2015 Salon Cuvee 'S' Le Mesnil Blanc de Blancs Brut 750ml Original Presentation Box

Vineyard notes: "A single terroir, the Côte des Blancs, a single cru village, Le Mesnil-sur-Oger"

Drinking Window: 2030-2053

The wines are aged in our cellars for an average of ten years, after which they finally start to reveal their complexity and finesse.

Expert review

The 2015 Salon is exquisite. Bright and focused and captures a gorgeous middle ground between the riper and cooler years. The flavour profile leans towards the more citrus, floral and mineral-driven end of the spectrum typical of cooler years, and yet the wine is also wonderfully open-knit and accessible, with no hard edges and the textural balance that is more common in warmer years. It’s a duality that works extremely well. There is a savoury undertone typical of the year, but it is a strand in the fabric rather than a dominant characteristic. I left a bottle open for more than a week, during which I observed virtually no oxidation. The 2015 might not be as overtly impressive as some recent years, rather it is a Champagne of cool sophistication and total polish.

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About Salon:

Salon is a unique Champagne. It was the product of one single man, Aimé Salon; from one region, the Côte des Blancs; from one cru, le Mesnil-sur-Oger; from one grape variety, Chardonnay; from one vintage, with no blending.

And yet each vintage is different from any other. The vagaries of climate, something in the air, that tiny something that can change everything: this is where Salon's personality is forged.

When a vintage is declared less than 50,000 bottles of Salon are produced. To put that in perspective: Krug’s production – which is considered small – is about 500,000 bottles per year.

Salon's production represents only 1% of that of Dom Perignon and 10% of that of Louis Roederer Cristal. The rarity caused by such a tiny output is further exacerbated by Salon only declaring in the very finest vintages.

In anything but an exceptional year, the grapes go into the Blanc de Blancs of sister house Delamotte.