Krug 1996 (1 JM30)

Krug 1996

Level into the neck, excellent appearance, individual presentation coffret within OC ; Niveau dans le goulot, excellente apparence, coffret de présentation dans un carton d'origine

On its 20th birthday (oh, that it was also mine!), still stupendously impressive, a monumental Krug and the last year when Paul Krug was part of the tasting team. I always thought that it might bear a resemblance to the legendary 1928 when it was at a similar age. It has that great tension between ripeness and acidity that is a mark of 1996, plus vinosity and power, icy orange zests and seamless silk. Sleek structure in liquid form. In 2021, obviously more mature, but still icily classic and imposing - authority in the glass. Serena Sutcliffe, MW

WA 98

1 jero - 3 litres (owc)

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