Cuvee 'S' Le Mesnil Blanc de Blancs Brut by Salon is an ultra-prestige, 100% Chardonnay Champagne produced only in excep…Cuvee 'S' Le Mesnil Blanc de Blancs Brut by Salon is an ultra-prestige, 100% Chardonnay Champagne produced only in exceptional vintages from Grand Cru vineyards in Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, including the house’s famed Jardin de Salon. Vinified in…Learn More »
$1189
/750ml
2013 Retail Average
98
/100
2013 Pro Rating
Energy charges through the 2013 Salon Cuvee 'S' Le Mesnil Blanc de Blancs Brut, wrapping ripe lemon, tangerine and subtle tropical hints around a core of dense citrus oil, white flowers and pastry. The palate is at once powerful and tightly focused, with great depth of mid-palate fruit, a saline, limestone-driven snap, and a finish that seems to glide on and on. This vintage combines the cool precision of a late harvest year with unusually generous texture and early charm for Salon.
Butter-poached lobster; Turbot with beurre blanc; Aged Comté
Cuvee 'S' Le Mesnil Blanc de Blancs Brut by Salon is an ultra-prestige, 100% Chardonnay Champagne produced only in exceptional vintages from Grand Cru vineyards in Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, including the house’s famed Jardin de Salon. Vinified in stainless steel with no malolactic fermentation and aged around a decade on lees, it is famed for its combination of laser-like acidity, chalky Côte des Blancs minerality, and intense yet restrained power, evolving slowly into layers of citrus, white flowers, brioche, and hazelnut. Produced as a single-vinta…