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 Satén Brut 2021 Mirabella

Südtirol - Alto Adige DOC Chardonnay Altkirch 2024 Colterenzio

Franciacorta DOCG Dosaggio Zero Barbalonga

Mâcon-Villages AOC Blanc 2023 Ropiteau Frères

Trento Riserva Brut DOC Aquila Reale 2013 Cesarini Sforza

Südtirol - Alto Adige DOC Chardonnay 2024 Cantina Caldaro

Tin box Prestige Trento DOC Brut Perlé, 0,75 ℓ, Gift set with flutes

Champagne Brut Blanc de Blancs Chouilly Grand Cru AOC Coste Beert Pierre Legras

Trento Demi-Sec DOC Maximum Ferrari

Alta Langa DOCG Brut Bianc 'd Bianc 2018 Cocchi

Champagne AOC Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Bruno Paillard

Franciacorta Brut Satèn DOCG Millesimato 2021 Barone Pizzini

Franciacorta DOCG Brut Satèn Clarabella

Trento DOC Extra Brut Millesimato AlpeRegis 2018 Rotari

Trentino DOC Bottega Vinai Chardonnay 2024 Cavit

Veneto IGT Chardonnay 2024 Inama

Franciacorta DOCG Brut Enrico Gatti

Castel del Monte DOC Chardonnay Pietrabianca 2024 Tormaresca