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!

Friuli Grave DOC Chardonnay 2023 Torre Rosazza

Western Cape WO Chardonnay Porcupine Ridge 2023 Boekenhoutskloof

Chablis Premier Cru AOC Mont de Milieu 2021 Simonnet-Febvre

Bourgogne AOC Hautes Côtes de Beaune Chardonnay 2023 François Mikulski

Bourgogne AOC Cuvée des Forgets 2022 Patrick Javillier

Beaune AOC Premier Cru Grèves 2020 Domaine Jacques Prieur

Chablis AOC 1er Cru Vaulorent 2022 Patrick Piuze

Trento DOC Riserva Brut 2019 Conti d'Arco

Bourgogne AOC Chardonnay 2022 Antoine Jobard

Chablis 1er Cru AOC Vaillons 2023 Louis Moreau

Champagne AOC Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Vieille Vigne du Levant 2014 Larmandier-Bernier

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

Mendoza IG Chardonnay 2023 Escorihuela Gascón

Sicilia DOC Chardonnay Riserva Baccante 2022 Abbazia Santa Anastasia

Alto Adige DOC Chardonnay Somereto 2024 Cantina Andriano

Breedekloof WO Chardonnay Barrel Fermented 2022 Bergsig

Rubicone IGT Chardonnay Monnalisa 2023 Cantine Leonardo da Vinci

Verona IGT Chardonnay Torre Pieve 2024 Tenuta Santa Maria