2003 Krug Vintage Brut

Name: 2003 Krug Vintage Brut
Brand: Krug
SKU: 9ecfc0cd999bc89215f619f17f797aa8
Price: 1094.00 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 95 (17 reviews)

Champagne, France

- Avg Price (ex-tax)
- $ 445 / 750ml

4.5 from 13 User Ratings
95 / 100 17 Critic Reviews
Style Sparkling - Complex and Traditional
Grape Variety Champagne Blend
Food Pairing Shellfish, Crab and Lobster

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- Critic tasting note: (2003 vintage) "- The 2003 Krug vintage Champagne is a stunning wine from this warm and somewhat challenging vintage. This is definitely one of the best (if not the finest) Champagnes I’ve sampled from the 2003 vintage. Aromatics of intense kumquat skin, honeydew melon, with earthy and smoky undertones all entice the senses once in the glass. The weight and freshness is stunning. Marzipan, and lemon cream are all beautifully woven together with shades of white truffle shavings. This has a wonderful effervescence and seamless quality, with formidable weight. The exceedingly long finish lingers. Outstanding now, this both the verve and viscosity to cellar well for the next fifteen years." - Owen Bargreen
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Winery

Krug

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Region or Appellation

Champagne Brut

Champagne / France

Grape Variety / Blend

Champagne Blend

46% Pinot Noir, 29% Pinot Meunier & 25% Chardonnay

Style

Sparkling Wine

Sparkling - Complex and Traditional

Food Pairing

Shellfish, Crab and Lobster

With shellfish, you can think of the wine as a squeeze of lemon...

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About the Product

Producer Notes: Krug Vintage is created as Joseph wrote, “according to the circumstances.” In the House of Krug, Krug Vintage is not the selection of the best wines of a good year, but the selection of the wines which better express the story of the year, those wines which better play the music of the year. The creation is then enhanced by a stay over ten years in Krug’s cellars.
Drinking Window: 2013-2033

Analytical Data

Sparkling

Alcohol ABV: 12%
Method: Traditional Method
Dosage: Brut
Sweetness: Dry

Production Attributes

Ownership: LVMH Moët Hennessy
Harvest date: August - October
Closure Type: Cork
Vintage Notes: A year of circumstances: a dry winter and spring, premature blooming, frosts and a very hot summer. A very long harvest – the longest in living memory and the earliest harvest since 1822 – which took place from August to October. Small yields, healthy grapes, extremely varied levels of maturity, over and under-ripeness, the latter due to vines stopping their maturation as a form of self-protection from the heat.

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Winemaking: Krug decided to create a vintage for this particular year and named it Vivacious Radiance, to relay the story of a hot year that surprised Krug winemakers with unexpected freshness and fruit in some of the plots’ wines. Krug 2003 is a blend of selected wines of the year, from many different plots.

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Ageing: The finesse and elegance of Krug 2003 is enhanced by around ten years in the Krug cellars.
Producer Tasting Notes: At first sight, a subtle yellow gold colour highlights a reserved finesse. On the nose, there are notes of citrus, plum, liquid honey and brioche. On the palate, fresh summer fruits, surprising red grapefruit, along with candied peel, roast chestnuts and caramelized apple tart.

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Awards

(2)

2 Stars

2003 Vintage

Awarded: 2016

Le Guide Hachette des Vins

Grand Gold

2003 Vintage

Awarded: 2014

Mundus Vini

Suggested Dishes to Pair With This Wine

Yellowtail nigiri Starter Course: Contains: rice; Japanese

BLT sandwich Main Course: Contains: bacon, tomato, lettuce; Western

Chocolate Dessert Course: Western

Crottin Chavignol Cheese Course: French

Details

About the Product

Producer Notes: Krug Vintage is created as Joseph wrote, “according to the circumstances.” In the House of Krug, Krug Vintage is not the selection of the best wines of a good year, but the selection of the wines which better express the story of the year, those wines which better play the music of the year. The creation is then enhanced by a stay over ten years in Krug’s cellars.
Drinking Window: 2013-2033

Analytical Data

Sparkling

Alcohol ABV: 12%
Method: Traditional Method
Dosage: Brut
Sweetness: Dry

Production Attributes

Ownership: LVMH Moët Hennessy
Harvest date: August - October
Closure Type: Cork
Vintage Notes: A year of circumstances: a dry winter and spring, premature blooming, frosts and a very hot summer. A very long harvest – the longest in living memory and the earliest harvest since 1822 – which took place from August to October. Small yields, healthy grapes, extremely varied levels of maturity, over and under-ripeness, the latter due to vines stopping their maturation as a form of self-protection from the heat.

