About Champagne G.H. Martel & Co
A family house in Reims itself, founded in 1869 and run by the Rapeneau family for four generations, whose cellars are medieval chalk crayeres carved between the 4th and 15th centuries and listed with the Champagne hillsides as UNESCO World Heritage since 2015. It sits a short walk from the Saint-Remi basilica and is one of the houses Reims tourism lists as open in January, so it is the in-city option for train day-trippers who cannot get a slot at the bigger names. Small groups; reviewers rate the tasting above the tour length.
Visitors single out medieval crayeres, small groups, walkable from the station. The wines to look for are Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Meunier. The estate dates from 1869.
Visiting
Book ahead. About 1 hour 45 minutes from central Paris to Reims on the A4, and roughly 2 hours to Rilly, Verzenay or Bouzy; leave before 8am to beat the peripherique.
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