Krug Grande Cuvee 173th Edition

TASTING NOTE BY MSQ

【Krug香檳｜殿堂級香檳嘅奢華體驗】​​

Krug，一直被酒界稱為香檳界嘅「勞斯萊斯」。呢個來自法國香檳區嘅傳奇品牌，由Johann-Joseph Krug於1843年創立，一直堅持「極致複雜感」同「豐滿層次」嘅釀酒哲學，啱晒追求深度同韻味嘅香檳迷！

Krug嘅香檳（尤其係Grande Cuvée）天生就係為咗陳年而存在。Krug House每年都會保留一部份當年嘅葡萄汁發酵基酒儲藏，再抽取適當比例，混合每年新嘅葡萄汁，參照返 Krug Grande Cuvee 嘅風格，同時保留每年收成嘅特色，釀造出最能表達當年表現嘅作品，同時有陳年潛力嘅皇者香檳！每一個Grand Cuvee都會有十幾個年份嘅基酒混釀，陳年至少8年之后先會出廠。

​Edition 173 融合佐13個年份的基酒，主要係2017年份，最老係2001年。提子比例分別係44%Pinot Noir、34%Chardonnay、22%Meunier；已經在酒窖陳釀至少7年！帶有Toast與奶油蛋卷、核果、馬鞭草和香草的氣息，口感豐潤多汁，初時會品嚐到蜜餞與成熟柑橘的滋味，逐漸過渡至烘烤與松子味，最后以清新沁人的檸檬氣息收尾。氣泡細膩而又活潑，還有長時間陳年潛力！

TASTING NOTE BY WINE CRITICS

Revisiting Krug’s NV Grande Cuvée 173ème Édition, it continues to evolve at a glacial pace. As I’ve written before, the base of this edition is the 2017 harvest, which makes up 69% of the blend, and the wine was disgorged in early 2024 with a dosage of 4.5 grams per liter. It opens in the glass with aromas of lemon confit, pear and golden apple mingled with notes of freshly baked bread, buttered toast and a hint of nutmeg. On the palate, it is medium- to full-bodied, with a slightly darker-fruited profile than the 174ème Édition, underpinned by racy acids and animated by a pillowy mousse, before concluding with a long, citrus-inflected finish. It is already offering very attractive drinking.

RATING BY WINE CRITICS

94+ Points by Kristaps Karklins, The Wine Adovocate, 2026