The family's vineyards are
spread over 7 hectares in the "Premier cru" areas of Chigny
les Roses, Ludes and Rilly la Montagne.
The
rest of the grapes are bought from around thirty proprietors with whom
Gardet have long standing relationships.
Their vineyards are situated, principally, among the top Crus of Champagne(the
Montagne de Reims, The Côte des Blancs...).
Every
year Gardet selects a number of top cuvees to join their Reserve wines
which are aged in 100 years old oak vats, and later on married with younger
wines to produce the harmony and continuity of Gardet Champagne.
The bottles are then taken
down into the coolness and tranquility of our old vaulted cellars, for
the "prise de mousse", the second fermentation and further ageing.
So
after years of patient work the wines have acquired the particular style
of fragance,maturity and finesse and the right to bear the noble name
of CHAMPAGNE GARDET.
The story of Champagne
GARDET began at the end of the 19th Century with Charles GARDET (1870-1913).He
was a director of a small House in Mareuil sur Ay which has since disappeared.
In
1895, he created his own Marque at Dizy and, later, EPERNAY.
His son, Georges(1895-1952), revived the
House during the Twenties and moved his cellars to Chigny les Roses in
the heart of the Montagne de Reims to facilitate the development of the
business.
Since
then, our House has been guided by successive members of the family, following
the policy laid down a century ago to respect tradition and to take the
greatest care in producing top class Cuvees.