創立於1911年的Salon沙龍香檳是最特立獨行的香檳。創立本酒莊的Eugene-Aime Salon先生從一開始，就是為了釀造出自己心目中理想的香檳這個夢想而創立這個酒莊的，他是對任何小細節均不隨意妥協的完美主義者，一個世紀以來他的釀造理念一直毫不妥協地堅持下來。
Salon香檳酒莊獨特之處在於：
1) Salon香檳廠酒莊只釀造一款產品－Salon Le Mesnil Blanc de Blanc
2) 只採用單一品種Chardonnay白葡萄
3) 只採用自家Le Mesnil-sur-Oger特級(Grand Cru)葡萄園出產的原料葡萄
4) 只有在絕佳年份才釀製(平均10年內只會推出3-4個年份)
5) 不僅如此雖然法規規定年份香檳要窖藏3年才可以上市，但是Salon香檳則是堅持要窖藏10年左右！
WA: 95 Drink Date: 2018 - 2035
I sacrificed a bottle of the 2002 Brut Blanc de Blancs Le Mesnil from my own cellar to fill this gap in The Wine Advocate database and was interested to see that the wine has evolved a little since I last encountered it a couple of years ago. Subtle aromas of brioche, iodine and walnuts now inflect its bouquet of ripe lemon, green apple and crushed chalk, and on the palate, the wine is full-bodied, broad and powerful, with a fine mousse and considerable depth and dimension, concluding with a delicately chalky finish. This is an unusually ripe, muscular vintage of Salon, and my own palate tends to favor the brighter, more incisive vintages such as the 2007 or the 1996 at its best, but this is nonetheless a superb blanc de blancs that's maturing a touch faster than I expected.
