Champagne Krug Grande Cuvee 169ème Edition Magnum (150cl)
Champagne Krug Grande Cuvée 169ème Édition is a non-millesimé sparkling white champagne produced by Krug in Champagne. Classified as a Grand Cru de Champagne, it blends 43% Pinot Noir, 35% Chardonnay, and 22% Pinot Meunier. The Wine Advocate awards it 96/100 and recommends drinking from 2022 to 2045. The publication describes a full-bodied and incisive palate, structured by lively acidity, with a long, saline finish.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Magnum (150cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 43% Pinot Noir, 35% Chardonnay, 22% Pinot Meunier
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.
Grande Cuvée 169ème Édition
Krug Grande Cuvée 169ème Édition is a distinct creation of the multi-vintage cuvée crafted each year by the Maison. Built around the 2013 harvest, it blends 146 wines from 11 different years. Its edition number precisely identifies this recreation of Joseph Krug's founding project.
- Origin of the cuvée name
- “169ème Édition” indicates that this is the 169th annual recreation of Joseph Krug's founding project for Krug Grande Cuvée.
- Cuvée creation year
- 1843
- Style of the cuvée
- A prestigious multi-vintage champagne seeking generosity, amplitude, complexity, and elegance through the blending of numerous parcel wines and several years, complemented by an extensive library of reserve wines.
- Position within the range
- The founding and emblematic cuvée of Krug, recreated each year at the same level of excellence as the Maison's other champagnes.
Histoire de la cuvée
Joseph Krug founded his Maison in 1843 with the ambition of offering the best possible champagne every year, regardless of climatic variations, notably through the blending of wines from several years. The 169ème Édition, built around the 2013 harvest, represents the 169th annual realization of this vision. Krug began displaying edition numbers on Grande Cuvée labels in 2016 to distinguish each creation.
