2013 Dom Ruinart Blanc de Blancs Brut Millesime Champagne 750ml

Awards, Ratings & Reviews

Wine Spectator
95/100
2013 Vintage · Tasted: Nov 2024

Vinum Wine Magazine
98/100
2013 Vintage · Tasted: Dec 2024
“Kandierte Früchte, Reineclaude, Chiffon-Cake, Orangenzesten, etwas Spekulatius für diesen wundervoll gereiften Charmebolzen. Frisch, präzise, kraftvoll und doch leicht, mit exquisiter Perlage und Potential.”
When to drink: 2024–2050

Wine Enthusiast
94/100
2013 Vintage · Tasted: Dec 2024
“Ruinart, the oldest Champagne house founded in 1729, specializes in Chardonnay. This wine is soft, with an orange zest aroma and with wonderful toast and yeast flavors. It is mature, finely balanced, ready to drink.”

Jancis Robinson
18/20
2013 Vintage · Tasted: Aug 2025
When to drink: 2027–2033

James Suckling
2013 Vintage · Tasted: Jul 2025
“Wonderful savory and toasty complexity. Aromas of toasted bread, mussel shells, chamomile, honey and dried citrus. It’s medium-bodied, silky and seamless, with a sharp backbone of acidity tying everything together. Reductive and intense. Drink or hold.”

About This Wine

Dom Ruinart Blanc de Blancs 2013 is made exclusively from Chardonnay sourced from Grands and Premiers Crus vineyards. Seventy percent of the blend comes from the Côte des Blancs, including Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, Avize, Chouilly and Bergères-lès-Vertus, with the remaining thirty percent from the Montagne de Reims, including Verzenay, Sillery, Taissy and Villers-Marmery.

The 2013 vintage was marked by an unusually late harvest following a cool, rainy spring and the lowest average temperatures in the first half of the year in two decades. This slow ripening contributed to a distinctive balance and freshness in the finished wine.

This cuvée underwent alcoholic fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel vats with full malolactic fermentation. Ageing included extended lees ageing of at least nine years and maturation under cork, with manual disgorgement.

Specifications

• Vintage: 2013
• Grape Variety: 100% Chardonnay
• Region: Champagne Blanc de Blancs / Champagne / France
• Style: Brut Millésimé (dry vintage)
• Fermentation: Temperature-controlled stainless steel vats
• Maturation: At least 9 years on lees; ageing under cork
• Production Attributes: Hand harvested; manual disgorgement
• Vineyard / Geo info: Grand and Premier Cru vineyards from Côte des Blancs and Montagne de Reims
• Alcohol: 12.5%
• Sweetness: Dry
• Closure: Cork
• Drinking Window: 2024–2050