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Salon Vintage Champagne 1996
Le Mesnil
Bottle (5)

Wines from the private collection of The Grateful Palate's Dan Philips. All wines purchased on release and kept in perfect temperature and humidity-controlled storage.

"The 1996 Salon is just dazzling. It needs a good bit of air to fully open up, but the 1996 Salon is simply a mesmerizing Champagne that sizzles with energy, cut and total precision. A second bottle later in the week was every bit as compelling. When the 1996 Salon is on, it is just about as great as Champagne gets." (99 pts. Antonio Galloni, Vinous, Mar 2018)

"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." (99 pts. William Kelley, Wine Advocate, Aug. 2019)


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Auction Dates
March, 2024
22nd Friday
Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 11
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Sold on Mar 22, 2024 for: $6,765.00
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