Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.2

Four day weekend. Gotta get it off to a good start. Been awhile since we had our 375ml of Ruinart.

The nose shows, ripe, slightly candied; black cherries, strawberries, kirsch cherries, rich, summertime watermelon, touch of orange citrus family blend, pomegranate juice, hints of fruit roll up & haunting apricots. Sea fossils & spray, a little bread dough, grey volcanics, chalky powder, orange, spring flowers with fresh & withering, red & pink rose pedals.

The palate is full & touch gummy/candied. Fruits are well extracted, deep, ruby; black cherries, blackberries, strawberries, kirsch cherries, rich, summertime watermelon, touch of orange citrus family blend, pomegranate juice, hints of fruit roll up & haunting apricots. Ghostly, not quite fruit brandy or fruit liqueur character, sea fossils & spray, a little bread dough, not quite medium, white spice with hints of palate heat, grainy, grey volcanics, chalky powder, orange, spring flowers with fresh & withering, red & pink rose pedals. The acidity lively and crisp. The round, well balanced & polish finish is always consistently satisfying and lingers for minutes.

Photos of; the House of Ruinart, Dom Thierry Ruinart, nicely light caves and rolling, hillside, Grand Cru Vineyard.

Not quite sure where “D” gets $83 when you can buy this all day at just under $65. — 5 years ago

N O

9.8

tasty light crisp bubbly delicious — 6 years ago

Tia Subramanian

8.9

Lively dark fruit, spices, touch of green but well integrated. Perfect Christmas wine. — 7 years ago

with Clementine

Michael Piaker

9.0

30 November 2016. Bubbles On The Battery, Pier A Harbor House, New York, NY. — 8 years ago

Ned Gray Creed

9.5

Out of magnum. That is so damn delicious. Lip schmacking, bright color, great balance. Drink more late release Irancy. — 9 years ago

Parag Lalit

10

04' sans souffre! Superlike. — 11 years ago

Steven Moir

9.2

Simple, satisfying. — 6 years ago

Jason Gelman

9.1

really pure fruit and exceptionally long green apple / apple juice finish. definitely feels young, needs another few years to mature but delicious nonetheless! — 6 years ago

Maciej Kurka

9.2

Austere and harsh but in a good way and needed decanting time. I’m actually excited to drink Maranges. Read about this village recently and watched couple interesting vids. Awesome — 7 years ago

Saxaphonst

9.3

Fantastic finish with toast and cream, long and interesting. One of my faves. — 8 years ago

Nico J. Snyman

9.1

Really solid example of GC, not familiar with the producer, but showing really well. — 9 years ago

Paul Henderson

9.1

Rich, toast, Apple. Quite nice — 9 years ago

with Ramona

Kelly Cleary

9.0

I was out voted — 11 years ago

Savannah

9.1

Picked this up in Stockton, recommended as a sulfur finish. — 6 years ago

Nniccolò Contenta

9.3

2003 a nice juicy bomb a touch ripe but extremely textured allemand style and this particular magnum drinking at peak. 👍😎🍉 — 6 years ago

Katie Carney

9.0

smooth and gulpable — 6 years ago

CAAARRGGHHL

9.2

Deliciousness! — 7 years ago

Nick Buissinne

9.5

Slightly smokey - a real lovely surprise, goes down so smoothly and leaves a pleasant after taste - not sure why it is mentioned as being from France - wine of origin is Robertson South Africa and proudly so! — 8 years ago

Hiroshi Tominaga

8.9

Bought at Mitsukoshi for ¥1,900. Good value. Rich and full body. — 9 years ago

Gary Kingsbury

9.0

Karen and I enjoyed this very much. — 11 years ago