Ruinart Dinner
Travelle - Langham Hotel - Chicago IL
Tasted Wednesday, February 18, 2015 by Burgundy Al with 494 views
Introduction
Dinner with some of the Ruinart/ LVMH team, with some of their current releases and a few mid-aged bottles from our respective cellars.
NV Ruinart Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut
France, Champagne
From the most recent release. Lots of apple with some lemon peel aromas. Fresh and energetic, once again showing itself as high quality at its price.
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2004 Ruinart Champagne Dom Ruinart Blanc de Blancs 92 Points
France, Champagne
Ripe apple on nose and palate. with floral notes. Seemed slightly fatter than I recall from when first tried a few months back. Nicely energetic, but not quite as as long a finish as I recall from before.
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NV Ruinart Champagne Brut Rosé
France, Champagne
Lots of red berry aromas and flavors, very Pinot driven. Moderate intensity, but overall a good drink.
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1996 Ruinart Champagne Dom Ruinart Brut Rosé 95 Points
France, Champagne
This wine just keeps getting better. Ripe apple, strawberries and cream. Lots of power.
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1998 Ruinart Champagne Dom Ruinart Brut Rosé
France, Champagne
Tasted alongside the 1996, perhaps this was an imperfect bottle. Slightly musty to start with clear berry aromas and flavors, but this never really came out of its shell.
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1988 Ruinart Champagne Dom Ruinart Blanc de Blancs
France, Champagne
First of two bottles. Dark color, little effervescence, this was well past its peak. Next bottle however....
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1988 Ruinart Champagne Dom Ruinart Blanc de Blancs 94 Points
France, Champagne
Second of two bottles opened tonight. What a contrast to the first bottle, this was an engaging older Champagne with great precision and energy to accompany the slightly mature apple.
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1996 Ruinart Champagne Dom Ruinart Blanc de Blancs 93 Points
France, Champagne
Lots of orchard fruit that is just faintly starting to mature around the edges. Lots of power. I really like this wine, but always prefer its 2002 counterpart that was also in the next glass.
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2002 Ruinart Champagne Dom Ruinart Blanc de Blancs
France, Champagne
Great orchard fruit with bursts of energy, but there's so much of everything good already in balance. Great now, with a long life ahead of it.
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1996 Louis Jadot Musigny
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Musigny Grand Cru
Open and decanted ~ 2 hours before serving. Nose of red berry, cherry starting to mature with savory spice and great sauteed mushroom character. Plate was similar in its flavor profile, but tight and barely accessible through the middle despite hours of air. I'm confident in this wine's quality and potential, but expect it will need another decade to show its real potential. 95 points on nose, 91 on palate today.
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