Discover the top 100 best white wines of Península de Setúbal as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the white wines that are popular of Península de Setúbal and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Portuguese peninsula south of Lisbon between the Tagus and Sado estuaries. World-renowned speciality: Moscatel de Setúbal, a golden fortified sweet wine with signature notes of candied orange, dried apricot, honey, fig, currant and sweet spices, long ageing — the rare Roxo version has more floral notes. Also fruity, supple Castelão reds (64%) (blackberry, plum), perfumed Touriga Nacional. Oceanic climate.
~8,000 ha.
Lively, aromatic whites with cutting acidity and a slender mouth, featuring intense aromas of citrus, white peach, apricot, white flowers, passion fruit and iodised Atlantic saline notes. Tonic, long finish. The absolute star of the Monção e Melgaço sub-region (Vinho Verde DOC), it signs the finest Portuguese Vinho Verde. Also made as a single variety in the Douro. The Portuguese name for Galician Albariño, native to the northwest Iberian peninsula.
white wines from the region of Península de Setúbal go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, pork or shellfish such as recipes of spaghetti with squid ink (italy), roast pork in the oven or knife feet.
