(Decanter) - Henri Krug, former head of Champagne Krug, has died of cancer aged 76. Henri Krug, who died on 7 March, represented the fifth generation of the family to head Champagne Krug, passing the mantle of directeur de la maison to his younger brother Rémi when he retired in 2001, but still on hand to advise his son Olivier when he in turn took over from Rémi in 2007. After retirement he remained a member of the tasting panel helping the winemaking team assemble the different Krug cuvées, as his father Paul had done before. ‘It is with profound sadness that we learned yesterday of the passing of Henri Krug,’ said Krug’s president and CEO Maggie Henriquez. ‘Our thoughts are with his family, especially his wife Odile and his five children, including Olivier and his brother Rémi.