Salon makes exactly one wine, only in years they consider good enough — sometimes skipping a decade between releases. It comes from a single village in Champagne famous for chalk-driven Chardonnay, and 2004 is considered one of the great recent vintages. Bottles cost several hundred dollars and are genuinely hard to find.
The numbers
Drink windowDrinking well (2020–2045)
Typical retail~$520
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A letter about wine, once a week
Written by Chris. One bottle or one idea, no roundup.