Champagne Tarlant traces its history to the early 18th century, when Pierre Tarlant began cultivating vineyards in Gland. Several generations later Louis Tarlant and his wife inherited property in Oeuilly near Epernay. The family made and sold red and white wines for nearly a century, but in 1928 they started bottling their own Champagne. Today the twelfth generation of the Tarlant family still owns and operates the estate, and Benoit Tarlant is winemaker. The estate’s 35 acres of vineyards are distributed into 55 parcels in four villages, where Tarlant grows Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier, Arbanne, Pinot Blanc and Petit Meslier. Tarlant makes a full range of vintage and non-vintage Champagnes. Guide Hachette des Vins 2014 notes that Benoit Tarlant “advocates a natural approach to viticulture….and winemaking. His wines do not undergo malolactic fermentation…” Wine Advocate has rated the Champagnes in the mid-90s.