1979 Krug Clos du Mesnil (1st Year of Clos du Mesnil)
The Clos du Mesnil is an exception to the Krug rule of blending. This wine is 100% Chardonnay from the renowned Clos du Mesnil vineyard within the village of Mesnil-sur-Oger in the Côtes de Blancs. This historic 1.85ha vineyard has been enclosed by a stone wall since 1698 and is set on a southeast-facing slope and is sheltered from the weather by its wall and surrounding houses. This vineyard was purchased by the Krug family in 1971 and started to carefully restore the vineyard to its previous glory by replanting the Chardonnay vines one section at a time. By 1979 the vintage had achieved the quality Krug was aiming for and was therefore the first vintage of the Krug Clos du Mesnil. Only about 12,000 bottles of this wine are made in only the top vintages. Even less bottles are produced in the desireable Magnum size.
Tasting Note
A nose of creamy caramel and wheat dough draws you in for a sip and that sip doesn’t disappoint. Rich flavors of toasty dough, vanilla, caramel, peach, citrus, and some straw weave in and out of each other to create a masterpiece of a wine that still has decades of life ahead of it.
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