Krug Vintage 2002

The 2002 vintage from Krug is already surprisingly seductive. It is a big, full-bodied champagne with many layers of fruit and enticing flavours. We were delighted to receive another 6 bottles directly from Krug recently.

Krug was taken over by LVMH in 1999 and after careful changes in the 2000 vintage, 2002 shows a more accessible style that reduces oxidative notes overlaid with fruity flavours. The palate is also no longer as firmly structured to hard.   The intense acidity that distinguishes Krug from other traditional houses such as Bollinger has also been toned down. At least it is cushioned by the greater fruit fullness. Purists and collectors with a large stock of old bottles sometimes take a critical view of this. Most are pleased that 2002 and 2000 have been in a good drinking window for a long time. Krug is still unmistakably different. It is still too early for a direct comparison with 1988 and 1979. In addition to these two exceptional vintages, there are also many meagre, rather austere old Krug vintages that do not fit in at all with our preferences today.

97 (96) Richard Juhlin champagneclub.com Ultra-elegant, soft, seductively hovering caressing character with a healthy sting beneath the surface as usual with Krug. Layer on layer constructed in a sophisticated and detailed way. The fruit is so wide that one can sense all the fruits and pastries of the earth in this beautiful creation. Very similar to 1982 at the same age. A bit worried about the lack of acidity and elegance lately.

750 mL

12.5

Champagne

Pinot Noir & Chardonnay & Pinot Meunier

Sulphites

• Brut

France

Champagne Krug, 5, rue coquebert, 51100 Reims, France.