Ruinart R de Ruinart Brut NV

Ruinart R de Ruinart Brut NVThe Ruinart R de Ruinart Brut NV is a blend of 45% Pinot Noir, 45% Chardonnay and 10% Pinot Meunier. The fruit is sourced from 40 50 vineyards in the Cte des Blancs and Montagne de Reims. The wine includes 2030% of reserve wine kept from a range of vintages. It is aged in the chalk cellars of Ruinart for 2 3 years before release. The dosage today is 7g l. "Although this has some red berry aromas from pinot noir, the pear, white peach and white floral

They predate phylloxera and are planted on their own rootstocks—yet another reason why the vineyard does not advertise its existence

so you can sell it earlier

Bernard served as a sergeant in the French Army’s 2nd Armored Division and personally liberated Hitler’s private wine cellar

dried mulberries

spicy and dark chocolate complexity

The bouquet is earthy and faintly peppery with a savoury note from wood-ageing

is a unique and precious slice of Australian wine history

"It's extraordinary

Balanced and compact with a velvety texture and a bright core of fruit on the mid-palate

stem and oak on the bouquet

Structurally

spices and flowers throughout