Krug Clos du Mesnil--Vintage 1988 Eleven bottles in individual original wooden cases. One bottle with slightly bin-soiled label Tasting note: You know you are in for a special night when the first wine served is Krugs 1988 Clos du Mesnil. Where do I start? Everything about the wine is sensational from start to finish. An endless array of crushed rocks, minerals and bright citrus emerges from this intensely pointed, chiseled Champagne. The elegance, though, is really in the texture. The wine has acquired an element of vinosity over the years, with the tiniest and finest of bubbles and simply extraordinary finesse. It is a wine of mind-blowing purity and breathtaking elegance. Simply put, wine does not get better than this. The 1988 Clos du Mesnil is an eternal wine. 'In the Cellar' July 2011. Antonio Galloni (erobertparker.com)