Atlanta Amoureuses & Monty Dinner: PnP. So young and fresh, but with lots of depth and acidity. This is a really special wine that could use a few more years in the bottle to come together.
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Krug Tasting (Memories Bad Ragaz): Krug tasting hosted by a merchant and collector. Main takeaways: 1/ Clos du Mesnil and the 1996 back vintage were show-stoppers, 2/ 164 was in a different league of the Grande Cuvée line-up, 3/ a general feature and maybe signature for Krug for me was the fine integration of autolytic notes into a balance of fruit and mineral notes. The textures tend to be soft with just a splash of cream and structures built around acidity. 4/ Clos du Mesnil towers over the vintage and GCs in terms of precision, complexity and elegance.
Tasting note: Cépages 48% PN, 35% Ch, 17% PM. 24 years on lees, degorged Q2 2020. Candid stone fruit, bruised pear, scents of herb and mineral notes. Fresh but a bit unexciting palate. Not unlike the Collection 1988, a solid fizz but overall a bit plump in comparison to the rest.
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12/7/2023 - bookert wrote: 93 Points
The extra age helps provide the sherried palate to balance the freshness. Very open and drinkable.
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4/22/2023 - shifter Likes this wine: 93 Points
Atlanta Amoureuses & Monty Dinner: PnP. So young and fresh, but with lots of depth and acidity. This is a really special wine that could use a few more years in the bottle to come together.
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2/13/2023 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
From magnum, and intense and amazing right now.
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11/18/2022 - sirpat00 wrote: 91 Points
Krug Tasting (Memories Bad Ragaz): Krug tasting hosted by a merchant and collector. Main takeaways: 1/ Clos du Mesnil and the 1996 back vintage were show-stoppers, 2/ 164 was in a different league of the Grande Cuvée line-up, 3/ a general feature and maybe signature for Krug for me was the fine integration of autolytic notes into a balance of fruit and mineral notes. The textures tend to be soft with just a splash of cream and structures built around acidity. 4/ Clos du Mesnil towers over the vintage and GCs in terms of precision, complexity and elegance.
Tasting note:
Cépages 48% PN, 35% Ch, 17% PM. 24 years on lees, degorged Q2 2020. Candid stone fruit, bruised pear, scents of herb and mineral notes. Fresh but a bit unexciting palate. Not unlike the Collection 1988, a solid fizz but overall a bit plump in comparison to the rest.
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