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Moscatel de Setúbal: Terroir vs House Style – the Winemaker’s Perspective

For centuries the toast of kings and, nowadays, a regular feature of the annual Muscats du Monde® Top 10 Award List, Moscatel de Setúbal is the jewel in the crown of Portugal’s Península de Setúbal region. Famously floral, Moscatel gains hugely in sensory complexity, richness and intensity with barrel age. In conversation with Filipe Cardoso of Quinta do Piloto, Portuguese wine expert Sarah Ahmed will explore the building blocks of house style and the role of terroir in a comparative tasting of 10-Year-Old Moscatel de Setúbal wines from seven leading producers.

The masterclass will interrogate the art and science of fortification, maceration, maturation and blending, teasing out those factors which account for the unique personality of each wine from this premium D.O. Setúbal category.

Masterclass time: 12.45pm, Bishop Partridge Hall

Wines to be tasted

  1. José Maria da Fonseca, João Pires Moscatel de Setúbal 10-Year-Old (DO Setúbal)
  2. António Saramago, Moscatel de Setúbal 10-Year-Old (DO Setúbal)
  3. Quinta do Piloto, Moscatel de Setúbal 10-Year-Old Superior (DO Setúbal)
  4. Sociedade Vinícola de Palmela, Moscatel de Setúbal 10-Year-Old (DO Setúbal)
  5. Adega de Palmela, Moscatel de Setúbal 10-Year-Old (DO Setúbal)
  6. Venâncio da Costa Lima, Rubrica Moscatel de Setúbal 10-Year-Old Reserva (DO Setúbal)
  7. Bacalhôa, Moscatel de Setúbal 10-Year-Old Superior, 2009 (DO Setúbal)

Applications to participate in the masterclass close on 21st March. Priority will be given to people who sell or serve port in an on-trade environment. Registered attendees will be sent details of how to express an interest in attending this masterclass.

If you have not already registered to attend the Big Fortified Tasting, you can do so via the link below.

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Placemats for this masterclass are being produced using the freeware developed by  J.D.A. Wiseman. You can find this freeware and instructions on how to use it for your event at https://github.com/jdaw1/placemat