Chardonnay Day

Today is Chardonnay Day, a day dedicated to the world's most famous and widespread white grape variety. Capable of producing a wine of extraordinary qualities, Chardonnay remains, especially in evolution, a versatile and promising emblem for composing pure wines and intriguing blends of extreme charm. Its close kinship with France, to which the Burgundy wine tradition has always delivered admirable masterpieces, has not prevented this variety from also being bred in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Argentina and Chile. Italy, too, has long welcomed it as a valid expression of a generous and adaptable wine that can express itself in different ways without losing charm and elegance.

Different climates and latitudes make Chardonnay safe and ample, qualified to produce fresh, subtle and essential wines as in the Chablis region, but also rich and almost opulent wines as in the case of California and Sicily. In addition, the ageing in wood, so decisive for the success of Burgundy, configures a true production style and almost a vocation to achieve maximum organoleptic expression in refined wines with great personality such as the examples produced in the Mâconnais and the Côte de Beaune: these are the wines in which tropical fruits and the woody notes of nuts such as almond and hazelnut meet the toastiness of the barrels for a more integrated and complex flavour.

No less prestigious, the Champagne region is composed of almost 30% Chardonnay, where it is blended with Pinot Noir, or vinified alone (blanc de blancs).

From the fresh, floral bouquet to notes of ripe fruit, in short, Chardonnay is so versatile that it really does please everyone. Celebrate it with us, with this selection of the best Chardonnays, selected for you by the Vino.com sommeliers!

Chablis AOC Grand Cru Vaudésir 2020 Louis Moreau

Südtirol - Alto Adige DOC Chardonnay Graf 2023 Kellerei Meran Burggräfler

Chablis AOC 2023 Jaffelin

Willamette Valley AVA Chardonnay Avni 2022 Lingua Franca

Maremma Toscana DOC Chardonnay 2024 Tenuta Aquilaia

Champagne Brut AOC Le Blanc de Blancs Lanson

Champagne AOC Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Brut Petite Vallée

Franciacorta DOCG Extra Brut Riserva Brolo dei Longhi 2017 Santa Lucia

Catalunya DO Chardonnay Selection Sangre de Toro 2023 Torres

Bourgogne AOC Chardonnay 2024 Ropiteau Frères

Champagne AOC Extra Brut La Grâce d'Hakamiah Philippe Glavier

Champagne AOC Brut Chouilly Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Idée de Voyage 2012 Pierre Legras

Corton-Charlemagne AOC Grand Cru La Croix 2021 Pierre Girardin

Trentino DOC Chardonnay 2021 Cembra Cantina di Montagna

Champagne AOC Blanc de Blancs Brut Blanc Absolu Minière F&R

Bourgogne AOC Chardonnay Les Vignes de la Roche 2024 Albert Sounit

Collio DOC Chardonnay 2022 Tercic

Südtirol - Alto Adige DOC Chardonnay Marei 2021 Castel Sallegg