Krug Grande Cuve is born from the dream of Joseph Krug to craft the very best champagne he could offer, every year, regardless of annual variations in climate. Every year since 1843, Maison Krug honours his vision with a new unique dition of Krug Grande Cuve and each one takes over 20 years to craft resulting in the most generous expression of Champagne. Beyond the notion of vintage, Krug Grande Cuve is always a blend of over 120 individual wines from more than 10 different years, expressing a fullness of flavours and aromas impossible to achieve with the wines of a single year. Composed around the harvest of 2016, Krug Grande Cuve 172me dition is a blend of 146 wines from 11 different years. The youngest is from the year 2016 and the oldest dates back to 1998.In all, reserve wines from the Maisons extensive library make up 42% of the final blend, bringing the breadth and roundness so essential to each dition of Krug Grande Cuve.The final composition of this champagne is 44% Pinot Noir, 36% Chardonnay and 20% Meunier.In all, over 20 years of careful craftsmanship were necessary to enjoy Krug Grande Cuve 172me dition. [#intro]Each dition takes over 20 years to craft resulting in the most generous expression of Champagne…[/intro]