Tarlant, Champagne Blanc de Meuniers Brut Nature La Vigne d'Or, 2006

Name: Tarlant, Champagne Blanc de Meuniers Brut Nature La Vigne d'Or, 2006
Brand: Tarlant
SKU: NYC-1-DBW-`DB4644-06`-120224-2
Price: 188.0 USD
Availability: InStock

Sparkling Wine from Champagne, France

by Tarlant

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The Tarlant Champagne Blanc de Meuniers Brut Nature ‘La Vigne d’Or’ 2006 is an extraordinary single-vineyard Champagne made exclusively from 100% Pinot Meunier. Sourced from the ‘La Vigne d’Or’ parcel in the Vallée de la Marne, this wine highlights the unique character of Pinot Meunier when crafted with precision and care. The Tarlant family’s dedication to terroir and minimal intervention is evident in this Brut Nature cuvée, vinified without dosage to emphasize purity and expressiveness.

On the nose, this Champagne presents a captivating bouquet of toasted almond croissant, white strawberry, and fresh nectarine, complemented by subtle notes of gingerbread and salted caramel. The palate is lush and well-rounded, with a pillowy mousse that carries flavors of baked pears, clove, and citrus zest. Its vibrant acidity and lingering spice lead to a long, nuanced finish, showcasing its depth and complexity.

This Champagne pairs beautifully with roasted poultry, creamy cheeses, or rich seafood dishes like butter-poached lobster, where its texture and richness can shine. While already showing impressive complexity, the Tarlant ‘La Vigne d’Or’ 2006 will reward further aging over the next decade, developing additional layers of refinement. It is a masterful representation of single-vineyard Pinot Meunier and a testament to the artistry of the Tarlant family.

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In Champagne’s Vallée de la Marne, Benoît and Mélanie 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 père, Jean-Mary, made waves in Champagne in the ‘70s by producing some of the region’s 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 money—but no, somehow, over 12 generations, the Tarlant name has remained under the radar.

What importer Bowler Wine has to say about this wine...

100% Pinot Meunier. From a parcel in Oeuilly called "Pierre de Bellevue", planted in 1947 by the Tarlants' paternal grandfather Georges on Sparnacian clay-limestone soils. The vines are organically farmed and harvested by hand and the clusters very slowly and gently pressed. The juice ferments spontaneously with native yeasts in Burgundy barrels; the wine does not go through malolactic fermentation. The 2006 was bottled in 2007, disgorged in 2022 and received zero dosage.

Details

Grape Variety

Pinot Meunier
Vintage

Champagne , 2006
Size

750ml
Farming Practice

Organic
Sweetness

Dry
Body

Light Bodied

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Champagne boasts some of the world’s greatest luxury brands with Krug, Cristal and, of course, Dom Perignon. But it’s also home to hundreds of small dynamic producers—farmers who grow their own grapes (often organically) and make (often with natural methods) tiny amounts of pure and absolutely delicious wine that reflect the individual personalities of their villages and terroirs. Toast with these wines, for sure. But also treat them like the great wines they are: taste, drink, explore!

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