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1996 Salon Blanc de Blanc Le Mesnil
Vineyard: Salon
Price: $289.95
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Varietal: Chardonnay
Style: Sparkling
Region: France > Champagne
Other Vintages: 1997 1982
Drink By 2009
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  • International Wine Cellar
    Rating: 95/100 - As reviewed by International Wine Cellar in Issue 129, November/December 2006 ($300) Green-tinged gold. Incredibly complex, intense bouquet of smoky, leesy orange, pear, licorice, minerals and bitter quinine. The superconcentrated citrus, quince and pear liqueur flavors convey an almost painful impression of extract and positively explode across the palate. Elegant, poised and precise in a manner rare for a wine with such flavor intensity. The vibrant, minera...
  • Wine Spectator
    Rating: 93/100 - As reviewed by Wine Spectator
  • Vintage Chart
    Rating for France-Champagne: 91 (slightly better than average year)<br/><br/>Drinkability: too young, let it sit<br/>