2011 Krug, Vintage Brut

The 2011 Champagne Millesime is pastoral and fresh in style, with notes of melon, powdery flowers, fresh pear, linen, and lemon candies. Medium to full-bodied, it’s elegant and pretty with its mouthwatering feel, a refined mousse, a clean, stony texture, and a long, citrus-noted finish. It's not the most powerful vintage, but it has a lot of finesse. Drink 2025-2050.

The 2011 Krug is a singular, distinctive vintage at this address. Revealing aromas of lemon, confit citrus, dried herbs, hazelnuts, pear and ripe orchard fruits mingled with spices, it's medium to full-bodied, round and dense, with a phenolic, singular entry and a structured, almost tannic but elegant mid-palate framed by a fleshy core of fruit. It has a pinpoint mousse and a long, mineral and saline finish enhanced by a lot of chalky dry extracts. Compared to previous vintages, which were tauter and more incisive, this rendition is more austere, aging gracefully into a Champagne of understated elegance and revealed austerity.