Salon is a unique champagne. Defined by its singularity since the very beginning, this exceptional wine is the champagne of a single terroir: the Côte des Blancs; a single cru: Le Mesnil-sur-Oger; a single grape variety: Chardonnay; a single year: that of a great vintage; and of one man: Eugène-Aimé Salon.

Labeled by Parker as one of the World’s Greatest Wine Estates. Salon has been around since 1910. The founder, Eugene Aime Salon, was a bon vivant. He enjoys the best things in life including the best Champagnes and he believed he could make the most exceptional and unique Champagne which would belong only to him. He chose the finest terroir, la Cote des Blancs; the best cru, le Mesnil-sur-Oger; the best parcels of vineyards, those above the church and started a quest of making a true Blanc de Blancs. Champagne Salon comes from a single hectare plot called « the Salon garden » and nineteen other small plots in Le Mesnil-sur-Oger.

Only in exceptional years are Salon made, a feature unique to the best Champagnes in the world, with limited production and using traditional vinification. Between 1921 and 1998, Salon has released only 32 vintages in this seventy –seven year period. Another important fact is that Salon still produces solely one wine per declared vintage. The wines are kept in the cellars for a minimum of 8-12 years, allowing them to gain in complexity and finesse, before it is disgorged by hand and released to the market.

Today, Champagne Salon is run alongside Champagne Delamotte by Didier Depond, President, and Michel Fauconnet, Cellar Master and Production Manager of the Laurent-Perrier group.

Salon 2012 (OWC1)

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