Krug, Grande Cuvee Edition 165 Vintage:N.V. silky and fresh

silky and fresh

As I have observed many times in these pages

it is impossible to resist

Tasted January 2016

textural but incisive

Krug, Grande Cuvee Edition 165 Vintage:N.V. silky and freshThe NV Grande Cuve 165me dition is showing well, offering up a lovely bouquet of warm bread, honeycomb, peachy fruit, smoke and lemon oil. On the palate, the wine is medium to full bodied, layered and beautifully integrated, with excellent depth at the core, a fine mousse and a long, chalky finish. Built around the 2009 vintage, the 165me isn't as powerful or fleshy as the 167me dition, but if anything, it's even classier and more harmonious at this