Champagne 2013 - Cuvée ‘S’ – Le Mesnil - Blanc de Blancs - Salon - Brut - 0,75L

A mythical bottle. Salon 2013 embodies the crystalline elegance of Le Mesnil-sur-Oger Chardonnay in a vintage that is both taut and profound. A rare cuvée, crafted only in great years.

📋 Characteristics

Appellation: Champagne Grand Cru
Grape Variety: 100% Chardonnay
Vintage: 2013
Volume: 75 cl
Certification: Sustainable viticulture
Terroir: Le Mesnil-sur-Oger (Grand Cru), Côte des Blancs
Vinification & Aging: Vinified in stainless steel tanks, no malolactic fermentation. Aged on lees for nearly 10 years
Dosage: Brut (approx. 4–5 g/L)
Alcohol: 12.5% vol

🍇 Tasting Notes

Appearance: Pale yellow with silvery highlights, fine and delicate bubbles
Nose: Of great purity: citrus (lime, grapefruit), white flowers, chalk, white pepper, fresh almond
Palate: Precise, vibrant, and structured. Remarkable tension driven by chiselled acidity. Flavours of candied lemon, zest, light brioche, and a hint of iodine
Finish: Long, saline, and of rare mineral precision

🍴 Food Pairings

🐟 Sea bass tartare, scallop carpaccio
🦞 Steamed lobster, lemon risotto
🧀 Aged Parmesan, 36-month Comté
🍋 Enjoy on its own or with a touch of citrus

🫗 Serving Advice
Serving temperature: 10–12°C
Decanting: Not recommended
Ideal opening time: 20 to 30 minutes after opening, in large tulip glasses

🗓 Cellaring Potential

Perfect to enjoy today for its vibrant tension, or to cellar until 2045+ to explore its tertiary complexity.

🏰 About the Cuvée

Produced only in exceptional vintages, Salon’s “Cuvée S” is a legend in the world of Champagne.
Crafted from a single grape variety (Chardonnay), from a single village (Le Mesnil-sur-Oger), from a single cru (Grand Cru) and a single year, it represents absolute precision.
The 2013 vintage, marked by freshness, slow maturation, and an acid-driven finesse, promises a long and magnificent evolution.