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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.4 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 295 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by lesz on 3/10/2024 & rated 93 points: still very nice (352 views) | | | Tasted by Sheila62 on 1/4/2024: This was wonderful. This wine is a 16 wheeler carrying ripe fruit, headed in a straight line on your tongue. Loved it! (714 views) | | | Tasted by NickA on 12/25/2023 & rated 91 points: Christmas 2023; 12/24/2023-12/26/2023 (Home): Disgorged November 2016, but a blend of wines from 1996-2000. Picked this for Christmas morning partly because it was fully mature, partly because a bottle a few months ago was wonderful, but (as was becoming a theme) this didn't show quite as well as I expected. Broad and yeasty, some yellow apple, beautifully integrated acidity - and a feeling of more to come, despite its age. (796 views) | | | Tasted by AURUM on 12/9/2023 & rated 91 points: A very powerful Champagne. Golden colour with a lot of appels, yellow and red, autolysis, and light oxidative notes. Full bodied with long finish. More powerfull than elegant. (583 views) | | | Tasted by James Kim on 12/2/2023 & rated 93 points: Opened for 30 min. Lovely brioche/yeasty aromas with some nuts, baked apples, lemon, herbs and minerals. Palate with nice tart apples, biscuits, lemon, yeast/brioche, minerals. Excellent acids on a medium body and nice long finish. Nicely balanced mix of fresh and aged flavors. Lovely. 93+ (614 views) | | | Tasted by JOsgood on 11/18/2023: Drinking very nice. Rich and complex. A touch of oxidation that provides depth. (681 views) | | | Tasted by MC2 Wines on 4/14/2023: Disgorged 2015. Similar in style to other Tarlant’s. It’s a bit more evolved. Good flavor. Drinking nicely. (1277 views) | | | Tasted by Max S. on 1/7/2023: Did not rate because it's not my style. Objectively a good wine, and if you want non-dose this is probably up your alley. (883 views) | | | Tasted by Diane (LI) on 12/2/2022: Deep golden color that shows good acidity and vibrancy. Pears, almonds, a slight oxidative note that adds complexity. Delicious. (1223 views) | | | Tasted by sachsen on 9/25/2022 flawed bottle: Oxidized. 0 for 2 in successive days, both from Envoyer. Will try the last bottle very soon and report my impressions. (1368 views) | | | Tasted by Diane (LI) on 9/12/2022: Disgorged 2018. Light golden color with oxidative notes on the nose, along with lemon zest. Almonds, green apple, and almonds with well integrated acidity. Vinous with a deliciously long finish. Just having this with a frittata but it could really use something more substantial. (1340 views) | | | Tasted by Frank Murray III on 8/14/2022: 2000 base, with reserves from 96-99. Just some gold color starting to come into the wine, with a hint of nuttiness but still had some freshness from the acid. (1770 views) | | | Tasted by TXRhoneRanger on 7/31/2022 & rated 97 points: Seriously wonderful Champagne - can go another 10 years easy. 2002 & 2003 vintage. Dis'g in 2019. Super! (1100 views) | | | Tasted by Yme on 7/7/2022: Purchased in 2014 at cellar door and kept in wine cabinet since. Quince, baked red apples & walnut nose. Very fine beads which settled after an hour. Mouth feel was surprisingly nervy initially though opened up after a few minutes in the glass (universal). Baked apples, apricots, bready and nutty palate with a clean, long finish. Lovely bubbly! (1137 views) | | | Tasted by hargy on 6/5/2022 & rated 93 points: so impressive - wonderful balance of freshness and complexity - should get even better (1169 views) | | | Tasted by soyhead on 3/9/2022: Nov 2016 disgorgement
No dosage
50% chard / 50% Pinot
Vintage 2000 and reserve from 96-99
Gorgeous aged champagne, with some similarities to sherry with rich nuttiness, but fresh and crisp on the finish. (1460 views) | | | Tasted by ChDonath on 2/5/2022 & rated 92 points: Now the second bottle which was luckily without defect this time.
Same 2000 base, dg 01.12.2017
Starts off with lots of ripe apple. On the palate its again apple and some quite dry oaky flavor.
Quickly opens up with some aeration, intense vanilla apple puree ,as well as some almost vegetal oaky bitterness on the mid to finish.
It develops a lot within a short time of air exposure.
Oaky acidity and sometimes hints of madeira which clear up and expose some underlying smokiness.
And after this fades it becomes a more mineralic wine with some lime like acidity.
Again develops further ... more and more fruit sweetness coming through, the body is really impressive now it becomes better and better.
Incredibly vinous after a few hours...
Now this is fun...
