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Krug Vintage is made only in years Krug declares and released after about ten years. Production is not published.
- Made by
- Krug
- Style
- SparklingPinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier
Champagne prestige cuvée
The top bottle of a big Champagne house. It is made from the best grapes, aged six to ten years, and sold in a heavy bottle and a smart box.
Good years and bad
One square for each year. The darker the square, the better the weather was for the grapes. Tap a year to read about it.
The essentials
The wine and its economics
Krug Vintage is made only in years Krug declares and released after about ten years. Production is not published.
Every year in a tableHow each year was rated, and the price the producer first asked
What does this wine cost to make?Our estimate: $26–$89 a bottle
We estimate it costs about $26 to $89 to make one bottle of a wine like this. The price in the shop is far higher because the land is scarce, the name is famous, and many hands take a share on the way to you.
| Component | Low | High |
|---|---|---|
| Imputed land cost | $4.95 | $13.16 |
| Vineyard operations | $1.65 | $3.59 |
| Oak barrels | $0.19 | $0.76 |
| Winemaking labour and cellar work | $3.00 | $6.00 |
| Cellar aging | $3.60 | $10.80 |
| Bottle, closure, label, case and bottling | $4.90 | $12.40 |
| Winery overhead | $3.00 | $8.00 |
| Financing over the aging period | $5.11 | $34.47 |
| Estimated winery production cost | $26.39 | $89.18 |
Recent auction resultsWhat bottles of this wine fetched when collectors sold them
| Sale date | Vintage | House and sale | Per bottle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | 2003 | Christie'sFine & Rare Wines: Featuring The Reserve Cellar and 50th Anniversary Wines Direct From Stag's Leap Wine Cellars (sale 24555) · lot 1457 | $375 with premium |
| Apr 2026 | 2008 | Christie'sThe Cellar of an Obsessive Collector Part II: Online (sale 24715) · lot 756 | ≈$504 with premium |
| Nov 2025 | 2006 | Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: London Edition (sale 24579) · lot 642 | ≈$262 with premium |
| Oct 2025 | 2002 | Christie'sA Prodigious Private Cellar of Impeccable Provenance Part II: Online (sale 23825) · lot 5252 | ≈$398 with premium |
| Oct 2025 | 2002 | Christie'sA Prodigious Private Cellar of Impeccable Provenance Part II: Online (sale 23825) · lot 5251 | ≈$398 with premium |
| Sep 2025 | 2004 | Christie'sThe Glorious Cellar of a European Connoisseur (sale 24214) · lot 31 | $292 with premium |
| Sep 2025 | 2003 | Christie'sThe Glorious Cellar of a European Connoisseur (sale 24214) · lot 30 | $583 with premium |
| Sep 2025 | 2003 | Christie'sThe Glorious Cellar of a European Connoisseur (sale 24214) · lot 29 | $271 with premium |
| Sep 2025 | 2002 | Christie'sThe Glorious Cellar of a European Connoisseur (sale 24214) · lot 28 | $469 with premium |
| Sep 2025 | 2002 | Christie'sThe Glorious Cellar of a European Connoisseur (sale 24214) · lot 27 | $500 with premium |
| Sep 2025 | 2000 | Christie'sThe Glorious Cellar of a European Connoisseur (sale 24214) · lot 26 | $667 with premium |
| Sep 2025 | 2000 | Christie'sThe Glorious Cellar of a European Connoisseur (sale 24214) · lot 25 | $729 with premium |
The detailsClassification, grapes, bottle sizes and the rest
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Compare →Wines from the same appellation or region that collectors weigh against this one.
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Cristal
Roederer's prestige cuvée from its own biodynamic grand cru vineyards, released in most recent vintages after about six years.
Dom Pérignon
The largest-volume collectible Champagne: vintage-only, released after eight or more years, re-released as P2 after fifteen.
Krug Clos du Mesnil
Blanc de blancs from a 1.84-hectare walled vineyard: about 10,000–15,000 bottles in released vintages.
Salon Le Mesnil
About 60,000 bottles in declared vintages only — around forty in 120 years — from Le Mesnil-sur-Oger Chardonnay aged a decade.
Sources
- Krug — the house, 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2026.