The Champagne House Salon was founded in 1921 by Eugène-Aimé Salon, a man with a passion for champagne and seduced by the unique terroir of Le Mesnil-sur-Oger. This visionary created an exceptional Champagne, a Blanc de Blancs made from a single cru, a single grape variety - Chardonnay - and a single year, reserved for great vintages. Since its first vintage in 1905, Salon has embodied excellence and rarity, producing cuvées of incomparable finesse. Today, the House is run by Didier Depond, President, and Michel Fauconnet, Cellar Master and Production Director of the Laurent-Perrier Group.
Salon Blanc de Blancs Le Mesnil 2013 (EN)
History and uniqueness of the House Salon
Founded in 1921 by Eugène-Aimé Salon, Salon was born of a deep passion for champagne and an admiration for the unique terroir of Le Mesnil-sur-Oger. As early as 1905, Eugène-Aimé Salon produced his first Blanc de Blancs, which would become the emblem of the House: a rare champagne of exceptional quality, produced only in the best years. From the outset, this attention to exclusivity and vintage selection reflected the exacting standards and avant-garde vision of its founder.
Salon stands out for the exclusivity and precision of its champagnes, where every decision, from vine to cellar, is guided by the quest for perfection. Each creation testifies to meticulous expertise, technical mastery and constant exacting standards, affirming the House's unique and timeless character in the world of champagne.
Today, each vintage is carefully preserved in the cellars of Salon, a veritable treasure trove of memory and heritage. These reserves allow us to follow the evolution of our champagnes over the years, and to celebrate the history of each harvest. This respect for the past and ancestral know-how perpetuates the excellence and rarity for which Salon is renowned the world over, making each bottle an exceptional piece of art.
Varietal and terroir: the essence of style Salon
Salon 's inimitable style is based on a mono-cru and mono-cépage approach: a single terroir, the Côte des Blancs; a single cru, Le Mesnil-sur-Oger; a single grape variety, Chardonnay; and a single vintage, chosen from among the great years. This rigorous approach allows us to fully express the purity, finesse and elegance of the grape variety, highlighting the minerality and typicity of the terroir.
The wines are aged in the cellar for an average of ten years, during which time they develop aromatic richness, depth and subtlety. This patience and care at every stage of ageing give Salon champagnes their unique signature and unrivalled complexity, appealing to the most demanding connoisseurs.
Each bottle embodies the excellence and consistency of Salon, offering connoisseurs a rare and elegant champagne, a faithful reflection of the champagne brand's meticulous and passionate work. The cuvées reveal all the purity of the terroir and the finesse of the Chardonnay, symbols of the incomparable identity of Salon, and make each tasting a moment of exception and emotion.
Conclusion
Salon is much more than just a Champagne House. It is a unique reference in the world of champagne, renowned for its exclusivity, precision and the unrivalled purity of its cuvées. Since its creation, this House has seduced connoisseurs and demanding amateurs with rare champagnes, produced only in the finest years, and meticulous expertise handed down from generation to generation. To taste a Salon champagne is to discover the perfect expression of the terroir of Le Mesnil-sur-Oger and to enjoy an exceptional sensory experience, a symbol of elegance and the French art of living.