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!

Côtes du Jura AOC Chardonnay 2021 Domaine de Savagny

Champagne AOC Brut Rosé Églantine Godart et Fils

Venezia DOC Chardonnay 2020 La Frassina

Toscana IGT Greto alla Macchia 2020 Podere Fortuna

Marsannay AOC 2021 Domaine Bruno Clair

Champagne AOC Grand Cru Extra Brut Diapason Pascal Doquet

Western Cape WO Chardonnay Baroness Nadine 2023 Rupert & Rotschild Vignerons

Franciacorta DOCG Brut Millè Millesimato 2020 Muratori

Franciacorta DOCG Dosaggio Zero Riserva Lo Sparviere

Santenay AOC 1er Cru Les Gravières 2022 Jean-Marc Vincent

Champagne Brut AOC Tradition Jean Milan

Vino Spumante di Qualità Metodo Classico Stella Brancaia

Pouilly-Fuissé AOC 2022 Pierre Ponnelle

Trento Dosaggio Zero DOC Perlé Zero Cuvée Zero 2017 Ferrari

Friuli Grave DOC Borgo Tesis Chardonnay 2024 Fantinel

Saint-Romain AOC La Combe Bazin 2022 Domaine Rougeot

Val de Loire IGP Chardonnay 2024 Trésors de Loire

Chablis AOC Terroir de Fleys 2023 Patrick Piuze