Ian Blackburn

9.9

Salon just the name alone stands for rare -collectible - authentic Champagne. This bottle of 1995 did not disappoint in fact I believe it's the greatest salon I have ever had. Are used to sell salon back in the day vintages 82 - 85 - 90 - this one is only made in select vintages & 1995 is superb. It's features it's patented laserbeam styling from Le Mesnil. The nose was focused on citrus / Lemon curd and you could smell the chalk & limestone that protected the freshness of this acid driven style for the last 20 years. there's no brioche there's no butter or Caramell in salon it's pure acid with a right hook of lemon curd and it is spectacular and unrelenting and i'm not lovable and less you enjoy the pleasure of the Payne. — 8 years ago

Sagan Schultz

Sommelier Terroir NYC

9.6

Delicate. Still so much fruit. Really opens after an hour or two. @Theo Lieberman this was off the hook. — 10 years ago

Jonathan Bycroft

9.3

Good flavors and well balanced. Enjoyed this wine, seems like it would go well be a steak or something spicy. — 12 years ago

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Skyler Rogers

9.0

Exactly what we wanted from a Sonoma pinot. Price is right, too. — 9 years ago

Tom Dare

9.7

Off the hook, chocolate, spice and everything nice. Simply order or buy this whenever you see it! — 9 years ago

Ivaylo Ninov

9.7

Go big or go home? How about both? — 11 years ago

MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET

Owner TomeVinos wine shops, WSET Level 3, Blogger www.spanishwinesandmore.com, blog.tomevinos.com

9.1

It's almost impossible to get a better #chardonnay at a better price #qpr #enate Chardonnay was and has been ahead of its time. It hasn't been fermented in oak and yet it has a creaminess and mouthfeel that makes you think it has. If there's one downside to this wine, it's that there are times and/or places when it tastes awesome and other times when it just seems ok to me. 2015 vintage is off the hook. — 9 years ago

Josh Price

8.9

Medium color. Pepper spice. Dark cherry fruit. Light smooth body. Vanilla. Fruit strawberry cherry skin. Low tannins. Light finish. I would drink with pork or lamb. — 10 years ago

Rob Mondavi

Owner/President of Winemaking Folio Fine Wine Partners

10

Dinner with the man Ron who makes the wine. The 2003 CS was off the hook. Amazing integration of tannin, oak and perfectly restrained brambly fruits. Enjoy now, or age for another 20 years — 11 years ago