Ruinart

The house Ruinart is the oldest in Champagne, emphasizing finesse and elegance as its characteristic traits. The philosopher and theologian Dom Thierry Ruinart (1657-1709) studied at the abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés. A descendant of an ancient family from Reims owning vineyards, he inspired his brother Nicolas by speaking to him about the growing interest in Champagne wine at the French court. Thus, Thierry Ruinart is considered the visionary behind the founder of the first Champagne house. It was Nicolas Ruinart's son, also named Nicolas, who on September 1, 1729, founded the Maison Ruinart. It is regarded as the oldest producing house, although Gosset also claims this title, as since 1584 Ruinart had been producing wines, though not sparkling ones, but still wines.

For nearly three centuries, the Ruinart descendants have continued to develop the excellence and recognition of the "Ruinart taste" worldwide. Their devotion to craftsmanship and constant pursuit of quality, purity, and elegance have guided their destiny. The Champagne region is planted with three types of grape varieties that produce different wines depending on the soil where they grow. Chardonnay, Ruinart's favorite and the rarest, produces wines of great finesse and unparalleled elegance when grown on the chalky soils of the ‘Côte des Blancs’, a land tied to the Ruinart saga for several generations; or wines of great body and strength when grown on the ‘Montagne de Reims’.