The oldest Champagne house, Ruinart brings together Champagne culture with oenological expertise, and French culture with the art of living. Come and push open the door at 4, rue des Crayères!

A CENTURIES-OLD HOUSE

Founded nearly three hundred years ago, Ruinart is renowned for its elegantly structured wines with a distinctive aromatic signature. For four generations, the company has cultivated the expertise of Chardonnay masters in a place steeped in history. Acquired in the 19th century, 4, rue des Crayères houses the company's champagne trading premises. What makes it special? Underground galleries, dug right out of the chalk, which form naturally refrigerated cellars where cuvées, historic flasks and other exceptional vintages are kept away from heat and light. A UNESCO World Heritage Site!

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN IN UNISON

Under the guidance of Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto, interior designer Gwenaël Nicolas and landscape architect Christophe Gautrand, 4, rue des Crayères unveils its metamorphosis. The experience they have created is envisaged as a succession of tableaux, viewpoints and interlocking landscapes. This multi-experiential space is accessed via a path carved out of limestone. The garden opens up a dialogue between the historic buildings and the modernity of the new pavilion, as well as between the underground world of the pits and the luminosity of the limestone facades. The curves of the new building respond to the straight lines of the historic buildings, recalling the evanescence of champagne bubbles sculpted by light. A freely accessible immersive scenographic tour!

ART AND NATURE

The fruit of the Ruinart spirit, 4, rue des Crayères is a contemporary place for conversations that brings together nature, culture and heritage. True to a long tradition of collecting and patronage, the address houses 110 works of art signed by 36 artists supported by the House of Ruinart. Thijs Biersteker, Andrea Bowers, Marcus Coates, Côme Di Meglio, Daphné Du Barry: these are just some of the great names on display in the deepest
of the chalk pits, along the paths of the landscaped park, in the main courtyard or between the walls of the gallery.

Our favorite? Jaume Plensa's portrait of the monk Dom Thierry Ruinart. A sculpture made up of characters from eight different alphabets which, when welded together, take on "human form"!

MAISON RUINART
4, RUE DES CRAYÈRES, REIMS
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