{"product_id":"podere-le-boncie-cinque-rosso-di-toscana-tuscany-italy-2024","title":"Podere Le Boncie \"Cinque\" Rosso di Toscana, Tuscany, Italy 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFROM ROSENTHAL:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE WINE: \u003c\/strong\u003eSaniovese (95%), Colorino (5%). Giovanna’s “second wine” is produced from younger vines around the property and supplemented by a parcel of Sangiovese she rents in the nearby commune of Villa a Sesta, just six kilometers from Castelnuovo Berardenga. The wine’s name references several numerological coincidences: the five grape varieties of the estate (Sangiovese, Canaiolo, Colorino, Mammolo, Fogliotonda), the five leaves and flowers per bunch of a grapevine, and the winery’s home address. Aged for one year in Slavonian oak casks varying in capacity from 500 liters to 30 hectoliters, Cinque is simpler and more fruit-driven than Giovanna’s two longer-aged wines, but it nonetheless bears a profound soil imprint and will age effortlessly for years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE PRODUCER: \u003c\/strong\u003eGiovanna 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGiovanna studied oenology herself and went to work in the mid 1980s for San Felice wines in Castelnuovo Berardenga, near Siena, on a project to plant around 300 traditional Tuscan grape varietals collected from old vineyards. The vineyard, planted to a very high density of 7000 vines per hectare and dedicated principally to Sangiovese (supplemented by a few rows of Fogliatonda and the others for blending), produces the definitive wine of the estate: “Le Trame”. Vineyard work is conducted according to the general principles of the biodynamic movement. Harvesting is by hand. Fermentation occurs in traditional open-topped wooden tanks. The elevage is long and tranquil with an occasional racking implemented to aerate the wine. Aging occurs in mid-size barrels; the wine is then left to age in bottle for at least six months prior to release.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNOTE: \u003c\/strong\u003eThis bottle is allocated and therefore stock is limited. Discounts do not apply to this product.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Podere Le Boncie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48856991269120,"sku":null,"price":66.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0613\/3684\/6592\/files\/83941E71-E11D-4309-B50A-7CF2B4175594_1_102_a.jpg?v=1781647575","url":"https:\/\/patronsaintwine.com\/products\/podere-le-boncie-cinque-rosso-di-toscana-tuscany-italy-2024","provider":"Patron Saint","version":"1.0","type":"link"}