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!

Rioja DOCa Blanco Reserva Coto de Imaz 2019 El Coto de Rioja

Chassagne-Montrachet AOC 2020 Olivier Leflaive

Niagara Peninsula VQA Chardonnay 2019 Henry of Pelham

Puligny-Montrachet AOC 2023 Louis Latour

Trento DOC Brut Limited Edition Missoni Green Ferrari

Champagne AOC Grand Cru Brut Blanc de Blancs Orpale 2012 De Saint Gall

Franciacorta DOCG Satén Brut Millesimato 2020 Monzio Compagnoni

Auxey-Duresses AOC Les Clous 2020 Domaine Pierre Boisson

Franciacorta DOCG Millestimato Nature Freccianera 2019 Fratelli Berlucchi

Toscana IGT Chardonnay Tenuta di Nozzole Le Bruniche 2023 Ambrogio e Giovanni Folonari

Terre Siciliane IGT Chardonnay La Stanza del Re 2022 Cantine Fina

Sicilia DOC Tenuta Regaleali Chardonnay Vigna San Francesco 2022 Tasca d'Almerita

Champagne AOC Brut Premier Cru Le Moymer Godart et Fils

Chassagne-Montrachet AOC 2022 Louis Latour

Friuli Grave DOC Borgo Tesis Chardonnay 2022 Fantinel

Champagne Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs AOC Les Grandes Crayeres 2019 Laherte Frères

McLaren Vale Chardonnay GI The Stump Jump 2022 D'Arenberg

Friuli Isonzo DOC Chardonnay 2022 Villanova