Champagne Ruinart Blanc de Blancs NV
Champagne
Ruinart was established in 1729 just a year after Louis XV’s decree, enabling the export of sparkling wines. This fine fizz uses Chardonnay from Premier Cru vineyards within the Côte des Blancs and Montagne de Reims. Intensely aromatic, rich and long.
£86.00 per bottle
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Sparkling Wine Details
- White - Very Dry
- Fine wine
France- Intense mid gold, green glints
- Chardonnay
- 9 Units
- 12% ABV
- 750 ml
- 31 December 2040
Flavour Profile
Tasting notes
Rich, elegant with a core of minerality to balance ripe orchard fruits
Aroma
Ripe apricot, nectarine, lemon, with floral and honey hints, toasty
Allergy information
Contains Sulphites
The Sparkling Wine
This superb Champagne house owes its creation to a monk, Dom Thierry Ruinart, who, noticing a new fashion among aristocrats for sparkling wine, encouraged his family in the region to master its art. In 1729 his nephew Nicolas, a draper, founded the cellar, the very first Champagne house. Timing was all, with Ruinart able to take advantage of Louis XV’s recent decree allowing sparkling wine to be exported for the first time. By 1761 Ruinart was selling 36,000 bottles a year and was a byword for quality and luxury. Among lighter Champagnes Ruinart is rated ‘excellent’ by Robert Parker and ‘extremely stylish’ by Hugh Johnson. This wine is a tribute to Chardonnay’s elegance and finesse. Fabulous solo or as a partner to hors d’oeuvres or fish.
"A very appealing and satisfying style that fully captures the elegance and poise of chardonnay"
James Suckling
