982 views) | | | Tasted by Xavier Auerbach on 9/27/2023 & rated 100 points: A private tasting and dinner (Restaurant Fitzgerald *, Rotterdam, NL): A very rare magnum. Incredibly impressive. The tension, power and elegance are mind-boggling, the balance and harmony are effortless, the interplay of primary minerally energy and rich evolved complexity is dazzling, the purity and precision are hard to believe in such a concentrated wine, the silky texture is supported by engaging bitters, and the drive and length on the finish with a whiff of orange zest are beyond compare. Perfection. (2006 views) | | | Tasted by fcxj on 8/26/2023 & rated 92 points: Austere and just missing fun. Don’t get these. (02385) (895 views) | | | Tasted by The Vines That Bind on 5/23/2023 & rated 95 points: Technically brilliant but very young right now. Incredible power and tension. Sharp and precisely focused. Laser beam persistent intensity. Tuning fork acidity. Tight mousse and sharp effervescence. Clearly all Pinot with a concentrated red berry and darker fruited core. One could confidently decant this Champagne. Developed some more honeyed and sweet notes towards the end when it was also opening and lightening up. Highly detailed and complex. Expressive but doesn’t necessarily leap from the glass. This is complex and requires a lot of your attention on the nose; palate is a punch in the mouth. Again, technically brilliant and a masterpiece wine, but I like a Chardonnay cream and toast in my Champagne and I think for the price I’d take two Mesnils. Always a special occasion to try one. (1086 views) | | | Tasted by WildeMeeuw on 11/18/2022 & rated 97 points: Kleur: Medium goudgeel Aroma / bouquet: Zeker in vergelijking met de 02 Mesnil is dit de meer expressieve en stoere broer met een aangenaam tertiair bouquet met vuursteen, een zekere 'rokerigheid'. Smaak / Afdronk: Volle, rijke en qua mondgevoel licht filmende champagne. Rijpe en rijke stijl, indrukken van rood fruit, brioche, geroosterde nootjes en noga. Algemeen / potentieel: De andere 'single-clos Champagne' van Krug, gemaakt van 100% Pinot Noir. 50 + Kleur: 5 + Aroma / bouquet: 14 + Smaak / Afdronk: 19 + Algemeen / potentieel: 9 = 97/100
Colour: Medium golden yellow Aroma / bouquet: Especially compared to the 02 Mesnil, this is the more expressive and tough brother with a pleasant tertiary bouquet with flint, a certain 'smokiness' . Taste / Aftertaste: Full, rich and slightly filmy champagne in terms of mouthfeel. Ripe and rich style, impressions of red fruit, brioche, roasted nuts and nougat. General / Potential: Krug's other 'single-clos Champagne', made from 100% Pinot Noir. 50 + Color: 5 + Aroma / bouquet: 14 + Taste / Aftertaste: 19 + General / potential: 9 = 97/100 (1633 views) | | | Tasted by fatboi on 11/15/2022 & rated 97 points: minimal notes. - an electric wine. luckily had the CDM and the vintage the night before. Think CDM slightly in a better place now. Though delicious right away it is a sharp wine and very precise. CDM more giving currently. Drank over 3 hours. Last sip was the best sip (1353 views) | | | Tasted by BenBlu on 7/15/2022 & rated 99 points: Visually a golden/copper colour in the glass. It makes an immense entry with razor sharp, rich but dry pinot fruit. It is totally typical Krug style with the right touch of oxidative notes but the clearly supreme fruit here pushes this more in the background as would otherwise be the case. The pedigree of this is absolute top drawer like a thoroughbread. It is immensely enjoyable today already with not an ounce of flash to spare, the perfectly honed athlete. Helpful context in this great flight were the Klos Mesnil 04, Krug 02 and 96 vintage - all of which showed really well - but no question that the Ambonnay was boss. Bona fide probably the best (youngish) non rose champagne I have ever had (including rose it's the Cristal 08 rose that ranks on top for me still but those two are totally different animals of course). (1869 views) | | | Tasted by sdr on 6/25/2022 & rated 95 points: Unsurprisingly another great Ambonnay. Some reviewers have suggested it’s too young to enjoy properly but I don’t agree. Youthful, sure, and will develop further but wonderful now for its silky texture, elegance and sheer beauty. Gentle mousse, beautiful couronne. There’s a bass note of tasty rhubarb to let you know it’s Pinot Noir yet it’s still filigree without a trace of heaviness. Only medium persistence though so you don’t want to let your mind wander as you gratefully sip this nectar. (1550 views) | | | Tasted by aquacongas on 4/23/2022 & rated 97 points: blind
Nailed it. The finish is not that precise as the vintage and especially CdM. Red berries, milk chocolate and lime zest. Roasted nuts. I would keep it for a decade but not for 2-3 decades as the CdM 2002. 96-97 (1771 views) | | | Tasted by Hanibal on 3/26/2022 & rated 92 points: Seemed too young at this stage. Remained held back even after 4 hours in the glass. Not worth the price asked for in my opinion (1785 views) | | | Tasted by Burgundy Al on 3/12/2022 & rated 95 points: La Paulée de New York Gala Dinner (Pier Sixty, Chelsea Piers - New York NY): Very small La Paulee pour. Rich and rounded textures, a real powerhouse, nicely bright finish. (1762 views) | | | Tasted by aquacongas on 2/19/2022 & rated 98 points: blind
