The 2006 Chardonnay Monteriolo is a very pretty, fresh Chardonnay with plenty of varietal character intermingled with sweet scents of French oak. In 2006 the medium-bodied Monteriolo offers excellent balance and a clean, refined finish. Anticipated maturity: 2009-2012. Coppo – one of Piedmont’s historic properties – makes a wide range of wines but they seem to do best when they kept things simple, as some of the wines remain excessively oaked and heavy.A Leonardo Lo Cascio Selection, Winebow, Montvale, NJ; tel. (201) 445-0620