Salon Le Mesnil Grand Cru 1996
Salon Le Mesnil Grand Cru 1996
In Bond, excludes duty and VAT · 1x75cl
In bond price shown. Duty and VAT quoted on enquiry · 1x75cl
2 bottles available
From one of our suppliers. Usually ready 6 to 8 weeks after your order is confirmed.
UK duty is charged on a wine's alcohol strength (ABV). Until we have confirmed the ABV of this wine we cannot take a duty-paid order, so a duty-paid basket is sent to us as an enquiry. We reply with a delivered price including duty and VAT. Nothing is charged until you accept it.
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One bottle of Salon Le Mesnil Grand Cru 1996, offered In Bond from one of our suppliers, usually ready 6 to 8 weeks after your order is confirmed. Price per bottle, In Bond UK.
Duty and VAT are payable only if you later withdraw the wine from bond. Transfers between bonded accounts are arranged by our team after purchase.
Price per bottle £1,112.50 In Bond, excludes duty and VATIn bond price. Duty and VAT quoted on enquiry
2 available, 1x75cl
Offered in bond. Duty and VAT are not included and become payable only if the wine is withdrawn from bond. Transfers between bonded accounts are arranged by our team after purchase.
UK duty is charged on a wine's alcohol strength (ABV). Until we have confirmed the ABV of this wine we cannot take a duty-paid order, so a duty-paid basket is sent to us as an enquiry. We reply with a delivered price including duty and VAT.
This wine comes from one of our suppliers and is usually ready 6 to 8 weeks after your order is confirmed.
Offered subject to availability. We confirm every wine with the supplier before your order is finalised, and contact you the same working day if anything has changed.
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- Format
- 1x75cl
- Vintage
- 1996
- Producer
- Salon
- Origin
- Champagne, France
- Type
- Sparkling
- Duty status
- In Bond
- Availability
- From our supplier, 6 to 8 weeks
What the critics say
99 VMVinous, Antonio Galloni, 18-06-2026
The 1996 Cuvée S is one of the most famous wines of this historic harvest. Now at nearly 30 years of age, the 1996 offers a captivating mix of freshness and complexity. Apricot, chamomile, white flowers, mint and marzipan are some of the many aromas and flavors that soar from the glass. Brisk acids and beams of saline-infused energy shape the eternal finish. The only thing better than the 1996 Cuvée S is a magnum!
Drink 2025 to 2041
99 WAWine Advocate, William Kelley, 30-08-2019
This bottle of the 1996 Blanc de Blancs Le Mesnil Brut was drinking superbly and represents the apotheosis of Blanc de Blancs, unfurling over the course of three hours with a stunningly complex bouquet of citrus oil, confit lemon, dried white flowers and oyster shell, with hints of praline and pastry cream becoming more pronounced as the wine opens up in the glass. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, deep and multidimensional, defined by the incisive spine so typical of the vintage that, here, is cloaked in layers of crisp fleshy and chalky extract. The finish is long, penetrating and saline. Unfortunately, since the 1996 Salon has been traded so zealously over the last decade, finding a bottle that hasn't travelled too far can be a challenge. But from a perfectly stored bottle, this is just the beginning.
Drink 2019 to 2035
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