KRUG Brut Vintage 2002 Bottle

Description

The 2002 Krug Champagne is a stunning vintage that has garnered exceptional acclaim, featuring ratings of 100 points from James Suckling, 98 points from Decanter, and 97+ points from The Wine Advocate. Suckling describes it as having impeccable detail and depth, showcasing chalky, flinty notes, vibrant citrus elements like lemon rind and lime juice, and a complex aromatic profile with hints of hazelnut and brown mushrooms. Decanter praises its bright colour and the powerful complexity of the Pinot Noir at its core, emphasizing its poised and magnificent character. The Wine Advocate highlights the wine's generancy rich palate, refined acidity, and mineral finish, marking it as beautifully balanced. With a drinking window extending beyond 2030, the 2002 Krug promises a remarkable experience for years to come.

*****

JAMES SUCKLING 100 points
The much-anticipated 2002 has impeccable detail and depth with a lot of chalky, stony and flinty elements on the nose as well as a very fresh edge. The nose is very complex and wound up tight but presents itself as very integrated and compressed. There are aromas of lemon rind, lime juice and a lime custard all at once, complemented in turn by a super-restrained hazelnut-like edge. Undertones of brown mushrooms, chalky minerals and lemon leaf. The palate has a core of sizzlingly intense, concentrated chardonnay framed whitin a powerful phenolic structure that will underpin the future of this Champagne. Flawlessly fresh and as perfect as it gets. Give this time as it needs to settle: best from 2020 and then for another decade beyond.

DECANTER 98 points
Tasted by: Michael Edwards Part of Krug 2002 'in another league', says Michael Edwards
Drinking Window: 2018 - 2050
The Krug 2002 vintage Champagne is a mix of bright Welsh gold and pale green lights and has a perfect flow of tiny bubbles. What aromatics - spring flowers from well-sited Pinot Meunier, and exoticism in the Chardonnay. The beating heart of the wine is powerful, poised and very complex Pinot Noir, still biding its time to majestically unfold. Magnificent. About Krug: Krug is part of the Moët Hennessy business owned by luxury goods house LVMH. However, Krug family members play an active role in running the prestigious Champagne house. Olivier Krug - who has been officially with the house since 1989 - regularly travels around the world to host tastings and explain the Krug production process and philosophy. Founded by Joseph Krug in 1843, Krug has retained a focus on the premium end of the Champagne market, pitching itself as a producer of only prestige cuvées.

THE WINE ADVOCATE 97+ points
Drink Date: 2018 - 2030
Krug's 2002 Brut (ID 415064 – disgorged IV/2015) has an intense citrus color and opens with a generous, intense yet fine and precise bouquet that indicates great depth and elegance. Red fruit flavors on the nose lead to a generously rich yet pure, highly refined and elegant palate, with lots of ripe cherry fruits and delicious yeasty flavors. This is a highly complex and tensioned but beautifully balanced 2002 with a charming dosage that gives perfect roundness. The finish, however, is clear, fresh and well-structured, if not taut, and very mineral. Tasted in Reims in April 2018. - Stephan Reinhardt.

JANCIS ROBINSON 18.5+ points
Tasted blind. Definitely more youthful with probably more potential than its pair (the 2004) but it's very tricky to guess the vintage. Hint of veginess and punch. Very long indeed. A real peacock’s tail on the finish. Impressive. (JR)

VINOUS 94 points
This is perhaps the best bottle of Krug's 2002 Vintage I have tasted. Expansive and creamy on the palate, with lovely finesse and brightness, the 2002 is quite expressive today. I don't see the depth or pedigree that might place this wine among the best examples of the year. Instead, the 2002 Vintage continues to be an underwhelming wine by Krug standards. - Antonio Galloni