Read more
Winemaking: Krug decided to create a vintage for this particular year and named it Vivacious Radiance, to relay the story of a hot year that surprised Krug winemakers with unexpected freshness and fruit in some of the plots’ wines. Krug 2003 is a blend of selected wines of the year, from many different plots.

Read more
Ageing: The finesse and elegance of Krug 2003 is enhanced by around ten years in the Krug cellars.
Producer Tasting Notes: At first sight, a subtle yellow gold colour highlights a reserved finesse. On the nose, there are notes of citrus, plum, liquid honey and brioche. On the palate, fresh summer fruits, surprising red grapefruit, along with candied peel, roast chestnuts and caramelized apple tart.

Read more

Awards

(2)

2 Stars

2003 Vintage

Awarded: 2016

Le Guide Hachette des Vins

Grand Gold

2003 Vintage

Awarded: 2014

Mundus Vini

Critics Scores & Reviews

(17)

2003 vintage

95 / 100

17 scores

95 - 100

90 - 94

85 - 89

80 - 84

75 - 79

0 - 74

When to drink: 2013 to 2033

95 / 100 Owen Bargreen

2003 Vintage Tasted: Jul 2019

When to drink: 2019 to 2033

- The 2003 Krug vintage Champagne is a stunning wine from this warm and somewhat challenging vintage. This is definitely one of the best (if not the finest) Champagnes I’ve sampled from the 2003 vintage. Aromatics of intense kumquat skin, honeydew melon, with earthy and smoky undertones all entice the senses once in the glass. The weight and freshness is stunning. Marzipan, and lemon cream are all beautifully woven together with shades of white truffle shavings. This has a wonderful effervescence and seamless quality, with formidable weight. The exceedingly long finish lingers. Outstanding now, this both the verve and viscosity to cellar well for the next fifteen years.

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2003 Vintage Tasted: Nov 2017

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? / 100 James Suckling

2003 Vintage Tasted: Jul 2017

Tasted this year with Chef de Cave, Eric Lebel, it is exactly the same edition (ID) as tasted in 2016. This shows a rich nose featuring deep and ripe chardonnay and pinot noir. Red fruits, some dark mushrooms, plenty of grilled nuts, caramel, some deep spices, dried citrus, lemon peel and bready aromas are all there. The trademark complexity is here, too, and this freshens with air. The palate is intricately detailed and stitched together like needlework. It is extremely precise and even, and the acidity is articulated with some finesse, even if this has much more in terms of phenolics as the leading structural component. The phenolics are rich and ripe, and they sit polished and even around immensely concentrated fruits such as peaches, nectarines and white cherries. The finish is deep, even and resonant. Drink now but rest assured that this will hold for a very long time – just as Krug has proven in other warm years such as '76. Krug ID 115023.

About James Suckling

95 - 96 / 100 Falstaff

2003 Vintage Tasted: Nov 2015

Mittleres Goldgelb, aktives, feines Mousseux. Ein Hauch von Brioche, ein Hauch von Honig und Kräutern, zarte Holzaromen, unterlegt mit feinen zitronigen Nuancen, Steinobstnoten von reifen Ringlotten, zart nussiges Bukett. Am Gaumen straff, engmaschig, zunächst weiße Fruchtnuancen, sehr lebendig strukturiert, in der Folge gereifte Noten, etwas Karamell und kandierte Orangenzesten, dunkle Noten von Walnüssen und Bergamotte, im Abgang ein Hauch Rosa Grapefruit und salzige Mineralität.

