Champagne Salon - 2006 - Salon Brut Blanc de Blancs - 750 ml.
France - Le Mesnil Sur Oger
Chardonnay
Cult - Vintage: 2006 - Size: 750 ml.
Salon is one of the most prestigious houses in Champagne. Instead of making a range of styles that includes a prestige cuvee like most Champagne houses, Salon makes a single prestige cuvee, which is made entirely from Chardonnay from the village Le Mesnil-sur-Oger. The house was founded in 1911 by Aime Salon, who thought that Champagne was dominated by heavy Pinot Noir. He decided to make a top Chardonnay-based wine instead. Now, Salon is made in only the best vintages - in years deemed not good enough, the grapes become a part of Champagne Delamotte instead. The wine comes from a one-hectare parcel owned by Salon and 19 smaller parcels cultivated through agreements with various growers in the Grand Cru-classified Le Mesnil. Salon is held back in cellar for much longer than other Champagnes - it can spend up to a decade in bottle before it is released onto the market, and can be cellared further.