Salon - Le Mesnil Blanc De Blancs Champagne 2013 (Pre-arrival) (750ml)
Price: $1275.00
Sale Price: $1085.00
| Producer | Salon |
| Country | France |
| Region | Cham |
| Varietal | Chardonnay |
| Vintage | 2013 |
| Sku | 6208 |
| Size | 750ml |
Vinous: 99 Points
The 2013 is the most powerful dense young Salon I have ever tasted. Champagne of mind-bending complexity the 2013 possesses tremendous mid-palate intensity and power from the very first taste. Lemon confit dried flowers mint and a touch of brioche appear first followed by light tropical accents that add an exotic flair. Imagine the sizzling energy of the 2008 and the persistence of 2004 with more mid-palate richness and riper fruit. Two-thousand thirteen was a cool late ripening year. Harvest started at the beginning of October under sunny dry days and cool nights conditions that have not been seen since then. Readers will find a spectacular modern Salon endowed with tremendous depth and very little of the youthful austerity that once defined Champagnes from cooler years here. The 5.5 grams per liter of dosage is perfectly judged. In a word: Magnificent. - By Antonio Galloni on March 2023
Jeb Dunnuck: 98 Points
A vintage that?s not widely recognized following the 2012 vintage the 2013 Champagne Blanc De Blancs Salon Brut pours a bright yellow/silver hue and opens in the glass to forward notes of chalky earth ripe tangerine and white pepper. Ripe on the palate it is powerful upfront with a long finish and fresh acidity. It displays a nice balance of creamy texture and mousse with mouthwatering acidity and like most vintages of Salon it?s going to take time. Its texture is salty and crunchy and the wine is very well-balanced with a touch of warmth on the finish. Compared to the 2012 it has a slightly more rounded feel and warmth but retains great Mesnil character. Dosage was 5 grams per liter. 60000 bottles were produced.
James Suckling: 97 Points
Beautiful and expressive nose of waxed lemons chamomile hazelnuts sourdough mango stones and hints of orange curd. It's linear and laser-sharp with an elegant balance of minerality and touches of ripe yellow fruit all held together by lively acidity and tiny bubbles. Sophisticated. Evolves to a dry chalkiness at the end. Long textured finish. Disgorged end of 2022. Drink or hold.
Wine Advocate: 97 Points
2013 is a cool late-ripening vintage in Champagne defined by an October harvest in cool but sunny conditions. With a dosage of 5.5 grams per liter the 2013 Brut Blanc de Blancs Le Mesnil possesses a complex fruity bouquet mingling aromas of orchard fruit with notions of lemon oil exotic fruits spring flowers almond and hints of menthol and buttery pastry. Full-bodied rich and dense with lively acids it?s more complex and incisive than the 2002 and exhibits similar power to the 2012 at this early stage. Despite what was a challenging growing season for some producers this is a superb Salon with a long resonant finish. Salon's just-released 2013 Blanc de Blancs derives from a challenging growing season that is emerging at least with respect to the region's top cuvées as one of the most underestimated vintages of the last 15 years. After a cold winter budbreak was relatively late. The weather was rainy throughout the spring followed by hail episodes in the Côte des Bar in Vallée de la Marne and in Côte des Blancs notably in Epernay. In mid-July the weather turned hot sunny and dry until early September. Unfortunately the rains returned until the end of the month causing damage and precipitating a virulent attack of gray rot (botrytis) in some locations. Harvest took place at the beginning of October. The houses that managed to contain the attacks of gray rot and to pick the grapes during the mild days of October succeeded in making excellent wines with a classic chiseled profile that has become only too rare in the interim. Published: Jun 08 2023
Decanter: 97 Points
The first impression upon release in September 2023 is of surprisingly open welcoming fragrance for young Salon; orange cream floral honey and lemon peel backed up with delicate browned pastry milky oyster and nut oil complexity that speaks of the long lees ageing. It is taut rather than austere with a delicate even level of flesh on its rigid bones as the classic chalky marine squeeze of Le Mesnil takes hold and propels a long detailed lemon peel finish. This could prove a classic Salon given considerable patience. (Drink between 2033-2060)
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