# Setúbal DOC
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{{Short description|Portuguese muscatel}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{redirect|Moscatel de Setubal|the grape variety|Muscat of Alexandria}}
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'''Moscatel de Setúbal''' is a [Portuguese](/source/Portuguese_wine) [muscatel](/source/muscatel) produced around the [Setúbal Municipality](/source/Set%C3%BAbal_Municipality) on the [Península de Setúbal](/source/Pen%C3%ADnsula_de_Set%C3%BAbal). The region is known primarily for its [fortified](/source/fortified_(wine)) [Muscat](/source/Muscat_(wine)) wines known as Moscatel de Setúbal. The style was believed to have been invented by José Maria da Fonseca, the founder of [José Maria da Fonseca](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Maria_da_Fonseca), the oldest industrial-scale table wine producer in Portugal dating back to 1834. J.M. Fonseca company still holds a quasi-monopoly control over the production of Moscatel de Setúbal today.[T. Stevenson ''"The Sotheby's Wine Encyclopedia"'' pg 333 Dorling Kindersley 2005 {{ISBN|0-7566-1324-8}}]
==Wine styles==
Similar to [Port](/source/Port_wine), Moscatel de Setúbal wines are wood aged until they are bottled. They can be made from grapes of a single [vintage](/source/vintage) or in a "non-vintage" style as a blend of several vintages. The wines tend to be at their freshest and more fruity styles at up to around 5–6 years of age, where they have pronounced [apricot](/source/apricot) notes. As they age, the wines get darker with more [raisin](/source/raisin), [caramel](/source/caramel) and [nut](/source/Nut_(fruit))ty aromas and flavors.