Moscatel de Setúbal
A rich fortified Muscat from the Setúbal Peninsula. After fortification the wine stays in contact with the grape skins for months, soaking up intense orange-peel and floral flavours. Aged versions turn amber and take on notes of caramel, dried apricot and walnut. Moscatel Roxo, from a rare pink-skinned grape, is especially prized.
Bottles to try
Bacalhôa 5 Year Old Moscatel de Setúbal
FortifiedAlambre Moscatel de Setúbal
FortifiedAlambre Moscatel Roxo
FortifiedAlambre 20 Year Old Moscatel de Setúbal
FortifiedCritics’ picks
No confirmed critic scores here yet. Scores for this style are mostly behind subscriptions, so we haven’t listed any.
Grapes
Producers
José Maria da Fonseca
Est. 1834One of Portugal’s oldest table-wine producers. Makes Periquita, Lancers rosé and Moscatel de Setúbal with a cellar of 19th-century stock, plus talha wines at its José de Sousa estate in the Alentejo.
Bacalhôa Vinhos
A large group based in Azeitão, named after the Renaissance Quinta da Bacalhôa. Known for Moscatel, Castelão and a Bordeaux-style red.