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Salon

One wine, one grape, one village, one vintage at a time: Salon Le Mesnil is released only in years the house declares — about 40 vintages since 1905 — in roughly 60,000 bottles.

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The village of Le Mesnil-sur-Oger in Champagne, France
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Champagne Salon (Laurent-Perrier group) makes a single blanc de blancs from Chardonnay grown in Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, and only in declared vintages, of which there have been around forty since 1905. Production in a declared year is reported at about 60,000 bottles; undeclared years' fruit goes to sister house Delamotte.

Founded
1905
Region
Champagne
Ownership
Laurent-Perrier group
Vineyard
1.0 ha2 ac
Annual output
60.0Kbottles, all wines

Wines

Salon Le Mesnil Blanc de Blancs, vintage by vintage

One square for each year. The darker the square, the better the weather was for the grapes. Tap a year to read about it.

20132012200820072006200420021999
ExceptionalExcellentVery goodGoodMixedDifficult
The essentials

Economic profile

Salon is the scarcity model applied to Champagne: no non-vintage, no rosé, no second label, and a decade of aging before release. Its 2008 was released in 2020 only in magnum, in about 8,000 bottles, and became one of the most expensive current-release Champagnes.

The detailsClassification, ownership, land and output
Founded
1905
Classification
Single blanc de blancs, vintage only
Ownership
Laurent-Perrier group (group)
Vineyard holdings
1.0 ha (2 ac)≈ 1 ha of its own (the Jardin de Salon) plus contracts with 19 Le Mesnil growers
Annual production
60,000 bottles, all wines≈ 60,000 bottles in a declared vintage; none in other years (widely reported)
First vintage made
1905
Website
salondelamotte.com/
Declared vintages (recent)
1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008 (magnum only), 2012, 2013Salon
Aging
≈ 10 years on lees

We estimate it costs about $26 to $89 to make one bottle at an estate like this. See the full breakdown

Land-value contextWhat a hectare of vineyard sells for around here
InputLowHighUnitSource
Vineyard land, Champagne AOC average20241,050,0001,200,000EUR/haSAFER
Vineyard land, Côte des Blancs2024390,0002,227,000EUR/haSAFER 2024
Vineyard land, Montagne de Reims / Grande Vallée crus2024333,0001,631,000EUR/haSAFER 2024
Every wine in a tableBottles made, years covered and how hard each is to find
WineBottles made in a typical yearVintages coveredGreat yearsHow rare (0–100)
Salon Le Mesnil Blanc de BlancsSingle blanc de blancs, vintage only · Côte des Blancs60,0008 1999–2013356
Every year in a tableSalon Le Mesnil Blanc de Blancs: How each year was rated, and the price the producer first asked
VintageHow the year was ratedRelease priceHow rare (0–100)The growing season
2013Very Good—54
2012Excellent—55Frost, hail and a wet spring cut yields; a small crop of high quality.
2008Exceptional—56Cool year with high acidity; the reference vintage of the modern era, declared by every…
2007Good—56
2006Very Good—56
2004Very Good—57
2002Exceptional—57
1999Good—58

How the years were rated

  • very good3 vintages
  • exceptional2 vintages
  • good2 vintages
  • excellent1 vintages
Le Mesnil-sur-Oger
Mesnil-sur-Oger October Ends · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
The regionChampagneThe original sparkling wine.About the region

Sources

  1. Salon, 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2026.
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