Salon Brut Blanc de Blancs Champagne Le Mesnil 2012 (750ml) Mercurey

Salon Brut Blanc de Blancs Champagne Le Mesnil 2012 (750ml) MercureyWinemaker Notes The desire for perfection created in the infinite facets of a yellow diamond, the exquisite surprise of a tasting that takes your breath away: the pale gold of a wine held up to the light, the subtle glint of green heralding minerals, stone, chalk so symbolic of Salon together with wafts of fruit, dried roses in abundance, never ending flavors that go on and on. Its freshness and slender form, precise, aristocratic acidity promising

with deep flavors of blackberry and cherry laced with dusty herb

cool and quite pure medium bodied flavors that exhibit good verve on velvety and generous finish

It ends up feeling austere

but that awkward

These fresh and lively flavors are the result of pressing without the dilution of additional water

Another excellently consistent wine from Gruaud in 2022 that gives terroir typicality with crystalline purity and such overall charm

I have enjoyed it with a wide variety of foods choices as well as occasions

It opens with fresh and bright fruit

The 2023 Zinfandel Kirschenmann Vineyard is one of the best wines I have tasted from this site

The palate is elegant and concentrated

velvety tannins that are open and grounded

highly concentrated