Quinta do Piloto Moscatel de Setúbal 2021
Moscatel de Setubal, Portugal·MuscatAdd a gift messageFREE
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Why we chose it“If you think sweet wine is not for you, try this. Marmalade, caramel and orange peel with real freshness, and lovely with an orange tart or blue cheese.”
Kelli - Wine Buyer
About this wine
Quinta do Piloto Moscatel de Setúbal is a luscious fortified sweet wine from one of Portugal's great dessert wine appellations. Topaz in colour with amber glints, it opens with intense aromas of orange peel, quince marmalade and dried fruit, followed by caramel, gentle spice and delicate floral notes. Full-bodied and rich, its sweetness is beautifully balanced by fresh, natural acidity, carrying through to a long, citrus-scented finish.
This 2021 vintage is made from the Moscatel de Setúbal grape, the local name for Muscat of Alexandria, grown on the limestone slopes of the Serra da Arrábida and the sandy plains around Poceirão. Unusually, it is fermented and then aged for two years in large concrete ânforas at the family estate in Palmela, which keeps the fruit vivid and pure without any oak. Serve lightly chilled with an orange tart, lemon posset or crème caramel, or alongside a board of blue cheese at the end of a long dinner.
About the producer
Where This Wine Comes From
Grown by Quinta do Piloto in Setúbal Peninsula, Portugal: Moscatel from the Serra da Arrábida, fermented and aged in concrete ânforas.
Muscat
Known here as Moscatel de Setúbal. Orange peel, marmalade and floral aromas.
