Salon 1997
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Salon 1997
HED72633
75 cl
12%
£1,060.00
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Since inception, Salon has been a wine defined by singularity. It is a single terroir. Côte des Blancs; a single cru. Le Mesnil; a single variety. Chardonnay and from a single year. that of a great vintage. The 1997 is complex and ethereal with hints of acacia blossom, green apple, hazelnut and warm bread. The palate is all at once exuberant yet tensile and delicate yet powerful – the epitome of balanced complexity.
96 Vinous
The 1997 Salon, tasted from the 2019 disgorgement, is fabulous. Scents of marzipan, honey, apricot jam, tangerine, spice and brioche open first, followed by touches of reduction from extended time on the lees. The 1997 is in some ways mature, and yet the recent disgorgement brings so much freshness. Today, the 1997 is peaking. It is an understated, beautifully layered Champagne to savor over the next decade or so, maybe longer.Antonio Galloni1st May 2023
17 Jancis Robinson
Disgorged September 2010. TA 8.4 g/l, dosage 7 g/l. Buttery, toasty, smooth and complete. Lemon curd fruit. Very high acid. A tiny bit of oxidative fruit creeping in, but this fits into the fruit profile. Broad, rich. (RH)
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One of the world's most famous prestige cuvée, the first vintage of Champagne Salon was 1905, although it wouldn't be until the 1920s that these wines were finally released to the public. An unparalleled Blanc de Blancs, Salon comes from a single hectare plot and nineteen other smaller plots in Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, and the wine is only prouced in the very finest vintages. As a result, the 20th century saw only 37 bottlings of this fabled Champagne.
Every bottle of Salon is held at the estate cellars for 10 years before release. The result is a highly complex, layered Blanc de Blancs Champagne which has the capacity to age for decades.
