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Krug Vintage 2002 Magnum (1.5 ltr)
Krug Vintage 2002 Magnum (1.5 ltr)

Krug Vintage 2002 Magnum (1.5 ltr)

Krug Vintage 2002 Magnum (1.5 ltr)

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    Overview

    Krug Vintage 2002 Magnum

     
    KRUG 2002 IS A CHARISMATIC CHAMPAGNE WHICH BEAUTIFULLY COMBINES NATURAL INTENSITY, DELICACY AND INSOLENT ELEGANCE. KRUG 2002 IS THE FIRST KRUG VINTAGE OF THE MILLENNIUM.
     
    AS WITH ALL KRUG CHAMPAGNES, KRUG 2002 WILL CONTINUE TO GAIN WITH THE PASSAGE OF TIME.

    Introduction:
    Krug didn't hesitate to declare the 2002 a vintage - after a clement year the grapes arrived at the maison in near-perfect condition. The champagne is vibrant, fruit-forward and delicate.

    The vintage was named Ode to Nature as it displays lots of beautiful fruit flavours. Due to its size, the magnum of Vintage 2002 has spent an extra year on the lees and was hand-riddled and labelled.

    At the House of Krug every Krug Vintage is crafted to be different. Every Krug Vintage reveals the expression of a particular year with its distinct character: it is the music of the year as captured by Krug. It is a blend of very expressive wines from a single year enhanced by a stay of over ten years in the cellars. There are as many of these musical compositions as there are Krug Vintages.

    Tasting Notes:
    At first sight a lovely bright golden colour. A very charismatic fresh nose, promise of natural intensity and elegance with strong presence of fruits, fruits of all types.

    A diverse bouquet of orange aromas with some notes of liquorice and light chocolate biscuit can be enjoyed. 

    On the palate, astonishing, balanced and delicate with significant fresh, tropical, wild and crystallised fruits. It is a hymn to fruit: red, white and citrus fruit with notes of cassis, chocolate, candied-orange peel, cocoa beans, honey with hints of smoke and toast enhanced by a vibrant, persistent long finish.

    Vintage 2002:
    The expression of the year 2002 as revealed by Krug: Ode to Nature. Krug 2002 is an homage to fruit. It is a charismatic Champagne which beautifully combines natural intensity, delicacy and insolent elegance.
     
    Krug 2002 is the first Krug vintage of the Millennium. As with Krug 1988, released after 1989, Krug 2002 comes after 2003.

    As with all Krug Champagnes, Krug 2002 will continue to gain with the passage of time. The House did not hesitate to create Krug 2002, naming it Ode to Nature to express the music of an extremely serene and generous year with perfect conditions for highly-expressive wines centred around fruit of all types with a beautiful structure, great intensity and elegance.

     

    Grape Variety:
    Krug 2002 is a blend of selected wines of the year from many different plots, marked by its undeniably profound fruity character. It is a balanced dialogue between Pinot Noir (40%) and Chardonnay (39%) with Pinot Meunier (21%).
     
    The elegance of Krug 2002 comes after 14 years in the cellars gaining in harmony and finesse.
     
    Food Pairings:
    Recipes like duck breast with its juice in reduction, roasted butternut squash and kumquat chutney or a lentil curry stew marked with orange zest can pair deliciously with Krug 2002.
     
    As a dessert, an orange tiramisu or a cinnamon brioche with a carrot, ginger and lemon mousse would also combine
    beautifully. 

    2002 Harvest:
    The year 2002 offered a clement and generous climate, consistently warm, relatively dry, granting the ideal conditions for grape maturation. As the grapes arrived at the press, they were in excellent and robust health.

    The 2002 harvest for Krug was marked by great homogeneity and superb balance .

    Background Information:
    When Johann-Joseph Krug founded the Krug champagne house in 1843, his dream was to give his name to nothing less than an exceptional champagne- a champagne with a taste all its own. To achieve this, he set himself a few rules, among which, first and foremost: never compromise on quality.

    Six generations later, he would approve of his descendants' consistent commitment to excellence. Krug is one of very few champagnes houses that produce only premium blends. This commitment to only the best quality and Krug's unique expertise in champagne-making explain its worldwide reputation.

    The wines are made from carefully selected Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Meunier grapes. Krug is a guardian of Champagne tradition in still fermenting its wines in small oak barrels, which gives them an exceptional finesse.

    Another signature of the Krug style, they are made to mature for at least 6 to 8 years, the reward of which is a distinctive complexity and the ability to age gracefully. Each year, the members of the Krug family blend the different wines that 6 or 8 years later will maintain the high quality and style of their predecessors. Truly exceptional years are consecrated vintage blends.

    With methods that guarantee the production and blending of only exceptional champagne, its own 19-hectares vineyard, the quality of the 56 hectare vineyards the house buys its precious grapes from and its stock worth 7 years of production, no wonder Krug is the reference for premium champagnes.

    Krug is an encounter, an experience, a revelation - and a collection of six extraordinary champagnes: Krug Grande Cuvee, Krug Rose, Krug Vintage, Krug Collection, Krug Clos du Mesnil and Krug Clos d'Ambonnay.

    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.

    For the House of Krug, the 1990s were a halcyon decade - ten years that produced four superb vintages, each with its own unique and outstanding personality: Krug 1990, remarkable for its combination of elegance and power; Krug 1995, classic and charismatic; Krug 1996, extreme and eccentric. Described by Olivier Krug as combining the warm, mellow character of Krug 1989 with the spirit and frankness of Krug 1995.

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