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T
he history of the Salon winery and production
of the Champagne is in and of itself uniquely
fascinating. In my research I have learned that the
house of Salon, which is situated in Le Mesnil-
sur-Oger, in the Côte des Blancs, has only one
Champagne. This Champagne is produced from a one
hectare parcel owned by Salon, “Salon’s garden”, and
from 19 other smaller parcels in Mesnil-sur-Oger,
chosen by Eugène-Aimé Salon at the beginning of
the century. The wine produced here are on counts
rare. Is there a single element from the history of
Salon that holds crucial importance to its continuous
reigning position among Champagne today?
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ith 37 vintages produced in the XXth century,
Champagne Salon has made the exception
its rule. Thanks to its continuous rigour of a strict
selection of greatest harvests only, able to provide
wines with a longevity of 30 to 50 years, Salon
remains the unique example in the wine world with
such a philosophy. There is no other example in the
Champagne world neither in the wine world where
63 times in the century the wine was not produced.
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alon has been bottled just 38 t
first vintage. How does the H
most appropriate number of years
the yeast before release of the vint
W
ines selected for Champa
Mesnil-sur-Oger are part
their austerity when they are youn
the wines regularly from their 8t
we best determine the most ap
launch them. The v age on lees is
12 years) and an extreme exception
for Salon 1985.
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alon is produced exclusively
malolactic fermentation. Is t
between this production processes
need extended time in the bottle p
if so, will you explain?
I
would like to take the oppos
because we aim to achieve a Ch
long potential that we adapt every
stainless steel tanks, no malolac
on lees. Every vinification proces
taken with this objective in mind