The Friday Bubble – Review of Krug Grande Cuvée 171st Edition
June 16, 2023
Today on The Friday Bubble with Nick Baker; Krug Grande Cuvée 171st Edition compared to its predecessor Krug Grand Cuvee 170th edition.
Today on The Friday Bubble with Nick Baker; Krug Grande Cuvée 171st Edition compared to its predecessor Krug Grand Cuvee 170th edition.
Scheduling appointments at twenty champagne houses in one week is never an easy task, but perhaps our greatest feat of organisation was pinning down Olivier Krug. We managed to catch up with the globetrotting face of the company amidst his ever-busy international schedule for a whopper of a tasting this June.
Last year, we blind tasted every vintage of Krug produced since 1988 with Olivier Krug and Jancis Robinson MW. With over ten vintages, a Grande Cuvée and a magnum thrown in for good measure, it was a truly special occasion.
Yesterday, Krug launched their new Vintage 2004 in London. This latest release completes a special trilogy of Krug Vintages – 2002, 2003 & 2004 – not seen since the late 80s. We tasted it with Olivier Krug today.
We visited Krug over August bank holiday weekend with Jancis Robinson MW. With an unexpected visit to Clos du Mesnil, a tour of the new Maison, a mini-vertical tasting and dinner at the house, it was well-worth the long drive!