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51318 EPERNAY
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http://www.champagne-martel.com
La Maison GH Martel & Co. was founded in 1869 by the Tabourin family, owners reaping Avenay Val d'Or, a small town located a few kilometers from Epernay.
At the end of the 19th century, Henry Leopold Tabourin is sent by his employer Auguste Devaux an internship oenology and information in Champagne.
In 1894, the death of Auguste Devaux, HL Tabourin founded, in association with Madame Veuve Devaux the Champagne house Veuve A. Devaux known that its peak during the Belle Epoque.
In 1910, HL Tabourin leaves the house he co-founded to focus with his son in brand development GH Martel & Co., which he had bought in the early twenties.
In 1979, the disappearance of Andre Tabourin the delicate problem of succession. Ernest House Rapeneau, founded in 1901, then acquired a majority stake in the capital of GH Martel with the ambition to establish GH Martel & Co. as the spearhead of its champagne business. After fifty years of intense activity, Ernest Rapeneau definitively out of business, leaving the management of his business to two of his son, Francis and Bernard.
Today, GH Martel & Co group now spans a large supply of vineyards planted with Chardonnay and Pinot. The company has three centers of traditional pressing, 20,000 m2 of wineries and 55,000 hl winery, including some of the most modern, stainless thermo.
The personality of Champagne GH Martel & Co. relies on the expertise of established Rapeneau family for four generations in the making of wine blond. Cellar master and winemaker, Christopher, youngest son of Bernard, now provides leadership in the House. As the eldest son, Jean-François, he oversees the business development of the brand.