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1985 Krug, Brut Vintage (1.5L)
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Vintage: 1985
Format: 1.5L
Wine Name: Champagne
Vineyard:
Designation: Brut
Appellation: Champagne
Producer: Krug
Varietal: Champagne Blend
Type: White - Sparkling
Country: France
Region: Champagne
Sub-Region:
Tasting note: Vintage Krug is the yardstick against which all
vintage Champagnes are measured. They began selling the '85 in 1994.
These majestic wines always require long bottle storage, but the '85 was
surprisingly accessible from the start, with its wonderful, elusive
nose of smoke, cream, honey, nuts, peaches, and vanilla. The oak
character doesn't stand out rather, it is the elegant, velvety soft
fruit—particularly Pinot Meunier from Leuvrigny—that is noticeable. Very
long aftertaste of vanilla. During the last year of the 1990s the wine
hit a clear rut that it still hasn't recovered from. I'm not going to
drink my bottles until 2010. (92pts. Richard Juhlin)
Tasted: Apr. 2005
Score: 92
Drink: 2010
Tasting note: A seductive, fully mature, spicy-flavored
Champagne that's rich in texture, full in body, still quite firm in
balance and long on the finish. What a satisfying taste experience!
Drink now through 1999. (94pts. Wine Spectator)
Tasted: Dec. 31, 1996
Score: 94
Drink: Now - 1999
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