Krug, Grande Cuvee Edition 165 Vintage:N.V. Relatively firm reduction renders the

Relatively firm reduction renders the nose impossible to read at present

2000 cases produced

The 2003 is an unusually bold

it is impossible to resist

Tasted January 2016

Krug, Grande Cuvee Edition 165 Vintage:N.V. Relatively firm reduction renders theThe 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