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Krug Champagne Brut Grande Cuvée Edition 169eme

10 notes Most recent 13 July 2026
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13 July 2026 One of my favorite Krug cuvees, this go-around with the 169 shows a distinctly yeasty profile at first, but quickly rounds out with brioche, nut, and… 29 December 2025 The 2013 base does everything right here to maintain wonderful acidity and precision for the weightier brioche crust, nut, and honey notes that make… 29 September 2025 169eme. 2013 base (60%). 2012-2000 (40%). A total blend of 146 reserve wines dating back to 2000. 43% Pinot Noir, 35% Chardonnay and 22% Meunier. 21 October 2024 A wine like this makes me wonder why I bother trying to hunt for all these other different Champagne. Variety is the spice of life and all that, but… 21 September 2024 Hard to find fault here. Continues to improve each year. The 2013 vintage base has made for a stellar Champagne that simply has wonderful intensity,… 30 April 2023 This thing keeps getting better and better. 2013 is a vintage to look out for in Champagne. You can ogle over your 2008s all you want, but I am… 9 June 2022 2013 Cristal, 169 Krug (2013 base), and 2010 Dom Perignon side-by-side. 29 November 2021 This bottle showed a bit more richness than previous bottles, but not still without the requisite punchiness that I've grown especially fond of with… 20 November 2021 Jazzy and brisk, with a front end that hurriedly sprints to the attack with crunchy and crisp green apple and yellow pear skin flavors that surge… 9 September 2021 Similar to the most recent bottle of 168 I had where I found there to be more freshness and energy than some of the previous heavier and oxidative…