Tarlant Zero Rose Brut Nature Champagne B-2018

“Plenty of dried-cherry and cranberry character here, but also candied lemon and angelica. Pretty powerful and highly structured, this is light-years removed from the world of pretty, light rosés. Bold and very mineral finish that’s as austere as it is exciting.” - 93 PTS, JAMES SUCKLIING

“The NV Brut Rosé Nature Zero is terrific. Here the addition of still red Pinot juice adds textural richness to play off the tension of the non-dosage style. Crushed red berry fruit, chalk, mint, rose petal and white flowers lend brilliance to this ethereal yet layered Rosé from Tarlant. Bright saline accents punctuate the finish. This is a terrific showing.” - 92 PTS, VINOUS MEDIA

IMPORTER NOTES:

COMPOSITION: 42% Pinot Noir, 27% Chardonnay, 21% Pinot Meunier; VINTAGE: 2018 and reserve wines; TIME ON THE LEES; 5 years; SOIL: Chalk, limestone, clay

ABOUT THE PRODUCER: "With a viticultural history in Champagne that dates back to 1687, the Tarlant 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. In the cellar, the grapes are gently pressed and racked by gravity to Burgundian barrels,where each parcel ferments and ages individually. Malolactic fermentation almost never occurs but is not blocked: Sulfites are only added in microscopic doses at press and intermittently to casks of reserve wine. The wines are never filtered.

The big particularity of the Tarlant Champagnes, a tradition started by Benoît's father Jean-Mary in the late 1970's, is that the vast majority of the production (90%) is bottled without dosage. While the idea of Brut Nature Champagne has slowly but surely gained momentum since the early 2000's, this was unheard of at the time. Still, Jean-Mary stuck to his guns and over time this has defined the Tarlant style. In such, the house's entry level cuvées are named 'Zero'."