1996 Salon Cuvee S Le Mesnil in Box
$ 2200.00 AUD
The worlds greatest Champagne that is only produced in exceptional years, it's that simple! 100 points of utter perfection, this will leave you speechless.A warm, even hot, spring with no real change during the summer, conditions that allowed the grapes to gorge themselves on sugar while preserving good acidity. Harvest began on 23 September.
Region - Champagne
Type - Sparkling
Year - 1996
Winery - Champagne
Grape - Blanc de Blancs
Volume - Standard - 750ml
About the wine
Tasting notes
This bottle represents the apotheosis of Blanc de Blancs, unfurling with a stunningly complex bouquet of citrus oil, confit lemon, dried white flowers and oyster shell, with hints of praline and pastry cream becoming more pronounced as the wine opens up in the glass. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, deep and multidimensional, defined by the incisive spine so typical of the vintage that, here, is cloaked in layers of crisp fleshy and chalky extract. The finish is long, penetrating and saline.
Wine descriptors
Captivating and Complex, Elegant and Fine, For the Cellar, Something Special
Fruit aromas & flavour
Apples and Pear, Citrus
Other aromas & flavour
Buttery, Florals, Minerality, Nuttiness, Spices, Toastiness
Food pairings
Pork
Cheese
Pizza
Vegetables
Shellfish
Oysters
Cured Meats
Desserts
Fish
Spicy Foods
Red Meat
Pasta
BBQ
Poultry
Expert review
Hazelnut, spices, flowers form part of the remarkable aromatic complexity of this Champagne that also has also remarkable depth of character. On the palate, a sensation of flesh and opulence, but also the telltale precision and erect backbone of racy acidity, and an enthralling finish ending on a refreshing note of salinity. A truly great Salon that leaves one speechless. 100 points
Blanc de Blancs
French for “white of whites”, Blanc de Blancs is a sparkling wine made entirely from Chardonnay grapes. Made famous in Champagne, these wines have an incredible purity and linearity about them and express with intense lemon and apple-like fruit flavours, usually with an underlying seam of minerality and precise acidity.
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