10 Anos
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2040
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Dark chocolate desserts, traditional Portuguese egg tarts (Pasteis de Nata), and rich blue cheeses.
✨ Technical Specifications
Nestled in the sun-drenched Peninsula de Setubal, Bacalhoa's 10 Anos Moscatel de Setubal is a liquid testament to Portuguese winemaking history. The region's unique microclimate, influenced by the cooling Atlantic Ocean and the protective Arabida mountain range, provides the perfect terroir for the Moscatel de Setubal grape. The winemaking process is steeped in tradition: after partial fermentation, the wine is fortified with grape spirit and left to macerate on the skins throughout the winter, extracting intense aromatic oils. It then embarks on a decade-long journey in seasoned oak casks. Over these ten years, the seasonal temperature fluctuations in the cellars gently oxidize and concentrate the wine, transforming it into a rich, amber elixir redolent of candied orange peel, honey, dried fruits, and toasted nuts.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1922 under the name João Pires & Filhos, Bacalhôa Vinhos de Portugal has grown into one of Portugal's most significant and pioneering wine enterprises. Modernized in the 1970s and subsequently acquired by arts patron Comendador José Berardo in 1998, the group encompasses historic estates such as Quinta da Bacalhôa, Quinta do Carmo, and Caves Aliança. Spanning roughly 1,200 hectares across the Setúbal Peninsula, Alentejo, Bairrada, Dão, Douro, and Vinho Verde, the group cultivates indigenous and international varieties on diverse terroirs ranging from Setúbal's clay-limestone slopes and sandy maritime soils to Alentejo's schist-strewn plains. Viticulture is practiced sustainably under certifications like the Wines of Alentejo Sustainability Programme (WASP). Led enologically by Francisco Antunes, Bacalhôa balances classical heritage and cellar innovation, renowned for historic benchmark cuvées including the barrel-fermented Catarina, age-worthy Quinta da Bacalhôa Cabernet Sauvignon blends, Quinta do Carmo reds and whites, traditional-method Aliança sparkling wines, and rare, concentrated Moscatel de Setúbal.
🍇 Grapes
Moscatel de Setubal
🍷 ABV
18%