I guessed CdA 1996. Cracking acidity, some discreet red berries and nougat note. Lemon driven. Par level with CdM maybe a mini step back this time. 98-99 (1350 views) | | | Tasted by mye on 11/4/2021: Tasted next to the 90 Cdm. Initially brioche with much more citrus fruit leaning notes. With air the sweet orchard fruit comes out. The fruit is very dense and it coats your palate, but is offset by searing acidity. Beautiful balance as it opens up with a creamy rounded finish. Really great to see that delicate balance of weight/complexity offset by freshness of fruit/acid. (1484 views) | | | Tasted by bill00 on 9/1/2021 & rated 95 points: Red-fruited. Deep and powerful. This was mellower and more easy-going than bottles 1 and 2 years ago, which were incredibly intense and energetic and also a bit more impressive. (1418 views) | | | Tasted by sh6k on 6/17/2021 & rated 97 points: This was just the right amount of good: good enough that I’m happy I tried it, not good enough that I would seriously consider spending another $2k on another bottle. It’s an excellent wine — very Krug profile, elegant but powerful, finish goes on forever. I might have trouble telling it from 02 vintage Krug blind (if anyone wants to set me up with that tasting let me know) — very similar but with more of that grape candy Pinot nose and maybe more toast.
Did I mention how long the finish is? It’s unreal.
Update after a day of reflection and a bottle of Grand Cuvée: the finish on the Ambonnay is unmatched. Adding another point to the rating (1474 views) | | | Tasted by aquacongas on 5/24/2021 & rated 99 points: blind
guessed right and was "easy" to detect after CdM 2004. Krug perfume but more power and red berries fruit. Less honey and lemon tart. Density is unbelivable. At least for the next 20 years. Both CdM and CdA 02 are perfect champagnes now and in the future. (1885 views) | | | Tasted by aquacongas on 4/25/2021 & rated 98 points: blind
In different flights together with Millesime 2002 and CdM 2002. The density is unbelievable. Red berries, cracking acidity and balance. You feel the power which is not completely evolved. More to come. 98+ (1775 views) | | | Tasted by beatles on 11/7/2020 & rated 97 points: Oh dear - this rules the table. Intense, concentrated, a deep core of fruit, minerals here - and too young. Nervous style.
#Geranium#KrugTasting (2411 views) | | | Tasted by Kim Gerner on 11/7/2020 & rated 90 points: Krug vertical and horisontal tasting and lunch with Margareth Henriquez (Geranium): 1. wine in the 2002 flight. Extremely closed right now. Needs in my opinion many years for further development. My rating is based on the performance right now. The wine has received extremely high scores from different well known tasters - I presume this is based is based on the potential (2062 views) | | | Tasted by _water.into.wine_ on 5/15/2020 & rated 97 points: My first ever time trying this very rare release from Krug. Opened an hour in advance and served in a large burgundy glass. Lemon colour woth medium intensity fine bubbles. Honey, toast and green apples. Dry. Full bodied. Long finish. High acidity. Structured. Complex. Balanced. Youthful and ready, but will last. Reminds me of a Bollinger VVF 2002. This was a superb treat to try. And possibly the biggest champagne I have tried. CK40 birthday. (1851 views) | | | Tasted by aquacongas on 4/18/2020 & rated 98 points: Legends (MG): blind
I had this bottle by accident blindly one week before. Same nose and I thought the same: P2 or P3 DP from the 70ies. Very reductive in the nose after oystershell and seabreeze. After 5 minutes more Krug perfume and a blindblowing concentration and power. Great acidity. side by side blindly with CdM 2002. This time CdM is just a hint in front. More elegant and more precise but I think it is more academically. The first CdM was opened a day before, the second at the ame day. The second bottle was out of this world. 98(99) (2523 views) | | | Tasted by aquacongas on 4/11/2020 & rated 99 points: Spontaneous Ultra Tasting: Blind
I guessed CDM 2002, even it was more vpluptous in nose and palate. Less "elegant" but more pleasant in the front palate. Black currant, some chocolate and may be the most concentrated champagne I had, similar to CdA 1996. I don't know if it will age similar to CdM but this wine is in a few years a mindblowing champagne. 99-100 (2534 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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| Krug Producer websitePinot Noir Varietal character (Appellation America) | Varietal article (Wikipedia)
Pinot Noir is the Noble red grape of Burgundy, capable of ripening in a cooler climate, which Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot will not reliably do. It is unpredictable and difficult both to grow and to vinify, but results in some of the finest reds in the world. It is believed to have been selected from wild vines two thousand years ago. It is also used in the production of champagne. In fact, more Pinot Noir goes into Champagne than is used in all of the Cote d'Or! It is also grown in Alsace, Jura, Germany, the U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Romania, Switzerland, Austria, Croatia, Serbia, Italy, and so forth, with varying degrees of success.
