KRUG CHAMPAGNE BRUT GRANDE CUVEE 173ND EDITION 750ML Areni barrel-strength rye

barrel-strength rye

chocolate and sweet spices

The Altus (Latin for “high”) is matured in Glenmorangie’s bespoke designer bourbon casks before being lifted even further by a sprinkling of whisky finished in Malmsey Madeira wine casks – a nod to the distillery’s groundbreaking 1995 Madeira Wood Finish

Scents of honeycomb

then traveling by sea (what we like to call “dynamic ageing”) before arriving in France for the second stage of the double ageing process

KRUG CHAMPAGNE BRUT GRANDE CUVEE 173ND EDITION 750ML Areni barrel-strength rye97James Suckling Extremely complex, showing dried apples, light caramel, brioche and flint with cedar, nuts and hints of gunmetal. Integrated, caressing bubbles. Medium bodied with a laser guided, compacted and extremely long palate that focuses the character and the flavors. So deep and polished. Tangy at the end. Drink or hold.