Krug Rosé is an unexpected rosé Champagne combining elegance and boldness – inspired by the dream of the fifth generation of the House of Krug to conceive a rosé Champagne that did not exist, a rosé Champagne that could be re-created every year.
KRUG ROSÉ 26ÈME ÉDITION IN ESSENCE:
▪ Krug Rosé 26ème Édition is a blend of 28 wines from 7 different years, the youngest of which is from 2014, while the oldest dates back to 2005.
▪ It was completed with 11% traditionally macerated Pinot Noir of the year blended from plots in Aÿ and Taissy, to add a unique spiciness, colour and structure. Its final composition is 44% Pinot Noir, 30% Chardonnay and 26% Meunier.
▪ A stay of at least seven years in Krug’s cellars gives Krug Rosé 26ème Édition its unique expression and elegance.
THE STORY OF ITS CREATION:
Krug Rosé 26ème Édition was composed around the harvest of 2014, an erratic year in Champagne that oscillated between hot dry spells and cool rainy periods. Vines developed under good conditions, ensuring a generous harvest. The contrasting weather preserved freshness and resulted in great heterogeneity throughout the region,
underscoring the importance of the House’s plot-by-plot approach.
▪ To craft the final creation, plots’ wines of the year, which included chiselled and elegant Chardonnays from the Côte des Blancs and the Montagne de Reims, and a very special Pinot Noir from Sacy, which stood out for its brilliant redcurrant notes, were blended with selected plots’ reserve wines from 6 other years, including unctuous Chardonnay wines from 2006 to impart roundness.
▪ In all, reserve wines from the House’s extensive library made up 33% of the final blend of this Édition of Krug Rosé.
