1997 Champagne Salon 'Le Mesnil' Blanc de Blancs Brut

This is an ultra-rare, legendary bottle of Champagne Salon 'Le Mesnil', widely regarded by fine wine experts and elite private collectors as the absolute pinnacle expression of Blanc de Blancs Champagne. Salon is entirely unique in the wine world: it produces only one single cuvée, from one single grape variety (Chardonnay), from one single Grand Cru village (Le Mesnil-sur-Oger), and only in exceptional vintages. On average, Salon releases only about three or four vintages per decade, letting the bottles rest on their lees for a minimum of a decade to unlock an unparalleled level of intellectual complexity, chalky mineral tension, and structural majesty.

Highlights

• Vintage: 1997

• Region/Appellation: Le Mesnil-sur-Oger Grand Cru, Côte des Blancs, Champagne, France

• Producer: Champagne Salon

• Grape: 100% Chardonnay (Blanc de Blancs)

• Style: Mature, High-Tension, and Exceptionally Rare Prestige Brut Champagne

• Perfect for (food pairing): Premium sturgeon caviar served on blinis, pan-seared sea scallops with black truffle butter, butter-poached lobster or marron tails, or classic Dover sole meunière. Its intense structural energy, mature volume, and high mineral drive also make it a spectacular match for roasted organic poultry with a creamy wild mushroom sauce, crispy-skinned pork belly, pan-fried John Dory, or a plate of well-aged hard cheeses like an ultra-mature vintage Comté or Parmigiano-Reggiano.