Podere Le Boncie

History

Podere Le Boncie is a small estate in the Castelnuovo Berardenga commune, the southernmost and warmest part of the Chianti Classico zone. It is the project of Giovanna Morganti, who has farmed and made wine here for decades with a consistency of vision that has earned the estate a devoted following among those who take Sangiovese seriously. Morganti works essentially alone, or close to it, and the wines reflect that singularity of purpose. She spent years outside the Chianti Classico DOCG appellation system, bottling under IGT rather than submit to regulations she considered incompatible with how she wanted to work. That decision, unusual for a producer whose wines invite obvious comparison to the best of the zone, said something about her priorities. In more recent years the estate's relationship with the appellation has evolved, and certain wines now appear under Chianti Classico denomination, but the philosophical stance has not softened.

Vineyards

The vineyards sit in Castelnuovo Berardenga, where the soils tend toward clay and galestro with some sandy components, and the climate is warmer and drier than the northern reaches of the Classico zone. Morganti farms organically, though the estate is not always prominently certified in the way larger producers advertise such things. Vine density and precise hectarage are not widely published. The farming is hands-on and low-intervention in orientation, consistent with the same philosophy she applies in the cellar.

Winemaking

Morganti works with native yeasts and avoids heavy extraction or technological correction. Fermentations are unhurried, and the wines spend extended time aging before release, though the exact regime varies by wine and vintage. She uses older wood rather than new oak, which keeps the fruit and structure of the Sangiovese in the foreground without superimposed toast or vanilla. The wines are not filtered or fined in any aggressive sense. Le Trame is the estate's primary Sangiovese and the wine most associated with her name: it is structured and unshowy, built for the table and for time in the cellar. Chiesamonti represents a separate vineyard selection. The 5.0 designation appears across multiple vintages in the range and likely reflects a specific site or blend distinction, though the labeling is characteristically spare. Across the lineup, the style favors precision and restraint over richness, and the wines can read as austere young before opening into something more complete with age.