Wine Spectator Score: 96

Robert Parker Score: 99

Region: Champagne

Type: Sparkling Wine

Color: White

Varietal: Champagne

Vintage: 1996

Size: 750ML

Available: 1

Brand: See more from Krug (France)

Sku: 33620

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Wine Spectator Review:
Offers fine depth and complexity, showing aromas of coffee, mushroom and candied citrus. This is laserlike on the palate, focusing its citrus, honey and mineral flavors and corralling them to a long finish. Still a baby, with great length and potential. Best from 2010 through 2030.

Parker Review:
As if there were any doubts, Krugs 1996 Brut Blanc de Blancs Clos du Mesnil reaffirms its position as one of the greatest if not the greatest Champagne of this historic harvest. I have had the privilege of drinking the 1996 Clos du Mesnil a few times over the last year and it has always been breathtaking, as it is again today. The wine sparkles on the palate with a brilliant, pointillist expression of fruit, showing surreal detail, depth and polish. Like a finely cut gem, each impression reveals a different and unique shade of nuance. The 1996 Clos du Mesnil coats every inch of the palate with endless layers of perfumed fruit and a chiseled, minerally finish that lasts forever. The oak seems a touch pronounced in this particular bottle, something I have not encountered previously with this wine. If forced to drink only one Champagne (assuming budget was not an issue) I might very well choose Krugs 1996 Clos du Mesnil. This profound Champagne is as good as it gets. No disgorgement date provided. Anticipated maturity 2011-2036.