Muscat Wine

Horácio Simões

Excellent Single Cask, 50cl

Península de Setúbal

Horácio Simões

This Muscat was made in the year the founder’s great-grandson was born. That same year, there was a revolution in Portugal, so this Muscat was stored in 10- and 15-liter glass demijohns and some paraffin-coated chestnut barrels. This ensured that the wine would not be lost, remaining hidden from sight. Regarding the winemaking method, we only know that ancestral processes were used.

On the occasion of the founder’s son’s 95th birthday, a special moment for the family, this wine was brought to the table. Everyone was astonished by the Moscatel presented. Many conversations revolved around it, and in one of them, the decision to launch it on the market was unanimous.

Winemaking: The Muscat “Excellent” Single Cask results from over 100 years of dedicated work between the vineyard and the winery. The vineyard was carefully tended for decades to ensure yields did not exceed 2,500 liters per hectare. At the winery, a unique winemaking approach was developed specifically for this product, different from the usual methods. The final aging process takes place in a variety of wooden barrels, where the wine concentrates for decades. The Single Cask is the result of the discovery of a barrel with truly unique characteristics.

Winemaker: Luís Camacho Simões

Allergens information

Contains sulphites.

Casa Agricola Horácio Simões

The centuries-old Casa Agrícola Horácio Simões is not the largest producer in the Setúbal Peninsula, but it is certainly one of the oldest and most reputable in the region. It is here in perfect balance a traditional and almost handmade approach of the ancestors and a thirst of the contemporary generation to try new things.
The winery at Quinta do Anjo is small and disguised as a villa with a shop and coffee shop, where locals like to stay in the shade in the patio for an afternoon drink. When passing in the street you don’t even notice the winery, especially if the gate is closed.
The house has about 40 hectares of own vineyard and has another 30 hectares of partners’ vineyard, besides some grapes bought in the region. The annual production is about 300 thousand litres of still wines, Moscatel de Setúbal and Moscatel Roxo.