I had a particularly good day yesterday and decided to treat myself to a great bottle from my cellar so I opened a bottle of 1988 Salon Blanc de Blanc Champagne. The wine was golden in color with medium sized bubbles and a nice mousse. No degradation of the fizz so far. The nose was very yeasty reminding me of raised doughnut dough with a background sweetness to it. Plenty of hazelnut notes and a bit of milk chocolate aromas. Very firm on the palate showing a bit of maturity with red apple and apricot a zippy acidity and a slight oxidative note on the finish. I can't see this wine improving so if you got them...drink them. "A" on the Dale Scale.
1988 Salon Champagne
Nov 05, 2009
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Bi!
YUMMMM! I LOVE aged Champagne. I prefer table wines to be young and fruity, but a nutty, carmelized, vintage Champagne is far more interesting for me than a new vintage. I love those hazelnut aromas!
Let's make a law, that all Champagnes (even those not en tirage) can only be sold at ten years. It would rip wide a whole new paradigm, as with aged Tokaji.
Cheers!
--Bob
I think Salon might wait 10 years before releasing a vintage.
When I have a particularly good day, I might drink some NV Pierre Peters while reading Salon.com. Thanks for showing how to step up to the plate! :)
It was a Wall St moment............
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