Seaquam 
Barrel Filler
Posts: 1141
 | | 03-31-2005 04:59 PM |
| Part of me feels as though I've already posted too often about this wine; the other part of me just feels greatful that I've been able to drink it so often.
NV Krug Champagne Grande Cuvée -- a fairly recent bottling, this features the new gold label, but inside is the same old stuff: huge yeasty nose; pie dough, apple, lemon zest, ginger, hints of white chocolate, all swirling and dancing with the bubbles across the palate; pretty weighty, mouth-filling stuff; very long finish. Probably more than 95 points, and likely to gain additional complexity with a year or 5 in the cellar. Hard not to love this wine. | | | |
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ChangeMe
Barrel Filler
Posts: 1475
| | 04-01-2005 05:57 PM |
| Quote:
Mine was a fairly new release (just arrived at the retailer). Perhaps needs some cellar time.
If at all possible, I'd let any champagne rest in the cellar for a few months after coming home from the store. This is especially true if it "just arrived at the retailer" as you said. | | | |
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ChangeMe
Barrel Sampler
Posts: 2098
| | 04-01-2005 11:31 PM |
| Seaquam - I'm Pea Green with envy.
I really need to locate some of this down here. | | | |
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Seaquam
Barrel Filler
Posts: 1141
| | 04-02-2005 03:22 AM |
| We have to pay C$185 here, Lilac, but IMHO it's one of the few products that's actually worth it. I'd like to pay a lot less, of course.  Next time I'm in the U.S., that's what I'll be looking for to bring back home with me. | | | |
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Joseph Bembry
Advanced Sommelier
Posts: 9437
| | 04-02-2005 04:33 AM |
| Looking forward to this wine tomorrow night. It's my 10th wedding anniversary and I'm BYOing in Philly. I have a 375 of Krug Grande Cuvee and an "as yet determined" special red for dinner planned. The next morning we are off to New Orleans, weather permitting.
jb | | | |
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Seaquam
Barrel Filler
Posts: 1141
| | 04-02-2005 06:56 AM |
| Congratulations to you and your loved one, jb! For your 20th, I wish you a magnum! | | | |
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Budman
Philly Suburbs
VinoCellar.com Extraordinaire
Posts: 23705
| | 04-02-2005 01:06 PM |
| Have a great time, JB. Congratulations!!!  | | | |
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PourQue
Wine Labeler
Posts: 3511
| | 04-02-2005 01:16 PM |
| Quote:
Seaquam - I'm Pea Green with envy.
I really need to locate some of this down here.
Lilac,
I can get it all day for around $100, not the best price, but ok. Let me know if you are interested and I can get some for you.
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jason
Napa Valley
Wine Addict
Posts: 6916
| | 07-23-2005 08:04 PM |
| Had this on my birthday, this is the new label cuvee.
Straw yellow with a lively mousse and uncountable pin point bubbles. Brioche, yellow apple, baked breads, yeast and a light honey. Medium bodied with great concentration, delineation and acidity. More baked breads cover the seamless palate as well as green apple, buttered toast and brioche. Big but balanced. 94pts. | | | |
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Winetex
Austin, Texas (pretty fall colors here)
Master of Wine
Posts: 11302
| | 08-11-2005 01:20 AM |
| Tonight I used the excuse of - I didn't know which glass was mine so I drank out of both. Uh, mostly.  - N.V. Krug Champagne Grande Cuvée - France, Champagne (8/10/2005)
This bottle was one of the new labeled bottles. Definitely a young Krug but has the right stuff. Buy the old labels and hold the new ones for a couple of years. Terrific. (94 pts.)
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jason
Napa Valley
Wine Addict
Posts: 6916
| | 09-11-2005 07:58 PM |
| Old label.
Medium intense nose of yeast, bread, honey, yellow apples and refried beans (??). Medium bodied, medium plus concentration, high acidity. Yeast, dough, bread, apple and honey. Balanced but something seemed off about this, heat stressed? 88pts. | | | |
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DukeRiley
McMinnville, OR
Wine Labeler
Posts: 3841
| | 09-12-2005 01:45 AM |
| Sounds like a bad bottle. | | Heater Allen Brewing
www.heaterallen.com | |
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wineismylife
Arlington, TX
Master of Wine
Posts: 12542
| | 10-08-2005 06:30 PM |
| NV Krug Brut Champagne Grande Cuvée (WIML93,WA92,WS95)
Tasted October 1, 2005 at an offline so brief comments only. Opened and served immediately in a Riedel Sommelier Champage Flute. Color was yellow, clear hue throughout. Nose of yeast and fresh sliced apples with a little toast hiding in there. Flavors of apples, citrus and a little bread later on. Clean, crisp and quite light and refreshing on the palate. Drink it every day you can over the next 5 years or so. Recommended. | | | Joe-----Wine is like potato chips around me...if it's open, it's gone. | |
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BellaDonna
Barrel Racker
Posts: 1890
| | 11-13-2005 03:48 AM |
| Tasted on 11/10/05 (old label)
So smooth, so sleek...it was almost too smooth. Not quite a baked bread but yeasty kind of nose. This would be one for the cellar is the price is around $100. BD94 | | | |
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jason
Napa Valley
Wine Addict
Posts: 6916
| | 12-19-2005 10:21 PM |
| NV Krug Grande Cuvee– New Label
Pale straw yellow, green hints, fine bead. Medium nose of baked breads, brioche, lemons, yellow apples and minerals. Medium body, medium plus intensity, medium plus acidity. Palate reflects much of the nose, balanced and powerful. 93pts. | | | |
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jason
Napa Valley
Wine Addict
Posts: 6916
| | 01-04-2006 06:18 PM |
| Old Label.
Relatively the same as the note above with a lot more yeasty character showing. Excellent. 94pts. | | | |
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Winetex
Austin, Texas (pretty fall colors here)
Master of Wine
Posts: 11302
| | 01-21-2006 04:38 PM |
| - N.V. Krug Champagne Brut - France, Champagne (1/19/2006)
Big Reds in Austin (34th Street Cafe Austin, Texas): New label - Unmistakably Krug but in a lighter fashion. The 375s I've tried have been a bit darker in color and had more weight so perhaps they are bottled differently or age at a different rate. I'm betting that with time the new label will be very similar to the old label bottles. (93 pts.)
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Winetex
Austin, Texas (pretty fall colors here)
Master of Wine
Posts: 11302
| | 03-26-2006 04:15 PM |
| This doesn't happen very often but last night the Krug was crushed - by spicy crab cakes. We were nicely sipping away when the appetizers arrived. The crab cakes were so spicy that the Krug was reduced to a bubbly shell. However it was good before the food arrived and also with the one sip I had with a cheese. | | | |
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Seaquam
Barrel Filler
Posts: 1141
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Winetex
Austin, Texas (pretty fall colors here)
Master of Wine
Posts: 11302
| | 03-26-2006 07:20 PM |
| Maybe, maybe | | | |
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