Krug Vintage 2011

Krug surprises in the heterogeneous, difficult year of 2011 with a fine, harmonious vintage that is aromatically expressive: mint, basil, sage, apricot, lemon, green apple, deep roasted flavours, even notes of new oak meet vanilla and caramel. Champagnes from 2011 tend to be softer, but here the absence of malolactic fermentation ensures freshness, which is also supported by mineral tension.

96(95) Richard Juhlin champagneclub.com

The 2011 vintage generally produced round and caressingly soft champagnes without springiness. Above all, the Chardonnay grapes often produced wines that are very buttery rounded and lack springiness. The lack of resilience is of course easily fixed by Julie and her team. Nice strong structure from Pinot Noir binds up the Chardonnay and the lack of malolactic fermentation is of course also an important key to maintaining resilience in the creation. In the glass, we immediately get a house-typical and delicious Krug with nice balance from the start. Nicely roasted and majestic deep aroma without losing charm. Oaky elegance, white flowers and fruits with peaches and citrus along with fresh spices like basil and sage and a big dose of brioche and caramel vanilla. Round and tickling springy on the tongue. Never overloaded or heavy, but deep in its entire fascinating spectrum of aromas. Lightly nutty and smoky aromas meet tart green apples as well as a large portion of seabed minerality and a pleasant aftertaste of grilled grapefruit. The vintage can never be counted among the really great ones, but I wonder if Krug didn't at least make the best wine of the vintage in all of France. Fantastic first meeting together with restaurant Frantzén's pure flavors where Japanese purity meets Swedish ingredients and French gourmet tradition.

• 750 mL
• 12.5
• Champagne
• Sulphites

• Brut

• France
• Krug 5, rue Coquebert, 51100 Reims, France