This is a sad day. One of our favorite wines in the whole wide world is disappearing. 
 
Well, not the wine in entirety: Krug Grand Cuvee, the house's legendary multi-vintage blend, will still be released in 750s and magnums. But the 375s have officially been discontinued. We bought the last we could get our hands on and wanted to share them with you, our faithfull newsletter-reading friends, first. 
 
What makes Krug GC so special? There's really no other NV like it. Krug has the deepest library of reserve wines -- made up of some of the greatest wines in Champagne. They were masters of Meunier (the "third grape" of Champagne, which has become the darling of cutting edge growers) long before it was cool. And their chef de cave consistently blended a vast number of wines (like, insanely vast -- 131 in this disgorgement) to make the most perfect, most complete, most delicious Champagne imaginable. On release, delicious; with time in bottle, truly transcendent.
 
It has also been one of the finest wines available in 375. So it's the bottle we've turned to for countless special occasions. So many friends have proposed over a half bottle of Grand Cuvée that it seemed at least as essential as a ring. It's also the bottle we've turned to to elevate many "ordinary" evenings. Dinner for two at the end of a hard week? No better way to get the weekend off on the right foot -- and save some space for red or white wine, too. And as a special bonus, the 1/2 bottles tend to mature a little more quickly than the 750s --  so opening one with a few years of bottle age is a delicious chance to do a little time traveling to our vinous future. 
 
But now all that is coming to an end. We don't know why; we've just been told that the decision came down from Krug itself. Whatever: when we heard the news we did the only responsible thing. We loaded up. Because we want some bottles to put aside for special nights to come. We want to be able to open a bottle in a few years and get a taste of the future. And we want to be able to share them with you. 
 
Unfortunately, there wasn't a ton left and we don't think these will last long, so please don't wait to click through below and grab some bottles. 

Krug Champagne Brut Grande Cuvée (375ml) - $134.99
The technical details are astounding. As noted above, this is a blend of a hard to fathom 131 different wines. Those wines come from 12 different years, between 2000 and 2015. It's based on 2015, but 42% of the blend is from the reserve wines. Pinot Noir is 45% of the blend, Chard 37% and Meunier the balance. . The youngest is from the year 2015 and the oldest dates back to 2000. But those details are nothing compared to the pleasures of the wine: the complex aromas, the breadth of flavors, the roundness of texture and the classic bright, Champagne core.