Maison Ruinart
Maison Ruinart · Champagne, Francia, Reims
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The grapes (chardonnay, pinot Noir and pinot Meunier) come mainly from the Côte des Blancs, where chardonnay is king. This terroir produces taut, chiselled, powerful wines.
A celebration of chalk: Established in 1729 by Nicolas Ruinart, Champagne Ruinart was the first formal Champagne house – or maison – in the world. To this day, its easily recognisable bottles hark back to the eighteenth century, which is also when the family began aging their wines in their medieval chalk cellars, Les Crayéres. Now listed as a Unesco World Heritage Site, these ethereal vaults sit 40 metres underneath the city of Reims and stretch eight kilometres long, their white walls providing a naturally cool, dark environment for storing wine.
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