Krug 2008

Discover Krug Vintage 2008 Champagne

The estate

Since 1843, the Champagne Krug House has honored the dream of its founder, Joseph Krug, by creating each year a new Edition of Krug Grande Cuvée, the most generous expression of Champagne, regardless of annual climate variations.

The House believes that each Krug Vintage expresses the unique character of a particular year. A Krug Vintage brings together the most expressive wines of the same year, enhanced by more than ten years of aging in the cellar. Each Krug Vintage is different: it is the Music of the Year, transposed into the Krug universe.

The wine

Krug 2008 tells, with both elegance and intensity, the story of a fresh and balanced year in Champagne, which the House’s tasting committee nicknamed “Timeless Elegance.” The unexpected variety of grape varieties results in great complexity, and a very wide spectrum of flavors and aromas was observed during the harvest. For the final blend, a rigorous selection of wines conveying all the complexity of 2008 was carried out, in an admirably structured composition marked by the elegance of that year. After 12 years in the cellars, Krug 2008 has gained in expression and shows a remarkable, precise, and harmonious profile.

Blend

This 2008 vintage champagne is the result of a blend of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Meunier

Tasting characteristics and advice for Krug 2008

Tasting

Appearance
The color is golden, bright, and intense.

Nose
The nose is expressive, rich, and generous, with mellowed fragrances of honey, licorice, menthol, orange peel, and grapefruit.

Palate
A lively, harmonious attack precedes a seductive palate of persistence, precision, and complexity. Quince, candied fruit, citrus, yellow kiwi, starfruit, honey, apple tart, butter biscuit, orange peel, peony, and fennel are among the aromas that mingle with floral and mentholated notes.