M.O.B Branco

Other White Grape or Blend

M.O.B Branco

Other White Grape or Blend

M.O.B., located in the Serra d'Estrela district of eastern Dão, is a daring joint venture named for the three talented winemakers behind it all: Jorge Moreira of Poeira, Francisco Olazabal from Quinta do Vale Meão, and Jorge Serôdio Borges of Quinta do Passadouro and Wine & Soul. The close-knit trio may have deep roots in the neighboring Douro Valley, but they unite under one desire: to represent the Dão in the truest form. While some winemakers in this region are mimicking a bolder Douro style, M.O.B. aims to craft wines that are intense, yet elegant: a style emblematic of the land.

Wine Production

This Senna is fermented in small stainless steel tanks and oak barrels (30% new and the remaining used). It is aged for eight months with slight battonage.

Tasting Notes

A beautiful golden color, with a nose full of aroma, with notes of gunpowder and minerality to arise between the fruity and floral. In the mouth, it is very rich, with great texture and very lively acidity. A white with a strong personality to go discovering in the coming years.

Food Pairing

This wine pairs perfectly with grilled fish dishes, shellfish, as well as soft and creamy sheep and goat cheeses.

M.O.B., located in the Serra d'Estrela district of eastern Dão, is a daring joint venture named for the three talented winemakers behind it all: Jorge Moreira of Poeira, Francisco Olazabal from Quinta do Vale Meão, and Jorge Serôdio Borges of Quinta do Passadouro and Wine & Soul. The close-knit trio may have deep roots in the neighboring Douro Valley, but they unite under one desire: to represent the Dão in the truest form. While some winemakers in this region are mimicking a bolder Douro style, M.O.B. aims to craft wines that are intense, yet elegant: a style emblematic of the land.

Wine Production

This Senna is fermented in small stainless steel tanks and oak barrels (30% new and the remaining used). It is aged for eight months with slight battonage.

Tasting Notes

A beautiful golden color, with a nose full of aroma, with notes of gunpowder and minerality to arise between the fruity and floral. In the mouth, it is very rich, with great texture and very lively acidity. A white with a strong personality to go discovering in the coming years.

Food Pairing

This wine pairs perfectly with grilled fish dishes, shellfish, as well as soft and creamy sheep and goat cheeses.

Sustainable Practices

Vineyard & Production Info

Production area/appellation:
Dão DOC
Vineyard name:
MOB
Vineyard size:
5 acres
Soil composition:
Granite
Training method:
Royalt
Elevation:
2,145 feet
Vines/acre:
1600
Yield/acre:
1.6 tons
Exposure:
Northern / Southern
Year vineyard planted:
1990
First vintage of this wine:
2012
Bottles produced of this wine:
3,000

Winemaking & Aging

Varietal composition:
Encruzado and Bical
Fermentation container:
Barrels
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
15 days
Fermentation temperature:
61 °F
Type of aging container:
Barriques
Size of aging container:
500
Type of oak:
French
Length of aging before bottling:
6 months
Length of bottle aging:
6 months
Total SO2:
74

Analytical Data

pH level:
3.27
Acidity:
7.06 g/L
Alcohol:
13 %
Dry extract:
22.2 g/L
Total SO2:
74
Residual sugar:
0.7 g/L

About the Vineyard

The leading vineyard, Quinta do Corujão, sits at an altitude of 1,640 feet beside Portugal's highest mountain range, Serra da Estrela. The vines in this area are planted in poor granitic soils, forcing their roots to dig deep in search of water and other nutrients. Cool, brisk air graces the vineyards at nightfall, encouraging elevated levels of natural acidity, while the soils impart a refined mineral character to the final wines: a combination that is unmistakably Dão. The trio aims to utilize an organic approach in the vineyards and hone their skills together, as a team, to create wines with true varietal character, unassailable elegance, and a compelling presence that would be difficult to refuse.