Pinot Noir is one of the world's most prestigious grapes. It is very difficult to grow and thrives well in France, especially in Champagne and Burgundy. Pinot Noir thrives less in hot areas, is picky on soil, and deserves some oak storage.
Pinot Noir, or Blauburgunder / Spätburgunder in German, is a blue grapevine - and, as the German name suggests, the grape comes originally from Burgundy in France.
The grape, which thrives in calcareous soils, is used primarily for the production of red wine, and it is widely regarded as producing some of the best wines in the world. The wine style is often medium-bodied with high fruit acidity and soft tannins. It can be quite peculiar in fragrance and taste, and not least in structure - which may be why it is referred to as "The Grapes Ballerina".
Pinot Noir is also an important ingredient in sparkling wines, not least in champagne since it is fruity, has good acidity and contains relatively little tannins.
The grape is considered quite demanding to grow. The class itself consists of tightly packed grapes, which makes it more sensitive to rot and other diseases.
Pinot Noir changes quite easily and is genetically unstable. It buds and matures early which results in it often being well ripened. Climate is important for this type of grape. It likes best in cool climates - in warm climates the wines can be relaxed and slightly pickled.
In cooler climates, the wine can get a hint of cabbage and wet leaves, while in slightly warmer regions we often find notes of red berries (cherries, strawberries, raspberries, currants), roses and slightly green notes when the wine is young. With age, more complex aromas of forest floor, fungi and meat emerge.
In Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Hungary, it often produces light wines with less character. However, it has produced very good results in California, Oregon and New Zealand.
With its soft tannins and delicate aroma, it is excellent for white fish, chicken and light meat. For the stored wines you can serve small game. Classic duck breast is a matter of course, a Boeuf Burgundy and Pinot Noir are pure happiness.
Pinot Noir loses quality by over-harvesting.
Pinot Noir is prone to diseases, especially rot and mildew. Viruses cause major problems especially in Burgundy.
Pinot Noir are large round grapes with thin skins. Relatively high in alcohol content. Medium rich tannins and good with acid.
As a young person, Pinot Noir has a distinctly fruity character such as raspberries, cherries and strawberries.
A mature Pinot Noir, the taste is different. Cherry goes into plum and prune flavors. It smells of rotten leaves, coffee, moist forest floor and animal wine. This must be experienced.
In warm climates you find boiled plum, some rustic, little acid.
If the grapes are over-grown, the wine will be thin, with little color and flavor.Clos d'Ambonnay On weinlagen-infoFrance Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comChampagne Le Champagne (Le comité interprofessionnel du vin de Champagne) | Grandes Marques & Maisons de Champagne (Union des Maisons de Champagne)
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Champagne - The French region of Champagne (including the cities of Rheims, Épernay, and Aÿ) was the first region in the world to make sparkling wine in any quantity. Today, the name of the region is synonymous with the finest of all sparkling wines, and wine-making traditions of Champagne have become role models for sparkling wine producers, worldwide. Surprisingly, the region of Champagne is now responsible for only one bottle in 12 of all sparkling wine produced. Styles of champagne range in sweetness ranging from an extra brut or brut 0, to the basic brut to demi sec to doux; some houses produce single vintage champagnes and others produce non-vintage (or incorporate wines/grapes of multiple vintages), often to preserve a specific taste; combinations of grape varietals; and colors, including a rosé. There are several sub-appellations, including the Valley of the Marnes river running from Épernay west, Massif de Saint-Thierry north and west of Rheims, Valley of the Ardre, the Mountains of Rheims (between Rheims and Épernay), Côte des Blancs, Côte de Sézanne, and Côte des Bar in the South. Champagne wine only uses three grape varietals (cépages): Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Meunier.ChampagneThe vineyards of Champagne on weinlagen-info |
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