Grape: R Ruinart Brut is a harmonious champagne, produced from a blend of pinot noir (40–45%), meunier (10–15%) and fresh chardonnay (40%). Created from 40–50 different crus from the terroirs of Côte des Blancs and Montagne de Reims.

Winemaking

A blend of 40–50 crus including 20–30% reserve wine kept from a range of vintages

Alcoholic fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel vats

Aged in cellars for 2–3 years

Dosage: 7 g/L

Recommended service Temperature around 8°C.

The House of Ruinart is unlike any other. It was the first established House of Champagne in 1729 and inspired by the intuition of a monk well ahead of his time

THE FIRST CHAMPAGNE HOUSE

On September 1st 1729, in Reims, at the heart of the Champagne region, Nicolas Ruinart drafted the founding charter of Maison Ruinart, creating the world’s first ever champagne-producing company.

This gave rise to an enterprise that continues to flourish and to prosper nearly three hundred years later.

The intuition of his uncle, the monk who had first shown him the way, had thus inspired an initiative that was to make history.