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 2023 Olivier Tricon

Toscana IGT Chardonnay Fabrizio Bianchi 2024 Castello Monsanto

Franciacorta Extra Brut DOCG '61 Berlucchi

Franciacorta Brut Satèn DOCG '61 Berlucchi

Südtirol - Alto Adige DOC Chardonnay Altkirch 2024 Colterenzio

Trento DOC Riserva Dosaggio Zero Ororosso 2019 Cembra Cantina di Montagna

Bourgogne AOC Chardonnay Vieilli en Fût de Chêne 2024 Labouré-Roi

Vigneti delle Dolomiti IGT Chardonnay Biologico 2024 Blumenfeld

Franciacorta DOCG Brut Barbalonga

Puglia Chardonnay IGT 2024 Tormaresca

Franciacorta DOCG Brut Satèn Millesimato 2021 Contadi Castaldi

Langhe DOC Chardonnay Il Mio Nudo 2024 Montalbera

Trento DOC Brut Ferrari

Chablis Premier Cru Vaucoupin AOC 2024 Domaine Michaut

Salento Chardonnay IGT Teresa Manara 2024 Cantele

Chablis AOC 2023 Domaine Droin Jean-Paul & Benoit

Trento Demi-Sec DOC Maximum Ferrari

Umbria IGT Castello della Sala Cervaro della Sala 2024 Marchesi Antinori