{"product_id":"2015-salon-brut-blanc-de-blancs-le-mesnil","title":"2015 Salon Brut Blanc de Blancs Le Mesnil","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCountry:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e France\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Champagne\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVintage:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e2015\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCépage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Chardonnay (100%)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e: 750 ml\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRating(s)\u003c\/strong\u003e: 95 (RP)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eReleased ahead of the 2014 rendition and originating from a dry, sunny growing season, Salon’s 2015 Brut Blanc de Blancs Le Mesnil, disgorged in spring 2025 with a dosage of six grams per liter, follows in the footsteps of 2013, continuing a run of releases that are friendly from the start, without the austere edge that has often characterized this cuvée in the past. It expresses itself from the glass with a deep bouquet of orange peel, linden and freshly baked bread mingled with notes of lemon confit and subtle hints of lychee and mango. Full-bodied, concentrated and broad, it is fleshy and charming, with a generous core of fruit underpinned by ripe yet racy acidity and enlivened by a pillowy mousse, before concluding with a long, saline finish. This is a structured, open-knit Salon that carries a similar substance to its two immediate predecessors and will not disappoint those who choose to open it in its youth, despite my strong recommendation to cellar it for at least a decade—if not longer—as I anticipate it will follow a comparable evolutionary trajectory to the 1990 rendition.\u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eKristaps Karklins (RP) - 03\/26\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Salon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49030190661849,"sku":null,"price":1359.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0446\/9132\/5092\/files\/1954572x.webp?v=1785531328","url":"https:\/\/kakaakowine.com\/products\/2015-salon-brut-blanc-de-blancs-le-mesnil","provider":"Kakaako Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}