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!

Mâcon-Villages AOC Blanc 2023 Ropiteau Frères

Champagne AOC Grand Cru Brut Cuvée 3 Blanc de Blancs Guy Charlemagne Laurier

Alta Langa Brut DOCG Limited Edition 2019 Fontanafredda

Franciacorta DOCG Extra Brut Millesimato Sylvó 2015 Lo Sparviere

California Chardonnay AVA Crane Lake

Franciacorta DOCG Brut Montina

Franciacorta DOCG Brut Ferghettina

Western Cape WO Chardonnay Porcupine Ridge 2024 Boekenhoutskloof

Langhe DOC Chardonnay "G.D." 2023 Damilano

Monterey Chardonnay AVA Diamond Collection Gold Label 2023 Francis Ford Coppola

Franciacorta Brut Satèn DOCG Millesimato 2021 Castello Bonomi

Saint-Romain AOC 2022 Reine Pédauque

Pays d'Oc IGP Côte des Roses Chardonnay 2022 Gérard Bertrand

Chablis 1er Cru AOC Vaillons 2023 Louis Moreau

Franciacorta DOCG Brut Satèn Millesimato Freccianera 2021 Fratelli Berlucchi

Spumante Blanc de Blancs Metodo Classico Brut Ottella

Chardonnay 2024 Château Pesquié

Toscana IGT Torricella 2023 Ricasoli 1141