Krug, was until not long ago a family run business in Reims, before it was bought out by LVMH (along with Veuve Clicquot and the rest). The family still control winemaking in the business however and quality has not slipped in the slightest. The exact proportion of grapes in the blend are never confirmed - although one can easily taste that there is a high percentage of chardonnay there, most likely from grand cru sites such as Avize or Cramant (hence the chalky minerality in the wine). First fermentation in practised in oak fûts and/or foudres as well as the Malo where needed. Henri Krug blocks the malo on a lot of his older wines as he believes the malo will naturally take place in bottle over the course of its long ageing.
Robe: Deep golden, far far deeper than most, well aged.
Nose: Hazelnuts, beurre noisette, big extremely ripe exotic fruit
Palate: Sparkling Corton-Charlemagne, big rich, fat chardonnay cut through only by the bubbles. Not as steely as a blanc de blancs but well rounded and structured. Big, big Chardonnay!
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