1989 Krug Vintage
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Krug’s 1989 Vintage, tasted from magnum, was explosive, ripe and beautifully layered from start to finish.
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Antonio Galloni, Vinous
Bruce Sanderson, Wine Spectator
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Very rich, gorgeous, full and winning. Broad but persistent and sufficiently vibrant. Like all 1989 champagnes, more amply proportioned than most, but this has real zest too.
The 1989 Krug was explosive on the nose and full-bodied on the palate where it offered a racy, almost wild expression of sweet, ripe fruit.
Rich, lush aromas of dried fruit and citrus marmalade, this is Champagne at its most opulent. Honeyed and round on the palate, with fine acidity keeping it focused. Gorgeous now, yet will age well. Drink now through 2015.
About the producer
Krug is a remarkable Champagne House which only makes prestige cuvées. The wines – with their distinctive rich, complex, oxidative style – are some of the region’s best.