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N.V. Krug Champagne Grande Cuvée - France, Champagne (7/27/2006)
WIML93,WA92,WS95 Tasted July 27, 2006 at an offline. Opened and served immediately in a house provided Champagne flute. Light yellow to yellow color in the glass, clear hue throughout with light beading. Nose of yellow apples, pears, brioche, a bit yeasty. Flavors of sharp yellow apples, pears, maybe a touch crème with some citrus notes. Good acidity with good balance. Medium bodied. Drink over the short term. No value recommendation. (93 pts.) Joe ----- Wine is like potato chips around me...if it's open, it's gone. |
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N.V. Krug Champagne Grande Cuvée - France, Champagne (12/13/2006)
WIML91+,WA92,WS95 Always a favorite this bottle seemed to be just a little behind previous tastings. Tasted December 13, 2006 at an offline. Opened and served immediately in a Riedel Vinum Cuvee Prestige glass. Color was light yellow to yellow color in the glass, clear hue throughout. Nose of yellow apples, brioche and citrus fruits.. Flavors of yellow apples and citrus fruits. Medium acidity with medium body. Drink over the 3 or so years. (91 pts.) Joe ----- Wine is like potato chips around me...if it's open, it's gone. |
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what happened to your new TN for each wine mantra?
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I'm not a fan of the Grand Cuvee. It seems to be the antithesis of what I seek in Champagne. (ie- It's too big. No delicacy.)
Just one more sip. |
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Admittedly, I dig Krug. I'd brought the chablis, and this particular bottle of Krug simply came along for "fun". That is, how this bad boy had been stored was an unknown.
That being said, a few weeks ago I brought a bottle of Krug & the '96 Grande Dame (storage had not been an issue with either of these two bottles) to a relatively high end cali cab tasting. That bottle of Krug was singing. I remember being surprised that more than one person said it was their WOTN. (And, no, I didn't get the sense that they were either joking or being polite. These guys aren't that nice...) <LOL> ;-) :-) |
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Did I miss something here or is skosh just talking to her multiple personalities?
 ___________________________________________________ It's good to try them young too and then let them age - James Suckling Infanticide can be very satisfying - Robert Parker I drink mine young to avoid disappointments - James Laube |
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Hey GD,
No, but you'd think my friend (whose name shall remain unmentioned) would have the courtesy to give me a heads-up that he'd deleted his responses. To him I say:  Chivalry is dead, I also say! <heh> <heh> |
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That darn wiml!
My side is hurting from laughing so hard.  Looks like skosh was having a wonderful conversation with... herself.  |
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WIML has an alibi for his whereabouts tonight...that's all I'm saying.
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Hmmm...me thinks I missed something while sipping yet more Champagne last night.
 kumazam, I'm trying to play nice whenever I can. Otherwise, the Internet police (i.e. Librarian Vino Me and his Sargent at Arms Green Drazi) would give me severe tongue lashings for multiple threads. However, if I'm in a rush, I do reserve the right to revert to my old ways just to piss people off. Joe ----- Wine is like potato chips around me...if it's open, it's gone. |
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wiml, we all were a little confused. Best guess from most was that skosh was mixing her medicine with her wine again. That said, she was having great conversation with herself last night on this post and the "What are you drinking?" post as well. I'm sure all is well this fine day. w+a |
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As my dear mother was often wont to say, someone is cruisin' for a bruisin'.
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Was this one of the bottles procured from Squirreljam? If so, I had one of the two bottles show a little less favorably than usual. I hit it right around 91-92 points. The second bottle was much, much better. PH |
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Yup. That's why it was a "warm up" bottle. It was not bad, but simply not what the NV Krug can be. |
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haha... sweet, fair enough  and i have to say i dig NV Krug as well, though i miss the previous label bottle... and the wine in it |
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For the sake of continuity, and because you never know when someone might want to teach an old note a new trick, here's a link to an earlier thread on Krug Grande Cuvée.
No lashing, no bashing, no pain, no gain. ___________________________ Cheers! |
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N.V. Krug Champagne Grande Cuvée - France, Champagne (12/31/2006)
WIML93,PURPLE90,~WA92,~WS95 Tasted December 31, 2006 at 1:17PM exactly. Why? Because it was exactly this time 23 years ago I said “I do” to my lovely bride. Here is to 23 years of wedded bliss! Tasted from 375ml format. Opened and served immediately in a Riedel Vinum Cuvee Prestige Champagne glass. Yellow color in the glass, clear hue throughout with a light, fine mousse. Yeasty nose upon opening with some notes of pears, yellow apples and brioche. Later showing some roasted almond notes. Flavors of yellow apples, pears and citrus notes with a minerally (maybe limestone) component I haven’t picked up on before. Consistent with previous tastings, probably one of the better bottlings to date. Drink over the next 3 years or so. Recommended as always. (93 pts.) Joe ----- Wine is like potato chips around me...if it's open, it's gone. |
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Happy Anniversary wiml & PURPLE!!!
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Congratulations wineismylife and PURPLE! What a great little champer to celebrate with...
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Posted from CellarTracker |
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Well done Futronic!
Nice to finish such an awesome BdM lineup with such excellent bubbles. Next time I might be tempted to fly in for an offline like this! Albert Jochems - life is to short to drink bad wines - |
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I'm sure we'll be doing the 4th annual one next year!
That said - this was at the beginning of the night, even though my note was posted after all the Brunello. |
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Was the wedding on the 31st her idea for tax reasons? |
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This was at Binny's for $120 and it skyrocketed to $190.
 I enjoyed this a lot when I tried it.------------------------------ "All men will hate you because of me, but he who stands firm to the end will be saved." Matthew 10:22 www.winetarget.com |
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