Krug Grand Cuveé 166th NV 1.5L CARIGNAN In its uncompromising pursuit of

In its uncompromising pursuit of quality

or what many are now calling an "orange" wine

Made from a base of Cortese (from Stefano Belloti of Cascina Ullivi) and Moscato (grown by the Bera family) and steeped in herbs and citrus

damp soil and dried Provence herbs

The Nebbiolo d'Alba comes from a single vineyard on the border of Barbaresco

Krug Grand Cuveé 166th NV 1.5L CARIGNAN In its uncompromising pursuit ofThe bottle of the '166me Edition' Krug Grand Cuve that I reported on in the last issue of the newsletter had been delivered to my office on one of the hottest days of the summer. Consequently, though the wine showed very well indeed, I had a gnawing feeling that perhaps the scorching weather might have affected that bottle just a touch and I reached out to the folks at Krug to see if I could get another sample to report on for this article. I was glad