Krug Grande Cuvée Edición Número 170
Descripción
Krug Grande Cuvée es la quintaesencia de la excelencia artesana de Krug: un assemblage extraordinario de 146 vinos de 11 añadas diferentes, el más joven de 2013 y el más viejo de 2000. Cada año sale al mercado una de las ediciones de uno de los champagnes más perseguidos del mundo y mejor valorados por los principales críticos del planeta. Krug Grande Cuvée nació del sueño de un hombre, Joseph Krug, para ofrecer el mejor champagne cada año independientemente de la añada y de las variaciones en el clima. Una estancia de unos siete años en las bodegas de Krug da a este Krug Grande Cuvée 169ème Édition su distintivo, expresión y elegancia. Krug Grande Cuvée es el primer y único champagne Prestige recreado cada año, más allá de la noción de vendimia. El número de edición corresponde al número de años que Krug viene elaborando este vino de culto. La historia completa de cada Édition se revela online a través de su Krug iD, seis dígitos en la etiqueta trasera.
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Opinión de los críticos
Based on the 2013 vintage and complemented by some 40% reserve wines dating back to 2000, Krug's newly released NV Grande Cuvée 169ème Édition is showing very nicely, unfurling in the glass with notes of citrus oil, buttered toast, dried apricot, warm biscuits and marmalade. Medium to full-bodied, deep and incisive, it's a tauter, more chiseled rendition of Grande Cuvée by comparison with the richer, more textural and more demonstrative 168ème Édition (based on the 2012 vintage) that preceded it; but its bright spine of acidity is nicely cloaked in fruit. Concluding with a long and sapid finish, this is a very classically balanced Champagne that will reward bottle age. - William Kelley.
This is a layered Champagne with very fine tannins and super beautiful texture and length. Full-bodied with intensity and length. Powerful, austere and tight. Really long and made for the cellar. Vivid. Drink or hold.
Soft burnished gold, with a fine and persistent bead. The nose is suitably encyclopaedic, Mirabelle plum, fig and lemon pith and then hints of almond and brioche, the older reserve wines keen to contribute too. Beneath it all steely foundations, an edifice for posterity, not immediately flamboyant but magisterial in its grip and liminal potential. Deft acidity over untroubled waters, with orange groves and a spice market espied from the prow. All is set fair for this voyage. Impressive length. - Simon Field MW
Pinot richness dominates this Champagne. It gives the dense texture as well as the ripe white fruits that show signs of toastiness as they mature. This full-bodied Champagne is ready to drink. - Roger Voss.
Based largely on the 2013 vintage, the NV Grand Cuvée 169eme Edition is another brilliant example of this Champagne that does everything right. Still young and tight, it reveals a vibrant bouquet of stone fruits, toasted bread, chalky minerality, and subtle nutty nuances. Quite fat and concentrated on the palate, this full-bodied beauty has a fine, silky mousse, wonderful balance, and a great, focused, chiseled finish. It's going to benefit from 2-3 years of bottle age and drink brilliantly for 20+ years or more. This is gorgeous and certainly in the same league as the 168eme Edition.
Une belle définition qui se dévoile dans un style très fin, sur des notes de fruits secs, de mie de pain, de céréales. Le nez posé délivre une belle fraîcheur. La puissance est maîtrisée, avec une jolie tension. Très fin et longiligne. Tactilement agréable avec une jolie finesse de bulle.
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