Wines / Palmela Red
Red wine
Palmela Red
Palmela DOC
Juicy, characterful reds built on Castelão grown on sandy soils around Palmela, often with red fruit, earthy and slightly gamey notes.
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Grapes
Producers
José Maria da Fonseca
Est. 1834Azeitão · Península de Setúbal, Alentejo
One 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
Azeitão · Península de Setúbal, Alentejo, Douro
A large group based in Azeitão, named after the Renaissance Quinta da Bacalhôa. Known for Moscatel, Castelão and a Bordeaux-style red.