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  • Country ranking ?

    422
  • Producer ranking ?

    31
  • Decanting time

    15min
  • When to drink

    now to 2030
  • Food Pairing

    Salmon velouté with lemon and cream

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97 points Wine Spectator

 An aristocrat. Big-boned and intense, yet with finesse and complex flavors of coconut, whole-grain bread, ginger, citrus and honey. Waves of flavor saturate the palate and the long finish picks up a mineral and smoke note. Very harmonious from start to finish. Drink now through 2020. (BS) (11/2005) 

95 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

 At its finest, the 1990 Vintage is superb, revealing a slightly oxidiz...

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The Story

Unique to the House of Krug, every Krug Vintage is crafted to be different, to reveal the expression of a particular year. A year with character, a year with a special story to tell in a way that Krug alone can relate. To narrate this story, Krug has blended very expressive wines from a single year, enhanced by a stay of over ten years in the cellars. Krug Vintage is the story of a year as seen by Krug; there are as many stories as there are K...

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Wine Information

For many people, there are champagnes and then there is Krug; that is how legendary this house is. Established in 1843 by Johann-Joseph Krug, the house has for six generations admirably stuck to its quality principles, to its generous burnt style and to its fabulous ageing potential. After the retirement of the fifth-generation brothers Henri and Rémi Krug, the house has been looking for its place within the LVMH Group. After two years at the ...

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Vintage 1990

Three excellent vintages in Champagne were 1988, 1989 and 1990. Initially, many considered 1990 the finest of the trio, but that mantle has since passed to 1988. Some of the 1990 champagnes have evolved more quickly than anticipated, and there can be variation among bottles and producers. Winter and early spring saw warm weather that resulted in an early bud-break, making vines susceptible to the spring frost which duly arrived in April. This ...

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Average Bottle Price

2014 2012 2010 2005
348€ -14.9% 409€ +5.7% 387€ +90.6% 203€

This data comes from the FINE Auction Index, a composite of average prices for wines sold at commercial auctions in 20 countries. The average prices from each year have been collected since 1990. This chart plots the index value of the average price of the wines.

Latest Pro-tasting notes

22 tasting notes

Tasting note

color

Deep, Gold and Clear

ending

Long, Smooth and Extensive

flavors

Toasty, Vanilla, Bread, Coffee, Honey and Mineral

nose

Open, Complex, Seductive and Refined

taste

Average in Acidity, Low alcohol content, Perfectly balanced, Multi-dimensional, Complex, Full-bodied, Fruity, Harmonious, Elegant and Dry

Verdict

Transparent and nice but not special

Written Notes

A: peachy hues N: rich, powerful, sweet, layered, cigar, dried fruits P: so intense, yet fresh, vibrant mousse E: concentrated In a nutshell: power Final verdict: big boy
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Information

Origin

Reims, Champagne

Vintage Quality

Excellent

Value For Money

Very good

Investment potential

Average

Fake factory

None

Glass time

30min

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