G.H. Martel & Co.

The House G.H. Martel & C° was founded in 1869 by the Tabourin family, a harvesting owner from Avenay Val d’Or, a small town a few miles from Epernay.

At the end of the 19th century, Henry Léopold Tabourinwas sent by his employer Auguste Devaux on an oenology and information course in Champagne.
In 1984, on the death of Auguste Devaux, H.L. Tabourinfounded, in association with Mr. Devaux' widow, the Champagne House Veuve A. Devaux which reached the height of its success in the Belle Epoque.

In 1910, H.L. Tabourin left the House that he had co-founded and worked with his son to develop the G.H. Martel & C° trademark, which he had bought in the early 1920’s.

A champagne and its history ...

The House G.H. Martel & C° was founded in 1869 by the Tabourin family, a harvesting owner from Avenay Val d’Or, a small town a few miles from Epernay.

At the end of the 19th century, Henry Léopold Tabourinwas sent by his employer Auguste Devaux on an oenology and information course in Champagne.
In 1984, on the death of Auguste Devaux, H.L. Tabourinfounded, in association with Mr. Devaux' widow, the Champagne House Veuve A. Devaux which reached the height of its success in the Belle Epoque.

In 1910, H.L. Tabourin left the House that he had co-founded and worked with his son to develop the G.H. Martel & C° trademark, which he had bought in the early 1920’s.

In 1979, the death of André Tabourin posed the difficult problem of succession. The House Ernest Rapeneau, founded in 1901, acquired a majority shareholding in G.H. Martel with the aim of establishing G.H. Martel & C° as the spearhead for its activities in Champagne. After fifty years of intense activity, Ernest Rapeneau finally retired from business, leaving the running of the company to two of his sons, François and Bernard.

Nowadays, the new G.H. Martel & C° group now extends over a large stock of vineyards planted with Chardonnay and Pinot. The company has three traditional pressing centres, 20,000 m2 of cellars and 55,000 hl of vats, some of which are of the most modern stainless steel design with temperature regulation.

The personality of G.H. Martel & C° Champagne is based on the know-how of the Rapeneau family, which has been involved in making this white wine for four generations. Cellar-master and oenologist, Christophe, Bernard’s younger son, now runs the House, while his older son, Jean-François, is responsible for the sales development of the brand.

While retaining an intimate family atmosphere, our medieval chalk quarries dug between the 4th and 15th centuries, eco-museum and 18th century buildingsare now open to the public.

In the cool hang-dug medieval cellars, the visitor will see a unique collection of typical champenois tools and machinery used for planting, hillside or harvesting, a silent testimony to time-honoured expertise.
Winermaking equipement used in making our great cuvées is alos on show.

As you follow this discovery circuit, you can admire our Gallo-Roman “crayères”, chalk cellars that go down to a depth of up to 22 metres.

Our shop sells all our wines to help you enjoy a full and varied discovery of our ‘terroir’ through our champagnes.

We have a range of interesting offers throughout the year, so you can enjoy our different qualities season by season.

Your tastings will now be richer and more varied with our advice and the extent of our range. You can also buy gifts bearing the image of our brand.
 

We welcome you to the House of G.H. Martel Champagne, where you can discover our differents private rooms ; house where you will enjoy to organize your meal, cocktails or seminars in the Orangerie or Belle Epoque lounge.

During your reception, you will have the leisure to taste our differents champagne wines and red wine champagne AOC (rewarded during tasting contest).


For any request for an custom estimate or for futher information, please free to contact us:
by telephone at the span 03 26 82 70 67
by e-mail at the adresse boutique@champagnemartel.com