Valdicava Brunello Riserva Madonna Del Piano 2006 (1.5L) Consignment The result is a Chardonnay

The result is a Chardonnay with real cut and chalky energy

and rests about twenty months on the lees before being disgorged bone dry

or on ice with orange

where the Geoffray family has perfected organic

entirely certified organic and made only from estate fruit

Valdicava Brunello Riserva Madonna Del Piano 2006 (1.5L) Consignment The result is a ChardonnayMadonna del Piano is Valdicava's flagship Riserva a selection from the estate's best parcels, aged longer in large Slavonian oak, and released only in great vintages. The 2006 is now squarely in its mature drinking window: a library condition magnum from a classic, structured Brunello vintage that has aged into a tertiary symphony of dried cherry, leather, tobacco, and forest floor. This is what people mean when they talk about why Brunello can age