Fortified · Setúbal · Portugal
Horácio Simões Moscatel Roxo
Scored from 282 calibrated Vivino reviewers. Cohort: Fortified · Portugal (1,422 wines).
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Is Moscatel Roxo a good wine?
Tasting profile
A sweet dessert Moscatel Roxo with a syrupy yet clean texture, layering caramel apple, apricot, orange, and plum aromatics over a nutty, fruity palate. Reviewers consistently praise it as one of the finest examples of the style.
Synthesized from 282Vivino reviewers' tasting notes for this bottle.
What reviewers say
“O melhor moscatel roxo, mas é segredo... Vinho fantástico com um doce paladar. Os melhores anos: 1998, 2003 e 2004. Superior a alguns lotes antigos do José Maria da Fonseca! A caixa antiga em cartão canelado era fantástica.”
From a top-rated Vivino review for this bottle.
Summary
Horácio Simões Moscatel Roxo is a Portuguese fortified wine from Setúbal.
282 Vivino reviewers are calibrated for this bottle, and those are the ones the calibrated score reads; a separate, broader pool of 291 reviewers with at least two ratings each feeds the raw-average track. 1,421 other fortified wines from Portugal form the cohort it is ranked inside.
- Cohort
- Fortified · Portugal · 1,422 wines
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Cohort: Fortified · Portugal
Closest peers
Fortified89