Dom Ruinart Champagne Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut 2010 i gaveæske

”98 points. The 2010 Dom Ruinart is one of the most impressive Champagnes ever made here. If there is anything better, I don't think I have tasted it!” – Antonio Galloni

”98 points. . A milestone for Dom Ruinart, chapeau!” - Falstaff

Næsten 14 år venten er ovre, og anmelderne har allerede dommen klar… Dette finesserige og mineralske mesterværk er en milesten for Ruinart og tophusets til dato nok mest imponerende champagne!

100 % Chardonnay håndplukkes fra 5 Grand Cru-landsbyer i verdensklasse (Mesnil-sur-Oger, Avize, Cramant, Chouily samt Sillery), og efter andengæringen på flaske modner Ruinarts elegante flagskib minimum 9 år med gærresterne samt yderligere 3 år før frigivelsen.

Ret unikt benytter Ruinart korkpropper fremfor kapsler til lagringen på gærresterne, da korkmaterialet ved forsøg har vist sig at give bedre strukturerede og mere komplekse vine. Arbejdsprocessen er dog langt mere møjsommelig og tidskrævende, idet hver eneste flaske efterfølgende må degorgeres ved håndkraft!

Anmeldelser af Dom Ruinart Champagne Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut 2010 i gaveæske

98/100 Antonio Galloni, Vinous
“The 2010 Dom Ruinart is starting to open up nicely. There's still plenty of the intense, chalky minerality and energy the wine showed last year, but also a bit more mid-palate richness to balance things out. Lemon confit, marzipan, white flowers, slate and white pepper are some of the many aromas and flavors that take shape in the glass. As good as the 2010 is today, I imagine it will be even better in another few years' time. As I have written previously, the 2010 Dom Ruinart is one of the most impressive Champagnes ever made here. If there is anything better, I don't think I have tasted it!”

98/100 Falstaff
”Pale yellow-green, silver reflections, fine, lively mousse. Vanilla, fine roasted aromas from the long yeast storage, intense iris blossom, almond cake, some broom, very multi-faceted, reductive bouquet, candied limes, very multi-faceted and inviting. Complex, fine white fruit, appears light-footed, finesse-rich acid structure, white apple, salty-lemony, very good length, fine, salty style, a delicate wine, endowed with incredible youthfulness and freshness. A milestone for Dom Ruinart, chapeau!”

98/100 Tim Atkin Master of Wine

97+/100 Decanter
“White pepper and roasted espresso top notes ride a beautifully serene and silky mousse. Subtle in build, but full of details of green mango, apricot and brioche. Strikingly refined, exhilarating Champagne that shows no sign of slowing down.”

97/100 Essi Avellan MW
“Overall 2010 was not a great year in Champagne, but it was for some Chardonnays, as this brilliant Dom Ruinart showcases. For this Dom Ruinart vintage, the speciality is closing with natural cork for lees ageing. This is the first time for Dom Ruinart in the recent era and based on the superb results, the way it will continue. It has resulted in fabulous ageing, with stunning reductive toasty layers. The sweet coffee-and-cream nose has yeasty complexities melanging with soft, spicy tones like coconut and vanilla. The fruitiness is as pristine as it gets. Lemon curd, lime zest, orange blossom... Beautifully reductive in the aroma profile, almost like having the magnum effect in a 75cl bottle! So fine and delicious on the silky-smooth and seemingly feather-light palate. This wine shows that Chardonnay really had what it takes in that difficult year. A stunning wine that is blooming already but comes with such cool refinement and tightness that longevity is easy to predict.” cluboenologique.com,Aug 2022”

96/100 Jeb Dunnuck
”This is the first vintage of this cuvée that the house has opted to age under cork instead of crown capsule for the aging on the lees, sur latte. It pours a vibrant straw/green hue, and comes from five villages: Sillery, Avize, Cramant, Chouily, and Mesnil-sur-Oger. The 2010 Champagne Dom Ruinart Blanc De Blancs Extra Brut was raised, as it always is, without the use of oak, and saw 3 grams per liter of dosage. Highly expressive on opening, it’s layered with aromas of fresh baked croissant, key lime, melon, and honeysuckle. Rounded and long on the palate, it’s elegant and refined within its medium frame and takes on a remarkable silky chalk texture. Floral all the way through the finish, with long-lasting notes of lemon curd, it retains a springy freshness that is true to the house style but is quite elevated and impeccably well-balanced with layered depth. This would be a great addition to the cellar. Drink 2025-2045. Disgorged in June of 2022.”

95/100 Wine Spectator
”A mineral-driven Champagne, creamy and compact, this deftly meshes a layer of smoke, chalk and saline with detailed flavors of glazed apple and apricot, roasted hazelnut and ginger-infused pastry cream carried on a raw silky mousse. The fine texture softens the firm spine of chiseled acidity that structures the wine, and hints of white blossoms, Meyer lemon and oyster shell play on the finish. Disgorged November 2020. Drink now through 2035.”

4,6 stjerner Vivino (863 bedømmelser, 19-08-2024)

Dom Ruinart Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut 2010 er fremstillet på 100 % Chardonnay, der udelukkende er håndselekteret fra Grand Cru-klassificerede landsbyer. 90 % af druerne sources fra Côte des Blancs (Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, Avize, Chouilly og Cramant), mens de resterende 10 % kommer fra Montagne de Reims (Sillery). Basisvinen fremstilles med temperaturstyring på ståltank, inden andengæringen på flaske. Efter minimum 9 års flaskemodning på gærresterne er champagnen klar til degorgering. Dosage: 4 g/L.