♦MOSCATEL DE SETÚBAL COGNAC 1998 ♦
DOMINGOS SOARES FRANCO PRIVATE COLLECTION
D.O.C. MOSCATEL DE SETÚBAL
Domingos Soares Franco is the youngest brother in the sixth generation of the family that has run José Maria da Fonseca since its foundation in 1834. As both Vice-
President and senior winemaker of the company, Domingos has become a prominent figure in the field of Portuguese winegrowing.
In 1998, Domingos Soares Franco at José Maria da Fonseca decided to run
several trials over a five-year period. He halted fermentation with 4 types of
brandies: one neutral, one that came from Cognac region, one from the Armagnac
region and a fourth that was 50% Cognac and 50% Armagnac. After 13 years
Domingos Soares Franco decided to share the limited edition of Setubal Moscatel
with Cognac.
♦ REGION ♦
SETÚBAL PENINSULA
♦ VINEYARD AREA ♦
-/-
CLAY-LIME
♦ PRODUCTION ♦
5,400
WINE PRODUCTION
♦ BOTTLING ♦
2016
MARCH
♦ GRAPE VARIETIES ♦
100
MOSCATEL DE SETÚBAL
♦ ANALYSES ♦
17.8
ALCOHOL
6.22
TOTAL ACIDITY
(TARTARIC ACID)
3.09
pH
199
RESIDUAL SUGAR
♦ STORAGE ♦
12º
TEMPERATURE
60
HUMIDITY
♦ SHELF LIFE ♦
-/-
INDETERMINABLE
♦ TASTING NOTES ♦
COLOR
Bright amber
AROMA
Citrus, orange and cistus
PALATE
Orange, citrus, round, fresh, persistent, full of personality
FINISH
Very long
♦ VINIFICATION ♦
Fermentation halted by adding brandy. In this case the brandy came from Cognac region. There was skin contact of 3 months.
♦ AGING ♦
In used oak. No ageing 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.
