Bottler: Champagne Tarlant, 51480 Oeuilly / Epernay / France
In the glass
Colour
Transparent, intense Saignée red with a delicate perlage.
Nose
Expressive notes of candied rose and violet petals, blood orange, kumquat zest, pomegranate juice and wild strawberries, underpinned with herbal and mineral spice.
Palate
Bone-dry and polished with a chalky, cool texture, a brilliant acidity as well as complex hints of cherries on the finish.
Character
A polished, puristic sparkling wine of unadulterated structure and rebellious elegance.
Pairing
Excellent with hearty main courses, fine cheese selections or subtly sweet fruit desserts.
Notes
A single-varietal Pinot Noir from the single vineyard site Tempêtée planted with vines from 1981, macerated on the skins for 16 hours, aged in oak barrels without malolactic fermentation and bottled completely without dosage (0 g).
Tasting note
Colour & Appearance
Transparent yet intense Saignée red with a very fine, elegant perlage.
Nose
An expressive, uncompromising profile: aromas of candied rose and violet petals, blood orange, kumquat zest, fresh pomegranate juice, wild strawberries and redcurrants meet a delicate spice of herbs and cool rock.
Palate
On the palate, the rebellious signature of the Tarlant family shines through: chalky in texture, cool and supported by a surprisingly dominant, brilliant acidity. Despite the extremely hot 2018 vintage, the Champagne presents itself polished, powerful and uncompromisingly dry. Given a little air, the aromatics evoke traditional Kriek beer with Schaerbeek cherries.
Terroir & Origin
The grapes hail from the single vineyard “Tempêtée” in Œuilly. The vineyard features a 13% slope with a north-easterly aspect at an altitude of 158 metres and is characterized by calcareous clay. Across their 14 hectares, the Tarlants practise organic farming without herbicides.
Grape Variety & Vinification
Single-varietal Pinot Noir (13 different clones across 13 rows), planted in 1981. After a 16-hour skin maceration, it was gently gravity-pressed. The base wine fermented spontaneously with wild yeasts and matured for seven months on its lees in Burgundian pièces. Without malolactic fermentation, bottled on 5 April 2019 and disgorged on 3 June 2024 – with no added sugar (0 g dosage), as has been the tradition at Maison Tarlant since the 1970s. Total production: 3,700 bottles.
Food Pairings
Excellently suited to robust main courses with dark meat, structured raw milk cheese or subtly sweet desserts featuring beetroot and berry components.
Special Features
An uncompromising Rosé de Saignée without any disguise: the combination of 16 hours of maceration, maturation in old oak casks and an absolute absence of dosage bestows this Pinot Noir with a masterful balance of wild fruit, stony character and immense grip.
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