Jancis Robinson - 19/20
Predominantly premier and grand cru vineyards. 43% Chardonnay from Avize, Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, Trépail, Villers-Marmery, 42% Pinot Noir from Ambonnay, Aÿ, Bouzy, 15% Pinot Meunier from Saint-Gemme, Villevenard. 12 years on the lees, disgorged summer 2013, dosage 6 g/l. A ripe, rich and generous vintage, according to Olivier Krug.
Pale gold. Gently roasted and toasty, grilled nuts, lightly spicy. Millefeuille suggests Krug. Deep, rich, generous, gloriously mouth-filling but so fresh. Majestic, sumptuous. As it opens, more cedary, more bottle age in evidence. Deep, powerful, almost overwhelming as it develops in the glass. (JH)