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Champagne House Krug To Label Each Grand Cuvée Bottle With Unique Number System

September 25, 2015 by Rick Bakas in Champagne/Sparkling

Since 2011, Krug Grand Cuvée has featured a code on its back label which can be entered into the Krug website to find out key details about the multi-vintage blend, such as the harvests used for that release. However, the first three numbers indicate the date the Champagne was disgorged. In this case, the 111 means that this bottle was disgorged in the first quarter of 2011.

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September 25, 2015 /Rick Bakas
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