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!

Franciacorta DOCG Brut Enrico Gatti

Saint-Romain AOC 2022 Olivier Leflaive

Champagne AOC Brut Blanc de Blancs Collection Exception Sophie Bouchet

Venezia Giulia IGT Chardonnay W...Dreams 2022 Jermann

Valle Central DO Chardonnay Clásico 2024 Ventisquero

Vin de France Chardonnay Parcelles d’Excellence 2024 Labouré-Roi

Venezia Giulia IGT Chardonnay 2024 Attems

Trento Riserva Brut DOC Perlé Bianco 2016 Ferrari

Südtirol - Alto Adige DOC Chardonnay 2024 Cantina Caldaro

Petit Chablis AOC 2023 Simonnet-Febvre

Crémant d'Alsace AOP Brut Blanc de Blancs Arthur Metz

Champagne AOC Brut Nature Blanc de Blancs Laherte Frères

Franciacorta Brut Satèn DOCG Millesimato 2020 Bellavista

Franciacorta DOCG Cuvée Imperiale Berlucchi

Chardonnay 2024 Paladin

Mâcon-Villages AOC Grange Magnien 2024 Louis Jadot

Franciacorta DOCG Brut Cuvée Real Antica Fratta

Alta Langa DOCG Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs 2021 Fontanafredda