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Country ranking ?
156
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Producer ranking ?
1
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Decanting time
15min
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When to drink
now
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Food Pairing
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Food Pairing
Baked Goat Cheese with Glazed Baby Beets
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1961 Salon Collection 99 points by Richard Juhlin / If I was near tears due to the disappointment of the 1966, the tears came for real in the next flight when this bottle, disgorged at the same time and with exactly the same low dosage, was so lovely that my emotions surged over. In fact, this wonderfully youthful wine is the bottle that reminded me most of the world's top wine - the 1928 Pol Roger Grauves. It was the same improbable contrast ...
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This Champagne is produced from a one-hectare parcel owned by Salon: "Salon’s garden", and from 19 other smaller parcels in Mesnil-sur-Oger, chosen by Aimé Salon at the beginning of the century. The wines are cellared in the bottle for an average of 10 years, gaining in complexity and finesse.
The proof that memory and history are important is shown by the bottles in the cellars from nearly all the vintages that have ever been produced at S...
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1961/ Flowering languid at the start, very rapid from full bloom stage to completion. Harvesting commenced on 20th September in excellent conditions, revealing a good health status. Fine quality.
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The 1961 vintage in Champagne is celebrated as an exceptional year that yielded wines of outstanding quality and finesse. In this vintage report, we will delve into the key characteristics and highlights of the 1961 Champagne wines.
Weather Conditions: The weather conditions in Champagne during the 1961 growing season were instrumental in shaping the extraordinary character of the vintage. The year began with a mild winter, followed by a sp...
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Average Bottle Price
| 2015 |
2012 |
2010 |
2005 |
| 4 944€
+27.3%
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3 883€
+1.0%
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3 844€
+116.4%
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1 776€
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This data comes from the FINE Auction Index, a composite of average prices for wines sold at commercial auctions in 20 countries. The average prices from each year have been collected since 1990. This chart plots the index value of the average price of the wines.
Latest tasting notes
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Tasting note
color
Medium, Straw and Pale
ending
Long, Round and Extensive
flavors
Apricot
nose
Intense, Opulent, Ripe and Seductive
recommend
Yes
taste
Average in Acidity, Medium tannin, Perfectly balanced, Concentrated, Complex, Developing, Medium-bodied, Rich, Vigor, Fresh, Dry and Silky tannins
Veridict
Full-bodied and Impressive
Written Notes
If I was near tears due to the disappointment of the 1966, the tears came for real in the next flight when this bottle, disgorged at the same time and with exactly the same low dosage, was so lovely that my emotions surged over. In fact, this wonderfully youthful wine is the bottle that reminded me most of the world's top wine - the 1928 Pol Roger Grauves. It was the same improbable contrast between the youthful and mature notes. The scent is so unreal, with its euphoric pheromone-reeking perfume enhanced by linden, geranium, lily of the valley, acacia, ginger, fresh tarragon, mint, lime zest and lemon of Sorrento. Crystal-clear brilliance, laser-sharp clarity and delicate precision. Affectionate with faint undertones of vanilla, brioche and toast. A flinty mineral finesse and whirling small pearl necklace bubbles pirouetting on the palate and bursting like caviar grains in the mouth. What is lacking, in comparison to the 1928 Grauves, is a hazy oiliness that may come in twenty years or so. Imagine a 51-year old who can personalise melted snow, late winter and life's rebirth.
Årgångsbetyg: 5 av 5 poäng.
På grund av att 61:orna från Bordeaux blivit så berömda kostar champagne från årgången mer än ’59, ’64 och ’66, trots att kvaliteten inte är högre. Krug är kolossal och många champagnesamlare hävdar att ’61 Dom Pérignon som den främsta champagnen de provat. ’61 Billecart-Salmon kom tvåa i Millenieprovningen.
Kommentar från provningen: Om jag var nära att gråta av besvikelse över 66:an kom tårarna på riktigt i nästa flight då denna flaska degorgerad samtidigt och med exakt samma låga dosage var så ljuvlig att känslorna svallade över. Här fanns en osannolik kontrast mellan ungdomlighet och snyggt mogna toner. Doften är så overklig med sin euforiska feromonosande parfym upplyft av lindblom, geranium, liljekonvalj, akacia, ingefära, färsk dragon, mynta, limeskal och Sorrentocitron. Glasklar briljans och laserskarp skärpa och precision. Smeksam med svaga undertoner av vanilj, brioche och rostning. Klockren flintig mineralfiness och virvlande små pärlhalsbandsbubblor som dansar balett i gommen och spricker som kaviarkorn i munnen. Tänk att en 51-åring kan personifiera snösmältning, vårvinter och livets pånyttfödelse. Vinet kommer direkt från Salons källare. Degorgerad i oktober’11, dosage 1 gram/liter.
Rangordning i provningen: 1:a av 19.
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Origin
Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, Champagne
Vintage Quality
Outstanding
Value For Money
Very good
Investment potential
Good
Fake factory
Be Catious
Glass time
30min
Drinking temperature
8
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Oenothèque
Salon Collection
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