Salon 2015 is the latest release from the Le Mesnil house that makes a single Blanc de Blancs, and only in selected years. It captures a warm, dry season while keeping the village's chalky line.
About This Champagne
2015 opened with a wet spring, then turned hot, dry and very sunny from mid-May to mid-August. Rain from mid-August and cool, clear weather in early September let the Chardonnay finish ripening calmly, and picking in Le Mesnil began on 8 September. The wine spent about nine years on its lees, was disgorged in February 2025 with a dosage of around 6 g/L, and was released ahead of the 2014. Reviewers have described it as generous for Salon, sitting between the riper and cooler styles.
Tasting Profile
- Nose: White flowers, linden and honeysuckle over a persistent chalky note.
- Palate: Ample and bright, citrus and white peach with a salty, mineral core and very fine bubbles.
- Finish: Long, chalky and savoury.
Serving & Food
Serve at 13 to 15°C, as the house suggests, in a large tulip or white Burgundy glass. It is approachable now and should reward 15 years or more in a cool cellar. Pair with raw scallops, Iberico ham or a potato gratin topped with caviar.
How to Enjoy
Drinkers who want to taste Salon young, or to lay down a bottle for a future occasion.
Product Details
House: Salon
Cuvée: Le Mesnil Blanc de Blancs
Origin: Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, Champagne, France
Vintage: 2015
Grape: Chardonnay
Dosage: Around 6 g/L
Serving: 13 to 15°C
Cellaring: More than 15 years
Volume: 750mL
About the Maison
Salon counts its history in vintages rather than years. Since Aimé Salon's first wine in 1905, only 45 have been released, and the 2015 is the most recent. Each is a single-vintage Chardonnay from Le Mesnil-sur-Oger in the Côte des Blancs. In a declared year the house has typically made around 60,000 bottles. The pace has picked up since 2000, with nine vintages made in the first fifteen years of the century, well above the twentieth-century rate, and the 2014 is still ageing in the cellar.