{"id":15586,"date":"2025-04-15T12:08:22","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T10:08:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paolobaracchino.com\/?p=15586"},"modified":"2025-04-15T12:08:24","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T10:08:24","slug":"%ef%bb%bfthe-100-years-of-the-pandolfini-auction-house-celebrated-with-the-bubbles-of-the-maison-delamotte-salon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paolobaracchino.com\/en\/uncategorized\/%ef%bb%bfthe-100-years-of-the-pandolfini-auction-house-celebrated-with-the-bubbles-of-the-maison-delamotte-salon\/","title":{"rendered":"\ufeffTHE 100 YEARS OF THE PANDOLFINI AUCTION HOUSE CELEBRATED WITH THE BUBBLES OF THE “MAISON DELAMOTTE-SALON”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Last\nNovember, a tasting of the Champagnes of the Maison Delamotte – Salon,\nincluding three Salon vintages, was held at the Pandolfini Auction House in\nFlorence before the wine auction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nevent was organized by Francesco Tanzi, an expert in the Pandolfini wine sector\ntogether with the Ceretto company, distributor of Delamotte – Salon champagnes\nin Italy. The CEO of the Maison Didier Depond came for the event and the\ntasting was held by the Italian Master of Wine Gabriele Gorelli.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\nwere only forty guests invited to the tasting, all passionate about these\nchampagnes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nPandolfini Auction House, to celebrate its 100 years of existence in April, had\norganized a vertical display of 6 vintages of Sassicaia, with double Magnum\nbottles and in November it organized this tasting of absolute importance. After\nthe tasting there was a light lunch organized by the Enoteca Pinchiorri of\nFlorence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s\ntalk a little about the history of the Maison Delamotte and its prestigious\nchampagne, the “Salon”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At\nthe end of the 19th century, Eugene Aiur\u00e8 Salon, son of carters from Champagne,\nmoved to Paris to start a fur tanning business. His work is booming and he\nmakes his fortune. Aiur\u00e8 loves life, pleasures, beautiful things and wants to\nproduce the best champagne, he follows the advice of his brother-in-law who was\na cave chef, he chooses to buy the land in the C\u00f4te de Blancs area, the best\ncru which was that of Mesnil sur Oger and the most prestigious plot which was\nthe one above the church where the balance between sugar and acidity is\nperfect. At the beginning he produced champagne for himself, then also for\nfriends and enthusiasts. The first vintage of release was 1905. Starting from\n1928 Maxim’s will name it the house champagne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Salon\nis a champagne that is produced only in the best years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In\nthe 20th century, 37 vintages were released from 1905 to 1999, while in the\n21st century 7 vintages were released: 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008 (only in\nmagnum format), 2012 and 2013.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\ncharacteristic of this champagne, apart from the minerality, is the citrus note\nand in particular the yellow or pink grapefruit. Its finish is normally a\nlittle bitter, typical of grapefruit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\nus now examine the champagnes tasted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MAISON\nDELAMOTTE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blanc de Blancs, annata 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

From\nthe glass shines golden yellow, shiny, with quite fine and numerous bubbles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Intense\nmineral aromas rise (rubbed flint), brioch, iodine, hints of brewer’s yeast and\nwhite pepper, white flowers, medicinal herbs, hints of paint enamel to end with\nwhispers of peanut butter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On\nthe palate it is savory, mineral with pleasant and caressing bubbles. Flavor of\nslightly ripe rennet apple. The body is medium and the wine has a good taste\nbalance with freshness that gives good salivation and completely envelops the\nalcoholic mass. Its persistence is long with a finish of yellow grapefruit and\nrennet apple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(93\/100)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

MAISON\nDELAMOTTE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blanc de Blancs Collection, Annata 2007<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\nshines through with a fairly intense golden yellow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nbubbles are fine and numerous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\nunfolds on the nose aromas of ginger, mineral, ginger, candied grapefruit peel,\nsweets from the outside of the dragee, slightly ripe rennet apple, mandarin,\ncedar, brioch, hints of white pepper, finishing with whiffs of honey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On\nthe palate, a nice medium body is perceived, the bubbles are fine and the wine\nis well balanced with a generous freshness that dominates the alcoholic mass\nwithout second thoughts. Its persistence is long with a finish of chestnut\nhoney and yellow grapefruit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(95\/100)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

MAISON DELAMOTTE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Salon\nBlanc de Blancs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Cuve\u00e8 S Le Mesnil”, vintage 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Light\ngolden yellow color. The bubbles are fine and numerous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Olfactory\nmix composed of mineral, intense aromas of brioch bread, eggnog, rennet apple,\nLPG gas, almond shell, light vanilla, green banana peel, lemon, white flowers,\nfinishing with hints of chestnut honey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On\nthe palate it displays generous flavor and minerality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nbody is medium and the bubbles are fine. Balanced and persistent wine with a\nfinish of yellow grapefruit and chestnut honey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(97\/100)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

MAISON\nDELAMOTTE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Salon\nBlanc de Blancs, <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Cuve\u00e8 S Le Mesnil”, vintage 2006<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\nhas a fairly intense golden yellow appearance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nbubbles are fine and numerous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Olfactory\nrichness marked by aromas of ginger, vanilla, hints of dried white fig, white\nflowers, mineral, fireplace ash, GLP gas, sweets from the outside of the\ndragee, finishing with hints of champignon mushroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On\nthe palate it is creamy, with medium body and fine bubbles. Savory and mineral\nwine with a body that settles a little and gradually fades away. Good taste\nbalance with freshness dominating the alcoholic mass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Its\naromatic persistence is long with a chestnut honey finish. In the end you can\nfeel the upper gum drying a little.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In\nmy humble opinion the bottle was not perfect but nevertheless it is quite\npleasant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(93\/100)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

MAISON\nDELAMOTTE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Salon\nBlanc de Blancs, <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Cuve\u00e8 S Le Mesnil”, vintage 1999<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shiny\ngolden yellow. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nbubbles are fine and quite numerous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\ngives the sense of smell a rich range of aromas among which the rennet apple,\nblack pepper, oregano, ginger, hints of honey, white pepper, vanilla, oil\npaint, candied ginger, almond shell, dried date and dried white fig stand out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nbody is medium plus and the bubbles are very fine. Rich, broad and vertical\nwine with a flavor of chestnut honey and pink grapefruit. Excellent gustatory\nbalance with the alcoholic mass which is imperceptible. Its persistence is long\nwith flavors of chestnut honey, pink grapefruit and dried dates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beautiful\nchampagne that focuses more on power than delicacy.              <\/p>\n\n\n\n

(98\/100)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                                                                                              www.paolobaracchino.com Last November, a tasting of the Champagnes of the Maison Delamotte – Salon, including three Salon vintages, was held at the Pandolfini Auction House in Florence before the wine auction. The event was organized by Francesco Tanzi, an expert in the Pandolfini wine sector together with the Ceretto company, distributor of Delamotte – […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":15581,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[673,137],"class_list":["post-15586","post","type-post","status-publish","format-gallery","has-post-thumbnail","category-uncategorized","tag-casa-daste-pandolfini","tag-paolo-baracchino","post_format-post-format-gallery"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.paolobaracchino.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG-20241107-WA0011.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pav13q-43o","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paolobaracchino.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15586","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paolobaracchino.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paolobaracchino.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paolobaracchino.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paolobaracchino.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15586"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.paolobaracchino.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15586\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15590,"href":"https:\/\/www.paolobaracchino.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15586\/revisions\/15590"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paolobaracchino.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15581"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paolobaracchino.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15586"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paolobaracchino.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15586"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paolobaracchino.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15586"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}