France

Aperitif/avec

Shellfish

Fish

Chardonnay

Salon

Salon Le Mesnil-sur-Oger Grand Cru

Champagne

Champagne, brut

Le Mesnil-sur-Oger

Certified Sommelier

Magnum - kraftpakke, massiv, konsentrert, enormt potensiale

Expert

Kremet og "steely" nese. 
Moden gult eple og grønt epleskall, fersken, mandler, nettmelon og autolyse. 

Intens på ankomst, kremet og fruktig midt, frisk mineralitet og høy syre gir en lang finish. 
95+

Trenger i mine øyne 4 år+
Delt på 4 pers, nok bedre med luft.. 

WSET Diploma

Sommelier

En makeløs vin! Lys gyllen på farge. Mandler, epler, aprikos, hvit sjokolade, kastanjer og grønn te på duft. På smak finner vi en flott fruktkjerne, enorm fruktlengde, nydelig delikat autolyse med lekker mousse og lett bolledeig på duft. Syre er medium pluss. 
En perfekt flaske, en uendelighet av dufter, balsam i munnen, dyp, lang og frisk. 

Meget vinøs og elegant årgang med solid fruktkjerne og kalkpreg - kremete - ren og frisk med ørsmå bobler (95)

The nose is lean and precise with nectarine, green apples and pears. There is also some honey. The autolysis is incredibly elegant. The palate is intensely fruity and acidic, but it is less acidic than Salón often is. It is also very mineral. It's an amazing mousse and it's an incredibly appealing mouthfeel. The finish is long and complex. This is very close to the top of how good a champagne can be! 98 points.

en av Salons beste årganger - imponerende dyp frukt i en ekstremt syrefrisk årgang - denne flasken med mindre bobler enn normalen

Magnum - intens, flott moden - drikk nå - mye forskjellige gule frukter, bra syre, en virkelig topp champis

Served blind to @bbfinewine and me. Due to its maturity and reductive nature, I mistook it for 1996 Dom Perignon, although initially, I thought it was Blanc de Blancs.⁠
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The color slightly fades towards light, a coppery hue, followed by a lovely mixture of reduction with dry citrus, yellow plum, green apples, walnuts, crushed seashells, citrus oil, and white flowers.⁠
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The fizz is very delicate; the wine melts in the mouth with a creamy and round, salty-rich iodine texture, leaving behind mineral and sweet/sour aftertastes of citrus peel and white flowers.⁠
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Perfect to drink as is, with upside potential. I feel another 10+ years of cellaring will add a lot more to this already fantastic wine. I think Salon gets really interesting with at least 20 years of age.

Fine wine advisor

Magnum - hakket mer kalkete en Krug Mesnil 88, saltaktig sm intensitet, råere frukt . . . bedre blir det ikke. (99++)

trengte luft - meget intens champagne, tørkede urter, rosmarin og timian, angripende i munnen med høy syre, sublim kalkmineralitet, strukturert, mikroskopiske bobler mot skum, pen fruktsødme med noe tørket frukt - særdeles lang (97)

Svak Salon. Ble advart. Overmoden, mangel på syre og kick. Enkel.

Medium golden colored, the 1982 Salon comes bounding out of the glass with ready-to-go scents of apple butter, crème brûlée, preserved lemons, and candied ginger, with a beguiling undercurrent of jasmine tea. The palate is so light on its feet with a laser-precise backbone of crisp acidity offset by super-intense citrus and spice flavors, while maintaining impressively persistent fine bubbles, finishing very long and minerally. Superb!

Category	Sparkling wine
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Producer	Salon
Vintages	2013
Country	France, Champagne, Le Mesnil-sur-Oger
Bottle	75 cl

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