NV Krug Champagne Brut Grande Cuvée Edition 166eme

Community Tasting Notes (183) Avg Score: 93.5 points

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  3/23/2024 - Somm David T Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Really starting to come on. Beautiful mouthfeel & mousse. Apricots, both peaches, tropical melons, pineapple, some green, lemon/lime zest & notes of marmalade. Punchy minerality, pronounced chalkiness, brioche, yeasty, baguette crust, hints of cream, saline, pronounced sea fossils, yellow lilies/flowers, shades of white Spring flowers, racey crisp acidity, perfect; balance, structure, tensioned, length and smartly polished finish that lasts two-minutes.
  
  The 166ème Édition is composed of 140 wines from 13 different harvests between 1998 and 2010, and it's a blend of 45% Pinot Noir with 39% Chardonnay and 15% Pinot Meunier. Relatively young reserve wines makes up 42% of the composition, 2000 from Oger & 2006 wines from Verzy and Bouzy of note. It’s seen a minimum of six years of bottle aging.

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  3/7/2024 - rnellans wrote: 94 Points

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  2/16/2024 - acyso wrote: 93 Points

  kɹʌɡ wɪθ dʌɡ (Chicago, IL): A great showing today -- this was another Krug that I was not particularly keen on at release, but I think this has really filled out. It's a hair on the lean side, but you can certainly find the typical Krug intensity on the palate, with more of a hard-baked biscuity aroma on the nose. The fruit veers a little mature, but coupled with the acidity, it's actually balanced pretty well for a difficult vintage like 2010.

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  2/3/2024 - Torchy wrote: 96 Points

  A dark straw-yellow appearance introduces a captivating nose of meat, candy, spices, salt, and citrus. The palate offers high acidity with hints of sherbet, tangy fruit, and lovehearts. Evolving into pronounced citrus, salt, spice, pastry, and exotic fruit, the wine concludes with a remarkably long, complex, and delicate finish. Exceptional.

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  1/4/2024 - hprphf wrote: 94 Points

  419038, V1921KA, drank over three days. Brioche, citrus, vanilla, apple. This edition is so clean with higher acidity and beautiful balance. 94

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