We had this
bottle of Dom Ruinart 1990 at a PWC wine dinner featuring white Burgundies and
Lobster at the Riva Restaurant. This is Ruinart's Blanc de Blanc prestige
cuvee. Ruinart is the oldest champagne house, being founded in 1729. Like the
Burgundy winery Bouchard Pere et Fils (incidentally founded a couple of years later), the Ruinarts started off as cloth
merchants. Based in Reims, Nicholas Ruinart decided to start an account ledger
on 1st September 1729 devoted to "wine with bubbles', initially as gifts
for his cloth and fabric clients. Like the Bouchards, wine turned out more
profitable than cloth and both business soon turned all their energies to wine.
The prestige cuvee Dom Ruinart (first created in 1959) was named after the founder's uncle who left his native Champagne to lgo to the Abbey of St-Germain-des-Pres near Paris. It was in Paris that the Dom first leant of a "wine with bubbles" that some vintners were making from his native countryside and that it was gaining popularity amongst the rich and powerful in Paris. This he did not hesitate to tell his family back home. This prestige cuvee is based on Grand Cru Chardonnay from Cotes de Blanc (66%) with the balance from Montagne de Reims, aged 8-10 years before release. It was a fine opening for a nice evening of fine dining and fine wines.
The prestige cuvee Dom Ruinart (first created in 1959) was named after the founder's uncle who left his native Champagne to lgo to the Abbey of St-Germain-des-Pres near Paris. It was in Paris that the Dom first leant of a "wine with bubbles" that some vintners were making from his native countryside and that it was gaining popularity amongst the rich and powerful in Paris. This he did not hesitate to tell his family back home. This prestige cuvee is based on Grand Cru Chardonnay from Cotes de Blanc (66%) with the balance from Montagne de Reims, aged 8-10 years before release. It was a fine opening for a nice evening of fine dining and fine wines.
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