{"product_id":"salon-le-mesnil-blanc-de-blancs-cuvee-s-brut-champagne-1999-1-5l","title":"Salon - Brut Blanc de Blancs Champagne Le Mesnil 1999 (1.5L)","description":"\u003cp\u003eCritical Acclaim\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e96 points Wine \u0026amp; Spirit\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs it turns 15, this wine still has youthful notes of chamomile and meadow flowers. Its flavor intensity, a force of nature pitting those vibrant, sunny floral notes against a resonant limestone earth tone, is something that could only have been achieved through all those years in bottle. While the mousse is persistent and as fine as a mist, the flavors are vinous, suggesting you serve this wine as you would a Corton-Charlemagne: with something equally luscious and rich, like seared sea scallops over truffled mashed potatoes. (12\/2013)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e95 points Decanter\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 1999 Salon is approaching what must surely be its most seductive point of maturity, enchanting us with a smoky apricot fruit and a tropical note. On the palate, the texture is silky and rich. Although the wine lacks a bit of tension, it is approachable and friendly now. The 1999 vintage saw rain in September, diluting the fruit somewhat and removing the edge, but the complexity has increased over time as more mature notes of toffee and toast have developed since being disgorged in 2011. Dosage 5g\/L. (CC, 11\/2020)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e95 points Wine Advocate\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Salon 1999 Brut Le Mesnil – disgorged already in 2011 and dosed with a pretty typical six grams of residual sugar – displays faintly fusil and quarry dust notes as well as hickory nut, almond, walnut and toasted wheat piquancy on the nose. Polished and subtly creamy in texture yet brightly juicy with apple and lemon, this displays an uncanny sense of lift and refinement, perfectly complementing the honeysuckle and heliotrope perfume that waft inner-mouth. You could lose yourself in the ineffability of this wine’s floral diversity and in its resonantly nut and grain low tones. Hints of apple pip lend subtle additional piquancy on a long and at once soothing as well as stimulating finish, with suggestions of oyster liquor becoming prominent as the bottle stands open for a few minutes, and serving to milk the salivary glands for all that they are worth. (DS,  11\/2013)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e95 points Vinous\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 1999 Salon, tasted from magnum, is the first wine in which fresh, primary fruit flavors are replaced by more mature notes. Lemon oil, light honey and chamomile flesh out in a radiant, expressive Champagne loaded with class. Here it is the wine’s texture and breadth that impress above all else. The 1999 is a fabulous transition to the older wines in this tasting, as it is both youthful and complex. (AG, 05\/2014)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e94 points Wine Spectator\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere's a sense of finesse to this sleek, elegant Champagne, which has a creamy texture and seamlessly integrated structure, offering subtly layered flavors of ripe white peach, black raspberry fruit, lemon meringue pie, pickled ginger and blanched almond. *Collectible* (AN, 07\/2013)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Logan, Salon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45145667371232,"sku":"122323","price":3113.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/9713\/0464\/files\/salon-le-mesnil-blanc-de-blancs-cuvee-s-brut-champagne_1_6313eace-f124-4e73-83e0-110a56a0f875.jpg?v=1712347623","url":"https:\/\/yianniswinery.com\/products\/salon-le-mesnil-blanc-de-blancs-cuvee-s-brut-champagne-1999-1-5l","provider":"Yiannis Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}