95 points Wine Spectator: "Very fine on the palate, with a lovely texture, carrying layered flavors of patisserie pear, dried apricot, smoked almond, crystallized honey and a hint of kumquat. Vibrant and mouthwatering, featuring a long finish of ground cumin and ginger. Drink now through 2022. (11/15/12)"

95 points Wine & Spirits: "This is the best release of Grande Cuvée we’ve tasted in the last several years, a wine that lives up to its historical greatness with Burgundian richness and Champenoise complexity. It’s layered, intense, almost tannic in its grip, bringing high notes of chamomile and allspice to leaven the resinous butterscotch and chalk cave depths. A heady and immense multivintage blend. (Dec 2012)"

94 points (95 potential) Richard Juhlin: "(50% Pinot Noir, 35% Chardonnay, 15% Pinot Meunier). Strangely enough, this exceptional wine is one of the Champagnes I've drunk on the greatest number of occasions--more than ninety times, in fact. Almost every time, some new element is revealed. Because it's been blended from ten different vintages and forty-seven different wines from twenty-five crus, variation is understandable. However, I have only missed spotting it on one occasion at a blind tasting, proving that its basic character is unique. The extremely tough acidity, together with the heavy, rich Krug aromas, are the foremost clues. Always check how straight the cork is in order to decipher when it was disgorged. When young, the acidity can be too hard. When middle aged and older, the Grand Cuvée has a fabulously complex nose and palate, dominated by nuts and honey. The aftertaste is always long and majestic, like a great symphony. The best bottles deserve even higher points than I've given here. (Apr 2009)"

94+ points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): "...It was disgorged in the fall of 2011, is primarily based on the 2004 vintage, contains fully a dozen different years in the blend- with the oldest wines included in this particular rendition of Grande Cuvée dating back to the 1990 vintage. The bouquet of this young and very promising Krug Grande Cuvée wafts from the glass in a blend of apple, tangerine, a touch of nutmeg, complex minerality, rye toast, orange peel and incipient notes of smokiness and nutskin. On the palate the wine is pure, full-bodied and exquisitely balanced, with great midpalate depth, ripe and snappy acids, laser-like focus, elegant mousse and outstanding length and grip on the very refined and still quite youthful finish. While this release of the Krug Grande Cuvée is already quite enjoyable, I have a strong preference for aging my bottles of this wine and would be inclined to not touch this bottle until at least four or five years have passed, as it is likely to last another thirty-five to forty years! 2013-2050. (Jan/Feb 2013)"

94 points Wine Enthusiast: "With its minimum of six years' bottle aging, this is a beautifully integrated, mature wine. It has a wonderful toast character, layered over sliced pears and ripe acidity. With its complex poise between lightness and richness, this remains an intensely impressive wine. (Dec 2010)"

Wall Street Journal: "Very Good. Rich and authentic, very much the real thing, with some mushrooms, a hint of lemon curd and a thought-provoking depth from age. It's a bit somber, but beautifully made. This has been a favorite of connoisseurs--and other winemakers--for many years because it gets everything right but isn't showy. (11/22/08)"

'5-Star Prestige Cuvée Champagne', Quarterly Review of Wines: "Big, rich, ripe, full-throttle, bread dough, almond and apple flavors. (Autumn 2009)"