Lot 255
KRUG CHAMPAGNE VINTAGE BRUT 2002 (3) WS 96 WA 97+ JS 100
Lot 255 Details
KRUG CHAMPAGNE VINTAGE BRUT 2002
Champagne.
The much-anticipated 2002 has impeccable detail and depth with a lot of chalky, stony and flinty elements on the nose as well as a very fresh edge. The nose is very complex and wound up tight but presents itself as very integrated and compressed. There are aromas of lemon rind, lime juice and a lime custard all at once, complemented in turn by a super-restrained hazelnut-like edge. Undertones of brown mushrooms, chalky minerals and lemon leaf. The palate has a core of sizzlingly intense, concentrated chardonnay framed with in a powerful phenolic structure that will underpin the future of this Champagne. Flawlessly fresh and as perfect as it gets. Give this time as it needs to settle: best from 2020 and then for another decade beyond. October 2016 jamessuckling.com WS 96 WA 97+ JS 100