EL GALANTOMO

El Galantomo — the Gallant Man — is the standard Soave expression of Tenuta Solar: a 100% Garganega white from the volcanic soils of Monteforte d'Alpone that demonstrates what the estate means when it speaks of its deep connection with territory and the art of withering. It is the wine through which the estate's history, written with the words of the earth and time, is most widely and most accessibly shared.

The Garganega grape is the defining variety of the Soave appellation — the grape that gives Soave its characteristic aromatic profile of white fruit and almonds and its particular capacity for age-worthiness that distinguishes it from most other Italian white varieties. At Tenuta Solar, in the heart of Soave Classico on volcanic soils that the estate's history was born from, the Garganega develops a character of genuine strength and extraordinary balance.

El Galantomo presents with a clear yellow colour with gold highlights — the colour of a white of genuine body and substance. A strong character and extraordinary balance are its defining qualities on the palate; a powerful and lingering fruity bouquet laced with scents of peach blossom is its defining characteristic on the nose. The pleasing finish rounds out a wine of genuine completeness.

The estate's most remarkable claim about El Galantomo is its longevity: the wine can store five to six years from the selling time without problems, and in the best vintages for more than eight years. This capacity for development is one of the most distinctive qualities of Garganega from Soave Classico volcanic soils — a white wine that rewards patient cellaring with increasing complexity and aromatic depth rather than declining into oxidation and fatigue.

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