Champagne Krug Grande Cuvee 170eme Edition - With Gift Box

The Grande Cuvée has been produced every year since 1843, the year of the creation of the Krug Champagne House, as a tribute to the dream of its founder Joseph Krug.

This Grande Cuvée 170th edition is an exceptional Champagne with a pale gold colour and fine lively bubbles. It expresses itself on the nose on floral aromas, ripe and candied citrus fruits with notes of marzipan and gingerbread. It offers a remarkable length in the mouth, with a very rich palette of aromatic notes: almond, hazelnut, nougat, citrus jelly, brioche and honey.

This great Champagne can accompany a wide variety of dishes, an aperitif with Pata Negra ham, oysters, grilled shrimps, slightly spiced Indian or Moroccan dishes, cheeses such as an old Comté or desserts such as a tarte Tatin or a cheesecake.

This 170th Edition of Krug Grande Cuvée has been made from more than 190 wines from 12 different years, mainly around the 2014 vintage, the youngest year, to 1998 the oldest.  The year 2014 was quite capricious, between cool and hot periods with marked episodes of rain and drought, and ensured a generous harvest while preserving the freshness of the fruit. Reserve wines from the House's extensive library account for 40% of the final blend, with Pinot Noirs from the southern plots of the Montagne de Reims, including a 2005 Ambonnay, and Chardonnays from the Avize and Mesnil-sur-Oger plots, bringing to this Grande Cuvée the breadth and roundness emblematic of each Krug Grande Cuvée Edition.

This Krug Grande Cuvée 170th Edition Champagne is offered here in its gift box. Find all the champagnes of the House of Krug currently on sale at La Bouteille Dorée and if you want to offer Champagne as a gift, also browse our selection of Champagne gift boxes.