Pierre Tarlant於Marne Valley種植葡萄樹，而Tarlant家族就於1687年開始釀酒。1928年，Louis Adrien Tarlant生產了第一支家族香檳，其後他們便於OEuilly村出產香檳，延綿四代。時至今日，於1999年傳至Benoît Tarlant手中並開始產酒。
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, and since then there have been four successive generations of Tarlants producing wine at their estate in the village of OEuilly. Today the estate is in the hands of Benoît Tarlant, who has been making wine here since 1999.
地區Lieux-Dits:
2003 La Matinale - "Four à Chaux" and "La Perchape" in OEuilly
2004 l'Aerienne - "Les Forgeottes" in Celles-lès-Condé; "L'Enclume", "Les Marguiniers", "Pierre de Bellevue" in OEuilly
2002 l'Etincelante - "L'Enclume", "Les Bouleaux", "La Perchape" in OEuilly; "Mocque Tonneau", "Monts Martin" and "Haut du Four à Chaux" in Celles-lès-Condé
種類Type:
香檳Champagne
葡萄品種Grapes:
2003 La Matinale - 28% Chardonnay, 45% Pinot Noir, 27% Pinot Meunier
2004 l'Aerienne - 70% Chardonnay, 30% Pinot Noir
2002 l'Etincelante - 57% Chardonnay, 29% Pinot Noir and 14% Pinot Meunier
風土Terroir:
2003 La Matinale - 坎帕期白堊及盧台特期石灰石。Campanian chalk, and Lutetian limestone
2004 l'Aerienne - 燧石，硬石灰石及白堊粘土。Flintstone, hard limestone, and sparnacien (limestone and clay)
2002 l'Etincelante - 燧石，白堊及石灰石。Flintstone, chalk, and limestone
釀造Vinification:
首次發酵於木桶內進行，無乳酸發酵，全自然發酵，於桶內陳年6-10個月。
Slow press by gravity, spontaneous fermentation and 8 months(2003)/6 months(2004)/10 months(2002) on the lees in burgundian oak-barrel. Parcel by parcel. No malolactic fermentation. No fining.
品酒筆記Tasting Notes:
2003 La Matinale
這枝來自曙光的酒展現出多重層次，包括牛軋糖的味道，也有成熟水果的感覺。口感豐富而帶一點礦物感。酒體飽滿豐盈，令人印象深刻。
The 2003 Millésime Prestige La Matinale is pure, fresh and concentrated on the very complex and elegant nose. Although it is still young, this "version" reveals great finesse and elegance on the palate and comes along as an intense and firmly structured vintage Champagne with tension and mineral expression.
2004 l'Aerienne
金黃色中帶翠綠。氣泡非常細緻。香氣優雅。L’Aérienne展現出糖漬柑橘皮的香氣，而當中也有蜂蜜及烘焙的香氣。明亮而有活力，輕盈而新鮮。
The 2004 Millésime Prestige l'Aérienne is "the answer to 2003," says Benoît Tarlant. The white l'Aérienne opens with a clear, concentrated bouquet of white and yellow-fleshed fruits along with citrus aromas and some ginger notes. On the palate, this is very generous and elegant yet pure and vital cuvée with a juicy Chardonnay character right now and lots of finesse. Still very young, the finish is pure, very salty, long and tensioned.
2002 l'Etincelante
2002年的Millésime Prestige: l'Étincelante（字面意思是閃閃發光）以令人興奮的花束開頭，展現出可愛成熟而又精確的水果香氣，以及蛋捲、石塊的香氣。口感濃郁，緊緻且充滿活力。收結很長但相當年輕多汁，呈白堊質感和帶海洋般的鹽味。
The 2002 Millésime Prestige l'Étincelante (literally: the sparkling one) opens with an exciting bouquet that displays lovely matured yet precise fruit aromas along with brioche, stony and flinty notes. On the palate, the 2002 is intense, firm and vibrantly fresh, showing a juicy, chalky texture and stimulating salinity in the long yet still young finish.
