Champagne Brut
Vintage 2008

The Champagne Krug Vintage represents one of the most fully realised expressions of the Maison's vision, a "two-dimensional" interpretation of the Krug style, built on the meeting of three grape varieties and a single harvest, chosen only when the year reveals an out-of-the-ordinary character. It is not a better or worse Krug than the others, but a different Krug, one able to express balance and completeness in continuity with its predecessors. It is the most rigorous and definitive reading the Maison offers of an unrepeatable year, endowed with a unique personality, translated into a Champagne that is rare and destined to endure over time. The result is a cuvée capable of harmonising the specific profile of a single harvest with the intense, deep, and inspired style that has always defined Krug.

Krug 2008 embodies the elegance and intensity of a cool, balanced year, nicknamed "Classic Beauty" by the Maison. It was the coolest vintage in Champagne in 14 years and one of the region's least sunny in nearly fifty years: a superb vintage with a classic northern climate, with regular rainfall, a dry summer, and steady temperatures throughout the growing season. The absence of extreme conditions allowed for slow, gradual ripening, yielding grapes that were intense, elegant, and magnificently structured. The great heterogeneity of the vineyards generated a striking complexity and an extraordinarily complete range of flavours and aromas. In the final blend, Pinot Noir (53%), sourced mainly from emblematic vineyards of the Montagne de Reims Sud such as Aÿ, Mareuil, Bouzy, and Ambonnay, makes up over half of the blend, lending structure; Meunier (25%) brings tension and citrus notes; Chardonnay (22%) enriches it with a fruity aroma. A precise, harmonious profile, the result of more than 12 years of ageing in the Maison's cellars.

On tasting, Krug 2008 appears with an intense, brilliant golden hue. On the nose it is expressive, rich, and broad, with patinated aromas of honey, liquorice, menthol, orange zest, and grapefruit. On the palate it is lively, intense, and harmonious, with great tension, showing notes of quince, candied fruit and citrus, yellow kiwi, star fruit, honey, apple tart, butter biscuits, orange zest, peony, and fennel, over floral and menthol undertones. The finish is persistent, balanced, and precise, with a structure that surprises. Krug ID 220019