Krug Rosé 22eme Edition Brut Champagne 1.5L [D96][WE96][V95][W&S94]

Producer: Krug 
Region: Champagne, France 
Blend: Sparkling Blend 
Year: Non-Vintage 

Decanter, 96 Points 

"Krug Rosé has come a long way since Henri and Remi rather bashfully introduced it to their father Paul in 1983. Now in its 22nd manifestation - a base of 2010 with reserve wines stretching back to 2005 - the philosophy remains unchanged: the addition of up to 12% red wine from two plots in Ay is key to ensuring power and breadth. Its modest colour flatters to deceive, yet its power is built on restraint and length above all. A wonderful enigma, red currants, patisserie and a steely grip all defer to gastronomic potential. Olivier feels that this would work well with game dishes such as grouse or even venison." 

Wine Enthusiast, 96 Points 

"An impressively fresh wine, this is the 22nd rosé blending from this producer. It has acidity, crispness and bright red-currant fruits. Maturity is only just beginning, hinting at nuts and toastiness. All this suggests that the bottling could age, so wait to drink from 2021." 

Vinous, 95 Points 

"The NV Rosé 22ème Edition captures all the best of the Krug house style. Wonderfully fresh and vibrant, with a classic hint of reduction, the 22ème is simply pristine. The Krug Rosé has typically been a Champagne of freshness and tension. That is very much the case here. Readers should expect a crystalline, taut Rosé full of citrus, white flowers chalk and red berry fruit, all supported by veins of salivating minerality and acidity. This is such a compelling and alluring Rosé. This release is based on 2010, with reserve wines back to 2005, a relatively compact range of vintages. I loved it." 

Wine & Spirits, 94 Points 

"This rosé is based on the 2010 vintage, including nine percent pinot noir red wine to provide color. The blend is mostly red grapes—51 percent pinot noir and 32 percent meunier with 17 percent chardonnay—and all that red fruit gives the wine dense and sunny raspberry power, lightened by a pointedly fresh acidity from the relatively young reserve wines that make up 47 percent of the blend. It’s a meaty rosé to serve with charcuterie or, more formally, with a crown roast of pork." 

Alcohol: 12.5% 

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