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!

Castel del Monte DOC Chardonnay Pietrabianca 2024 Tormaresca

Rioja DOCa Chardonnay 875m Finca Carbonera 2024 El Coto de Rioja

Stellenbosch WO Methode Cap Classique Brut Natural Chardonnay 2020 Villiera Wines

Bourgogne AOC Chardonnay Vieilles Vignes 2023 Labouré-Roi

Trento DOC Brut Riserva 36 Mesi 2021 Bonconsey

Franciacorta DOCG Brut Ferghettina

Champagne AOC Brut Blanc de Blancs Cuvée Gabriel Morel

Puligny-Montrachet AOC 2021 Olivier Leflaive

Champagne Brut Blanc de Blancs AOC Cuvée Royale Joseph Perrier

Chassagne-Montrachet AOC 2022 Château de la Maltroye

Champagne AOC Brut Blanc de Blancs 2017 Louis Roederer

Saint-Aubin AOC Premier Cru En Remilly 2021 Joseph Colin

Maremma Toscana DOC Chardonnay 2024 Tenuta Aquilaia

Langhe DOC Chardonnay Ampelio 2023 Fontanafredda

Napa Valley AVA Chardonnay A26 2023 Marchesi Antinori

Piemonte DOC Spumante Metodo Classico Extra Brut 2021 Bel Colle

Champagne AOC Brut Blanc de Blancs Perrier Jouët

Franciacorta DOCG Brut Cuvée 22 Castello Bonomi