Krug Clos du Mesnil 2008 har været omgærdet af hype længe inden den kom frem i 2021.
Denne flaske har KrugID 321045. Der er i alt lavet 13.160 flasker og 500 magnum.
98+ point på robertparker.com (juni 2022): "
Disgorged a year ago, Krug's 2008 Blanc de Blancs Clos du Mesnil unwinds in the glass with notes of citrus oil, nougat, honeycomb, white flowers and a discreet hint of buttered toast and hazelnuts. Full-bodied, layered and chiseled, it's a taut, concentrated wine with a tightly wound core that's underpinned by a racy spine of acidity, complemented by a pretty pinpoint mousse and concluding with a long, chalky finish. Austerity without asperity is how I'd characterize this wine; and interestingly, though Krug likens their monovarietal single-vineyard cuvées to soloists vis-à-vis the orchestra of Grande Cuvée, in 2008 it's the Clos du Mesnil-sur-Oger—the soloist—that has produced the house's most complete wine. Given its structure and tension, it goes without saying that this will richly reward bottle age.
Chef de Caves Julie Cavil and I sat down to taste the newly released 2008 Clos du Mesnil—alongside the 2008 vintage and 2008-base Grande Cuvée 164ème Édition—at the house's cellars in Reims last week. At the same time, Krug's 2021-base Grande Cuvée, the future 177ème Édition, was in tirage, a reminder of how slowly time passes in Champagne. And meanwhile, work is well underway in the house's new state-of-the-art winery in Ambonnay, which is rapidly taking shape.
Richard Juhlin giver 98 point.
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100% chardonnay.
Anbefalet "drikkevindue" 2025-2055, men kan formodentlig nydes meget senere. Jeg smagte serv årgang 1979 i 2015, dvs. med på 36 år. Den var da stadig fuldt på toppen.
Serveresved 9-12 grader celsius.
