Champagne Krug Vintage Brut 1998
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Champagne Krug Vintage Brut 1998
Vintage from Champagne, France
ratings pedigree (past vintages):
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Price: $300.00 $239.00
Save $61.00 (20%)
Limit 12 bottles per customer
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winemaker's notes:
The 1996 vintage of this wine was ranked #10 on the Wine Spectator's Top 10 Wines of 2007
Krug Vintage is a statement – Krug's definitive, one-off interpretation of the character of an outstanding year. The blend contains wines exclusively from that year.
Characterized by the warm glow of yellow gold and the fragrant aroma of flowers in bloom, Krug 1998 is an enchanting champagne of astonishing purity and precision. From its creamy, caressing texture, through its full, finely balanced flavors, to its extraordinarily long finish, it is a study in harmony –delicate, refined, captivating. Red berries – Stewed fruit – Brioche – Almond – Gingerbread – Citrus
alcohol by volume:
12.0%
critical acclaim:
"Displays precision focus and detail, framed by well-honed acidity and offering fine, pointillist-like texture. Rich, with layer upon layer of flavor, showing fruit and floral notes of dried apricot and pineapple, chamomile and crystallized honey and savory notes of ground coffee, roast almond, dried herbs and oyster shell. Ends with a long, long, mouthwatering finish. Drink now through 2028.—"
97 Points
Wine Spectator
"An ornate and powerful vintage for the cellars of krugistes, this is breathtaking Champagne. It is as layered and complex as a grand cru Burgundy, though more searing in its adolescent acidity, leaving a tooth buzz in its wake. With air, the layers of the wine begin to show in flavors of marzipan, fresh cream and an underlying essence of limestone. It's severe on the surface, kinder underneath. Altogether complete and needing five to ten years of bottle age to build into its full grandeur."
96 Points
Wine & Spirits
"The 1998 Brut Vintage is a gorgeous wine for near-term drinking, Warm, toasty notes lead to an expansive core of fruit that covers the palate. This isn't the most complex Krug Vintage, but it also won’t take years or decades to offer its finest drinking. 2010-2020."
94 Points
The Wine Advocate
"Vivid gold. Deeply pitched aromas of candied citrus fruits, pear skin, peach, anise and smoky herbs, with slow-building florality. Toasty and broad, showing impressive power and focus to its ripe orange and pit fruit flavors. Brighter on the finish, which hangs on with excellent tenacity and leaves behind notes of candied nuts, flowers and citrus pith. This Champagne has loosened up a bit since I tasted it last year and is showing more complexity, but it still deserves some patience, or at least an hour of air."
94 Points
International Wine Cellar
user reviews:
The top 3 most liked reviews for this wine.
Not positive that this is worth every penny but it's a very fine bubbly for certain and one of the best I've tasted.
C-Bass - Shawnee Mission, KS ( read all my reviews)
Worth the money if you wait a couple years, and if you have money to spare, buy two cases. This will last for a very long time. Drink this with food, not as aperitif. Liked this better than the 1996 and 1995.
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