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White - Sparkling
1989 Krug Champagne Vintage Brut Collection
Champagne Blend
- France
- Champagne
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Community Tasting Notes 63
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sdr Likes this wine: 94 points
October 21, 2023 - Impressive, alive, very Krug. Medium deep gold, modest but active spray of tiny bubbles. Smells of walnuts, dark apple, molasses. Thick texture for champagne. Concentrated flavors of dark stewed yellow fruit. Remarkably persistent. The 1989 vintage yielded powerful and heavy champagnes but a perfectly preserved Collection is emphatic and old - but not tired.
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oxwombat Likes this wine: 94 points
September 23, 2023 - Opened at the Acker 100th HK Auction. Small glass kindly shared.
Gorgeous golden colour. Rich, yeasty, toasty, nutty nose. Still very fresh on the palate and didn't feel tired at all. Acidity and structure very present - probably will stay at this level for a while assuming good provenance and storage. -
Sean Tay wrote: 94 points
August 13, 2023 - Pronounced nose intensity with notes of honey, baked red apple, toast, yeasty, biscuit. Medium+ acidity.
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BenBlu Likes this wine: 95 points
April 1, 2022 - Visually liquid gold, a deep nose of toffee, hallmark oxidative Krug trades. Disgorged only in 2020 from memory. Whafting with red apple and a nice mineral finish. At its apogee.
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MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
April 1, 2022 - Festa del Piemonte: Gala Dinner (The Pool in NYC): Another palate cleanser! This was just wonderful and you could tell that many folks were ready for bubbles since the magnum went quite quickly. It's lovely and nutty and aged but with vibrancy and overall just very tasty.
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By Richard Jennings
6/3/2013 (link) 95 points(Krug Champagne Vintage Brut Collection) Light medium golden yellow color with abundant, steady, pinpoint bubbles; appealing, mature, hazelnut, dried fruits, light coffee, toffee, orange marmalade nose; tasty, mature, tart apple butter, orange marmalade, hazelnut, Brazil nut, hazelnut cream palate with medium acidity; medium-plus finish 95+ points (disgorged in 2000 and held in Krug cellars in Reims until release as latest Collection offering)
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By Richard Jennings
12/7/2012 (link) 95 points(Krug Champagne Vintage Brut Collection) Light medium apricot gold color with steady, tiny bubbles; very appealing, white chocolate, truffle honey, baked pear nose; delicious, mature, creamy textured, yeasty, white truffle, mushroom, tart poached pear, mineral, tart baked lemon palate with medium acidity; long finish 95+ points (2nd bottle was much fresher than first bottle)
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1989
- Type White - Sparkling
- Producer Krug
- Varietal Champagne Blend
- Designation Vintage Brut Collection
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Champagne
- SubRegion n/a
- Appellation Champagne
- UPC Code 3258064065412
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 5 (1%)
- In Cellars 450 (62%)
- Consumed 275 (38%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
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