2018 Torre Matilde Chianti DOCG

Grapes: 85% Sangiovese, 15% Malvasia Nera Region: Chianti <Tuscany <Italy Viticulture/ cellar stats: Certified organic farming; tufa and clay soils; aged 6 months in steel and cement and 2 months in bottle; bottled unfined/unfiltered with <25ppm added So2; 14% ABV Winemaker: Lucia and Fabio Bozzano  Sangiovese is the king of grapes in Tuscany, going into everything from the table wines drunk by the gallon in the region, to the serious and age-worthy Brunello di Montalcino wines.  In between, there's a huge amount of Sangiovese pumping through the Chianti "factories" in the hills outside of Florence and Sienna, where unfortunately quantity has overtaken quality as the key metric for most.  The secret to discovering great Chianti, true Chianti, is turning to the small, family run, boutique  estates working to elevate the quality and reputation of winemaking in the region.   Torre Matilde is one of these small family run estates.  With vineyards along Via Francigena, the ancien