Krug Vintage 2000

Krug Vintage 2000

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  • Robert Parker rating 95
  • Vinous rating 95
Krug Vintage 2000
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75 cl

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£500.00
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Krug is arguably the most stylish and luxurious champagne house there is. The maison was originally established by German born Joseph Krug, who cut his teeth working for Jacquesson Champagne. Now owned by the LVMH Group since 1999, Krug is well-known for producing cuvées that are rich, complex and built to last. The 1999 vintage is a blend of 43% Chardonnay, 42% Pinot Noir and 15% Meunier, aged for 12 years on the lees. It has been described as one of the most intense and romantic Krug vintages ever made, with a very high ageing potential.
95 Robert Parker
The Krug vintage 2000 Brut smells strikingly redolent of sea breeze, kelp, and piles of oyster and mussel shells, allied to lemon oil and toasted hazelnuts. On the palate, the aforementioned elements serve for compulsive salivation, while a lusciously juicy amalgam of lime, grapefruit and apple tinged with piquancy of their pips buoys the salty wave of mineral matter into a profoundly protracted finish that bursts with brightness and at the same time reveals mouthwateringly savory crab shell reduction and a hitherto largely hidden dark side of smoky Latakia tobacco, dark-roasted coffee, and toasted grains. Expect this to merit following for 12-15 years. - David Schildknecht
95 Vinous
Brioche, dried pear, smoke, almonds, chamomile and wild herbs are all laced together in Krug's 2000 Vintage. A wine of striking depth and resonance, the 2000 is absolutely gorgeous today. The first signs of very early tertiary complexity have begun to appear while the acidity is softening, both of which make the 2000 delicious today. At the same time, there is no hurry. I imagine the 2000 will still be gorgeous 20 years from now. Slight elements of reduction linger on the close. The blend is 43% Chardonnay, 42% Pinot Noir and 15% Pinot Meunier, a rare vintage in which Chardonnay is quite high. ID 313041.Antonio Galloni1st November 2014

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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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