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Salon 2007 'Le Mesnil' Blanc de Blancs Brut Champagne
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$ 599.99
99 points - rare release
Extremely limited opportunity on one of the most sought-after Champagnes in the world.
99 Points Wine Enthusiast "Cellar Selection": "This legendary Champagne, only produced in exceptional years, comes from the village of Le Mesnil in the Côte des Blancs. It is made from 100% Chardonnay and aged for many years before release. Its minerality, concentration and beautiful fruit are still astonishingly young and deserve further aging. Drink from 2020."
97 Points James Suckling: "Such an impressive wine for the detail in every respect. The nose delivers fresh lemon and grapefruit peel, together with white, stony minerals and very, very fresh and light pastry notes. Some grilled hazelnuts, too. The palate is super fine, supple and crisp with attractive, dry, salty minerals on the finish that holds super long, fine and focused. Elegant citrus and light brioche to close. Drink or hold."
97 Points Wine & Spirits: "This latest release of Salon announces itself with energy and leaves with freshness. It comes from a vintage marked by a cool, cloudy August that delayed ripening; after the vines recovered in September, they yielded this delicate chardonnay, completely saturated with flavor. It comes from 20 parcels in Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, a selection established by the founder, Aimé Salon, in the early 1900s, including one estate parcel of 2.5 acres. Other than exclaiming on the wine’s delicious flavors, our panel was seduced by its texture, describing it in variations of silk, satin or chalk and velvet whiteness. It has a presence—a remarkable infusion of chalk soil—that sets it apart."
"Simply put, it is a grand vin... with bubbles." Created in 1911 with first vintage 1905, Champagne Salon is the creation of one man, a man who was a Champagne connoisseur, seduced by the terroir of Le Mesnil. What makes Salon Champagne no unique, is that all of the emphasis of the production in on the singular: a single man, Aimé Salon; one single region, the Côte de Blancs; from one single cru, le Mesnil-sur-Oger; from one single grape variety, Chardonnay; and from one single vintage, with no blending whatsoever.
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