Krug Vintage Brut 2008

香氣濃鬱，充滿蜂蜜、甘草、薄荷醇、橙皮和葡萄柚的香氣。活潑、濃鬱、和諧，口感極具張力，散發出木瓜、蜜餞和柑橘、黃色獼猴桃、楊桃、蜂蜜、蘋果撻、黃油餅乾、橙皮、牡丹和茴香的香氣，並帶有花香和薄荷醇的味道。它具有悠長、平衡和精確的餘韻以及令人驚嘆的結構。

Since I reviewed the Krug 2008 Brut last year, I have drunk the wine on five or six occasions, but I still struggle to understand it. This bottle, tasted at the cellars in Reims, was among the best I've encountered to date; but between the chiseled muscularity of the Clos du Mesnil and the complexity and plenitude of the 164ème Édition of Grande Cuvée, the vintage itself simply seems less compelling and complete. Offering up aromas of citrus oil, freshly baked bread, orange zest, dried white flowers and a discreet hint of buttered toast, it's medium to full-bodied, racy and saline, with a pretty pinpoint mousse and a tightly wound core. Will it unfurl with time to reveal more mid-palate volume and authority, or will it remain a comparatively lean, understated vintage for Krug? As ever, time will tell, and given the house's track record I certainly wouldn't be surprised to see the 2008 take flight with more time on cork.
Drink: 2023-2043

【Krug】
Krug在1843年由創始人Joseph Krug在蘭斯創立，是香檳區極負盛名的香檳廠之一。Krug現隸屬於LVMH集團，目前由Margareth Henriquez擔任總裁，家族第六代Olivier Krug擔任總經理。雖然酒莊總部位於蘭斯，不過在Clos d'Ambonnay也有一個全新的釀酒廠，預計於2023年開始營運。

Joseph Krug認為香檳真正的本質是為人們帶來快樂，因此他更希望每年都能釀造出最好的香檳，最終創造了Grande Cuvée。不管天氣如何變化，酒莊都會密切注意葡萄園的特色，尊重每個地塊與葡萄酒的特性，並建立一個來自不同年份的龐大儲備酒庫，使創始人的理想能夠實現；現今儲備酒庫已經儲存了150種葡萄酒。