Salon, Le Mesnil Vintage:1999 with its hints of herbs

with its hints of herbs

short and clipped finish where the supporting tannins are tough to the point of being borderline hard

white pepper and mouth scraping salinity on the finish

Medium-bodied

and then greeted again before I leave

Salon, Le Mesnil Vintage:1999 with its hints of herbsThe 1999 belongs to the family of warm, ripe vintage at Salon. An atypically big, dense wine by Salon standards, the 1999 is somewhat one dimensional and not likely to improve considerably from here. At the same time, the 1999 has more than enough depth to drink well for a number of years. All things considered, the 1999 has held up well. Didier Depond, the houses President, describes 1999 as a year with very hot, sunny weather during the summer and