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Ruinart Blanc de Blancs
Champagne Ruinart, Reims
A champagne made only from Chardonnay by a house that has been making champagne since 1 September 1729. We pour it at Monarch on Perštýn in Prague 1.
Origin
White from white
Blanc de Blancs means white from white, a champagne made only from white grapes. At Ruinart it is 100% Chardonnay, mostly from Premier Cru vineyards in the Côte des Blancs and on the Montagne de Reims.
To the wine of the latest harvest the house adds roughly a fifth to a quarter of reserve wines from the two previous years. They keep the house style even in years when the weather is difficult. Ruinart is the oldest house that has made champagne since the day it was founded.
How we serve it
Ruinart recommends serving Blanc de Blancs chilled to about 8 °C. Warmer, it quickly loses its freshness. Ice cold, it hides its aromas.
We pour it into a white wine glass rather than a narrow flute. A wider glass gives the Chardonnay room and makes the bubbles softer.
At Monarch
What we pour it with
Fresh Chardonnay suits the lighter starters on our menu. Beef tenderloin tataki with ponzu, smoked prime carpaccio with capers and shimeji, tomato salad with burrata or sea bass with celery risotto and saffron.
It is also a good start to the evening before the steak arrives. With rib eye we will then suggest a red, for example Sassicaia 2022.
At a glance
Producer: Ruinart, Reims
Grape: 100% Chardonnay
Vineyards: mostly Premier Cru, Côte des Blancs and Montagne de Reims
Reserve wines: roughly 20 to 25%
Style: brut, non vintage
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