GENERAL INFORMATION
Estate / Producer / Brand: Krug
Region: Mesnil-sur-Oger, Champagne, France
Appellation: AOC Champagne
Type: Dry white wine, sparkling (Blanc de Blancs)
Vintage: 2008
Date of Tasting: April 2023
Type of viticulture: conventional
Grapes used: 100% Chardonnay
Vintage Blend: 100% grapes from 2008
Winemaking details: Vintage Champagne
Aging: not communicated
Sugar level: Brut
Sulphites: contains sulphites
APPEARANCE
- Colour = Medium
- Intensity = Gold
NOSE
- Intensity = Pronounced
- Aromas Characteristics = Primary + Secondary + Tertiary
- Aromas = Lemon, Citrus, Apricot, Grapefruit, brioche, biscuit, mineral notes (silex), toasted bread
PALATE
- Sweetness = Dry
- Acidity = High
- Tannins = No
- Alcohol = Medium (12.5%)
- Body = Full
- Flavour Intensity = Pronounced
- Flavour Characteristics = Primary + Secondary + Tertiary
- Flavour details = Lemon, Citrus, Apricot, Grapefruit, brioche, biscuit, mineral notes (silex), toasted bread, hints of blossom
- Other = this wine has kept a beautiful acidity
- Finish = Long
GENERAL ASSESSMENT (1)
- Overall Quality = Outstanding
- Bottle Aging =
- Can be kept at around 8°C for up to 5-7 years
- Will not gain complexity from aging
- Retail Price = 4000 euros for a 75cl individual bottle (France retail price, incl. taxes)
- Value for Money = not applicable
- Comparison with same price competition = not applicable
- Suitability for Diabetics = not suitable (brut)
- Service Temperature = around 10°C
- Suggested Food & Wine Pairing = lobster, arcachon Oysters, arctic charr, oysters, sea food, truffles, salmon, grilled salmon, tuna, grilled tuna, pork, fresh cheeses, raw ham, aged Comté cheese
- Comments = This superb Blanc de Blancs continues to express all its freshness and precise acidity. The overall balance of this 2008 wine remains stunning years later. Aromas of citrus, biscuits and brioche are complemented wonderfully by acidity and a lingering bubble. Its finish is very long and persistent. Undoubtedly, one of the greatest Champagnes that I have had the chance to taste for a unique and exceptional 2008 vintage which allowed the full potential of this single-plot champagne to be expressed. This is a truly mythical and timeless Champagne.
- Final Grade = A++
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(1)GENERAL ASSESSMENT GUIDE
Please note that although all efforts have been made to be as objective as possible, the general assessment inherently involves a degree of subjectivity based on a personal evaluation of the wine.
- Overall Quality scale
- Poor < Acceptable < Good < Very Good < Outstanding
- Bottle Aging
- Will it beneficiate from additional aging?
- Retail Price
- Usually the retail price for one bottle including taxes
- Value for Money
- Quality offered compared to the price paid
- Comparison with same price competition
- where does it stand compared to average competition of the same price range
- Suitability for Diabetics
- Evaluation of the level of final sugar for early stages diabetics
- Comments
- Any additional elements worth noting
- Final Grade Scale
- A++ = Out of the Charts Wine (Stellar, Hors Classe, Fuori Classe)
- A+ = Outstanding Wine
- A = Great Wine
- A- = Very Very Good
- B+ = Very Good
- B = Good
- B- = Noteworthy
- C+ = Acceptable
- C = Poor
- F = The worst grade of this scale
