Chardonnay

Elegant, restrained Chardonnay. Peach and citrus with gentle oak.

Rich, barrel-fermented Chardonnay with toasty, honeyed character.

Mineral, precise Chardonnay from volcanic and slate soils.

Cool-climate Chardonnay with citrus and white peach. Elegant, mineral.

Makes Beaujolais Blanc and Saint-Véran, crisp mineral whites from the southern Mâconnais border

Chardonnay's homeland. Chablis stays steely and citrus-driven, the Côte de Beaune turns rich and hazelnutty, the Mâconnais sits comfortably between.

Chardonnay's quiet leading role: structure, citrus, and chalk minerality from the Côte des Blancs, lifted by years on the lees into brioche and creamy texture.

Rich, nutty Chardonnay aged under flor or in oak. Distinctive oxidative style.

Collio Chardonnay: mineral, structured, sometimes with skin contact for added texture.

Cool-climate Chardonnay for Franciacorta sparkling. Crisp, elegant, mineral.

Crisp, apple-driven Chardonnay from warm Hawke's Bay. Often unoaked.

Crisp, citrus-driven Chardonnay from cool maritime conditions

Cool-climate elegance from Elgin and Bot River. South Africa's answer to Burgundy.

Rich, tropical Chardonnay with stone fruit. Often barrel-fermented.

Planted heavily at Raimat for both still wine and sparkling base, ripening with restraint thanks to wide diurnal swings

Makes rich, barrel-fermented whites with good aging potential

A growing share of Geneva's experimental whites

Small but ambitious plots, often in Lavaux and the Vaudois Chablais

Napa Chardonnay leans on cool Carneros, where San Pablo Bay fog preserves acidity. Tropical fruit, citrus, and toasted oak; warmer sites give richer, butterier expressions.

Crisp, citrus-driven on Long Island; leaner and more mineral in the Finger Lakes. Both still and traditional-method sparkling.

Mountain-grown Chardonnay with concentrated fruit and balancing acidity from altitude.

Cool-climate California Chardonnay. Russian River fog gives lemon, golden apple, and pear over chalky minerality, with barrel ageing adding lees, vanilla, and lifted texture.

Oregon's quiet rising star. Cool-climate Chardonnay on volcanic Jory soil: lemon, apple, white flowers, and bright acidity, with a Burgundian restraint that ages well.

Elegant, cool-climate Chardonnay with citrus and mineral notes. Refined, cool-climate Chardonnay with bright acidity and restraint. Rich, tropical Chardonnay with generous oak influence

Mineral-driven, Burgundian-style Chardonnay gaining reputation