Natural Chianti!

From our friends at Rosenthal Wine Merchants...

\"Giovanna calls her second wine Cinque, a dual reference to the five grape varieties planted at LeBoncieand to the Italian grading system, in which a 5 (out of 10) constitutesnot quite passing(Giovanna is atypically and charmingly self-effacing for a Tuscan). Part comes from the non-gobelet-trained vines of her original three-hectare farm, and another part from a recently acquired 1.3-hectare parcel called Chiesa Monte, three kilometers from LeBoncieand just outside the limit of Castelnuovo Berardenga. Giovanna ferments Cinque in a combination of cement and steel, with a slightly briefer maceration than Le Trame, and ages it in large botti for roughly one year less than the flagship wine. The result is slightly less structured and gentler, but still deeply expressive of both the warm generosity of Castelnuovo Berardenga and of Giovannas caressingly pure style. 2018 was a rainy and relatively tough growing season, but one would never know if from this wine, which is lithe, supple, and open for business even at this youthful stage.\"