Maison Ruinart was founded in 1729 by Nicolas Ruinart just outside Reims. It was the first established champagne house in the history of France. In 1963, the Ruinart family sold the house to Moët & Chandon, making it part of the LVMH group today. Maison Ruinart is famous for its "Crayères", the impressive chalk cave cellars dating back to the 18th century, where even today the noble champagnes are matured and stored in bottles 38 metres underground. Frédéric Panaïotis took over the position of Chef de Cave (cellar master) at Ruinart in 2007 and has been creating the exceptional blends around the dominant grape variety Chardonnay ever since. Extremely elegant and harmonious champagnes that can mature particularly well.
