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!

Langhe Chardonnay DOC Brigata 2024 Renato Ratti

Franciacorta Brut Nature DOCG Enrico Gatti

Western Cape WO Chardonnay Porcupine Ridge 2024 Boekenhoutskloof

Franciacorta Brut Satèn DOCG Millesimato 2021 Castello Bonomi

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

Côtes du Jura AOC Chardonnay 2020 Domaine de Savagny

Puglia IGP Chardonnay Battigia 2024 Paolo Leo

Trento DOC Riserva Brut 2020 Conti d'Arco

Rubicone IGP Chardonnay Mada 2024 Enio Ottaviani

Chablis AOC 2024 Louis Moreau

Trento DOC Extra Brut Millesimato 2018 Raeticus

Chardonnay Premium 2024 Tenuta Ulisse

Pouilly-Fuissé AOC Blanc 2023 Ropiteau Frères

Franciacorta DOCG Extra Brut Millesimato Sylvó 2015 Lo Sparviere

Franciacorta DOCG Brut Cuvée 22 Castello Bonomi

Südtiroler Sekt - Spumante dell'Alto Adige Brut Nature DOC 2020 Cantina Caldaro

Franciacorta DOCG Brut Riserva Millè Edizione Speciale 2014 Muratori

Trento DOC Perlé 2018 Ferrari