Champagne Brut
Vintage Magnum 2006

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 2006 is a union of generosity, charm, roundness and elegance — renamed "Capricious Generosity" by the Maison — a classic, generous and intense Champagne. The 2006 vintage is remembered for the great heat in the Champagne region, with a capricious alternation of periods of drought and heavy rain, similar in character to the 1989 and 2002 vintages. Krug 2006 is a dialogue between the broad aromatic palette of Chardonnay (35%) and the promising structure of Pinot Noir (45%), joined by the elegance and balance of Meunier (20%). The balance and refinement of this vintage — in magnum format — are the result of over 13 years of maturation in the Maison's cellars, during which it developed the harmony, generosity and charm that distinguish it. And, like every Champagne from the Maison, Krug 2006 too only improves with the passing of time.

On tasting, Krug 2006 appears with an intense golden hue that heralds round generosity. On the nose it is highly expressive and indulgent, with hints of yellow and dried fruit, toasted almonds, hazelnut, maple syrup, meringue, and mandarin liqueur. On the palate it reveals itself as generous, deep, ample, and fresh, with great aromatic persistence and a long finish. Notes of nougat, frangipane, pastry, and tarte tatin emerge, with a rich presence of citrus and a beautiful finish on pink grapefruit zest. Krug ID 419051