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Salon 1988

750 ml Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier Champagne, France 1988

Salon 1988 is a dry, light-bodied sparkling from Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier (Champagne, France), in the sparkling style. Acidity is fresh; oak influence is little. Good with mushroom risotto, roast chicken, salmon, creamy pasta. Cheapest offer £2300.00 at Hedonism Wines.

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In stock according to the merchant's own listing
£2300.00
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Taste profile
inferred · confidence 0.4
sweetness
1 / 5
dry
Chardonnay + Pinot Noir prior
body
2 / 5
light
Chardonnay + Pinot Noir prior
acidity
4 / 5
fresh
Chardonnay + Pinot Noir prior
oak
2 / 5
little
Chardonnay + Pinot Noir prior
Estimates by WineGenie, not the merchant's or a critic's words. Built from the grape's typical profile, the appellation, terms in the name and the merchant's description. How this works.
Facts
Style
Sparkling
rules-v1
Colour
Sparkling
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Origin
Champagne · Champagne · France
inferred from Champagne
Grapes
Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier
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ABV
not stated by merchant
Farming
not stated
Vegan
not stated
Critic score
none
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Drinking window
not stated
Decant
not stated
Occasions
celebration · aperitif · wedding · gift · special occasion
inferred
About Chardonnay
Typical aromas: green apple, lemon, wet stone (cool); peach, melon, pineapple (warm). Serve at 8–12 °C. Grape page.
knowledge base
Typical for Chardonnay · knowledge base
Sweetness
bone dryluscious
dry · 1/5
Body
lightfull
medium · 3/5
Acidity
lowhigh
fresh · 4/5
Oak
noneheavy
some · 3/5
Alcohol
lowhigh
moderate · 3/5
Typical for the variety; not a measurement of this bottle.
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Merchant's description

Founder Eugène-Aimé Salon pioneered Champagne’s first ever blanc de blancs in the early 1900s. Salon was originally destined to personal consumption until 1921, the first commercial vintage. This release is the 1988 vintage which was imported to the US by Wilson Daniels Ltd. Now in its optimal drinking window, the cuvée is beautifully focused, with deep notes of lime, honey and mushrooms in butter.

Other vintages of Salon we list
1959£8500.001964£7500.001979£3500.001985£2300.001995£1350.001996£1750.001999£1150.002004£1090.002006£1150.002015£915.00
The same wine in a different year. Vintages differ; our taste profile is derived per vintage only where the merchant's text differs.
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