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!

Auxey-Duresses AOC 2022 Olivier Leflaive

Champagne AOC Brut Nature Chardonnay Non Greffé La Vigne d'Antan 2006 Tarlant

Bourgogne AOC Chardonnay 2021 Coche-Dury

South Africa Chardonnay Unwooded 2024 Diemersdal

Pouilly-Fuissé AOP "Clos" Sur la Roche 2023 Domaine Saumaize-Michelin

Coteaux Champenois AOC Ambonnay 2022 Marguet

Toscana IGT Bianco 2023 Vallepicciola

Chablis AOC Premier Cru Montmains 2023 Ropiteau Frères

Auxey-Duresses AOC Blanc 2023 Ropiteau Frères

Trento DOC Riserva Brut 2020 Conti d'Arco

Montagny AOC Premier Cru Les Chaniots 2023 Albert Sounit

Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut AOC Reserve Duval-Leroy

Champagne Brut Blanc de Blancs Premier Cru AOC Arpège Pascal Doquet

Champagne AOC Grand Cru Brut Blanc de Blancs 2015 De Saint-Gall

Meursault AOC Premier Cru Santenots 2020 Domaine Jacques Prieur

Chardonnay Drago Bianco 2023 Paladin

Bourgogne Côte-d'Or AOC Clos du Moulin 2022 Michel Bouzereau et Fils

Bourgogne AOC Côte d'Or Clos des Six Ouvrées 2022 Domaine Rougeot