Champagne Krug Clos du Mesnil 1986 Magnum
The 1986 Champagne Krug Clos du Mesnil is a vintage sparkling white Champagne from Maison Krug, classified as a Grand Cru de Champagne. This cuvée is a blanc de blancs crafted exclusively from Chardonnay. It originates from Clos du Mesnil, a single 1.84-hectare walled plot enclosed since 1698, located in the heart of the village of Le Mesnil-sur-Oger. Krug produces this single-plot and vintage champagne only in years when the Clos expresses its identity with precision. The 1986 vintage was aged in oak barrels and produced in a quantity of 14,479 bottles.
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Sparkling White
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Champagne
- Producteur / Domaine
- Krug
- Cuvée
- Clos du Mesnil
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 100% Chardonnay
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.
Clos du Mesnil
Krug Clos du Mesnil is an extremely rare champagne crafted exclusively from the Chardonnay of a single walled plot and a single harvest year. It is only created when the tasting committee deems conditions suitable to reveal the purest expression of this terroir.
- Origin of the cuvée name
- The cuvée takes its name from Clos du Mesnil, a walled plot located in the heart of the village of Le Mesnil-sur-Oger.
- Cuvée creation year
- 1979
- Style of the cuvée
- A pure, precise, and chiselled expression of Chardonnay, characterized by delicate freshness, great elegance, and a persistent finish.
- Position within the range
- An extremely rare single-plot champagne from Krug, produced only in years deemed exceptional for the clos.
Histoire de la cuvée
In 1971, Rémi and Henri Krug acquired vineyards in Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, including Clos du Mesnil. Initially intended to provide Chardonnay for the Krug Grande Cuvée blends, the plot consistently stood out during tastings. The 1979 harvest led the Krug brothers to vinify the first Krug Clos du Mesnil separately, introduced in 1986.
