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 Brut DOCG Ca' del Diavolo

Franciacorta Brut DOCG Grande Cuvée Alma Bellavista

Trento Brut Millesimato DOC 2021 Altemasi

Franciacorta Brut DOCG Barbalonga

Crémant de Bourgogne AOC Brut Prestige Chardonnay 2021 Maison Moillard

Trento DOC Brut Riserva 36 Mesi 2020 Bonconsey

Franciacorta Brut DOCG Corte alle Stelle

Franciacorta DOCG Brut Satèn Ca' del Diavolo

Chablis AOC 2022 Domaine de Vauroux

Chablis AOC 2023 Olivier Tricon

Trento Pas Dosé DOC Bonconsey

Trento Brut DOC Bonconsey

Franciacorta Brut Satèn DOCG '61 Berlucchi

Franciacorta Extra Brut DOCG '61 Berlucchi

Franciacorta Brut DOCG Ferghettina

Franciacorta Brut DOCG Gran Cuvée Alma Bellavista

Franciacorta Brut DOCG Corte alle Stelle

Trento Brut DOC Perlé 2018 Ferrari