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 Domaine de Chaude Écuelle

Bourgogne AOC Blanc 2022 Jean-Marc Vincent

Bourgogne Côte d’Or AOC Chardonnay 2022 Michel Bouzereau et Fils

Chablis AOC 1er Cru Vaulorent 2023 Patrick Piuze

Bourgogne AOC Côte d'Or La Monatine 2022 Domaine Rougeot

Vin de France Chardonnay 2024 Jaffelin

Champagne Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs AOC Essentiel Piper-Heidsieck

Champagne AOC Brut Nature Blanc de Blancs Laurent-Perrier

Franciacorta DOCG Brut Cuvée 22 Castello Bonomi

Champagne AOC Grand Cru Brut Blanc de Blancs Les Grandes Terres 2014 Colin

Trento DOC Brut For4neri 2019 Zanotelli

Champagne AOC Brut Blanc de Blancs Brimoncourt

Champagne AOC Brut Blanc de Blancs Erick Schreiber

Trento DOC Brut Maximum Blanc de Blancs Chill Box Ferrari

Champagne AOC Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs Les Pierrières 2016 Ulysse Collin

Champagne AOC Grand Cru Nature Blanc de Blancs Cramant 2019 Philippe Lancelot

Rully AOC Vieilles Vignes 2020 Vincent Girardin

Coteaux Champenois AOC Ambonnay 2021 Marguet