Professional Ratings
- 97 Points – Tasting Panel
- 94 Points – Wine Enthusiast
- 93 Points – Wine Spectator
- 93 Points – James Suckling
- 92 Points – Wine Advocate
- 91 Points – Jeb Dunnuck
Review
Crafted from 100% Chardonnay, primarily from Premier Cru vineyards in the Côte des Blancs and Montagne de Reims, Ruinart Blanc de Blancs is the house's signature cuvée. Aromas of lemon zest, green apple, white peach, jasmine, brioche, and toasted almond lead to a refined palate of citrus, poached pear, pastry, and chalky minerality. A creamy mousse and vibrant acidity create a wine of remarkable freshness, precision, and elegance.
Professional Assessment
Strengths
- Benchmark Blanc de Blancs Champagne from the world's oldest Champagne house.
- Superb balance of richness, freshness, and mineral tension.
- Fine, persistent mousse with exceptional finesse.
- Outstanding as an aperitif or with oysters, caviar, sushi, and shellfish.
Overall Verdict
94/100 — Outstanding. Ruinart Blanc de Blancs remains one of Champagne's reference-point Chardonnay bottlings, combining purity, elegance, and complexity in a consistently exceptional non-vintage cuvée.
Wine Enthusiast 94Points
Ruinart is a specialist in Blanc de Blancs Champagne. This wine is finely balanced between maturity and taut fresh, mineral-driven fruit. From the Côte des Blancs, the wine is poised and ready to drink.
Wine Spectator 93Points
A toasty blanc de blanc with an aromatic overtone of smoke and lemon peel notes accenting flavors of poached apricot, brioche, passion fruit coulis and fresh thyme. Fine and creamy in texture, with a racy finish. Best after 2022.
James Suckling 93Points
Very fresh and clean with lemon-pith, fresh sourdough and white-apricot aromas. Hint of almond, too. Refreshing and creamy on the palate, with fine bubbles and a bright, sleek finish. 2021 base, with 38% reserve wines. Disgorged early 2024. 7g/L dosage.
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate 91Points
Based on the 2019 vintage and disgorged in 2022, Ruinart's newly released NV Blanc de Blancs bursts with characteristically reductive aromas of yellow orchard fruit, citrus oil, iodine and toasted bread. Medium-bodied, pillowy and fleshy, with lively acids and a saline finish, it is an attractive Champagne that incorporates 20% reserve wines.
Jeb Dunnuck 91Points
Classic and springy, with a pastoral, fresh feel and a bright pale straw hue, the NV Champagne Blanc De Blancs Brut is the calling card for the house. This release is based on the 2020 vintage, with some reserves from 2019 and 2018, all raised in stainless steel tank and lifted with 7 grams per liter dosage. Opening to floral aromas as well as a note of salted white grapefruit and a hint of soft, chalky earth, it offers a fluffy mousse and a juicy palate, with notes of candied apple in a medium-bodied frame. A sleek and refreshing Champagne with an approachable kiss of sweet, ripe fruit, it’s going to hold up over the coming years, but I would prefer to enjoy it young to preserve its freshness.
Winemaker Notes
A supple, harmonious attack on the palate, firm but rounded. A voluptuous texture and vinosity that is not excessive, supported by excellent freshness. A very refreshing mineral finish.
At first very intense on the nose, giving way to fresh fruit notes, particularly ripe citrus and exotic fruits (pineapple). A highly refined floral second nose with notes of linden and white fruits (white peach).
Beautiful pale yellow colour with glints of gold and green, a vibrant, luminous color. Active effervescence with a fine, persistent release of bubbles.
Food Pairings
Ruinart Blanc de Blancs is a perfect champagne for all occasions: aperitifs, lunch, dinner, or celebratory meals. The vivacity of Ruinart Blanc de Blancs is a perfect complement to seafood and white fish, pairing perfectly with dishes such as sea scallop carpaccio and sea bream tartare.
