MOSCATEL DE SETÚBAL 2008
DOMINGOS SOARES FRANCO PRIVATE COLLECTION
D.O.C. MOSCATEL DE SETÚBAL
Domingos Soares Franco, winemaker and vice-president, is the youngest of the two representatives of the sixth generation of the family that manages José Maria da Fonseca. As both Vice-President and senior winemaker of the company Domingos has become a prominent figure in the field of Portuguese winemaking and viticulture. Although all José Maria da Fonseca’s wines are of his making, some are particularly special to him. Labelled “Domingos Soares Franco Private Collection”.
♦ REGION ♦
SETÚBAL PENINSULA
♦ VINEYARD AREA ♦
-/-
CLAY-LIME
♦ PRODUCTION ♦
6,400
WINE PRODUCTION
♦ BOTTLING ♦
2020
AUGUST
♦ GRAPE VARIETIES ♦
100
MOSCATEL DE SETÚBAL
♦ ANALYSES ♦
17.5
ALCOHOL
4.8
TOTAL ACIDITY
(TARTARIC ACID)
3.2
pH
♦ STORAGE ♦
12º
TEMPERATURE
60
HUMIDITY
♦ SHELF LIFE ♦
-/-
INDETERMINABLE
♦ TASTING NOTES ♦
COLOR
Honey.
AROMA
Banana, ripe pear and nougat
PALATE
Ripe banana, nuts, pine nuts and almonds wrapped in caramelized sugar
FINISH
Very long
♦ VINIFICATION ♦
Fermentation halted by adding brandy. In this case the brandy came from the Armagnac region. There was skin contact of 3 months.
♦ AGING ♦
In used oak. No aging in bottle is necessary, because it does not improve after bottling.
♦ SERVING SUGGESTIONS ♦
As an aperitif serve at 10ºC or as a dessert wine serve at 16ºC.
