Herdade Da Maroteira Dez Tostões Tinto

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The Dez Tostões red is a wine full of personality, with an intense and deep ruby colour. On the nose it offers a warm and captivating aroma, highlighting notes of forest black fruits wrapped in a subtle touch of spices. On the palate it is rich and full-bodied, with well‑presented tannins that give it structure and character. A Alentejo red that perfectly blends the elegance of Touriga Nacional, the depth of Alicante Bouschet and the versatility of Aragonês, resulting in a balanced and engaging wine. The Maroteira estate lies at the foot of Serra D’Ossa, covering 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 forest to meet the needs of the Port‑wine industry in northern Portugal, and for about 150 years the property’s focus was cork and livestock. Only in 2000 did Philip Mollet, the current owner and manager of the estate, revolutionise the farm’s strategy and plant vines. Since then the estate has produced excellent Alentejo wines based on the preferred variety, Syrah. The vines are spread over 15 hectares planted on clay‑lime soils, giving the wines the genuine character of Alentejo.