Krug - Grande Cuvee Edition 169 brut - 1,5 l - Magnum -in Geschenkverpackung-

Decanter.com – 94 pts – YC: *The floral bouquet is very fine and elegant but also quite delicate, suffused with touches of slightly candied citrus, but the telltale autolytic note of hazelnuts is less pronounced than usual. There is, however, some almond nuttiness on the palate, as well as racy rectitude and vivacity that give thrust to a long, surprisingly breezy finish. Will benefit from five to 10 years of cellaring. Disgorged January 2020. Dosage: 4.5g/L. Elaborated from 146 wines and 11 different vintages, the oldest of which dates back to 2000. 40% reserve wines.* - 04/2021

Falstaff Magazin – 97 pts – PM: *Helles Goldgelb, silberfarbene Reflexe, feines, gut eingebundenes Mousseux. Feine gelbe Tropenfrucht, Nuancen von Mango und gelben Pflaumen, ein Hauch von weißen Blüten, ein Hauch von Biskuit, kandierte Zesten von Limetten, Noten von Mandeln. Stoffig, Nuancen von Marzipan, reifer gelber Apfel, ein Hauch von Quitten, finessenreiche Säurestruktur, salzige Mineralität, zitroniger Hauch im Abgang, feiner Blütenhonig im Nachhall.* - 01/2021

Vinum Magazin – 18,5/20 pts: *Insgesamt 146 Wines aus elf Jahren von unterschiedlichen Lagen stammend geben dieser Édition ihren ganz eigenen Charakter der ikonischen Lagen des Hauses Krug. Sehr fein mit floralen Noten, etwas getrocknete Früchte und ein Hauch Mandel. Am Gaumen aussdrucksstark mit Röstnoten, etwas Quitte und Mandelcreme. Zitrusfrucht und Limette verleihen die Frische und enden in einem animierenden, langen Finale.*

JancisRobinson.com – 17++/20pts – JR: *ID 121003. 146 ingredients in the blend, with wines from 11 different years back to 2000. Recreated round the 2013 harvest, which constitutes 60% of the blend. 43% Pinot Noir, 35% Chardonnay, 22% Pinot Meunier. Still pretty tight and introvert but a bit more advanced than a year ago – though still extremely youthful. An embryonic wine with a great future. Massively dense and complex.* - 04/2022

Vinous.com – 94 pts – AG: *Krug's NV Grande Cuvée 169ème Édition is brisk and finely cut, with terrific energy driving the citrus, floral and light tropical notes. Even with all of its energy, the 169 balances the vibrancy of the late-ripening 2013 vintage it is built on, with the depth that the reserve wines added to the blend. The 169 drinks well now but clearly has the potential to age. The 169 is a blend of 146 separate wines back to 2000. Krug ID: 120003.* - 11/2021