But the recent price development is not very appealing anymore. (1281 views) | | | Tasted by Max S. on 1/20/2022 & rated 93 points: Green apple, a bit nutty, not much bread. 02/03 base vintage. Not going back for more, but enjoyed what we had! (1493 views) | | | Tasted by Benoit Hardy on 1/3/2022 & rated 94 points: Champagne domaine Tarlant cuvée Louis 1995
Base 1995 with reserve wines 1994. Dsg 2003
Very nice nose on caramelized fruits and hazelnuts. Shy effervescence.
Mouth as winey as it is generous. However, we are facing 50/50 Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, but the Pinot clearly takes the top, at least in attack with a big amplitude on similar aromas on the nose. Then the Chardonnay brings tension and depth with autolysis and an oxidative touch. It's very tasty, almost honeyed, it almost looks like a bubbly Sauternes, the dosage giving comfort to a beautiful, harmonious whole. Very nice balance with integrated acidity, the wine soars on the palate without heaviness while the juice is of high density. Nice finish, all in freshness and lengthening on candied orange.
A very beautiful champagne, in a fairly rich register. 1995 is tasting very well in the region right now! (1658 views) | | | Tasted by soyhead on 11/13/2021: from magnum
base 1996&7
disgorged jan 2006
dosage 5.7gr/l
rich,long and sappy (1882 views) | | | Tasted by Stanrocks on 9/10/2021 & rated 91 points: way too many entries on that wine so far... so I decided to post here, as it is easier to write down the details of the solera in here... as it is a NV
Here are 2002 and 2003 blend, bottled in 2004, disgorged in 2017... My oh My ... No dosage
perfect year in 2002, and very warm 2003... has it importance to me... for sure here
Nose of nuts, pecan, honey from bushes, not the little young flowers... powerful nose which evolves a lot... getting complex and vinous...
Palate is likewise, powerful yet dry, but with a shorter finish than previous releases, where the 03 might kick in... would be a 93/95 with just a little more acid punch !!!
great food wine though, with big mouthfeel, and great complexity... old champagne lovers :) (1667 views) | | | Tasted by Mon.Maultiere on 5/9/2021 & rated 92 points: This was the blend of 1998, 1997 and 1996 wines, bottled 1999 and disgorged 2011. Drunk with cheese canapes. Bright yellow gold and a fine generous bead. Citrus and hazelnuts, with some leesy and oxidative notes that give an additional dimension of complexity and interest, that grew in the glass. Bright acidity which was nicely balanced. Very good length. Overall a very good and interesting wine. (1975 views) | | | Tasted by AudunG on 1/30/2021 & rated 93 points: Mix of 2002 and 2003. Saline and mineral aromas with yellow apples and autolysis. Hefty and concentrated in the mouth. Great Champagne. (2095 views) | | | Tasted by Seafoam Manor on 1/24/2021 & rated 96 points: Sadly, my last bottle of the '99, but it was fantastic and on the very high end of the inherent bottle variation that I find in these wines, presumably due to the extended bottle aging. Very true to style, with the fruit taking on a deep, rich, baked quality along with spice and slight vanilla barrel notes, autolytic touches and rounded out by saline and umami notes. For all the layers of flavor, this strikes a great balance of richness, acidity that's dialed in with the zero dosage, with all the elements drinking as a unified whole, with no element shouting over the chorus. This is a powerful, dense and complex Champagne, so there's probably an added sense of appropriate time and place, but it is a great pairing with sushi. Vigorous mousse, relative to its age, which I've found to not necessarily be that consistent across different bottles. Drink or hold, but probably only in the short term. Buy 'er if you can find 'em. 96+ (2106 views) | | | Tasted by peternelson on 1/21/2021 & rated 92 points: Darker gold/amber; gorgeous sappy notes, walnut, peach pit, slightly earthy, excellent concentration in the mid, long finish, really gorgeous for this age (1996-1999, mostly 1999); Not the perfect sushi choice, but went really well with Gyoza and fatty tuna sushi. W/A. (2104 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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View From the Cellar, May/Jun 2020, Issue #87, Recently- Tasted Champagne And Sparkling Wines Spring 2020
(NV Champagne Tarlant “Cuvée Louis” Brut Nature (Oeuilly)) Login and sign up and see review text. | By James Suckling
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View From the Cellar, Sep/Oct 2018, Issue #77, Recently-Tasted Champagne Part Two- Autumn of 2018
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Vinous, Champagne: The 2018 Summer Preview (Jul 2018) (7/1/2018)
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View From the Cellar, May/Jun 2017, Issue #69, Summer 2017 Champagne and Sparkling Wine Report Index
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View From the Cellar, Sep/Oct 2016, Issue #65, The Bi-Annual Champagne and Sparkling Wine Review Autumn 2016
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Vinous, Champagne: The 2016 Summer Preview (Aug 2016) (8/1/2016)
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Vinous, Champagne’s Golden Age (Nov 2015) (11/1/2015)
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View From the Cellar, May/Jun 2015, Issue #57, The June 2015 Champagne and Sparkling Wine Report Tales From Two Weeks In the Region in April
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Vinous, Champagne: New Releases and Collectibles (May 2014)
