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Krug Vintage 1996

Name: Krug Vintage 1996
Brand: Hedonism Wines
SKU: HED20035
Price: 725.000000 GBP
Availability: InStock

HED20035 75cl 12%

£725.00

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1996 is considered not only the best champagne vintage of the decade, but one of the greatest champagne vintages of the last century. The wines resulting from its harvest had in general a very high level of acidity, meaning freshness, but at the same time they were very well-balanced with excellent profile of flavours and aromas. Krug 1996 is also the last vintage blended by three generations of the Krug family working together. Paul II, Henry and Remi, and Olivier.

1996

White

Krug

Champagne, France

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0 Robert Parker

The real surprise among Krug’s 1996s is the 1996 Vintage, which is drinking beautifully, even among this rarified air of single-vineyard Champagnes. The 1996 Vintage is explosive and creamy, with just the right balance of power, richness and freshness. The mousse is perhaps just a touch less refined than in the 1996 Clos du Mesnil and Clos d’Ambonnay, but it is also perfectly measured with the wine’s exuberant personality. This multi-dimensional, textured Champagne is at the early part of its drinking window and promises to deliver an incredible drinking experience over the coming decades. The take-away from this flight of 1996s from Krug is simple. Although the 1996 Vintage can’t possibly be described as inexpensive, it shows exceptionally well next to its much more expensive brethren and clearly delivers a similar level of quality. Readers who have the opportunity to pick up this wine should not hesitate. It is a gem. No disgorgement date provided. Anticipated maturity: 2009-2036. - Antonio Galloni

0 Vinous

The 1996 Vintage is magnificent. A towering, explosive Champagne, the 1996 delivers the house’s signature breadth in a full-bodied, structured Champagne with enough pure density and acidity to age well for decades. Warm nutty and spiced overtones add nuance on the finish. The 1996 is just beginning to enter the early part of its mature stage, where it is sure to remain for several decades. Krug`s Vintage is one of the truly epic wines of the year. - Antonio Galloni - Sadly, the 1996 Vintage is a bad bottle, and I choose not to serve it.

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A Champagne house that needs no introduction. Founded by Johann Krug in Reims in 1843, this celebrated Maison specialises in prestige cuvées, including the multi-vintage flagship Grande Cuvée as well as the glorious Krug Clos d'Ambonnay, made exclusively from Pinot Noir. Another highlight is the highly coveted Clos du Mesnil - a rare Blanc de Blancs produced only in exceptional years from a single, tiny 1.84ha plot of Chardonnay grapes in the heart of Le Mesnil-sur-Oger. Krug has been owned by LVMH since 1999.

While Krug's excellent Grande Cuvée and Rosé have historically been released as multi-vintage blends with no indication of year, the team have now started including edition numbers so consumers can easily discover the age and provenance of the base wines used in the blend.

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