Herdade Da Maroteira Dez Tostões Tinto

Description

The Herdade da Maroteira is located at the foot of Serra D’Ossa and spans 540 hectares owned by the same Anglo‑Portuguese family for five generations, since the mid‑19th century. At that time, Robert Reynolds invested in the Alentejo cork oak forest to meet the needs of the Port wine industry in northern Portugal, and for about 150 years the estate’s focus was on cork and livestock. It was only in the year 2000 that Philip Mollet, the current owner and manager, revolutionised the estate’s strategy by planting vines. Since then, the estate has produced excellent Alentejo wines based on the preferred grape, Syrah. The vines are spread over 15 hectares planted on clay‑limestone soils, giving the wines the authentic character of Alentejo.