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1996 Salon Cuvee 'S' Le Mesnil Blanc de Blancs Brut - 750ml

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1996 Salon Cuvee 'S' Le Mesnil Blanc de Blancs Brut - 750ml

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Decanter - 100 Points

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. Hazelnut, spices, flowers form part of the remarkable aromatic complexity of this Champagne that also has also remarkable depth of character. Perhaps the most impressive Salon of the tasting. 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. (1/2020)


Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - 99 Points

This bottle of the 1996 Blanc de Blancs Le Mesnil Brut was drinking superbly and represents the apotheosis of Blanc de Blancs, unfurling over the course of three hours 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. (8/2019)


 James Suckling - 98 Points

Incredible freshness and tightness with fantastic acidity and minerality. Full-bodied, compacted and intense. Flinty! Then light yeast and bread dough. Superb. In suspended animation! (3/2016)

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Country France
Region Champagne
Sub-Region Le Mesnil-sur-Oger
Vintage 1996
Grape Chardonnay
Volume 750ml
Critics Score 100 Points

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