Rapid bubble stream. Light straw, in color. Lime, lemon, white peach, raspberry, grapefruit, citrus peel, citrus zest, toast, chalky. Fine mousse, lime peel, red berries, sharp acidity, on the finish.
Blend: 1/3 each of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Meunier
Consume: now-2027
Purchased: $60
Score: 90 points
Champagne Tarlant
The Tarlant family traces their winegrowing history back to 1687, when Pierre Tarlant first cultivated grapevines in the Marne Valley. In 1928, Louis Adrien Tarlant produced the family’s first estate-bottled champagne. The estate consists of 14 hectares of vines within 31 lieu-dits of Pinot Noir(50%), Chardonnay (30%) and Pinot Meunier(20%), along with small amounts of Champagne’s “forgotten”grapes” – Pinot Blanc, Arbane and Petit Meslier.