Champagne Ruinart: Dom Ruinart Blanc de Blancs 2009 Released

Champagne Ruinart likes to see itself as “the house of Chardonnay." Cellar master Frédéric Panaïotis emphasised the special role Chardonnay plays at Champagne Ruinart: “We rely heavily on this variety,” he said. This focus on Chardonnay is the legacy of Ruinart’s former cellar master Bertrand Mure who ran the house in the 1950s and 60s. Mure was a direct descendant of the Ruinart family and the creator of this prestige cuvée made from 100% Chardonnay. Mure first made a Dom Ruinart Blanc de Blancs in 1959 and named it in honour of Dom Thierry Ruinart, a forebear of the house’s founders. Since the first vintage of 1959, 24 vintages of Dom Ruinart were made. 2009 is the 25th vintage.