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Dom Ruinart 2002

Ruinart, Champagne, France

Ruinart
Champagne France
  • 95
    Points
  • The 1 097 best
    of 3 290 954
    wines globally
  • 17 Pros of
    17 recommend
    this wine
156 95
  • Taste
  • Moment

  • Country ranking ?

    959

  • Producer ranking ?

    17

  • Decanting time

    15min

  • When to drink

    now to 2030

  • Food Pairing

    Seafood, Salads & Consommes

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Wine Advocate-Parker :
Close to 30% of the Chardonnay that as always (despite the absence of "blanc de blancs" from its label) dominates Ruinart's prestige cuvee comes - specifically in the case of their 2002 Brut Dom Ruinart - from the northern Montagne de Reims, though the rest is from the Cote des Blancs (predominantly Avize and Chouilly). Hints of lees autolysis and heliotrope perfume cap a nose in which very ripe sickle pear predominates...

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The Story

Dom Ruinart cuvées: The origin of their grapes, exclusively Grand Crus, gives these cuvées, a high maturing potential provided that they are aged in optimum conditions of temperature, humidity and darkness, 10, 20 years or more depending on the vintage.

The wine will then take on more toasted, grilled and intense notes and its aromatic profile will develop as the years pass. This is a question of preference. Without exception, a Dom Ruinart...

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Wine Information

A distinguished Blanc de Blancs from an exceptional vintage

As a prodigious vintage, 2002 joins the lineage as one of the greatest years, which highlights the extraordinary purity of the Chardonnay grape that year. As an exceptional vintage in Champagne, the legendary Dom Ruinart 2002was masterfully executed in a style that gives the House all of its nobility and prestige.

As a prestigious vintage, Champagne Dom Ruinart 2002 pays homage ...

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Vintage 2002

A cold winter and a mild late spring cued for a perfect June allowing early and fast flowering. Outstanding weather conditions prevailed and the season went on without dramatic turns. Rains in August raised concerns regarding gray rot, but finally sunshine and dry conditions throughout September resulted in an abundant crop of largely healthy fruit (11,930 kg/ha). Dehydration due to wind further aided in achieving perfect ripeness and addition...

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Tasting note

color

Medium and Green-Yellow

ending

Long, Gentle and Extensive

flavors

Honey, Earthy, Toasty, Smoky, Mineral and Caramel

nose

Youthful, Complex and Refined

taste

Concentrated, Multi-dimensional, Good texture, Youthful, Medium-bodied, Focused, Harmonious and Vigor

Verdict

Transparent and Exotic

Written Notes

2002 Dom Ruinart 87 95 The ultra French chef in the Disney film Ratatouille chanted "everyone can cook food". In my book Champagne 2002 I assert that anyone can make champagne. The person who failed with this vintage, blessed as it was by nature, should immediately change his vocation. Of course the 2002 Dom Ruinart was also a blessed creation where 72% comes from Avize and Chouilly and 28% from Sillery and Puisieulx in Montagne de Reims. This wine is colossally young, but already completely harmonious. Everything is there in small portions that are going to increase their scope in due course. White blossoms, citrus, coconut, butterscotch, nut cookies and steely mineral direct the tone.
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  • 87p

Pale lemon yellow. Apples, some citrus, fruit driven nose, chalky and detailed. Fresh acidity, apples, minerals, fruit driven, focused, leaner, long finish. 92

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  • 92p
2002 Dom Ruinart, Ruinart, Champagne, France Bright yellow colour with golden hue. Small and persistant bubbles. Open and toasty nose with baked apples, minerals, sweet spices, ginger, brioche, white flowers and a hint of caramel. Gets more smoke and flinty with air. A classic Ruinart nose. Mediumbodied and concentrated with a very smooth mousse and fruity attack of apples, pears, ripe citrus, baked lemon and toasty notes of brioche. Long and elegant finish with great palate grip, wrapped in minerals. Approachable now but definitely ageable. Drink 2018-2032 94p.
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  • 94p
Colour: Pale Nose: soft, powerful, sweet Palate: mouth-coating, vegetal whiffs, straw Ending: linear yet smooth In a nutshell: edgy Final verdict: craves time
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  • 90p
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Origin

Reims, Champagne

Other wines from this producer

Blanc de Blancs

Brut

Brut Rosé

Chardonnay

Dom Ruinart Blanc de Blancs

Dom Ruinart Rosé

Dom Ruinart Rosé Vinothèque

Dom Ruinart Vinothèque

l'Exclusive Vinothèque

R de Ruinart

Réserve Baron Philippe de Rothschild

Vintage

Inside Information

THE OPTIMUM TEMPERATURE

Since sparkling wines from Champagne first appeared in the early XVIIIth Century, they have been drunk fairly cold, between 6 and 8 degrees. So for over a century, bottles of Ruinart have been served in elegant little containers called "champagne coolers" or in silver or porcelain buckets that are always full of water and ice. The ice was collected during the winter and stored in ice cellars.

Around 1830, it became fashionable to drink champagne frappé: very cold, at 2 or 3 degrees. This was a time when wine had a lot of sugar added, which did not ferment, and cooling toned down its sweet flavour. The bottle was served in a bucket filled with ice but no water, sometimes even plunged up to its neck in a mixture of crushed iced and potash or salts. Today, we have returned to the customs of early champagne enthusiasts and enjoy our champagne at between 6 and 9 degrees.

As a guide:
"R" de Ruinart, Ruinart Blanc de Blancs and Ruinart Rosé should be opened at a temperature of between 6 and 8 degrees so that it can be drunk at between 8 and 10 degrees. A vintage Ruinart should be opened at between 8 and 10 degrees and drunk at between 10 and 12. Dom Ruinart Blanc: opened at between 9 and 11 degrees and drunk at between 11 and 13. Dom Ruinart Rosé: opened at between 9 and 12 degrees and drunk at between 11 and 14.

These guidelines can be adapted to the circumstances. On a terrace in summer, a flute of Ruinart Blanc de Blancs will naturally be served very cold. Time and preference will guide the decision...

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