2003 Krug | FINE+RARE Wines

Average Score

Critic Notes

"Light yellow. Powerful, complex bouquet evokes fresh peach, pear, floral honey, green almond and smoky minerals. Deep, palate-staining citrus and orchard fruit flavors show outstanding vivacity for a hot vintage, picking up ginger and talc notes with air. The strikingly long, sappy finish features zesty orange pith, smoky minerals and an echo of honeysuckle. I'd be in no rush to drink this one. Speaking of waiting, I had the chance to revisit the 2000 Vintage Krug and it has begun to pick up the smoky, weighty and nutty character that long-time fans of this producer crave. It's still plenty young but already unmistakably Krug, with a chewy texture and a sexy floral nuance dominating right now." (Dec 2014) www.vinous.com

Score: 95-/100Josh Raynolds

Krug's New Release: An Irrefusable Invite for a Sneak Preview

Whilst not best known for my self-discipline, offers that simply CAN’T be refused are few and far between. One such offer came late last year: would I like to hop on a couple of trains and spent a little time with Olivier Krug and his team for a sneak preview of the next vintage to be released? Erm... Krug has ...

ON January 20, 2014

Krug's New Release: An Irrefusable Invite For a Sneak Preview Part II

Part of the deal here is that one of the wines is a secret for the next few days. Needless to say it’s Krug, it’s vintage Krug, and it will be the next vintage to be released. We tasted it against the lovely 2000 Krug and two different batches of Grande Cuvee: one based on the 2000 vintage and one ...

ON January 22, 2014

Krug

We were delighted to welcome Olivier Krug to our offices last week for an eye-opening tasting of some of his wines. Olivier spends much of his time pressing the flesh: few do it with such knowledge and with such genuine enthusiasm. There is an insiders’ secret about Krug. Simple, yet true. And something I’ve always believed. The general perception is that ...

ON February 24, 2015

Krug Grande Cuvée Mixed Case

FINE+RARE have unearthed a rare opportunity to own a Krug Grande Cuvée mixed case... We have secured thirty limited edition collections containing six bottles of Krug Grande Cuvée recreated in three different years - 2006 base x 2 bottles, 2005 base x 2 bottles and 2004 base x 2 bottles - in original wooden cases. Read on to find out ...

ON July 22, 2016

Krug Clos d’Ambonnay – A Remarkable Tasting

Every now and then, an invitation arrives that can’t be ignored and last week, I was fortunate enough to be invited by Krug to join them at their launch of the 2000 Krug Clos d’Ambonnay at Andrew Fairlie’s new Secret Garden in the Perthshire Countryside. Andrew Fairlie is Scotland’s most celebrated chef and his restaurant at Gleneagles is the only ...

ON August 5, 2015

Country

France

Region

Champagne

Sub-region

Colour

White

Taste

Dry

Alcohol %

12%

Product Type

Sparkling wine

Product Subtype

Drinking Window