Salon - Brut Blanc de Blancs Champagne Le Mesnil 1996 (750ml) Brandy Barrel Aged

Salon - Brut Blanc de Blancs Champagne Le Mesnil 1996 (750ml) Brandy Barrel AgedCritical Acclaim 100 points Decanter A warm, even hot, spring with no real change during the summer, conditions that allowed the grapes to gorge themselves on sugar while preserving good acidity. Harvest began on 23 September. Hazelnut, spices, flowers form part of the remarkable aromatic complexity of this Champagne that also has also remarkable depth of character. Perhaps the most impressive Salon of the tasting. On the palate, a sensation of flesh

yet very approachable and food friendly

with texture and maturity

The grapes are machine harvested with the latest Pellenc harvester technology guaranteeing that only perfect berries are picked

THE WINE: First planted in 1999

It has a soft

Estate Produced and Bottled

94Wine & Spirits The scent of tobacco and herbs brings out the subtle cabernet varietal character of this wine

Drink this balanced wine from 2027

each lot is worked in a tailor-made fashion

hand-selected Viura

But it’s also very tannic

gets the most coastal marine influence in the AVA and the wine shows the hallmarks of this terroir: dark color