Champagne Krug, Grande Cuvée, 168ème Édition, Brut

This has all the makings of a great Champagne. At first a little reticent and quite mellow but with time in the glass it opened up to reveal wave after wave of deliciously enticing aromas – buttered brioche, honey, hazelnut paste and crème pâtissière. There is no doubt this has a lot of depth. On the palate it doesn’t hold back, round and ripe with bruised apple, nougat and fleshy fruit up front and a lovely barley sugar touch. Then great vitality as the lemon tinged acidity comes powering through to give a tight, tingling finish. This is hugely enjoyable now but give it five years and I think this will be one of those wines that will stick in the memory for all the right reasons. Absolutely epic.

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Peter Newton, Private Account Manager (May 2020)