📍 Setúbal
The home of fortified Moscatel.
Setúbal is a wine zone south of the mouth of the Tagus, on the Setúbal peninsula, near the port town of Setúbal and the Arrábida hills. It is part of the Setúbal Peninsula. Setúbal is the home of Moscatel de Setúbal, a famous sweet fortified wine.
Moscatel de Setúbal is made from the Muscat of Alexandria grape and from Moscatel Roxo (red Muscat). Grape spirit is added to the fermenting juice to stop fermentation, and the wine then spends some time on the skins. The result is an amber, sweet wine with aromas of orange, honey and nuts. It goes well with desserts.
Besides Moscatel, the area makes unfortified red and white wines. The climate is Mediterranean, with hot dry summers and mild winters, and soils are sandy and limestone. Castelão, a widespread red grape of the peninsula, is grown too.
Moscatel from Setúbal has been valued for many centuries. Moscatel de Setúbal comes in different ages, and the best examples cost more. Serve it chilled with desserts, cheese and nuts, or at the end of dinner. The best Setúbal Moscatels are aged for years, and old bottles are prized by collectors.
How it connects to Wine
📍 Setúbal ← grows in ← 🍇 Castelão → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Part of
- 📍 Setúbal Peninsula
- Related to
- 🍷 Alambre Moscatel Roxo de Setúbal 5 Anos, 🍷 Coleção Privada Domingos Soares Franco Moscatel de Setúbal Sole, 🍷 José Maria da Fonseca Moscatel Roxo 20 Anos, 🍷 José Maria da Fonseca Trilogia, 🍷 José Maria da Fonseca Moscatel de Setúbal Torna Viagem, 🍷 Alambre Moscatel de Setúbal, 🍷 Alambre Moscatel de Setúbal 2019, 🍷 Coleção Privada Domingos Soares Franco Moscatel de Setúbal, 🍷 Coleção Privada Domingos Soares Franco Moscatel de Setúbal 2008, 🍷 Coleção Privada Domingos Soares Franco Moscatel de Setúbal Cognac
and 14 more
🍷 Coleção Privada Domingos Soares Franco Moscatel de Setúbal Cognac 1999, 🍷 Coleção Privada Domingos Soares Franco Moscatel Roxo, 🍷 Coleção Privada Domingos Soares Franco Moscatel Roxo 2007, 🍷 José Maria da Fonseca Moscatel de Setúbal Superior, 🍷 José Maria da Fonseca Moscatel de Setúbal Superior 1955, 🍷 José Maria da Fonseca Moscatel de Setúbal Superior 1911, 🍷 José Maria da Fonseca Moscatel Roxo Superior, 🍷 José Maria da Fonseca Moscatel Roxo Superior 1918, 🍷 José Maria da Fonseca Kingsman Century Edition, 🍷 José Maria da Fonseca Kingsman Century Edition 1919, 🍷 Alambre Moscatel de Setúbal 20 Anos, 🍷 Alambre Moscatel de Setúbal 40 Anos, 🍷 Fortified wine, 🍷 Sweet wine - Grapes
- 🍇 Castelão
- Main grapes
- 🍇 Muscat of Alexandria
- Wines
- 🍷 White wine
Frequently asked questions
What is Moscatel de Setúbal?
A sweet fortified wine from Muscat of Alexandria, from the Setúbal area.
Where is Setúbal?
South of the Tagus estuary, on the Setúbal peninsula, near the Arrábida hills.
How does the wine become sweet and strong?
Grape spirit is added to the fermenting juice, stopping fermentation and leaving sugar.
What to read next
- 🍷 José Maria da Fonseca Moscatel de Setúbal Superior — José Maria da Fonseca Moscatel de Setúbal Superior: a line of José Maria da Fonseca (Moscatel de Setúbal fortified wine); years on this site: 1955, 1911.
- 🍷 Alambre Moscatel de Setúbal 2019 — Alambre Moscatel de Setúbal 2019: Moscatel de Setúbal fortified wine from the 2019 harvest, by José Maria da Fonseca.
- 🍷 Alambre Moscatel de Setúbal — Alambre Moscatel de Setúbal: a line of José Maria da Fonseca (Moscatel de Setúbal fortified wine); years on this site: 2019.
- 🍷 Coleção Privada Domingos Soares Franco Moscatel de Setúbal — Coleção Privada Domingos Soares Franco Moscatel de Setúbal: a line of José Maria da Fonseca (Moscatel de Setúbal fortified wine); years on this site: 2008.
- 🍷 Coleção Privada Domingos Soares Franco Moscatel de Setúbal Cognac — Coleção Privada Domingos Soares Franco Moscatel de Setúbal Cognac: a line of José Maria da Fonseca (Moscatel de Setúbal fortified wine); years on this site: 1999.
Similar
📍 Palmela · 📜 Muscat of Lemnos · 📜 Muscat de Rivesaltes · 📍 Carcavelos · 📍 Biscoitos · 📜 Moscato di Sorso-Sennori
⚠️ Wine contains alcohol: adults only, drink in moderation. Wine usually contains sulphites; egg white or milk proteins are sometimes used for fining — important for allergies and for vegans.
Sources
- IVV – Instituto da Vinha e do Vinho
- eAmbrosia – EU geographical indications register
- eAmbrosia – EU geographical indications register