Krug / Dom Perignon Extravaganza with Lots of Great Red Burg

S.K.Y. - Chicago IL
Tasted Friday, January 23, 2026 by Burgundy Al with 129 views

Flight 1 (4 Notes)

Flight 2 (5 Notes)

  • 2004 Dom Pérignon Champagne Rosé 95 Points

    France, Champagne

    The star of this great flight. Berries and apple galore with so much depth and richness. very bright finish.

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  • 2004 Dom Pérignon Champagne 93 Points

    France, Champagne

    Graceful and elegant with plenty of apple, lemon curd with floral hints. More complex than powerful, but very good overall and better for me than 2004 P2 alongside.

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  • 2004 Dom Pérignon Champagne P2 92 Points

    France, Champagne

    Slightly richer than the 2004 P1 alongside, but more noticeably bready in that very P2 manner, which I often don't prefer. Also very good, but P1 was better.

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  • 2004 Krug Champagne Vintage Brut 93 Points

    France, Champagne

    So much here tonight, just still ever-so-slightly awkward. Dense, large scaled orchard fruits from start-to-finish, seemingly a bit firm in the middle right now. But so much great material here, it was slightly better than 160eme in the next glass.

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  • NV Krug Champagne Brut Grande Cuvée Edition 160eme 92 Points

    France, Champagne

    Alongside Krug 2004 in a great 2004 flight. Floral start, this is bright and seamless with so much lemon, lime, green apple, and more. Maybe better for right now than the vintage Krug tonight, but the other has much more to come.

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Flight 3 (4 Notes)

  • 2002 Krug Champagne Vintage Brut

    France, Champagne

    Almost the opposite of a tired bottle from last month, this is still awkward and firm to start, but with so much power and hinting at great depth. Oddly this fell off when re-tasted near the end of the evening.

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  • NV Krug Champagne Brut Grande Cuvée Edition 158eme 93 Points

    France, Champagne

    Spiced with baked apple and toasted baguette. Charming and layered, this isn't as powerful as Krug can be, but draws your attention with its charm. At peak, but no urgency to drink up.

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  • 2002 Dom Pérignon Champagne 92 Points

    France, Champagne

    Softer and less weight than I recall or expected, but wonderfully balanced. In this case, I strongly preferred P2.

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  • 2002 Dom Pérignon Champagne P2 95 Points

    France, Champagne

    Yes more bready than P1, but so much more of everything. Powerful throughout with so much great energy.

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Flight 4 (3 Notes)

Flight 5 (2 Notes)

  • 2008 Dom Pérignon Champagne 95 Points

    France, Champagne

    Alongside Krug, both great. Green and yellow apple with berries and so much more fruit, this is both a cornucopia and a powerhouse, with so much more waiting in reserve.

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  • 2008 Krug Champagne Vintage Brut

    France, Champagne

    Alongside 2008 Dom. Also just a baby, more dense than Dom but maybe less glamorous. Also so powerful and great, nearing great balance already.

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Flight 7 (2 Notes)

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