Dom Ruinart Blanc de Blancs 2010 crowned best champagne in the world!
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Dom Ruinart Blanc de Blancs 2010 won three titles at the 2022 World Champagne Championship: Supreme World Champion, Best Champagne and Best French Sparkling Wine. A 100% Chardonnay blend sourced from Grands Crus, it owes its excellence to a challenging vintage and ten years’ ageing in the chalk cellars of Reims.
- What is the World Champagne and Sparkling Wines Championship?
- It is an international competition founded in 2014 by the journalist Tom Stevenson. The tastings are conducted blind by a panel of renowned experts, including Essi Avellan and George Markus, to recognise the world’s most exceptional sparkling wines.
- What role did the change in closure play in the success of the Dom Ruinart Blanc de Blancs 2010?
- For the 2010 vintage, Ruinart reintroduced cork closures for its Dom Ruinart cuvée, a decision based on experimental trials carried out in the 1990s. This choice has brought out the aromatic complexity of the Blanc de Blancs whilst preserving its freshness and vibrancy.
- Where do the grapes for Dom Ruinart Blanc de Blancs come from?
- Dom Ruinart Blanc de Blancs is a 100 per cent Chardonnay blend made exclusively from Grands Crus in the Côte des Blancs and on the northern slopes of the Montagne de Reims, two of the Champagne region’s finest terroirs.
A challenging vintage, a return to cork closures and ten years in chalk cellars: how Dom Ruinart Blanc de Blancs 2010 won over judges around the world.
La Maison Ruinart won three awards for its Dom Ruinart Blanc de Blancs2010 at the 9th Championnat du Monde de Champagne et de Vins Mousseux. In particular, it was awarded the title of Supreme World Champion, as well as Best Champagne and Best French Sparkling Wine. The blend is composed entirely of Chardonnay grapes from Grands Crus of the Côte des Blancs and the northern slopes of the Montagne de Reims. This wine is the result of a difficult growing season and a major change in the corking process.
Journalist, writer and critic Tom Stevenson created the World Champagne and Sparkling Wine Championships in 2014 to recognize the world's most outstanding sparkling wines. The competition publishes an annual guide showcasing the best champagnes and sparkling wines to guide consumers and industry professionals.
The top prize for 2021 was awarded to Dom Ruinart Rosé 2004 in magnum. The competition jury, which includes renowned wine specialists such as Tom Stevenson, Essi Avellan and George Markus, conducts blind tastings.
The 2022 winners were announced in London, including Dom Ruinart Blanc de Blancs 2010. Frédéric Panaïotis, cellar master at Ruinart, said that "this award pays tribute to the visionary spirit of the men and women who contribute, over time, to the excellence of our wines, from the vineyard to the cellar."
https://youtu.be/jiR7BO--QOwThe expert oenology teams at Ruinart made the strategic decision to reintroduce corking for the House's prestige cuvée, Dom Ruinart, with the 2010 vintage. The titles of Supreme World Champion, Best Champagne and Best Sparkling Wine of France testify to their intuition. Experimental corking of the cuvée began in the 1990's and has enabled the aromatic complexity of Blanc de Blancs to be enhanced, while preserving its freshness and dynamic tension. The 2010 harvest, which suffered from climatic difficulties, contributed to the unexpected aromatic complexity of the champagne. In addition, Dom Ruinart 2010 owes its excellence to its ten-year aging in the white chalk pits of the Maison Ruinart in Reims.
