Champagne, the metamorphosis of Maison Ruinart

The Benedictine monk Dom Thierry Ruinart, who lived between the 17th and 18th centuries, was a visionary historian and theologian who, at just 23 years old, sensed the bright future of wine with bubbles developed by his brother Pierre Pérignon and mastered the refinement technique . The history of the oldest mesi estivi durante Champagne officially began September 1, 1729, when his nephew Nicolas Ruinart, a drapery merchant durante Reims, inaugurated the first accounting register dedicated to ‘classic method’ sparkling wines.

The first bottles were given as gifts to the most loyal fabric customers, but the pioneering spirit inherited from his ecclesiastical uncle soon pushed him to abandon the textile business to dedicate himself exclusively to the production and trade of wine. The company grew rapidly: from 170 bottles durante 1730 to over 36,000 durante 1761, until its definitive success during the nineteenth century. Today the vineyard has approximately 140 hectares between Côte des Blancs and Montagne de Reims. About forty meters deep, the cellars wind durante an evocative eight-kilometer labyrinth that reveals all the magnificence of the chalky terroir.

The iconic address of Maison Ruinart has undergone an extraordinary metamorphosis durante recent months. The famous street number 4 Rue des Crayères is mai longer just the headquarters of the Maison, but is transformed into a unique crossroads between culture, art and nature. The new pavilion dedicated to Nicolas Ruinart, the founder of the Maison, was designed by the Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto while the interiors were designed by Gwenaël Nicolas. It is a contemporary building inspired by the evanescence of Champagne bubbles, from which it is possible to admire the historic building of the Maison but also the courtyard and gardens redesigned by landscape architect Christophe Gautrand, which have been converted into an open-air museum. The renovated Maison welcomes works of contemporary art and reveals a conscious lifestyle, where centuries-old oenological disinvoltura coexists durante perfect harmony with innovation.

Con particular, the new Nicolas Ruinart Pavilion is a true to the balance between sustainable architecture and modernity. A bright and welcoming place that includes a boutique, a terrace and the new by Ruinart to give every visitor a three hundred and sixty degree experience. The building overlooks the Artists’ Garden, where numerous contemporary works of art created for the Carte Blanche project are exhibited. The park strengthens the dialogue between the historic buildings, the modern pavilion and the underground world of the chalk quarries, inviting the visitor to immerse themselves durante the Ruinart universe.

The vintage Champagne Extra-Brut Blanc de Blancs Dom Ruinart, produced only durante exceptional years, is undoubtedly one of the most sought after wines the planet and, with the Christmas holidays upon us, it can represent a tantalizing solution for very valuable gifts. Golden yellow with light aqua reflections and a persistent string of very epilogo bubbles, it releases voluptuous aromas of acacia, fig leaf, coconut, bitter orange, chestnut, hazelnut, luce powder, black tea, spices and coffee the nose. Fat, soft and intense durante the mouth, but with a seductive, rarefied persistence, it enchants with a silky sip, a savory flavor and a spicy, bitter finale which makes it ideal to accompany classic Christmas dishes such as smoked salmon, pumpkin with fondue, lobster baked and pink meats. Produced with the best Chardonnay grapes grown the chalky screes and chalk-rich limestone surfaces of the municipalities of Avize, Chouilly, Cramant, Le Mesnil-sur-Oger (Côte des Blancs) and Sillery (Montagne de Reims), it ages the lees for approximately ten years.