1985 | Salon | Blanc de Blancs Brut

Introduction

Sparkling Wine: 1985 | Salon | Blanc de Blancs Brut

Knockout aromas of lemon, lime, toffee, grilled nuts, nutmeg and minerals, conveys a strong impression of soil character. Great thickness and brightness in the mouth, offers a compelling combination of lemon and orange citricity and complex yeast autolysis notes, and near-perfect harmony of young and maturing elements.

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Producer: Salon

Ratings: WE | 96 WS | 95

Vintage: 1985

Size: 750ml

ABV: 12.5%

Varietal: Chardonnay

Country/Region: France, Champagne

Knockout aromas of lemon, lime, toffee, grilled nuts, nutmeg and minerals, conveys a strong impression of soil character. Great thickness and brightness in the mouth, offers a compelling combination of lemon and orange citricity and complex yeast autolysis notes, and near-perfect harmony of young and maturing elements.

Reviews:

• Wine Enthusiast: An enormously complex and rich wine that almost defies description. Golden apples, raisins and pears; bread, cream, vanilla, honey and nuts. The list goes on and on. Full and rich; the mousse is extremely fine and creamy-textured in the mouth.

• Wine Spectator: A wonderful, mature Champagne, offering toast, mushroom, honey and citrus aromas and flavors that evolve into a long walnut aftertaste. Its richness is offset by bracing acidity, yet not quite fully integrated. Full-bodied and aristocratic.

Producer Information

Salon is one of the most prestigious houses in Champagne. Instead of making a range of styles that includes a prestige cuve like most Champagne houses, Salon makes a single prestige cuve, which is made entirely from Chardonnay from the village Le Mesnil-sur-Oger. The house was founded in 1911 by Eugne-Aim Salon, who thought that Champagne was overly dominated by heavy Pinot Noir. Consequently, Salon decided to make a top Chardonnay-based label instead. Today Salon is made in only the best vintages. The wine comes from a one-hectare (2.5 acre) parcel owned by Salon and 19 smaller parcels cultivated through agreements with various growers in the Grand Cru-classified Le Mesnil. In years deemed not good enough, the grapes and wine production are diverted to become a part of the Champagne Delamotte label. 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.