In Champagneโs Vallรฉe de la Marne, Benoรฎt and Mรฉlanie Tarlant manage their vines and their cellar the way a mad scientist runs his laboratory. A pinch of that, a dash of this; everything is done painstakingly by hand and with keen attention to every detail.
These 12th generation vignerons buck the trends of the Marne, where Pinot Meunier dominates. Instead, the Tarlants have planted half of their 13 hectares to Pinot Noir, and just under a third to Chardonnay.
Tarlant pรจre, Jean-Mary, made waves in Champagne in the โ70s by producing some of the regionโs first Brut Nature wines, with no added dosage; the aim here is to allow the purity of the fruit to beam through the glass, without any manipulations.
With all of the extraordinary terroir, meticulous farming and winemaking techniques practices in use at Tarlant, you'd think the wines would sell for a ton of moneyโbut no, somehow, over 12 generations, the Tarlant name has remained under the radar.
Details
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Grape Variety
Other White Grape , Pinot Blanc
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Vintage
NV
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Size
750ml
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Farming Practice
Organic
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Style
Crisp , Elegant , Minerally
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Sweetness
Champagne Brut Nature , Dry
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Body
Light Bodied