Krug: Champagne Vintage Brut 1996

Krug: Champagne Vintage Brut 1996

GC Club

Limitiert

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Pinot Noir 48%, Chardonnay 31%, Pinot Meunier 21%
weiß, trocken
Gereift
Flaschengärung
Perlend
12,0% Vol.
Trinkreife: 2008–2050
voll & rund
mineralisch
frische Säure
Lobenberg: 96–98/100
Parker: 98/100
Galloni: 99+/100
Wine Spectator: 99/100
Jancis Robinson: 19/20
Frankreich, Champagne, Montagne de Reims
Allergene: Sulfite,
Abfüller / Importeur: Champagne Krug , 5, rue Coquebert, 51100 Reims, FRANKREICH
lobenberg

Heiner Lobenberg über:
Champagne Vintage Brut 1996

96–98
/100

Einer der besten jemals probierten jungen Champagner, an Länge wohl kaum zu schlagen. Hat alles, was man von einem großen Champagner erwartet und zeigt dies auch. Ein Meisterwerk an Präzision und Intensität.

98
/100

Parker über: Champagne Vintage Brut

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. My tasting this year with Olivier Krug was fascinating as I had the rare opportunity to taste all of the house’s 1996’s side by side, a comparison that yielded very interesting results.

99+
/100

Galloni über: Champagne Vintage Brut

Light gold. Remarkably perfumed nose projects an exotic bouquet of deep, leesy yellow fruit, minerals, honeycomb, smoked meat and flowers, with Asian spices building expanding in the glass. Almost painfully concentrated, offering a surreal parade of orchard and pit fruits, smoked meat, toasted brioche and marrow braced by intensely salty, stunningly incisive minerality. Imagine a Frankenstein's monster of Chablis Le Clos and Clos Ste. Hune-but one with perfect balance, of course-and you get an idea of what I found in my bottle. The energetic, stony character builds exponentially on the finish, which didn't seem to, well, finish. The best analogy I can come up with for the intensity, focus and clarity of this Champagne is liquefied barbed wire. Utterly hallucinatory and one of the most amazing wines l've ever been fortunate enough to drink. At the risk of sounding completely out of touch with reality, this is a value.

99
/100

Wine Spectator über: Champagne Vintage Brut

A powerful, majestic Champagne. Deep and compelling, with aromas of whole-grain toast, coconut and dried citrus that draw you in. Lean and racy on the palat, with a creaminess that's yet to be integrated. A classic '96, with ripe, exotic aromas and a steely structure. Still a baby, with the long, resonant finish confirming its potential.

19
/20

Jancis Robinson über: Champagne Vintage Brut

Krug 1995 seemed rather austere and surly when I tasted it earlier this year and one might have expected the combination of Krug reticence and the record high acidity of the 1996 vintage to produce something extremely difficult to appreciate at this relatively early stage. But not a bit of it – this is one of the most expressive champagnes to have come my way recently. It is notably deep gold and on the nose I found notes in the truffles/mushrooms spectrum. Only on the palate does 1996 acidity rides to the fore and shows that there is still enormous life and vivacity in this wine with its great density and many layers. Bone dry, this should have a glorious future although it’s difficult to imagine where that quite evolved nose nose will go.

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Krug

Wie kaum ein anderes Haus steht Krug Champagner für die qualitative Speerspitze der Region. Reine Handarbeit, sehr geringe Mengen, immer extrem rar. Absolut großartiger Stoff, den diese renommierte, boutique-artige Manufaktur in Reims produziert.

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Champagne Vintage Brut 1996

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