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Country ranking ?
430
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Producer ranking ?
33
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Decanting time
15min
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When to drink
now to 2030
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Food Pairing
Enjoy without food
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Food Pairing
Enjoy without food
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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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Vintage Krugs are classics that leave room for the special characteristics of each year. The Collection series gives old vintages, stored in perfect conditions, a new life in the hands of collectors. Launched in late 2010, the fabulously honeyed 1989 is now at a perfect age for enjoyment. Krug resisted producing rosés for a long time, but the Krug Rosé NV, produced since the mid-1980s, is an enchanting addition to the Krug series with its vino...
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This sunny and hot drought year with record heat levels across Europe led to a very early harvest, which began on September 1st. Large yields (averaging 10,359 kg/ha) of super ripe fruit produced rich and powerful champagnes, although relatively low in acidity (averaging 7.2 g/l). The acidity levels made some winemakers doubt the wines' longevity but this has since been proven wrong by a multitude of majestic 1976 Champagnes defying time. The ...
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Average Bottle Price
| 2015 |
2012 |
2010 |
2005 |
2000 |
| 956€
+7.1%
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893€
+22.0%
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732€
+201.2%
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243€
+47.3%
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165€
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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
26 tasting notes
Tasting note
color
Medium, Gold and Bright
ending
Long, Extensive and Gentle
flavors
Coffee, Bread, Creamy, Nutty, Apricot and Citrus
nose
Intense, Rich, Ripe and Seductive
recommend
Yes
taste
High in Acidity, Multi-dimensional, Well-Integrated, Complex, Developing, Medium-bodied, Rich, Harmonious and Elegant
Verdict
Intelligent and Fine
Written Notes
Bad Boy led things off with an original bottle of 1976 Krug. It was wheaty with white fruits, along with honey and caramel. Its palate was solid, lean and elegant with nice orange zip and a smooth, soft finish (94).
Good looking normal size bottle, in an excellent condition and level is 2cm ullage below the cork. Colour is gold, and looking bright, clear and deep. On the nose it is pure, fresh, seductive and ripe. The taste is full, fresh, fragrant, fat, refined, elegant, fruity, with balanced and multi-dimensional structure. On the palate it is layered and has vanilla, perfumed, herbs, honey, tropical fruits, steely, mineral, citrus and white fruits flavours. The finish is long, gentle, round, lingering and pure. This wine is sophisticated, transparent and outstanding. I paid around 1k-3k€ a bottle. Perfectly stored bottles are still very worthy and will last well for another 1-5 years and decant at least 15min before tasting. Good value for money.
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Jasmin Foster / Sommelier (Tasting note created by Tb's AI)
Krug Vintage 1976
Takes some time to open up but when it does it really delivers the good with a very intense and complex nose of butter, coffee, caramel, lush ripe fruit, apples, stone fruit, sweet spices, apricot jam, dried orange peel and dried red berries. Killer nose!
Full bodied, rich and smooth palate with flavors that mirrors the nose with coffee, caramel, roasted nuts, butter and ripe apples, peaches, apricot jam and dried orange peel. All held in check by a perfect, vibrant acidity that tightens up on the finish, making it very very long and gives it a refreshing, youthful feel. Approaching full maturity. Fantastic and flawless.
Drink now-2028
97p.
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Information
Vintage Quality
Outstanding
Value For Money
Very good
Investment potential
Very Good
Fake factory
Be Cautious
Glass time
30min
Drinking temperature
8
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