Dom Ruinart, Blanc de Blancs, is the pinnacle of the Ruinart range, named after Thierry Ruinart, a native of Champagne who became a renowned scholarly monk and was the uncle and a great inspiration to Nicolas Ruinart, the founder of Champagne Ruinart. This champagne is drawn from only Grand Cru vineyards on both the best villages of the Cotes-de-Blancs and parts of villages of the Montaigne-de-Reims. The house style is delicate and reductive with a purity and crispness of structure throughout the range that is very distinctively Ruinart, particularly in the LVMH collection. It makes the range perfect for ageing further, from non-vintage through to the prestige vintage Blanc de Blancs. The oldest Champagne house of all is now a rather quieter, and unpretentious member of the LVMH portfolio, situated behind more illustrious-looking Champagne Houses but sitting above some of the deepest and stunning crayeres in Reims. A quiet achiever perhaps. The wine is perfect for both women and men.
