Le Boncie Toscana IGT "Cinque" 2021

The wine's name "Cinque" recognizes the original composition of the wine, namely five grape types classic to the production of the finest Chianti Classico: principally Sangiovese with Colorino, Mammolo, Fogliatonda and Ciliegiolo completing the quintet. Recently, the wine is no longer composed strictly of the 5 grapes anymore, but Giovanna says the name also refers to the relative precociousness of the wine, thus a wine to "keep at hand" [5 fingers]. She also notes that grape vines have five leaves and flowers per bunch, that their house address is number 5, and that in Italian school you are graded one to ten, with five not quite passing [like a "C" or perhaps even a"D"!], so the wine is graded a 5 because it doesn't make the cut for the noble cuvee "Le Trame". All parts of a good story to justify this quirky name of "5" or "Cinque". The Cinque is fermented in steel and then spends one year in wood vats of varying sizes (5 to 30 hectoliters). It is then assembled in tank, left to rest for a bit, and finally bottled without fining or filtration. Giovanna Morganti is quickly becoming recognized as one of the best of the new generation of Tuscan winemakers. Her small estate is a mere three hectares and her only wine is called 'Le Trame' (the intrigues) signifying the wheeling and dealing required to purchase the land. Giovanna's father was a legendary oenologist who believed in Tuscan varietals long before the 'flying consultants' identified this area as a profit center. Podere Le Boncie is situated in the hamlet of San Felice which itself is located a handful of minutes north of Castelnuovo Berardenga, in the southern tier of the Chianti Classico zone.