Single owner private wine collection

Timed Online Auction, 3 - 11 April 2023

Single owner private wine collection
About the Session

The wines have been sourced from a private collector, whose wines have been stored in an immaculate custom-built cellar. The collection showcases the best of the wine-making world and offers a range of options to suit any palate.


Sold for

ZAR 18 760
Lot 132
  • Salon; Le Mesnil Blanc de Blancs; 2006; 1 (1 x 1); 750ml


Lot Estimate
ZAR 15 000 - 30 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 18 760

About this Item

2006 Le Mesnil Blanc de Blancs
1 (1 x 1) 750ml

The house of Salon was created in 1921, while the first known vintage of Champagne Salon was created in 1905. Eugène-Aimé Salon created the first vintage with the idea of ‘singularity’. He used one single region, from one single cru, one single grape variety, and one single vintage. He originally created this for himself and his friends but started producing for others in 1921. Salon still produces its wine in the same way today and is regarded as one of the finest wines in the entire region.

Provenance

Private Client

Critics Ratings

‘Pungent and racy. Very transparent and almost soft, perhaps because the wine was opened two hours earlier then re-stoppered. Fine and round. Very friendly. Floral and fine. Very long. Like the delicate brush of a feather against the cheek.’ - Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com. 18/20 (Jun 2019)

‘This new release from a great vintage for Chardonnay in Champagne is a perfect blanc de blancs, showing a wealth of intensity from the crisp, chalky, mineral tones to the perfumed apple notes. The aromas hint at developing toastiness that adds depth and complexity. The wine is still young and it will age for years. Drink from 2020.’ - Roger Voss, Wine Enthusiast, 100/100 (Dec 2017)

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