Krug Clos du Mesnil 2003 750mL with Gift Box

Krug Clos du Mesnil 2003 750mL with Gift Box is the same single-vineyard Chardonnay Champagne as the standard bottle, here in Krug's gift-box presentation.

From the Producer

Krug was founded in Reims in 1843 by Joseph Krug, a German-born cooper-turned-negociant who believed Champagne should not depend on the vintage alone. Today the house still follows his founding idea: every year, a Grande Cuvée blends more than 120 wines from many different years, kept in oak casks, to recreate a Krug 'taste' beyond any single harvest. Krug owns 268 hectares across the Champagne region — in Reims, the Côte des Blancs and the Montagne de Reims — and farms plots in Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, Avize, Oger, Cramant, Ambonnay, Aÿ and Trépail. The single-vineyard Clos du Mesnil (1.84 hectares, walled since 1698, 100% Chardonnay) and Clos d'Ambonnay (0.68 hectares, walled, Pinot Noir) are bottled separately only in years Krug judges the plot's harvest good enough. The Krug Collection is Krug's late-release programme: selected vintage wines returned to the cellars for extended ageing, re-disgorged and re-dosed closer to release than the standard library. The house ferments in small stainless-steel tanks, ages wines in 205-litre oak casks (Krug is one of the few houses still using wood for élevage), and bottles each plot and year separately before the blending.

The 2003 vintage marked the second Clos du Mesnil release from Krug after 1979. The plot is walled since 1698, planted entirely to Chardonnay on chalk in Le Mesnil-sur-Oger. Krug bottles it on its own only in selected vintages; the gift-box presentation is part of Krug's standard retail packaging for the cuvée.

Tasting Profile

• Nose: Citrus, orchard fruit, brioche, white flowers and chalk.
• Palate: Tense and concentrated, with pure Chardonnay fruit, mineral drive and fine oak.
• Finish: Long, saline and precise.

Best For

Krug collectors building the Clos du Mesnil vertical, Krug drinkers gifting a single-vineyard Chardonnay Champagne, and serious restaurant cellars.

Why Solera Hong Kong

Solera is the Hong Kong destination for gift-boxed Krug single-vineyard Champagne, with Sheung Wan pickup and careful handling of prestige presentation packaging.

Producer background sourced from: krug.com — About Krug · krug.com — The Krug Vineyards · Wikipedia — Krug

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