Península de Setúbal
Portugal
Portugal wine regions
About Península de Setúbal
0–311 m
Elevation range
Wine styles
2 Sub-regions
Avg. slope 2.9°
Portugal wine regions
Vintage Ratings
Outstanding Península de Setúbal Vintages
The best recent vintages rated excellent or exceptional.
Red
White
Sub-regiões
Terroir & Character
Climate
Mediterranean with strong Atlantic influence from both the ocean and the Sado estuary. Mild winters (frost is rare), warm but not extreme summers (30-35°C). The Arrábida hills create a rain shadow on their southern slope. Annual rainfall around 500-600mm, with the moderating maritime influence extending the growing season.
Terroir
Three distinct zones: limestone and clay in the Arrábida hills (producing the most structured wines), deep sandy soils in the Palmela plains (ideal for Castelão and Moscatel), and heavier clay soils inland. The sandy soils never suffered from phylloxera, and some very old ungrafted vines remain.
Grapes of Península de Setúbal
Map data: IVV (Instituto da Vinha e do Vinho)