Dom Ruinart Blanc de Blancs Vintage 2013 Extra Brut 75 cl.

Dom Ruinart is the prestige cuvée from Ruinart, a Blanc de Blancs Champagne that comes exclusively from Grand Cru. The grapes come predominantly from the Côte des Blancs, making this cuvée a solid and complex Champagne.

After 2010, this is the second release from the house to be aged under cork. This process has been tried by Ruinart's cellar master since the 1998 vintage. After tasting these first attempts ten years later, the difference was significant: the bottles with cork stoppers revealed tighter wines with an extra layer of complexity. Although cork is porous, it remains extremely stable over a long period, while metal caps allow small amounts of oxygen to constantly enter the bottle. After manual disgorging, necessary for champagnes aged under cork, a small amount of dosage is added to give roundness. With only 5.5 grams of sugar per liter, Dom Ruinart Blanc de Blancs 2013 Extra Brut.

Weather: The year 2013 stands out for a winter where temperatures fell below the 10-year average with periods of snow and frost. Spring continued with cool temperatures and was marked by heavy rainfall. Flowering began in late July. An extremely sunny and warm summer helped the vines to make up for these earlier delays. Harvest was delayed with Chardonnay picking beginning on October 1. Maturity at harvest was very good, the Chardonnays combined notes of white flowers with citrus and hints of tropical fruit from the late September sunshine. They were powerful, structured and well-rounded with excellent length.

Technical information:
Vineyards: 100% Grand Cru | 70% Côte des Blancs: Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, Avize, Chouilly & Bergères-lès-Vertus | 30% Montagne de Reims: Verzenay, Sillery, Taissy & Villers-Marmery
Grape varieties: 100% Chardonnay
Storage on the lees: 9 years
Disgorged: February 2023
Dosage: 5.5 g/l
Alcohol: 12.5%
The drinking season now to 2040

Tasting notes: The nose offers a complex range of aromas with exceptional freshness. It opens with distinct toasty notes, with hints of dried fruits such as almond and ripe wheat, with pastry-like undertones. Intense citrus aromas and juicy juicy fruits highlight the freshness of the wine. These aromas blend harmoniously with scents of spring flowers and a more mineral and powdery dimension reminiscent of chalk, complemented by delicate smoky notes. On the palate, the wine stands out with its straight and chiseled structure, again supported by the crystalline freshness of the wine, in perfect harmony with the nose. The overall aromatic palette asserts itself with intensity and precision. Citrus aromas in particular find their extension in lively and fruity spicy aromas, where peppery notes carry the length of the wine.