Champagne Krug Brut Vintage 1998 Bouteille (75cl) ETLA
The 1998 Champagne Krug Brut Vintage is a white sparkling champagne from Maison Krug, produced in Champagne and classified as a Champagne Grand Cru. This blend brings together Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Meunier, with a dominance of Chardonnay: 46% Chardonnay, 35% Pinot Noir, and 19% Meunier. Dubbed "Hommage au Chardonnay" by the House, this vintage has benefited from over ten years of cellaring. It is distinguished by a deep and creamy texture, combining freshness and maturity, with nuances of bread, hazelnut, dried fruit, caramelized orange zest, spices, and candied citrus.
The bottle offered
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Very Slightly Damaged
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Wine details
- Couleur
- Sparkling White
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Champagne
- Producteur / Domaine
- Krug
- Millésime
- 1998
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier, Pinot Noir
Krug
Founded in Reims in 1843 by Joseph Krug, Maison Krug is a Champagne house now part of the LVMH group. It produces its champagnes using a plot-by-plot approach, drawing on reserve wines and grapes from its own vineyards as well as from partner winegrowers. Its estate vineyards cover 21 hectares.
- Owner
- LVMH
- Maître de chais
- Julie Cavil
- Surface (ha)
- 21.00 ha
Histoire du domaine
Joseph Krug founded the House of Krug in Reims in 1843, with the aim of producing a champagne every year without relying solely on the characteristics of a single harvest. In 1848, he recorded his principles of creation and blending in a personal notebook, which subsequently became a key part of the house’s legacy. His method was based, in particular, on close attention to individual plots and the ageing of reserve wines from different vintages. Six generations of the Krug family have since carried on this tradition. In the early 1970s, Rémi and Henri Krug acquired a vineyard in Mesnil-sur-Oger; the first vintage of Krug Clos du Mesnil was produced from the 1979 harvest. In 1976, the two brothers conceived the idea of a blended rosé champagne, the first version of which was launched seven years later. LVMH acquired the House of Krug in 1999. In 2011, Krug introduced Krug iD, a code that identifies the history and composition of a bottle. In 2024, the house opened a new winemaking facility in Ambonnay, named Joseph. Julie Cavil is the current cellar master at Krug.
