Region
Setúbal Peninsula
Between the Arrábida hills and the Sado estuary lie centuries-old cellars where Moscatel de Setúbal ages into amber legend.
Soils
Limestone & sand
Climate
Mediterranean, estuary-tempered
Signature grapes
Moscatel de Setúbal · Moscatel Roxo · Castelão
The estates
Other estates
3 estatesSetúbal Peninsula
José Maria da Fonseca
Vila Nogueira de Azeitão · Est. 1834
Ancient cellars holding Moscatel de Setúbal in cask since the 1800s — including the fabled Torna-Viagem.
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Setúbal Peninsula
Bacalhôa · Palácio da Bacalhôa
Azeitão · Est. 15th century palace
A Renaissance palace with azulejo gardens, home of Portugal's pioneering Cabernet and rare Moscatel Roxo.
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Setúbal Peninsula
Herdade da Comporta
Comporta, Alcácer do Sal · Est. 1836 (estate)
Sand-grown vines between rice paddies, pine forest and wild Atlantic beaches — Portugal's most coveted coastal retreat.
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