"Krug Grande Cuvée is as a symphony, a composition where the instruments all play together, complementing each other in total harmony." - Henri Krug.
Krug was established in 1843 by Johann-Joseph Krug, a German immigrant from Mainz on the Rhine. He had not only the vision, but also the talent, to achieve his ambition of creating champagne with a taste quite unlike any other by blending wines from different years. Subsequent generations of the Krug family not merely honoured his achievement, but amplified it, bringing genuine pride and passion to their craft. Their champagne is a living legend, a certain idea of excellence that has been quietly redefined through six generations without a break, continued today by Olivier Krug, a member of the sixth generation.
From meticulous grape selection, through the birth of the wine in small oak casks, to the intricate process of “assemblage”, followed by long years of aging in the cellars, Krug champagne is the culmination of painstaking care and unrivalled craftsmanship. The result is a taste that is instantly identifiable and utterly unforgettable – a breathtaking abundance of flavours, an extraordinary contrast of richness and power, freshness and finesse. Not only is Krug a personal favourite of experts and connoisseurs, it is regarded the world over as the ultimate expression of discernment and individuality. It contains wines from 6 to 10 different years, and it's this high proportion of older, reserve wines, along with an additional six years of aging after the blending. The result is Krug - champagne with deep and rich complexity.
This is Krug Grande Cuvée a non-vintage by choice, really multi-vintage, yet it is the only way to ensure continuity of taste and consistency of style. Multi-vintage blending also provides wonderful “full-spectrum” harmony, as in a symphony where no single instrument stands out against the others and the magical effect is instead achieved by the orchestra as a whole. Krug today is the result of continuity – of vision, of spirit, of passion – that is an absolute rarity in any time or place. To discover Krug is to share in that spirit, to sense that passion, to experience something truly exceptional. Intense, inspiring, individual…
