2004 Ruinart Dom Ruinart
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Disgorged in June 2013. Dosage 5.5 g/l. Tasted blind. Light, youthful nose. Much less evolved than the 2002 vintage. Still in the bloom of youth and with more to give. (JR)
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James Suckling
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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Tasted blind. Round, sweetly broad nose. Rather loose and flirtatious. Light and quite delicate. Lacy. Pretty. Comtes? (JR)
Disgorged in February 2016 with 4.5 grams per liter dosage, the 2004 Dom Ruinart Blanc de Blancs offers up notes of of sweet citrus oil, toasted nuts, dried white flowers and smoke, followed by a medium to full-bodied, creamy and textural palate underpinned by lively acids and concluding with a saline finish. The 2004 is more classically proportioned than the 2006, but it doesn't possess quite as much depth or concentration.
Very pale indeed. Light, delicate and flirtatious but with considerable evolution on the nose. Feather-light and a little suggestion of dosage. A little chewy on the end. (JR)