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Sparkling Wine: 1988 | Krug | Collection

The perfect roundness and depth gives the feeling of infinite flavours. On the nose, you will experience exotic and complex aromas of white fruits, slightly browned apples, truffle, honey and a hint of high-toned flowers.

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Producer: Krug

Ratings: D | 97  V | 97

Vintage: 1988

Size: 750ml

ABV: 12%

Varietal: Champagne Blend

Country/Region: France, Champagne

Detailed Description

The perfect roundness and depth gives the feeling of infinite flavours. On the nose, you will experience exotic and complex aromas of white fruits, slightly browned apples, truffle, honey and a hint of high-toned flowers.

Reviews:

• Vinous: The 1988 Collection is at that magical place where Champagne starts to become more vinous and wine-like. Apricot, chamomile, graphite, mint and lightly honeyed notes gradually open with a bit of time in the glass. Gracious and understated, with silky contours and exceptional finesse.

• Decanter: A bouquet of incredible complexity, a veritable spice box full of seductive scents including sandalwood, mocha, and leather as well as a waxy note. Such a beguiling mix of youthful energy with eminent ageworthiness.

Producer InformationKrug is one of Champagne's most prestigious houses and its wines are among the most collectible and expensive in Champagne. The house was founded in 1843 by Joseph Krug, a native of the Mosel region in Germany, who had moved to France and spent some time working for Jacquesson, the leading Champagne house of the time. Krug's philosophy was that every Champagne should be the best possible expression, and eschewed the common idea of a hierarchy of Champagne. Instead, he began to craft a premium wine from a reserve of wines vinified separately by the growers themselves, a wine that would eventually become the Grande Cuvée. This wine sits alongside the likes of Dom Pérignon and Cristal at the top of the Champagne tree, and is a blend of 120 different wines from 10 or more vintages from the so-called Krug Library (a repository of still wines held prior to blending and refermenting in bottle). It is aged for six years, and is noted for its complex brioche and spice characters. Today, the wines are still vinified by individual plot, and are stored in the Krug Library. Every year, the chef de cave heads a tasting committee which decides on the final blend.

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