Dom Ruinart
Pale golden robe with green highlights, fine bubbles of remarkable persistence. The nose unfolds an entrancing complexity of candied citrus, lemon zest, white truffle and buttered pastry, revealed by ten years of ageing under cork. On the palate, the attack is precise and lively; a citrus-driven…
THE CUVÉES OF MAISON DOM RUINARTThe expert verdict
The structure of this champagne
TASTING NOTES
Pale golden robe with green highlights, fine bubbles of remarkable persistence. The nose unfolds an entrancing complexity of candied citrus, lemon zest, white truffle and buttered pastry, revealed by ten years of ageing under cork. On the palate, the attack is precise and lively; a citrus-driven tension structures the whole, whilst the finish extends into a saline minerality of exceptional length.
The composition
Terroirs
An exclusive blend of Grand Cru Chardonnays: 70% from the Côte des Blancs (Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, Avize, Chouilly, Bergères-lès-Vertus) and 30% from the Montagne de Reims (Verzenay, Sillery, Taissy, Villers-Marmery). These pure chalk soils bestow upon the wine its characteristic mineral tension and its remarkable capacity for ageing.
About this house
Founded in 1729 in Reims by Nicolas Ruinart, Maison Ruinart is the oldest Champagne house in the world. Its history is inseparable from the celebrated Crayères — underground galleries hewn 38 metres deep into Gallo-Roman chalk, listed as a historic monument — where the cuvées age at constant temperature and humidity.
Dom Ruinart is the house's prestige cuvée, created in 1966 as a tribute to Dom Thierry Ruinart, Benedictine monk and uncle of the founder. Vinified exclusively as a Blanc de Blancs from Grand Cru Chardonnays and aged under cork, it embodies the Ruinart style in its most accomplished form: chalky minerality, citrus freshness and aromatic complexity revealed with time.
The perfect pairing
Aperitif
The fine bubbles and citrus vivacity of Dom Ruinart beautifully lift the buttery lightness of a comté gougère.
Starter
The cuvée's briny minerality finds perfect resonance with the salinity of fine Breton oysters.
Main course
The creamy richness of roasted lobster enters into dialogue with the wine's notes of buttered pastry and its persistent finish.
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