Ruinart champagne
The Maison Ruinart is the oldest Champagne House. Founded in 1729 by Nicolas Ruinart, nephew of Dom Ruinart, it has seen generations succeed and develop its renown in France and internationally. Facing environmental challenges, the Maison Ruinart is making strong commitments: sustainable viticulture, protection of local fauna and flora, reforestation. As early as 2020, the Maison Ruinart decided to replace its individual boxes with the second skin case. An eco-designed case made of 99% paper, recyclable and molded to the shape of the bottle. Chardonnay, mainly selected between the Côte des Blancs and the Montagne de Reims, plays an important role in the blend of the Maison Ruinart cuvées, which are distinguished by their elegance and finesse.
The Blanc de Blancs Ruinart, the emblematic cuvée of the House, evolves on elegant and fruity notes, while the Rosé offers an interesting tangy touch. The R de Ruinart, for its part, offers a skillful blend of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. A harmonious balance and beautiful aromatic complexity. The prestige cuvées of the House, Dom Ruinart and Dom Ruinart Rosé, offer connoisseurs of great cuvées a beautiful vinous quality, great intensity, and open the door to superb gastronomic pairings.
Ruinart Champagne Millésime 2016 Bottle 75cl
« A balanced wine, carrying a beautiful aromatic complexity »
Ruinart Champagne Millésime 2016 Bottle 75cl - Box
« A vintage with a harmonious, round, and fresh profile »
To mature its sparkling wines, the bottles are stored in the Maison Ruinart's champagne cellars: the Crayères. A veritable underground cathedral of chalk, they provide the freshness the wine needs for its slow maturation in the bottle. On a more cultural note, Les Crayères have been classified as a Historic Site since 1931, and in 2015 were listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The different grape varieties and blends of Ruinart wines
Each Ruinart cuvée has its own unique blend, and each stage in its development is guided by a single watchword: excellence. First, let's look at the famous Rosé Ruinart, the first rosé ever created. This delicate wine is composed of Chardonnay from the Côte des Blancs of the Montagne de Reims and Pinot Noir from the Montagne de Reims and the Vallée de la Marne, part of which is vinified red, and this skilfully crafted blend is completed by a touch of reserve wines from the last two years. Thus, Ruinart's Rosé cuvée is crafted from a balance of freshness, roundness and exotic notes.
Next, Dom Ruinart is the vintage Ruinart taste. Dom Ruinart cuvées are made exclusively from Grand Cru grapes from the Côte des Blancs on the Montagne de Reims, with a majority of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir vinified in red. It's when the bottles of Dom Ruinart are stored in the Crayères for around 10 years that the wine really acquires its full aroma.
As for the Blanc de Blancs, as mentioned above, it is the symbol of Ruinart taste, with grapes mainly from the Côte des Blancs of the Montagne de Reims, complemented by Sézannais wines for the roundness they bring. The blend is made up exclusively of Chardonnay from different years.
Finally, we close this analysis with the famous R de Ruinart, the soul of the House of Ruinart. The grapes for this cuvée come mainly from my Côte des Blancs in the Montagne de Reims, so this signature Ruinart wine is blended in almost equal percentages of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, with the rest of the blend made up of Pinot Noir and reserve wines from the two previous years.
Ruinart Champagnes: good to know
| 🔢 Available products count | 24 |
|---|---|
| 🎨 Colour | White champagne, Rosé champagne |
| 🍾 Format | Bottle, Half bottle, Magnum |
| ↕️ Dosage | Champagne brut, Champagne extra brut |
| 🍇 Cépage | Pinot noir, Chardonnay, Pinot meunier |
| 📍 Terroirs | Montagne de reims, Cote des blancs, Vallée de la marne, Cote de sezanne |
| ⭐ Vintage | Non vintage champagne, Vintage 2016 |
| 📦 Packaging | Champagne in a wooden case, Champagne in a gift box, Champagne in a box |
| 📏 Scale | Premier cru |
| 💡 Type de champagne | Blanc de blancs |
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