"The Wine Advocate 96/100
The 24th rendition of this cuvée since its debut with the 1969, the 2006 Dom Ruinart Blanc de Blancs is showing well, bursting with aromas of blanched almonds, confit citrus, fresh pastry, smoke and iodine. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, satiny and enveloping, with a broad attack but sappy balancing acids, the warm vintage making for a textural, vinous wine that nonetheless concludes with a chalky, precise finish. It was disgorged in October 2016 with a dosage of 4.5 grams per liter"
Ruinart is the oldest Champagne house, founded in 1729 after Louis XV's royal decree authorising the transport of champagne in bottles. Their style is more towards rich, round champagnes which are to be savoured and enjoyed with food in the same way as a white (or red) burgundy.
