It’s the secret dream of any self-respecting wine enthusiast, let alone being able to uncork it on New Year’s Eve to celebrate the new year!!! It was April 2008 when Krug unveiled its most exclusive gem, the Clos d’Ambonnay 1995, a blanc de noirs produced from the tiny 0.68-hectare plot in the Grand Cru vineyard of Montagne de Reims—roughly one-third the size of Clos du Mesnil, which was first released as a 1979 vintage.
The first vintage of the rare and precious Clos d’Ambonnay is 1995, produced in 3,200 numbered bottles priced at approximately €3,500–4,000 per 75-cl bottle. It is fermented and aged in pièces, the 205-liter barriques used in Champagne, and matures in the bottle for a full 12 years. Subsequent vintages have included 1996, 1998, and most recently, 2000.

It is therefore worth revisiting the notes from the two samples tasted a full seven years ago:
In the glass, it is splendid, radiant, and golden; the vertical column of myriad tiny bubbles releases undeniably ripe notes of fruit on the nose, along with a fresh complexity composed of pastry, mellow notes of vanilla, and toast.
On the palate, the texture is creamy, and the bubbles intensify the lively freshness, with precise returns of the olfactory notes enhanced by a mineral softness, followed by an exceptionally long, intoxicating finish.