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Moscatel
North Africa, linked to ancient Alexandria
Say it
mohs·kah·tel
Iberian name for Muscat of Alexandria; stress on final syllable
On the palate
orange blossomorange peelapricotlycheehoneyraisin
How you spot it blind: musky fresh-grape and orange-peel aroma; broader and less floral than Muscat Blanc
The story
Wine Grapes (Robinson/Harding/Vouillamoz, 2012) identified it via DNA as a natural crossing of Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains × Axina de Tres Bias, inverting its assumed role as the older ancestor.
Where it lives
Pantelleria, Sicily, Italy · Setúbal, Portugal · Douro, Portugal · Málaga, Spain · Lemnos, Greece · Roussillon, France
Shows up as
sweet stillfortifiedpassitovin doux natureldry stillsparklingPassito di PantelleriaMoscatel de Setúbal
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Also answers to Moscatell, Moscatel Graúdo, Moscatel-Graúdo.
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