Champagne G.H. Martel & C°

Champagne G.H. Martel & C° was created in 1869 by the Tabourin family, Harvest Owners of Avenay Val d'Or, a small village located a few kilometres from Epernay.

In 1910, H.L. Tabourin left the House he had co-founded to devote himself and his son to the development of the G.H. Martel & C° brand, which he had bought in the early ... 1920s.

In 1979, André Tabourin's death in 1979 posed the delicate problem of succession.

Champagne Ernest Rapeneau, founded in 1901, then acquired a majority stake in the capital of G.H. Martel with the ambition to establish G.H. Martel & C° as the spearhead of its Champagne activities. After fifty years of intense activity, Ernest Rapeneau retired from the business, leaving the management of his company to two of his sons, François and Bernard.

The personality of Champagne G.H. Martel & C° is based on the know-how of the Rapeneau family established for 4 generations in the making of white wine. Head of the cellar and oenologist, Christophe, Bernard's youngest son, is today the manager of the House. As for the eldest son, Jean-François, he oversees the commercial development of the brand. see more