Producer
Dom Ruinart
Originally wool merchants, the Runiart House was established in 1729 by Nicolas Runiart who fulfilled his uncle, the Benedictine Monk, Dom Thierry Ruinart's ambition to make Ruinart a premier champagne house. At the entrance to the town of Reims, hewn out of the chalk, Ruinart's "crayères" harbour the secret of a slow ageing process normally lasting between three and twelve years depending on the cuvees. Ruinart was the fir...Read more
Originally wool merchants, the Runiart House was established in 1729 by Nicolas Runiart who fulfilled his uncle, the Benedictine Monk, Dom Thierry Ruinart's ambition to make Ruinart a premier champagne house. At the entrance to the town of Reims, hewn out of the chalk, Ruinart's "crayères" harbour the secret of a slow ageing process normally lasting between three and twelve years depending on the cuvees. Ruinart was the first champagne House to acquire its crayères, the only ones to be classed as a historic monument in 1931, to age its wines. Without them, the ageing process would not be the same. The depth of the pits and the chalk from which they are made provide perfect thermal stability and optimum humidity. The constant low temperature leads to a slow prise de mousse (the formation of effervescence), resulting in a mousse of incomparable quality. Chardonnay, the dominant grape variety used in all Ruinart cuvees, is the very essence of the Ruinart taste. Grown in the Côte des Blancs and Montagne de Reims vineyards, this exceptionally high quality grape lends all its finesse, elegance and purity to the Ruinart champagnes.Read less
