France • 5–7 rue de la Brèche d’Oger, 51190 Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, France
Champagne Salon is one of the most singular and coveted houses in Champagne, created in the early 20th century by Eugène-Aimé (Aimé) Salon, a fur trader turned visionary wine lover. Convinced that the Chardonnay of Le Mesnil-sur-Oger in the Côte des Blancs could stand on its own, he set out to make a pure blanc de blancs Champagne from this single grand cru village, initially for his private circle. The first vintage was 1905, and commercial releases followed in the 1920s, quickly gaining a cult following in Parisi…
