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  • Country ranking ?

    758
  • Producer ranking ?

    72
  • Decanting time

    15min
  • When to drink

    now to 2030
  • Food Pairing

    Caramelised scallops with pineapple

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The relatively mild winter with alternate dry and rainy periods was marked by a violent tornado, which struck in early winter, on 26 December 1999. A hail-free but rather rainy spring led to later budding than usual, but with sustained growth. Full bloom took place during the first fortnight of June 2000, and mildew appeared early that year.

On 2nd July a hailstorm of almost unprecedented violence and extent fell on nearly 4,000 hectares, r...

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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

Krug 2000 is rich, precise, complex and indulgent. The House of Krug wanted to create a vintage for the last year of the millennium, based on the unusual and climatically chaotic season. Known as Gourmandise Orageuse (Stormy Indulgence) this vintage brings together the complexity and the generosity of a very exciting year. Krug 2000 is one of the most intense, dramatic and romantic Krug Vintages ever made. It also has a very high ageing potent...

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Vintage 2000

A warm and wet winter was followed by an equally wet spring. First, in May, came the seri- ous heat, which gave a fast owering around June 14. Chlorosis and mold growth were evi- dent. June and August were hot and dry. But if you were like me, and tried to have a July vaca- tion in Champagne that year, you noticed how cold and rainy it was. The weather was almost as bad as at home, with constant rain and local hailstorms. 

 

Everything l...

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Average Bottle Price

2015 2014
231€ -4.5% 242€

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.

Tasting note

color

Medium, Straw and Bright

ending

Long, Vibrant and Flavorful

flavors

Vanilla, Toasty, Mineral, White fruits, Cedar and Honey

nose

Open, Fresh, Refined and Complex

recommend

Yes

taste

Average in Acidity, Low alcohol content, Concentrated, Perfectly balanced, Balanced, Youthful, Medium-bodied, Firm, Round, Focused, Dry and Silky tannins

Verdict

Fine and Sophisticated

Written Notes

Krug Vintage Champagne 2000 / 98 points /Elegant orange-hued colour. Lively small-sized bubbles last well in the glass. The nose is fruit-driven and elegant with spicy notes and dried fruit and brioche aromas. An intensely fruity palate with a lovely silky mouth-feel and good weight. Sublime acidity refreshes the round and rich palate. The length is long and harmonious. A long and glorious future lies ahead of this already super enjoyable vintage Krug.

  • 98p

’Prerelease! A very young and delicate wine that will require long time before you ease the cork. In the current situation extremely mineral-driven and sea-splashed. Iodin, iodine, oyster shells, and small nice bredy tone in the fragrance. Crispy clean and beautiful balanced flavor. Impressive acidity and lvely elegance.’

  • 95p

Krug 2000 (magnum) – Disgorged in 2015. The colour has a note of green olive about it. This is plush, expressive and incredibly long. Lighter than some examples, but exquisite. Great balance. 2000 is proving to be one of those wonderful years in Champagne, which might not excite too many when it is happening but given the passage of time, the glories emerge. For me, 1988 is the ultimate example of that, and 2000 is proving to be another. 98.

  • 98p

Pale golden. Minerals, bright, layered, nuanced, bright and detailed, intense and  smoky, brioche and bread crumbs. Fresh acidity, apples, lemons, minerals, detailed, intense, layered, minerals, some smoky notes, long indeed. Stunning. 96

  • 96p

Tasted blind wine 6. Touch more colour here than many in the range, this is coffee straight away, quite a mature note but beautifully pure, would seem to be reminiscent of the 1996 on the nose, very creamy here, reminds me of wine 4 (2005 based GC) on the palate, I think this must be older, is it 1995 mag? This has a luxurious feel about it. I have tasted this in 75cl format a couple of years ago it showed well enough but the magnum factor definitely comes through as a winner. 96/100

  • 96p
Good looking magnum size bottle. Colour is and looking puhdas. On the nose it is houkutteleva. The taste is roteva, and kuiva and with täydellisen tasapainoinen structure. The finish is medium long. This wine is hyvä.
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  • 93p

Beautiful gold colour. Profound, evolving nose with fruity aromas (cherry, fig, dried fruits) augmented by mocha and mild spice notes. The palate marries vinosity and an ethereal character, remarkable mellowness and persistency with freshness framing the whole. Gold standard.

  • 100p

The champagne has a beautiful, intense golden colour. On the nose you will find expressive aromas of caramel, nougat, hazelnut and yeasty, freshly baked pastries. Citrus-fruit gratin flavours sit alongside notes of lime zest, with a very long finish and persistence.

Imported by Envoyer Imports.  Alcohol 12%.  Good, integrated bubbles with focused flavors of sappy fruit.  It finished with tart apples and acidity.  Young with good promise.  **** Now – 2033.

  • 93p
Nose: soft, lifted, patisserie Palate: weighty In a nutshell: macho Final verdict: This warm year's style fits Krug perfectly
  • 91p
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Information

Origin

Reims, Champagne

Vintage Quality

Excellent

Value For Money

Very good

Investment potential

Average

Glass time

1h

Drinking temperature

6

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Inside Information

Krug 2000 could be enjoyed with caramelised scallops with pineapple, spicy sauces, rich gravies, squab, confit of vegetables or citrus fruits, sweet-and-sour sauces and even spices. Excellent with desserts containing roasted fruits (bananas, peaches, citrus fruits).

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