Krug | Corkonomics

Krug makes only prestige Champagne: Grande Cuvée (a multi-vintage blend), Rosé, Vintage, Clos du Mesnil (1.84 ha, blanc de blancs) and Clos d'Ambonnay (0.68 ha, blanc de noirs). It buys most of its grapes from long-term growers and ferments in small oak casks. Production is not published; trade estimates put the house well under a million bottles.

Founded: 1843
Region: Champagne
Ownership: LVMH

Wines

Krug Clos du Mesnil, vintage by vintage

One square for each year. The darker the square, the better the weather was for the grapes. Tap a year to read about it.

2008 2007 2006 2004 2003 2002 2000

ExceptionalExcellentVery goodGoodMixedDifficult

The essentials

Economic profile

Krug's economics are working capital: Grande Cuvée is aged around six years before release and the reserve wines that go into it span more than a decade, so the house carries many years of stock. Grape purchases at grand cru reference prices (€7–8.50 a kilo) make raw material a larger share of cost than at a Bordeaux estate; land is a smaller one. The two clos are the scarcity products, made in about 10,000–15,000 bottles in released vintages.

The detailsClassification, ownership, land and output

Founded

1843

Classification

Prestige house

Ownership

LVMH (group)

First vintage made

1843

Website

krug.com/

Clos du Mesnil

1.84 ha walled Chardonnay vineyard, Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, owned since 1971Krug

Clos d'Ambonnay

0.68 ha Pinot Noir, first vintage 1995Krug

Grande Cuvée aging

≈ 6 years in cellar before release; reserve wines up to 15 years oldKrug

We estimate it costs about $26 to $89 to make one bottle at an estate like this. See the full breakdown

Land-value contextWhat a hectare of vineyard sells for around here

Input	Low	High	Unit	Source
Vineyard land, Champagne AOC average2024	1,050,000	1,200,000	EUR/ha	SAFER
Vineyard land, Côte des Blancs2024	390,000	2,227,000	EUR/ha	SAFER 2024
Vineyard land, Montagne de Reims / Grande Vallée crus2024	333,000	1,631,000	EUR/ha	SAFER 2024

Every wine in a tableBottles made, years covered and how hard each is to find

Wine	Bottles made in a typical year	Vintages covered	Great years	How rare (0–100)
Krug Clos du MesnilSingle-vineyard prestige cuvée · Côte des Blancs	12,000	7 2000–2008	2	80
Krug Grande Cuvée (by édition)Prestige cuvée, multi-vintage · Montagne de Reims	—	20 2000–2019	3	—
Krug VintagePrestige cuvée, vintage · Montagne de Reims	—	7 2000–2011	2	—

Every year in a tableKrug Clos du Mesnil: How each year was rated, and the price the producer first asked

Vintage	How the year was rated	Release price	How rare (0–100)	The growing season
2008	Exceptional	—	79	Cool year with high acidity; the reference vintage of the modern era, declared by every…
2007	Good	—	80
2006	Very Good	—	80
2004	Very Good	—	80
2003	Mixed	—	80
2002	Exceptional	—	81
2000	Good	—	81