Krug

Coffret Le Joseh | Bottle 75cl - Presentation pack + flutes

Description

A tribute to the founder of the House of Krug, this box contains two Joseph crystal glasses to enjoy La Grande Cuvée by Riedel, the world benchmark in tasting glasses.

It's a superb, luxurious box, a rare edition, dedicated to collecting.

La Grande Cuvée by Krug is the timeless signature of a legendary house. Each year, the Grande Cuvée is recreated through the blending of a hundred wines from the three Champagne grape varieties. This incomparable expertise makes it the most sought-after and sophisticated champagne in the world. Each bottle is a masterpiece.

This box contains a bottle of Grande Cuvée 169ème Édition, a blend of 146 wines from eleven different years, the youngest dating from 2013 and the oldest from 2000.

The Chardonnays from this 2013 vintage were exceptionally fresh and pure, with intensity and length. The Pinots Noirs, powerful and long on the palate, developed their delicate fruity aromas, while the Meuniers allowed the wine to acquire structure, tension and vigor.

This 169th edition Grande Cuvée is composed of 43% Pinot Noir, 35% Chardonnay and 22% Meunier. Maison Krug reserve wines make up 40% of the final blend, giving the wine roundness and fullness.

In keeping with Maison Krug tradition, all the wines are vinified and aged in oak barrels, and the bottles spend 7 years in the company's cellars before being released on the market.

This champagne has a pale gold color and fine, lively bubbles.

The nose reveals aromas of flowers, ripe, candied and dried citrus fruits, almond paste and gingerbread.

The palate explodes with notes of hazelnut, nougat, barley sugar, fruit and citrus jelly, almonds, brioche and honey.

Krug Grande Cuvée lends itself to a multitude of culinary pairings, from the simplest to the most refined, such as aged parmesan, turbot with truffles, oysters, grilled shrimp, Indian or Moroccan dishes, or as a dessert with carrot cake, tarte Tatin or cheesecake.