I ended up buying the Clos des Goisses. Seemed like the best deal. About provenance…this is what they told me about the bottles: "All of the ’96 Mags were purchased from a customer who bought straight from the importer (Rare Wine). They have been cellared in a temp controlled environment for their entirety."
Curtis - The Salon/Krug are still there…their inventory system seems to be spot on…go get um!
Thanks for this heads up. Worth the $$. This is probably my favorite Champagne (among a very large number of great ones) over the last ten years except maybe for killer bottles of ‘96 Salon.