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Manage Subscriptions1996 Krug Champagne Vintage Brut
Champagne Blend
- France
- Champagne
Community Tasting Notes 566
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dream Likes this wine: 95 points
March 12, 2024 - Excellent bottle of this showing a fully mature flavor profile but with plenty of richness and acidity in the style of the vintage. Really complex and satisfying on the finish with notes of clove spice, caramel and minerals. Plenty of vigor and plenty of life left in this gorgeous vintage of Krug.
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acyso wrote: 93 points
March 2, 2024 - Some nice Burgundies (Chicago, IL): Been quite a long while since I had this last. For my palate, this is starting to get long in the tooth. The old-school Krug weight is here for sure, but there are lots of browning notes to the fruit here. Plenty of acidity to cut the richness on the palate, but also a bit of nuttiness from the age.
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aquacongas wrote: 97 points
February 29, 2024 - blind
nailed it. Far away from his peak but nice drinking window. All Krug elements you neeed. Power, freshness and great concentration. 97-98 -
DAN BAILEY Likes this wine:
February 22, 2024 - Opened and served over next 2 hours. Gold colour. Minuscule bubbles. Nose of oyster shell, honey and a hint of curry powder. Uniquely silky palate. Rich, elegant and precise. Creamy. Simply perfect. I could bathe in this.
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etyc Likes this wine:
January 26, 2024 - Very good. Liked it very much. Detail notes may yet follow...
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By Richard Jennings
6/4/2011 (link) 94 points(Krug Champagne Vintage Brut) Light medium golden yellow color; rich, yeasty, hazelnut, peach, apricot nose; tasty, yeasty, balanced, hazelnut, tart apple, tart peach, very tart apricot palate; long finish
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4/3/2010 (link) 94 points(Krug Champagne Vintage Brut) Light medium golden color; yeasty, bready, tart white fruit, tart citrus nose, that opens to tangerine after 30 minutes in the glass; tight, very tart citrus, tangy, tart lemon, mineral, kumquat palate with medium-plus acidity; long finish
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7/28/2009 (link) 95 points(Krug Champagne Vintage Brut) Light yellow color; nice yeasty, tart peach nose; tasty, focused, tart peach, apricot and lemon palate with zingy acidity; long finish (opened up a lot after 30 minutes in the glass)
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 1996
- Type White - Sparkling
- Producer Krug
- Varietal Champagne Blend
- Designation Vintage Brut
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Champagne
- SubRegion n/a
- Appellation Champagne
- UPC Codes 081753190767, 081753802363, 081753809928, 081753831387, 3258064023405, 3258064033312, 3258064059619, 3258064067218
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 318 (2%)
- In Cellars 8,880 (61%)
- Consumed 5,281 (36%)
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