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2015 Salon Cuvee S Le Mesnil

ChampagneSparklingHighly RecommendInternationalPrivate Cellar

$ 2500.00 AUD

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An exceptional 97pt release of arguably the world's greatest Champagne, produced only in exceptional years, it's that simple!

Region - Champagne

Type - Sparkling

Year - 2015

Winery - Champagne & Sparkling

Grape - Blanc de Blancs

Volume - Standard - 750ml

About the wine

Tasting notes

Crisp, focused but boasts approachability over the usual austerity with its charming bouquet and palate of citrus, florals and deep mineral-driven complexity that brings chalkiness and a gentle savoury edge. Absolute,y stunning.

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

Body type

full

Acidity

medium

Food pairings

Pork

Cheese

Pizza

Fish

Red Meat

Pasta

BBQ

Vegetables

Poultry

Shellfish

Oysters

Spicy Foods

Cured Meats

Desserts

Expert review

The 2015 Salon is exquisite. Bright and focused and captures a gorgeous middle ground between the riper and cooler years. The flavour profile leans towards the more citrus, floral and mineral-driven end of the spectrum typical of cooler years, and yet the wine is also wonderfully open-knit and accessible, with no hard edges and the textural balance that is more common in warmer years. It’s a duality that works extremely well. There is a savoury undertone typical of the year, but it is a strand in the fabric rather than a dominant characteristic. I left a bottle open for more than a week, during which I observed virtually no oxidation. The 2015 might not be as overtly impressive as some recent years, rather it is a Champagne of cool sophistication and total polish.

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The Grape

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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