Adega de Sabrosa

Moscatel Reserva NV

Please note: the bottle in the picture is not the same bottle

A Moscatel is a unique type of fortified wine, a port, from the Douro Valley. An oxidized style of port, transparent in color and made from the local variant of the Muscat grape.

Glass Port glass/white wine glass

Grapes Moscatel galego (Gelber Muskateller)

Flavors Honey, dried fruits such as apricots, peach & liqueur notes

Serve 8 - 14 degrees Celsius

Appellation Sabrosa, Cima Corgo, Douro, Portugal

Food Cheeses, rich desserts with caramel or rum

Alcohol 17%

Residual sugar 118 grams per liter

Winemaker Celeste Marques

Background The Sabrosa cooperative has existed since 1958. The house was founded because (mainly female farmers) received a lower rate for their grapes. To keep the money in the region, Sabrosa started the cooperative itself. With this, they officially produce Douro port, because the port is also made in the region itself. More than 600 farmers supply grapes to the cooperative. Moscatel do Douro is a unique type of port.

Vineyards Conventional. The Sabrosa cooperative consists of about 600 producers, who own from half a hectare to 17 hectares. The soil in the Cima Corgo consists mainly of granite and schist. The vineyards differ in altitude and the direction of the vines. The altitude of the vineyards is between 400 and 800 meters.

Harvest Manual

Vinification After the harvest, the grapes are mechanically pressed. After this, the wine matures for 6 months in 27,500 liter concrete tanks. The wine is fortified to 17.00% alcohol with its own aguardente. The wine matures for 5 years in used oak.

Filtering plate filter

Acids 3.70 grams per liter

pH value 3.37

Sulphite 75 milligrams per liter

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