Chardonnay

When we talk about the most famous and widespread white grape variety in the world, we are certainly referring to Chardonnay. Capable of producing a wine of extraordinary qualities, Chardonnay remains, especially durig ageing, a versatile and promising emblem for composing pure wines and intriguing blends of extreme charm. Its close relationship with France, to which the Burgundian wine tradition has always delivered admirable masterpieces, has not prevented this grape variety from also being cultivated in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Argentina and Chile. Italy has also long welcomed it as a valid expression of a generous and adaptable wine that can be expressed in different ways without losing its charm and elegance.

The different climates and latitudes make Chardonnay safe and ample, capable of producing 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. Furthermore, the wood ageing, so decisive for the success of Burgundy, configures a real 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 casks for a more integrated and complex flavour. From fresh, floral bouquet to ripe fruit notes, in short, Chardonnay is so versatile that it really does appeal to everyone.

Grapes
White grape variety	Chardonnay · Falanghina · Fiano · Gewurztraminer · Malvasia · Moscato Bianco · Muller Thurgau · Pecorino · Ribolla Gialla · Riesling · Sauvignon Blanc · Vermentino
Red berry variety	Aglianico · Barbera · Cabernet Sauvignon · Cannonau · Lambrusco · Malbec · Merlot · Montepulciano · Nero d'Avola · Pinot Nero · Primitivo · Sangiovese · Syrah · Teroldego

Puligny Montrachet AOC Le Trezin 2021 Joseph Colin

Russian River Valley AVA Chardonnay One-Sixteen 2021 Kosta Browne

Meursault AOC 2023 Joseph Drouhin

Champagne AOC Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs Derrière la Cabane Hélène Beaugrand

Bourgogne AOP Chardonnay 2022 Domaine Jacques Prieur

Pernand-Vergelesses AOC 1er Cru Sous Frétille 2022 Domaine Antonin Guyon

Vino Spumante di Qualità Brut Pievasciata Vallepicciola

Champagne AOC Brut Blanc de Blancs Cuvée Gabriel Morel

Puligny-Montrachet AOC 2021 Olivier Leflaive

Champagne Brut Blanc de Blancs AOC Cuvée Royale Joseph Perrier

Chassagne-Montrachet AOC 2022 Château de la Maltroye

Napa Valley AVA Chardonnay A26 2023 Marchesi Antinori

Champagne AOC Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs Au Cœur des Racines 2018 Hélène Beaugrand

Toscana IGT Chardonnay Elettrice 2021 Tenuta Cafaggiolo

Friuli Grave DOC Chardonnay 2023 Torre Rosazza

Western Cape WO Chardonnay Porcupine Ridge 2023 Boekenhoutskloof

Chablis Premier Cru AOC Mont de Milieu 2021 Simonnet-Febvre

Bourgogne AOC Hautes Côtes de Beaune Chardonnay 2023 François Mikulski