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!

Torgiano DOC Chardonnay Aurente 2021 Lungarotti

Trento Riserva Brut DOC Perlé Bianco 2016 Ferrari

Trento Extra Brut DOC Giulio Riserva del Fondatore 2010 Ferrari

Chablis AOC 2022 Louis Moreau

Champagne Brut Blanc de Blancs AOC Henriot

Südtiroler Sekt - Spumante dell'Alto Adige Brut Nature DOC 2018 Cantina Caldaro

Petit Chablis AOC Pas Si Petit 2022 La Chablisienne

Terre Siciliane IGT Passobianco 2022 Passopisciaro

Victoria Chardonnay GI 2022 The Listening Station

Trento DOC Extra Brut Michei Hofstätter

Riverina Chardonnay GI Family Selection 2022 De Bortoli

Südtirol - Alto Adige DOC Puntay Chardonnay 2021 Erste Neue

Alta Langa Brut DOCG Limited Edition 2019 Fontanafredda

Champagne AOC Ludes Premier Cru Brut Blanc de Blancs Doré

Toscana IGT Chardonnay Ghiaie Bianche 2021 Col d'Orcia

Champagne AOC Grand Cru Extra Brut La Grâce d'Alphaël Philippe Glavier

Venezia DOC Bianco dell'Arnasa 2022 Castello di Roncade

Mâcon-Bussières AOC Les Clos 2022 Joseph Drouhin