Salmon Millesime Collector Brut 2004

Prepare yourself! This is a STUNNER, and incredibly rare (we think we are the only place in the USA to have it, actually). You’ll be one of the few people on Earth to own it! Available only to their finest customers, the 2004 Collector Edition Champagne is quite simply the finest Champagne we've tasted from this great estate. Normally $150 a bottle and sold exclusively to their top customers and in Michelin-starred restaurants, we were offered a tiny parcel of this rare gem. Yeasty, leesy, incredibly toasty and complex stuff that will impress even the most jaded Champagne aficionado. The Salmon winemaking legacy spans three generations, and their history of growing grapes stretches back even further. Michel, the grandfather, was born and raised in Chaumuzy, a sleepy little town in the Ardre Valley. He worked in the vineyards most of his life before acquiring a plot of land for himself. In 1958, he produced the first vintage, a grand total of 500 bottles. We discovered them some years back on a buying trip in France, and have never looked back! Jaw-dropping price for this gem! While it lasts!