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94 / 100 Tom Cannavan

2003 Vintage Tasted: Jan 2015

(2015) The earliest harvest since 1922 when temperatures were on average 28ºC over growing season. Beautiful buttercup and emerald hints to the colour. There is creaminess and there is delicate honey and hazelnut, even a hint of toast. The palate shows ripeness but also extraordinary clarity, a very harmonious and rounded wine, lovely integration, with composed, precise flavours pushing through to a very long and elegant finish. Plush, yes, but citrus-tight and long. Whilst technically it has lower acidity than the 2000, it does not feel like it in the mouth.

About Tom Cannavan

19 / 20 Revista de Vinhos

2003 Vintage Tasted: Dec 2014

Bolha finíssima, muito rico de aroma, complexo, notas de frutos secos, grande classe na boca, acidez viva e bem presente, cheio de garra. Impressionante para os sentidos, um champanhe que não se esquece.

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18 / 20 Vinum Wine Magazine

2003 Vintage Tasted: Dec 2014

Im Gegensatz zum cremigen, delikaten 2000 fällt der 2003 viel fruchtiger, voller und jugendlicher aus - den klassischen Krug-Touch erreichte er gar erst nach etwas Belüftung. Interessanter, eigenwilliger Champagner, vielleicht eher für Insider geeignet, die kein Krug-Jahr auslassen wollen.

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17.5 / 20 La Revue du Vin de France

2003 Vintage Tasted: Jan 2017

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95 / 100 The Wine Front

2003 Vintage Tasted: May 2016

About The Wine Front

92 / 100 Wine & Spirits Magazine

2003 Vintage Tasted: Dec 2015

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95 / 100 Wine Spectator

2003 Vintage Tasted: Nov 2015

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93 / 100 Jeannie Cho Lee

2003 Vintage Tasted: Oct 2015

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99 / 100 Gilbert & Gaillard

2003 Vintage Tasted: Jun 2015

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18.5 / 20 Gault & Millau

2003 Vintage Tasted: Jun 2015

About Gault & Millau

93 / 100 CellarTracker

2003 Vintage

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All 96 / 100 $ 548 2021 – – 2020 – – 2019 – – 2018 – – 2017 – – 2016 95 / 100 – 2015 – – 2014 – –

2013 – – 2012 – – 2011 96 / 100 $ 411 2010 – – 2009 – $ 1,656 2008 96 / 100 $ 576 2006 96 / 100 $ 414 2004 95 / 100 $ 430 2003 95 / 100 $ 445 2002 97 / 100 $ 584 2000 96 / 100 $ 534 1998 95 / 100 $ 583 1996 97 / 100 $ 792 1995 94 / 100 $ 695 1993 – – 1992 – – 1991 – – 1990 96 / 100 $ 1,101 1989 95 / 100 $ 898 1988 96 / 100 $ 1,067 1987 – – 1986 – – 1985 96 / 100 $ 1,111 1984 – – 1983 – – 1982 94 / 100 $ 1,131 1981 94 / 100 $ 1,568 1980 94 / 100 $ 865 1979 95 / 100 $ 1,449 1978 95 / 100 $ 580 1976 93 / 100 $ 1,718 1975 93 / 100 $ 1,783 1973 94 / 100 $ 1,974 1971 94 / 100 $ 1,937 1970 – – 1969 94 / 100 $ 3,799 1966 96 / 100 – 1964 – $ 2,900 1962 – $ 2,615 1961 – $ 2,879 1959 98 / 100 $ 2,674 1955 – $ 2,674 1953 – $ 5,807 1952 – $ 6,403 1949 – – 1945 – – 1943 – $ 5,807 1938 – $ 22,082 1929 – $ 17,432 1928 – – 1908 – – 1843 – –

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2003 Vintage: Champagne Learn more

Vintage quality: Average

Current condition: Likely past it

The 2003 Champagne vintage was, overall, fraught but a few good wines were made.

Although the beginning of the year saw spring frosts which destroyed some of the harvest, the region was then pummelled by an intensely hot growing season. The hot temperatures, especiall...

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