Champagne Salon Cuvee 'S' Le Mesnil (OWC) 2015

Name: Champagne Salon Cuvee 'S' Le Mesnil (OWC)
Brand: Champagne Salon
SKU: S005022
Price: 9900 HKD
Availability: InStock

4.7

HK$9,900

750ml

OWC

Vintage Character
Salon Le Mesnil Blanc de Blancs Brut 2015 is a Grand Cru Champagne from Le Mesnil-sur-Oger in the Côte des Blancs, crafted entirely from Chardonnay and released only in vintages the house deems worthy. In Champagne, 2015 was a warm, dry year that produced ripe fruit and generous texture, while the best sites retained the tension needed for balance, making it a notably strong vintage in the right hands. Le Mesnil’s belemnite chalk soils and cool, east-facing exposures are central to the wine’s identity, giving this Blanc de Blancs its hallmark cut, saline precision, and profound mineral length.

Tasting Profile & Food Pairing
The bouquet is layered and precise, moving from lemon zest, white peach and orchard blossom into brioche, hazelnut and crushed chalk. On the palate, it is both vinous and incisive, combining creamy mousse with a tightly drawn core of citrus, green apple and pastry notes, then finishing with a long, mouthwatering, chalk-laced persistence. The Wine Advocate awarded the 2015 Salon 99 points, a fitting marker for a wine of this authority and finesse. Pair it with oysters and beurre blanc, turbot with brown butter, or lobster ravioli.

Winery Background
Founded by Eugène-Aimé Salon in the early 20th century, Champagne Salon helped define the idea of prestige, single-variety, single-vintage Champagne from one village: Le Mesnil-sur-Oger. The house works from Grand Cru Chardonnay sites in the village, harvests by hand, and follows a patient, minimalist approach intended to let site character speak clearly. Fermentation and élevage are deliberately restrained, with extended lees aging in bottle forming a key part of the style, building texture and complexity without sacrificing the incisive line that makes Salon one of Champagne’s benchmark Blanc de Blancs.