Winery José Maria da FonsecaDomingos Soares Franco Colecção Privada Moscatel Roxo Espumante Rosé
Sparkling wine
This wine generally goes well with
Details and technical informations about Winery José Maria da Fonseca's Domingos Soares Franco Colecção Privada Moscatel Roxo Espumante Rosé.
Discover the grape variety: Carcajolo noir
It was most certainly introduced by the south of Corsica from Sardinia. It is not the black form of the white carcajolo, the latter would be the biancu gentile. The black Carcajolo is said to be related to the morrastel or muristellu and is found almost exclusively in the southern Mediterranean and in Portugal. It is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A1.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Domingos Soares Franco Colecção Privada Moscatel Roxo Espumante Rosé from Winery José Maria da Fonseca are 2016, 2012
Informations about the Winery José Maria da Fonseca
The Winery José Maria da Fonseca is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 106 wines for sale in the of Península de Setúbal to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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: Trader-Handler
Champagne term for a merchant who buys grapes to make a Champagne wine himself.
