Dom Ruinart Blanc de Blanc Extra Brut Millesime - 2010 (750ml) washingtonian whisky fest The product is distilled in

The product is distilled in small copper pot stills and aged in Finnish ash wood for the remaining year

While I would not hold them up as the apotheosis of South Africa

Fluffy pancakes and maple syrup on the front end

Coombsville vineyard in southern Napa

Dense saturated ruby/purple in color

Dom Ruinart Blanc de Blanc Extra Brut Millesime - 2010 (750ml) washingtonian whisky fest The product is distilled in97+ Points Vinous The 2010 Dom Ruinart is truly epic. It's also an eye opening wine. And I do mean wine. Because the first impression is really of wine more than Champagne. The 2010 signals a major shift in philosophy, as Dom Ruinart is now aged entirely under cork (rather than crown seal) as it was back in the early 1960s. Lemon peel, white flowers, mint, crushed rocks, and white pepper all race across the palate, announcing a Champagne of stature,