> The oldest established Champagne house, founded in 1729 in Reims. Ruinart cultivates a Chardonnay-focused style and offers tours of its Gallo-Roman chalk cellars listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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# Ruinart

Reims · Founded 1729

The oldest established Champagne house, founded in 1729 in Reims. Ruinart cultivates a Chardonnay-focused style and offers tours of its Gallo-Roman chalk cellars listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Town

Reims

Founded

1729

Type

Major house

Style

Chardonnay-dominant, finesse and freshness

Dominant grape

Chardonnay

Flagship cuvée

Dom Ruinart (blanc de blancs de prestige)

Cellars in the chalk crayères

Yes

Open to visits

Yes (check the schedule)

Want to visit Ruinart? See our guides to [tours & tastings](https://champagne-discovery-tours.com/en/visites-degustations/) and our [wine weekend](https://champagne-discovery-tours.com/en/sejours-week-ends/) ideas in Reims and nearby.

In Reims

## Other houses in the same town

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Reims · 1772

### Veuve Clicquot

Founded in 1772, the house owes its fame to Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin, the widow Clicquot, who perfected the riddling table in 1816. Chalk cellar tours in Reims.

](https://champagne-discovery-tours.com/en/maisons/veuve-clicquot/)[

Reims · 1776

### Louis Roederer

An independent family house founded in 1776, renowned for its Cristal cuvée originally created for Tsar Alexander II. Extensive estate-owned vineyards.

](https://champagne-discovery-tours.com/en/maisons/louis-roederer/)[

Reims · 1785

### Piper-Heidsieck

Founded in 1785 in Reims, the house offers a themed guided tour of its cellars and a range spanning from brut to the prestige champagne Rare.

](https://champagne-discovery-tours.com/en/maisons/piper-heidsieck/)