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Champagne Warrior, May 2013, Issue #16, Champagne Tasting Notes
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Vinous, New Releases from Champagne (Dec 2011)
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Vinous, New Releases from Champagne (Dec 2010)
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Champagne Warrior, July 2009, Issue #3, The 2008 Champagne Vintage
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Champagne Warrior, July 2009, Issue #3, Champagne Tasting Notes
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Vinous, November/December 2006, IWC Issue #129
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Garagiste (8/14/2009)
(NV TARLANT Cuvee Louis (NV/96/97/98)) Champagne Dear Friends, If you pin down some of Champagne's most admired winemakers and ask them who is making the best wine in the region, more often than not Benoit Tarlant's name will arise. For me, there has been no house as resurgent as Tarlant and they owe much of it to the youthful, renegade outlook of a vintner blessed with incredible raw material to work with. Certainly Benoit was fortunate to be born into a family with over 300 years of heritage in Champagne but he is also fortunate that his great grandfather purchased (one by one) parcels of land that should now be considered one of the 5-6 greatest collections of terroir in all of Champagne. Grand Cru? Tarlant has terroir above that designation. All of this is well and good but you need to know what to do with the material you've inherited and Benoit has taken the bull by the horns. As a member of the same influential group of organic vintners as Tire Pe in Bordeaux, Tarlant is set to once again take their place next to Krug (or Selosse as Benoit would tell you) as one of the top producers in all of Champagne but they are doing it in a different manner: with natural methodology that would make the Loire's most underground hipsters jealous. Not only is Tarlant doing things right from a farming standpoint but they have the La Tache-like terroir to exploit as well. This cuvee, produced as a non-vintage (like all of their top wines), is part of a series Benoit calls "revelations of terroir" - wines that speak so directly to one site, they deserve to be bottled from a single plot (as discussed with Marie-Courtin earlier in the week, this is not the norm in Champagne). The Cuvee Louis is from very old vines (over 50-60 years) in Les Crayons with a distinct influence from the Marne River (as opposed to their Vigne d' Antan that is from llot de Sables). From 50% Pinot Noir and 50% Chardonnay, it is the top blended wine they produce. Contrary to what you may read, no new oak is used in the fermentation of this wine (the vessels are 4-6 years old) and no malolactic is performed. A very light dosage is done by hand so it does not interfere with the wine's delicacy. This breeds a Champagne of exceptional style and nobility that is the perfect marriage of old and new: Please note: Be careful when checking community notes on Champagne - a multitude of disgorgements and vintage mixes are typically in the market at the same time, even more so in Europe (this is not just for Tarlant but for all Champagne in the US market). A preponderance of grey market retail over the last 4-6 years has made this situation more acute. In the past, one importer had the rights to a brand and they stocked the same disgorgement until it was sold through. As a consumer, this made it easier to familiarize your palate with a wine's style - not anymore. There may be 4-6 versions of the same wine in the US market at once - all of them from the same base stock but they were disgorged and sent to importers in Europe (or the legitimate US importer) at a different time - many of those European bottles come back to the US via grey market and are sold (even on the same shelf) next to US imported bottles. This creates havoc for the consumer when trying to assess a wine or rely on a wine's potential performance. Two heads may be better than one but two disgorgements of the same wine sitting side-by-side in your cellar are not (unless, of course that was your intention). To offset this conundrum, more and more Champagne houses are moving to a specific lot number on their bottle to authenticate a wine's provenance and/or disgorgement. Unfortunately, this is more the exception than the rule. For this reason, it is not prudent to print scores or reviews from US publications associated with Champagne unless there is absolute certainty that the wine is the same one tasted. As an example, a cuvee disgorged or tasted in Nov/Dec 2006 is not relevant to a cuvee disgorged in 2008 or 2009. VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for one of Champagne's last true moderately priced bargains at the highest end: NV Tarlant "Cuvee Louis" Extra Brut (1996/1997/1998) Oeuilly (RJ90/94) (there has only been one disgorgement of this wine) Thank you, Jon Rimmerman Garagiste Seattle, WA Champ9709 |
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| Tarlant Producer websiteChampagne Blend"Champagne blend" is a classic grape blend that typically includes Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and/or Pinot Meunier in any proportions.
However, this blend can also include Arbane, Fromenteau (Pinot Gris), Petit Meslier and/or Pinot Blanc as well.France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comChampagne Le Champagne (Le comité interprofessionnel du vin de Champagne) | Grandes Marques & Maisons de Champagne (Union des Maisons de Champagne)
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