1996 Salon Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut
Community Tasting Note
dcwino wrote:
Friday, August 21, 2015 - Viking dinner at RJs - 96 Salon, 09 Coche CC, 01 Rousseau, 06 CSS, 06 Masseto, 01 D'Yquem and etc. (Reston, Va): Extremely youthful and perfectly precise showing that buckles the recent trends of the kinder and gentler showing of the 96 Salon. Incredibly youthful nose displaying pear, granny smith, a hint of lemon curd, smoke, lanoline, strong presence of white flowers, wet stone, white pepper and honey. Incredible concentration and perfect precision, fresh white fruit driven palate impression, bright acidity, strong presence of mineral and incredibly long finish. This is one of the best showings of the 96 Salon for its youthfulness and perfect precision. It is unbelievable that this is a twenty year old champagne.
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Comment posted by Jeffrey Silver:
8/24/2015 10:09:00 AM - TY for the TN DCWino,
I think Salon is one of the true superstars of Champagne. Although lost on lots of people is that is ages incredibly slow. So your bang on correct with 1996. It is still an infant. I have a case and holding on for a few more years to enjoy it's evolution. Had a bottle about 4 months ago and my assessment was right with yours.