Welp, it was a special occasion so I wanted to celebrate and tried Krug for the first time. Definitely an experience and I’m still trying to figure this wine out. Here’s my tasting notes:

Opened with a little funk on the nose, kind of barnyard/soil. Lots of citrus and acid on the palate, super long finish. Let sit in cold water for an hour, came back and noticed some honey, brioche, toast, and marzipan, like almond cookie. Hour 2, noticing smell of candied apricot. Not very fizzy, seemed fizzier in my wife’s Zalto. Switched to Josephinen, didn’t change much but maybe slightly less aromatic. —- Overall, I found it fascinating. Light in body, fair bit of complexity, but the dissipation of the bubbles was sort of disappointing. Not sure if it was the wine glasses we chose (Zalto and Josephinen Universals) or if I opened it too long (kind of doubt that), but it went from sparkling to still very fast. I also realize this was very young, so I’d be interested in trying an older cuvee. And if you’re wondering about the Lays, I’ve always enjoyed salty chips with sparkling wine, but the lack of bubbles here stopped me from reaching into the bag too often, which wasn’t a bad thing. I was able to focus more on the wine and try to pick out each of the notes, which wasn’t a lot of fun!