Winery José Maria da Fonseca - Domingos Soares Franco Colecção Privada Moscatel de Setúbal Superior

Winery José Maria da FonsecaDomingos Soares Franco Colecção Privada Moscatel de Setúbal Superior

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Domingos Soares Franco Colecção Privada Moscatel de Setúbal Superior of Winery José Maria da Fonseca is a natural sweet wine from the region of Setúbal of Península de Setúbal.
In the mouth this natural sweet wine is a with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.
This wine generally goes well with blue cheese and sweet desserts.

Taste structure of the Domingos Soares Franco Colecção Privada Moscatel de Setúbal Superior from the Winery José Maria da Fonseca

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Domingos Soares Franco Colecção Privada Moscatel de Setúbal Superior of Winery José Maria da Fonseca in the region of Península de Setúbal is a with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.

Food and wine pairings with Domingos Soares Franco Colecção Privada Moscatel de Setúbal Superior

Pairings that work perfectly with Domingos Soares Franco Colecção Privada Moscatel de Setúbal Superior

Original food and wine pairings with Domingos Soares Franco Colecção Privada Moscatel de Setúbal Superior

The Domingos Soares Franco Colecção Privada Moscatel de Setúbal Superior of Winery José Maria da Fonseca matches generally quite well with dishes of sweet desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of gaufress and light or quiche with courgettes and roquefort cheese.

Details and technical informations about Winery José Maria da Fonseca's Domingos Soares Franco Colecção Privada Moscatel de Setúbal Superior.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Ravat 51

An interspecific cross obtained by Jean-François Ravat around 1930. Some people give it as parents the 6905 Seibel - or subéreux - and the pinot, to be confirmed however. It can still be found in North America and England, but is practically unknown in France.

Last vintages of this wine

Domingos Soares Franco Colecção Privada Moscatel de Setúbal Superior - 2019
In the top 100 of of Setúbal wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Domingos Soares Franco Colecção Privada Moscatel de Setúbal Superior - 2002
In the top 100 of of Setúbal wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Domingos Soares Franco Colecção Privada Moscatel de Setúbal Superior - 0
In the top 100 of of Setúbal wines
Average rating: 4.211110

The best vintages of Domingos Soares Franco Colecção Privada Moscatel de Setúbal Superior from Winery José Maria da Fonseca are 2002, 2019, 0

Informations about the Winery José Maria da Fonseca

The winery offers 165 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is in the top 65 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Setúbal in the region of Península de Setúbal

The Winery José Maria da Fonseca is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 106 wines for sale in the of Setúbal to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Península de Setúbal
In the top 8500 of of Portugal wines
In the top 400 of of Setúbal wines
In the top 2500 of natural sweet wines
In the top 200000 wines of the world

The wine region of Set&uacutebal

The wine region of Setúbal is located in the region of Península de Setúbal of Portugal. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine José Maria da Fonseca or the Domaine Horácio Simões produce mainly wines red, natural sweet and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Setúbal are Touriga nacional, Fernao Pires and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Setúbal often reveals types of flavors of orange, coffee or toasty and sometimes also flavors of clove, pear or lemon.


The wine region of Península de Setúbal

Setúbal Peninsula (also known as Península de Setúbal) is the Portuguese wine region immediately southeast of Lisbon, across the Tejo estuary. The Terroir in the area ranges from sandy coastal plains to the craggy, limestone-rich Serra Arribida hills. The area is known for its Dry red wines made from Castelão, and for its fortified wines and Sweet Moscatel de Setúbal. The wines produced here are made under three titles: two DOCs, Palmela and Setúbal, and one IGP.

The word of the wine: Traditional method

Also known as the Champagne method, this is the elaboration of sparkling wines according to the second fermentation method in the bottle.

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