Krug Clos du Mesnil 1988

Krug Clos du Mesnil 1988

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  • Robert Parker rating 100
  • Vinous rating 100
Krug Clos du Mesnil 1988
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75 cl

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£2,960.00
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Clos du Mesnil is a rare blanc de blancs produced only in exceptional years from a single, tiny 1.84ha plot in the heart of Le Mesnil-sur-Oger. The 1988 is considered among the greatest ever releases from Krug. It displays characteristically rich and complex fruit, subtly chalky minerality and ethereal levels of precision and elegance. Flirting with perfection, this should be on any self-respecting Champagne lover’s bucket list.
100 Vinous
You know you are in for a special night when the first wine served is Krug's 1988 Clos du Mesnil. Where do I start? Everything about the wine is sensational from start to finish. An endless array of crushed rocks, minerals and bright citrus emerges from this intensely pointed, chiseled Champagne. The elegance, though, is really in the texture. The wine has acquired an element of vinosity over the years, with the tiniest and finest of bubbles and simply extraordinary finesse. It is a wine of mind-blowing purity and breathtaking elegance. Simply put, wine does not get better than this. The 1988 Clos du Mesnil is an eternal wine. Antonio Galloni1st July 2011

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