The story of Champagne Gardet began at the end of the 19th Century with Charles Gardet (1870-1913).  He was the director of a small House in Mareuil-sur-Ay.  In 1895, he created his own Marque in Dizy and, later Epernay.  His son, Georges (1895-1952), revived the House during the 1920’s and moved his cellars to Chigny-les-Roses in the heart of Montagne de Reims.  Since then, the 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 Cuvées.

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.