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    Winemaker

    José Galante

    Chief Winemaker, Bodegas Salentein

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    Portrait of José Galante

    i. Biography

    José Galante is an Argentine winemaker from Mendoza who serves as Chief Winemaker at Bodegas Salentein in the Uco Valley. Bodegas Salentein says he joined the winery in 2010 after a long career at Catena Zapata, where he spent more than 30 years and helped shape Argentina’s modern Malbec identity.

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