Portugal — wine

Setúbal

Setúbal Peninsula south of Lisbon; Moscatel de Setúbal (fortified Muscat) is Portugal's most extraordinary dessert wine — extraordinary aging, evolving over 50+ years; also serious table wines.

Year Rating Notes
2019 Outstanding Moscatel year; concentration and acidity for century-long aging.
2018 Classic year; Moscatel de Setúbal of fine orange-raisin depth.
2017 Good vintage; consistent Moscatel of characteristic oxidative complexity.
2015 Reliable Moscatel; wines now beginning their long development arc.
2010 Benchmark decade vintage; 10-year Moscatel showing extraordinary complexity.