N.V. Krug Champagne Brut Grande Cuvée 168ème Édition
Champagne Blend
- France
- Champagne
Community Tasting Note
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nphase Likes this wine: 92 points
April 17, 2020 - Krug vertical with 160/163/166/167/168.
Freshest, enjoyable, not as much stuffing as the rest1 person found this helpful 4,479 views
5 Comments
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LiteItOnFire commented:
5/26/20, 9:04 AM - Would you say it has real potential or this edition will never been one of the greats?
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nphase commented:
5/26/20, 12:58 PM - @LiteItOnFire It has less stuffing than 167, and was in a different entire style than 163. I don't mind the searing acidity, but am glad I went longer on 167.
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LiteItOnFire commented:
5/26/20, 6:17 PM - Oh boy- I am not a searing acidity fan and went pretty long on these instead of the 167s. Ugh... I am ‘newer’ to champagne but am guessing just like still, without the stuffing the absorb the acidity it’s highly unlikely the pronounced acidity will integrate with age?
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nphase commented:
5/27/20, 8:39 AM - It will integrate, just maybe not to the extent a 163 or 160 would.
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LiteItOnFire commented:
5/27/20, 9:35 AM - Ok thank you.