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Krug Grande Champagne Brut Grande Cuvee 173nd Edition NV [NET]

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Krug's entire idea is that a non-vintage Champagne can be the most ambitious wine in the house rather than the entry point. Every plot is fermented separately in small oak casks and then held in one of Champagne's deepest reserve collections, and each year's Grande Cuvee is assembled from well over a hundred of those wines drawn across a decade or more of harvests. That is what the Edition number tells you: this is the 173rd time they have done it, each one a distinct blend rather than a repeated recipe. It then rests for years on the lees before release, which is where the toast, the depth and the honeyed richness come from. Treat it like wine rather than fizz and pour it into a proper glass, not a flute.

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  • Provenance Assured: All wines are maintained in climate-controlled conditions at our shop until the moment of dispatch.

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  • If the wine is less than 10 years old and it is corked, you may return it to us for a full refund or exchange within 60 days of purchase. You must show us proof of purchase. We understand that you may not live near a shop and that it is difficult to ship open bottles of wine to us, so if there's any problem feel free to Contact Us and we'll work it out.
  • For wines older than 10 years, the consumer bears the risk of a faulty cork, but we accept returns of older bottles if the wine is faulty as a result of improper storage. Please come by the store or Contact Us if there is a problem.
  • We may, at our discretion and to the extent permitted by law, accept returns of unopened wines within 30 days of purchase if they were properly stored by the purchaser, subject to a 15% re-stocking fee.

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Antonio Galloni

95 points

"Based on 2017, Krug's NV Grande Cuvée 173ème Édition is superb. It is an especially rich, almost opulent Grande Cuvée that very much reflects the personality of the base year in its tropical flavor profile. Lemon confit, baked apple tart, passion fruit, tangerine oil and spice are all beautifully amplified. The Krug team, led at the time by Chef de Caves Eric Lebel and current Chef de Caves Julie Cavil, did an exceptional job here." —Antonio Galloni

Robert Parker

94 points

"Revisiting Krug’s NV Grande Cuvée 173ème Édition, it continues to evolve at a glacial pace. As I’ve written before, the base of this edition is the 2017 harvest, which makes up 69% of the blend, and the wine was disgorged in early 2024 with a dosage of 4.5 grams per liter. It opens in the glass with aromas of lemon confit, pear and golden apple mingled with notes of freshly baked bread, buttered toast and a hint of nutmeg. On the palate, it is medium- to full-bodied, with a slightly darker-fruited profile than the 174ème Édition, underpinned by racy acids and animated by a pillowy mousse, before concluding with a long, citrus-inflected finish. It is already offering very attractive drinking." —Kristaps Karklins

Jancis Robinson

18.5 points

"44% Pinot Noir, 34% Chardonnay, 22% Pinot Meunier. Based on the 2017 vintage and from 150 wines across 13 vintages back to 2001. 31% reserve wine. A rain-soaked harvest required extreme diligence. Dosage 4 g/l. Positively round and charming as well as the usual depth, intricate layers and intellectual rigour. Seems to be based on riper grapes than it once was and is already a real pleasure to drink." —Jancis Robinson MW

Decanter

94 points

"Krug's Grande Cuvée 173ème Édition is crafted around one of Champagne's most traumatic harvests of the past 20 years in 2017, where rampant rot and lack of maturity forced extreme sorting at harvest time. It's exactly the sort of year that plays to the house's strengths in its reserve wine library and pixelated, parcel-by-parcel vinification, though. Together with 31% reserve wines dating back to the 2001 harvest, it's a relatively forward Grande Cuvée, but not overly marked by the challenges of the year. There's a juicy apricot fruitiness evident up front, enlivened by some brightness of ground pepper and charred grapefruit peel, with aromatic details of green coffee and a food-friendly dried mushroom savour following in the glass. The softened, cushioned mousse is already feeling nicely settled, complementing the sense of roundness and ease. There's plenty of cooked lime Chardonnay focus pulling the palate into some length and intensity, even if the quantity of Chardonnay in the blend is not perhaps as high as might have been expected considering its relatively strong performance in the year; the reserves, too, bring a delicious length and intensity to the otherwise up-front palate. This edition may be pitched for earlier drinking than some, but will provide fine gastronomic possibilities in the meantime." —Tom Hewson

Wine Spectator

96 points

"Vibrant and rich, statuesque yet graceful, this lovely Champagne offers an expansive range of patisserie apple and pear fruit, grilled macadamia nut, lime and tangerine peel notes, with fragrant saffron, clove, espresso and mineral accents. A lithe, focused spine of lemony acidity and an underlying streak of salinity are enmeshed in the flavor profile, and the fine, satinlike mousse carries everything on the long, mouthwatering finish. Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Meunier." —Alison Napjus

More about Krug

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Chardonnay , Pinot Meunier , Pinot Noir

  • Vintage

    NV

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Sustainable

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Medium Bodied

Flatiron's Take

From the Importer

Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Roast chicken, lobster with drawn butter, aged Comte, mushroom risotto, sushi and sashimi.

Tasting Profile

Full-bodied and dry, richly textured, with toast, brioche, dried citrus and nuts over a fine, persistent mousse.

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