Monte Tondo - Garganega Frizzante - Soave, Veneto, Italy the Semillon is balanced by

the Semillon is balanced by the nerve and punch of Sauvignon Blanc and the pronounced florality of the Muscadelle

the wines would be undrinkable without a touch of residual sugar to balance the acid

and is aged for a long time in French oak

nor does a preference for “off-dry” wines mean a person is less sophisticated

gooseberries and grapefruit zest

Monte Tondo - Garganega Frizzante - Soave, Veneto, Italy the Semillon is balanced byGarganega is the main, indigenous grape of the Soave region and its wine. The better Soaves will be 100% Garganega, as this one is, and are some of my favorite Italian white wines. Monte Tondo is a family winery from the Soave Classico region. Frizzante means a sparkling wine that has about half the pressure inside the bottle as a champagne, hence the regular cork.