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Salon Le Mesnil Blanc de Blancs

About 60,000 bottles in declared vintages only — around forty in 120 years — from Le Mesnil-sur-Oger Chardonnay aged a decade.

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The village of Le Mesnil-sur-Oger in Champagne, France
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Salon is a single blanc de blancs made only in declared vintages from Le Mesnil-sur-Oger grand cru Chardonnay and released after about ten years. Production in a declared year is reported at around 60,000 bottles; the 2008 was released in 2020 in magnum only, about 8,000 bottles.

Made by
Salon
From
Côte des Blancs, Champagne
Style
SparklingChardonnay
Bottles made in a typical year
60.0K
The kind of wine

Champagne prestige cuvée

The top bottle of a big Champagne house. It is made from the best grapes, aged six to ten years, and sold in a heavy bottle and a smart box.

What a bottle like this costs to make

A glass of golden sparkling wine on a marble mantelpiece in front of a gilt mirror

Good years and bad

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

The wine and its economics

Salon is a single blanc de blancs made only in declared vintages from Le Mesnil-sur-Oger grand cru Chardonnay and released after about ten years. Production in a declared year is reported at around 60,000 bottles; the 2008 was released in 2020 in magnum only, about 8,000 bottles.

Every year in a tableHow 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
 Release price is what the producer first asked for a bottle. A dash means no price was published.

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What does this wine cost to make?Our estimate: $26–$89 a bottle

We estimate it costs about $26 to $89 to make one bottle of a wine like this. The price in the shop is far higher because the land is scarce, the name is famous, and many hands take a share on the way to you.

ComponentLowHigh
Imputed land cost$4.95$13.16
Vineyard operations$1.65$3.59
Oak barrels$0.19$0.76
Winemaking labour and cellar work$3.00$6.00
Cellar aging$3.60$10.80
Bottle, closure, label, case and bottling$4.90$12.40
Winery overhead$3.00$8.00
Financing over the aging period$5.11$34.47
Estimated winery production cost$26.39$89.18
 One standard bottle, at the winery door. Built in US dollars and shown in your chosen currency.

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Recent auction resultsWhat bottles of this wine fetched when collectors sold them
Sale dateVintageHouse and saleFormatLot pricePer bottle
Jun 20262013Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online Day 1: Featuring the Collection of Ken Follett (sale 24640) · lot 4943 × 75 cl≈$2,646≈$882 with premium
Apr 20262012Christie'sFine and Rare Wines and Spirits, Featuring Property from the Cellars of King's College, Cambridge (sale 24533) · lot 5643 × 75 cl≈$2,480≈$827 with premium
Apr 20262007Christie'sFine and Rare Wines and Spirits, Featuring Property from the Cellars of King's College, Cambridge (sale 24533) · lot 4811 × 75 cl≈$827≈$827 with premium
Mar 20262004Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: Hong Kong Edition (sale 24459) · lot 2981 × 150 cl≈$2,071≈$2,071 with premium
Mar 20262007Christie'sAn Exemplary Collection of Domaine Armand Rousseau alongside Rarities from the Cellar of Ian Mill KC (sale 24532) · lot 3513 × 75 cl≈$2,480≈$827 with premium
Oct 20252002Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: Hong Kong Edition (sale 23826) · lot 4911 × 75 cl≈$1,035≈$1,035 with premium
Oct 20252008Christie'sA Prodigious Private Cellar of Impeccable Provenance Part II: Online (sale 23825) · lot 52681 × 150 cl≈$5,097≈$5,097 with premium
Oct 20252006Christie'sA Prodigious Private Cellar of Impeccable Provenance Part II: Online (sale 23825) · lot 52672 × 150 cl≈$3,504≈$1,752 with premium
Oct 20252006Christie'sA Prodigious Private Cellar of Impeccable Provenance Part II: Online (sale 23825) · lot 52663 × 75 cl≈$2,708≈$903 with premium
Oct 20252006Christie'sA Prodigious Private Cellar of Impeccable Provenance Part II: Online (sale 23825) · lot 52653 × 75 cl≈$2,708≈$903 with premium
Oct 20252006Christie'sA Prodigious Private Cellar of Impeccable Provenance Part II: Online (sale 23825) · lot 52643 × 75 cl≈$2,708≈$903 with premium
Oct 20252004Christie'sA Prodigious Private Cellar of Impeccable Provenance Part II: Online (sale 23825) · lot 52633 × 75 cl≈$2,867≈$956 with premium
 Prices are in the currency of each sale. Christie’s and Sotheby’s include the buyer’s fee; Hart Davis Hart shows the price before it.

All lots on record

The detailsClassification, grapes, bottle sizes and the rest
Producer
Salon
Region
Champagne
Appellation
Côte des Blancs
Classification
Single blanc de blancs, vintage only
Style
Sparkling
Grape composition
Chardonnay100%
Bottle sizes
750 · 1500 ml
Bottles made in a typical year
60,000 bottlesWidely reported; the 2008 magnum-only release ≈ 8,000 bottles
First vintage made
1905
Great years
3 of 8 rated excellent or exceptional

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Sources

  1. Salon, 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2026.
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