With practically every scrap of land in the appellation turned over to the vine, biodiversity has been an inevitable casualty of Champagne’s global success. Can new initiatives such as Ruinart’s vitiforestry project in Taissy help redress the balance? Richard Woodard reports.
When it comes to sourcing top-notch, ageworthy Chardonnay in Champagne, most attention is devoted to the chalk-rich vineyards of the Côte des Blancs. But fruit from the Montagne de Reims has long played a vital role in the make-up of Ruinart’s flagship cuvée, Dom Ruinart. Richard Woodard reports.
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