Montesecondo, Rosso Toscana IGT

Silvio was born to a Tunisian-French mother and a Libyan father who farmed fruits and nuts in Tunisia, very close to the Libyan border. Fleeing political unrest from the early Ben Salah and Gaddafi regimes, Silvio's family established a small grape farm in the village of San Casciano Val Di Pesa, in the heart of Chianti Classico in the early 1960s. On this small plot of limestone and clay, Silvio's father planted Sangiovese, Canaiolo and Colorino—traditional varieties used in Chianti. Silvio still works the vines as his father did: no advanced technology or chemicals, no winemaking tricks, and no desire to build an expensive luxury brand. He simply wants to make a small amount of picture-perfect, rustic, old school wine that drinks far beyond its surprisingly modest price tag. Today’s wine is Montesecondo’s “secret” bottling. It’s not advertised, but the fruit for this bottling is from the exact same vineyard as Silvio’s pricier Chianti Classico bottling -- the same old vines, the same