Krug Champagne at Auction: Grande Cuvée, Vintage, and Single Vineyard Prices
Krug auction price history from 2021–2026. Grande Cuvée, vintage Krug, and Clos du Mesnil prices with year-by-year performance data.
Krug is Champagne's most serious investment proposition — its range from Grande Cuvée to single-vineyard Clos du Mesnil spans two orders of magnitude in price.
Over the five-year period from 2011–2026, Krug wines sold across 1,000 lots at fine wine auction houses worldwide. The average hammer price across all wines and vintages was $40,496 per bottle. A modest 0.2% compound annual growth rate suggests stable but not spectacular appreciation — attractive for collectors prioritising long-term cellar value over short-term returns. The strongest-performing vintage at auction has been 1992, averaging $239,167 per bottle.
1,000
Total Lots Sold
$40,496
Avg Price / Bottle
1992
Best Vintage
0.2%
Avg 5-yr CAGR
Price Trend: 2021–2025
Prices have dramatically risen from $1,646 in 2011 to $12,717 in 2026 — a 673% increase over the period. The market peaked at $95,284 in 2023. The softest year on record was 2013 at $785 per bottle.
Average hammer price per bottle, all lots and vintages combined. Source: WineAuction.ai — 1,000 lots across 9 houses.
Wine-by-Wine Price Performance
The table below breaks down performance by individual wine and vintage. Krug, Collection (1985) delivered the strongest appreciation at 152.6% CAGR, while Krug, Clos du Mesnil (1981) saw prices retreat 98.6% annually — the portfolio's weakest performer. The most expensive wine in the portfolio is Krug, Clos du Mesnil (1992), currently averaging $215,000 per bottle.
| Wine | Vintage | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Lots | CAGR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Krug, Clos du Mesnil | 1985 | $2,983 | $2,000 | $68,856 | $6,586 | $2,405 | 38 | 15.3% |
| Krug, Clos du Mesnil | 1990 | $1,728 | $2,080 | $102,940 | $4,118 | $3,738 | 63 | 26.6% |
| Krug, Clos d'Ambonnay | 1995 | $320,000 | — | $486,667 | $147,409 | $95,444 | 33 | -44.7% |
| Krug, Clos du Mesnil | 1995 | — | $1,500 | $176,883 | $2,142 | $4,839 | 35 | 63.3% |
| Krug, Clos du Mesnil | 1986 | $1,875 | — | $51,293 | $1,529 | $2,514 | 25 | 131.6% |
| Krug, Clos du Mesnil | 1998 | $38,625 | $3,000 | $50,551 | $4,319 | $2,146 | 46 | -39.4% |
| Krug, Clos d'Ambonnay | 1996 | $290,000 | — | $153,361 | $43,698 | $39,552 | 26 | -48.4% |
| Krug, Clos du Mesnil | 2000 | $1,283 | $1,400 | $48,496 | $9,983 | $1,253 | 49 | 33.4% |
| Krug, Clos du Mesnil | 1988 | $2,000 | — | $125,443 | $5,461 | $3,618 | 64 | 36.0% |
| Krug, Clos d'Ambonnay | 1998 | — | — | $440,000 | $3,850 | $12,500 | 9 | -83.2% |
| Krug, Clos du Mesnil | 2002 | $1,493 | $1,929 | $24,460 | $4,145 | $2,182 | 129 | 3.5% |
| Krug, Collection | 1976 | $1,645 | — | $1,560 | — | — | 4 | -2.6% |
| Krug, Clos du Mesnil | 1979 | — | — | $4,250 | $4,421 | — | 8 | 63.0% |
| Krug, Collection | 1985 | — | — | — | $950 | $2,400 | 3 | 152.6% |
| Krug, Clos du Mesnil | 1989 | — | $115,800 | $67,794 | $6,250 | $1,352 | 22 | -57.4% |
| Krug, Clos du Mesnil | 1996 | $1,660 | $6,000 | $48,646 | $6,585 | $21,514 | 77 | 48.2% |
| Krug, Clos du Mesnil | 2003 | $976 | $1,750 | $180,000 | $2,953 | $3,117 | 61 | 2.1% |
| Krug, Clos du Mesnil | NV | $110 | $783 | — | $1,563 | $1,133 | 9 | 79.1% |
| Krug, Collection | 1990 | $750 | — | — | $750 | — | 2 | 0.0% |
| Krug, Clos du Mesnil | 1982 | — | $2,250 | $135,160 | $5,467 | $44,360 | 19 | 38.4% |
| Krug, Collection | 1989 | — | $975 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Krug, Clos d'Ambonnay | 2000 | — | $150,950 | $490,000 | $114,361 | $137,422 | 10 | -3.1% |
| Krug, Clos d'Ambonnay | 2002 | — | $3,151 | $161,033 | $104,950 | $1,842 | 20 | 0.6% |
| Krug, Clos du Mesnil | 2006 | — | $126,922 | $2,000 | $2,750 | $1,874 | 87 | -59.5% |
| Krug, Clos du Mesnil | 1980 | — | — | $360,000 | $2,033 | $1,900 | 7 | -69.7% |
| Krug, Clos du Mesnil | 1981 | — | — | $340,000 | $4,650 | — | 5 | -98.6% |
| Krug, Clos du Mesnil | 1983 | — | — | $57,520 | $73,725 | — | 12 | -59.5% |
| Krug, Clos du Mesnil | 1992 | — | — | $202,500 | $215,000 | — | 7 | 14.0% |
| Krug, Clos du Mesnil | 2004 | — | — | $30,005 | $2,125 | $1,678 | 76 | -65.5% |
| Krug, Clos du Mesnil | 2008 | — | — | $66,500 | $4,095 | $2,188 | 49 | -71.1% |
Prices are average hammer prices per bottle. CAGR calculated from first year with data to most recent. Lots with fewer than 3 sales may show volatile averages.
Most Frequently Traded
Liquidity matters as much as price appreciation for investment-grade wine. These are the Krug wines that appear most often at auction — the easiest to buy and sell if you need flexibility.
Key Takeaways
- →Most liquid wine:: Krug, Clos du Mesnil has appeared in 888 lots — the most frequently traded in the portfolio and the easiest to resell if you need to exit a position.
- →Best investment return:: Krug, Collection (1985) has compounded at 152.6% annually — the strongest performer in the Krug portfolio by growth rate.
- →Recent momentum:: Prices rose from $12,478 in 2025 to $12,717 in 2026, suggesting continued collector demand heading into the current market.
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