Champagne Tarlant - Brut Réserve

Name: Champagne Tarlant - Brut Réserve
Brand: Champagne Tarlant
Rating: 4.1 (8 reviews)

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Champagne

Effervescent

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4.1/5 (8 customers)

Brut Réserve is the Champagne of sharing, a sure bet for celebrations. Harmonious and well-balanced, it's a beautiful cuvée signed with winemaking authenticity, shining with the freshness of Chardonnay and the unctuousness of Pinot. The texture is supple and elegant. A spontaneous wine, ideal for cocktails, impromptu brunches or, of course, small receptions with friends...

Features

Estate

Champagne Tarlant

Cuvée

Brut Réserve

Designation

Champagne

Region

Champagne

Grape varieties

1/3 Chardonnay, 1/3 Pinot Meunier, 1/3 Pinot Noir

Terroirs

Sparnacian, Chalk, Sand and Limestone

Viticulture

a dynamic, sustainable approach that promotes biodiversity and micro-organisms

Harvest

manual, 2007 and reserve wines

Winemaking

First fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks and oak barrels

Breeding

Barrel-aged reserve wines

Alcohol content

12%

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Golden color, intense beading and great finesse

Nose

Sustained bouquet of apple, peach and pear.

Mouth

Freshness from Chardonnay and smoothness from Pinot. The texture is supple and elegant.

Serve

at 10-12°C

Open

and serve!

Drink from

2014

Drink before

2018

Food and wine pairing

cuvée harmonieuse et spontanée, c'est le champagne idéal pour les cocktails, les brunchs improvisés ou évidemment les petites réceptions entre amis. Il accompagne toutes les créations, comme des toasts chauds de saumon ou des dips de légumes frais...<br/>

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Domaine rated (2016 guide) 2*Stars (A serious and recommendable production, but a little more regular and homogeneous than the previous one)

About the domain :

This dynamic family-run business, based in the heart of the Marne valley, is making steady progress, and is not afraid to offer cuvées from specific plots, with little or no dosage, but always with a solid constitution. The Tarlant family has been cultivating vines since 1687, and began selling its first bottles in 1929 under the name carte-blanche. Today, Jean-Mary and Micheline Tarlant and their children Benoît and Mélanie have taken over the family business. The 14-hectare vineyard, cultivated with care and organic fertilizers, comprises 55 plots, planted with the three traditional grape varieties (pinot noir, meunier and chardonnay), as well as pinot blanc, petit meslier and arbanne.

Guide Hachette des vins

Domaine rated (guide 2016) Awarded wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)

About the domain :

With deep roots in Champagne, the Tarlant family were already cultivating vines in the time of Dom Pérignon. The estate was established in 1780 in the Marne valley, and the first champagne was delivered in 1929. Today, a 14-hectare vineyard and a recognized style. At the helm since 1999 are Benoît and Mélanie, the children of Jean-Mary Tarlant, who presides over the estate. In the cellar, Benoît vinifies in small vats or barrels by "climat", without malolactic fermentation, matures reserve wines on lees, and favors low dosage (extra-brut) or none at all (brut zéro).

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Domaine noté Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

Estate rated (2016 guide) 1*Star (Stars in the making or quality winemakers with good production levels, you won't be disappointed when you taste the wines from these estates)

About the domain :

As close as possible to its origins, pure Champagne, as the labels of this family estate, one of the most dynamic in Champagne, now read. In the heart of the left bank of the Marne and Surrmelin valleys, Benoît Tarlant (winemaker) and his sister Mélanie (sales and communications) are gradually taking over from their parents. Their viticulture is demanding, adapted to a mosaic of soils and subsoils: from sand to flint, from clay and limestone to pure chalk. With no yeasting or enzyming, two-thirds of vinification takes place in wood. These champagnes have volume, chewiness and great freshness thanks to a light dosage: in 2010, the entire production went through a minimal dosage (extra-brut, 4.5g) or none at all (Nature). A true vintage policy is now in place and, like the greatest Champagne brands, Tarlant releases wines after eight or ten years in the cellar, at their optimum. Well done.

Customer reviews

Customer rating

4.1/5

out of 8 reviews