Podere Le Boncie Chiesamonti Rosso di Toscana 2023

Podere Le Boncie Chiesamonti Rosso di Toscana 2023

Podere Le Boncie
$88.00 $99.00

Grape: Sangiovese, Canaiolo
Vintage: 2023
Type: Red

Sourced from Giovanna Morganti’s high-density Chiesamonti vineyard in Castelnuovo Berardenga, this bottling reflects the limestone-heavy marl and stony soils of southern Chianti. Fermentation takes place naturally in open-top wooden vats with native yeasts and minimal intervention, followed by aging in neutral medium-sized oak casks. The winemaking prioritizes gentle extraction to capture the pure, lifted aromatics and structural clarity of the parcel. This is a refined, site-driven Tuscan red with a striking balance of grace and rustic tension.

A translucent ruby color in the glass gives way to aromas of sour cherry, wild strawberry, dried thyme, and damp earth. On the palate, focused flavors of tart red plum, cranberry, and crushed iron are framed by fine, dusty tannins and a vibrant core of natural acidity. The mid-palate stays light and nimble, offering a savory, delicate texture that avoids any heaviness. It finishes long and dry, marked by lingering notes of orange zest and crushed stone.

Winery

Podere Le Boncie is a biodynamic micro-estate spanning roughly four hectares in San Felice, just north of Castelnuovo Berardenga in the southern tier of Chianti Classico. Established by Giovanna Morganti—who received the land from her father, legendary Tuscan oenologist Enzo Morganti, and was mentored by sangiovese master Giulio Gambelli—the winery stands as a touchstone for traditionalist Tuscan winemaking. Morganti planted her main vineyard to a high-density alberello (bush vine) system, cultivating sangiovese alongside historically co-planted native varieties like ciliegiolo, colorino, mammolo, foglia tonda, and canaiolo. In 2011, she famously opted out of the Chianti Classico DOCG consortium, choosing to release all bottlings under the IGT Toscana designation rather than adjust her traditional methods to meet standardized regional regulations.

In the cellar, Morganti follows an unhurried, low-intervention approach that emphasizes transparency and structural grace over dense extraction. Grapes undergo spontaneous, native-yeast fermentations in open-topped wooden vats with extended macerations and gentle manual punch-downs. The wines mature in neutral mid-sized Slavonian and Austrian oak casks before being bottled without fining, filtration, or heavy sulfur adjustments. Her small portfolio—led by the structured, age-worthy flagship Le Trame, the fresher, multi-variety blend Cinque, and the stony, single-parcel bottling Chiesamonti—delivers a translucent, high-acidity expression of Tuscan terroir defined by wild herbs, tart cherry, savory earth, and fine mineral length.