Salon, Le Mesnil other_regions Malolactic was in new French

Malolactic was in new French oak barrels

All I can say is

offering intense black raspberry and bitter cherry flavors that unfurl slowly and become sweeter with aeration

And 16% was fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel vats

Salon, Le Mesnil other_regions Malolactic was in new FrenchThe 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