2023 Podere le Boncie Cinque Toscana Rosso

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 slightly simpler and more fruit-driven than Giovanna’s longer-aged wines below, but it nonetheless bears a profound soil imprint and will age effortlessly for years. 2023’s particularly acute drought conditions led to a Cinque of dark fruit and ample structure, yet through Giovanna’s skilled stewardship the tannins remain fresh and finely articulated even as they penetrate deep into the wine’s dense palate.