The Champagne & Sparkling Wine World Championships, the most respected, comprehensive and rigorous international sparkling wine competition in the world, has decided to award the 2021 prize for the best Champagne in the world to the excellent Dom Ruinart Rosé 2004 in Magnum format, a creation of Ruinart, the oldest champagne house.
A unique, tough and exclusive competition
Le Champagne & Sparkling Wine World Championships (CSWWC) is the only international sparkling wine competition judged by specialists, for the new generation of consumers who appreciate these wines for all occasions. Launched in 2014 by Tom Stevenson, an internationally renowned writer and author, the CSWWC is currently in its eighth year, scheduled for 2022. Arguably the largest and most challenging competition in the world, the CSWWC also showcases the regional origins of world-class sparkling wines.
The Champagne & Sparkling Wine World Championships, the only international sparkling wine competition, features a judging panel comprised of a selection of champagne and sparkling wine specialists, including three of the world's leading experts. After a completely blind tasting and evaluation of all the wines entered, these expert judges provide an assessment and must agree on all medals to be awarded, year after year.
In addition to awarding international prizes, the ultimate goal of this competition is to establish an annual guide to the world's best champagnes and sparkling wines for consumers and professionals.
Dom Ruinart Rosé 2004 Magnum, the nobility of taste
House created in 1729, Ruinart made history in 1764 with its “Œil de perdrix” (Perdix Eye), which was none other than the very first rosé champagne produced and marketed in the world. Rosé champagne acquired an essential place within the House.
An iconic grape variety of Maison Ruinart, Chardonnay is in the spotlight in this Dom Ruinart cuvée, created in 1959 and which has since enjoyed 26 vintages. Produced from the finest harvests and after aging in perfect conditions for 10 years in the Crayères, the wine is stirred and disgorged in accordance with Champagne customs. Dom Ruinart is characterized by a harmony between a base of approximately 80% Dom Ruinart Blanc de Blancs from the same year, and a touch of Pinot Noir vinified in red, also from the same year, which gives it this very singular rosé expression. Proof of its uniqueness and improvement over time, only 20 vintages have been released since the first in 1966, and this 2004 vintage confirms its nobility by winning the title of Best Champagne in the World.
The dress of the Dom Ruinart Rose 2004 is a pretty pink enhanced with delicate copper highlights. A cuvée that leaves its mark on the palate with its frank and straightforward character, bringing freshness and sharpness to the finish. The register, still marked by crisp red fruits, is complemented by fully ripe citrus fruits: blood orange, mandarin. As with the Dom Ruinart Blanc de Blancs 2004 on which this cuvée is based, the low dosage allows the purity and complexity of the greatest vintages of the Champagne.
The Dom Ruinart Rosé 2004 expresses itself through a beautiful pink color enhanced by fine copper highlights, a nose of aromatic tenderness held by fruity and sweet notes of raspberry, redcurrant and wild strawberry. A mineral freshness enhances the whole thanks to notes of rose petals and spicy smoky notes. As for the palate, this 2004 vintage leaves a frank and sharp imprint on the finish, with a sustained touch of freshness. Still marked by red fruits, the register is completed by tones of fully ripe citrus, mandarin and blood orange. A purity and complexity emerge from this vintage thanks to a low dosage, like the Dom Ruinart Blanc de Blancs 2004 on which this cuvée is based.
With a graceful and supple texture, the elegance of this vintage results in a length in the mouth led by the freshness of the Chardonnay, sustained over time by aging in magnums, the format of which guarantees exceptional preservation of the freshness of the wines thanks to a blossoming of more intense notes.
Recommended retail price of Dom Ruinart Rosé 2004 Magnum: 600 euros.
In addition to this rosé cuvée, voted the best champagne in the world, Ruinart also offers two other rosés: the Dom Ruinart Rosé 2 in bottle format and the Ruinart Rosé in bottle and magnum format, in its second-skin case.
Dom Ruinart Rosé 2007 in bottle format
Produced in an atypical year for the harvest, the Dom Ruinart Rosé 2007 has a deep pink color. It pairs particularly well with seafood or land-based dishes.
This blend is made from 80% Chardonnay from the grands crus of the Côte des Blancs (Avize, Chouilly, Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, Oger), 75% from the Montagne de Reims, 25% Sillery and Verzenay and 20% Pinot Noir vinified in red from the only grand cru of Aÿ. The color of this product is a deep rosé with copper highlights and is characterized by a nose with a warm and sunny register, with notes of coffee, cocoa bean, candy apples and ripe citrus fruits and discreet aromas of plum and hibiscus. The palate is frank and straightforward, supported by a beautiful freshness on the finish. It pairs perfectly with seafood dishes (salmon tataki, marinated tuna) or land dishes (Bresse poultry, veal).
Recommended retail price: 275 euros.
Ruinart Rosé in Second Skin case
Synonymous with freshness and lightness, this product with a unique taste is characterized by a coral and rosewood color, a nose with intense aromas of exotic fruits (pomegranate, guava and lychee) and supported by floral essences of Damask Rose, all enhanced by scents of warm spices.
The palate, both simple and complex, evokes a fine and delicate structure, with an elegant touch of peppermint and pink grapefruit notes. Its presence is perfect for dishes with sweet and savory flavors, from starters to desserts.
Since the end of 2021, the magnum format is also available in its second-skin case.
Recommended retail prices… in bottle format: 74 euros… in magnum format: 159 euros.
ABOUT HOUSE RUINART
Quite simply the oldest champagne house, Maison Ruinart was founded in 1729, during the Age of Enlightenment and at the height of an evolution in culture and ideals. Artisans of Chardonnay, the house advocates "simplicity" in the perfection of its products, characterized by a grape variety signature with very unique freshness, aromas, and flavors.
La Ruinart House defends a lifestyle as elegant as it is savvy, nourished by encounters and exchanges around art and gastronomy. It takes concrete action to minimize its impact on the environment, constantly adapting its practices while preserving the excellence of its wines. Maison Ruinart innovates, researches, and at the heart of each of its vintages places its signature: chardonnay.
Erdan Nareh-Telrit
