M.O.B. Tinto

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Wine Description

M.O.B., located in the Serra d'Estrela district of eastern Dão, is not a name that should incite fear, but curiosity. This daring joint venture is 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.
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.

 

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Acclaim
“The 2013 Estate Tinto, with just M.O.B. on the label, is about 50% Touriga Nacional, with Alfrocheiro (30%), Jaen (15%) and Baga (5%), aged for 12 months in a 70/30 mixture of used and new French barriques. It comes in at 12.5% alcohol. This elegant and pointed blend has fine tension on the finish, with good acidity and some tannic pop as well. Showing all that Dão finesse, it is beautifully constructed. It should age gracefully, given its structure and acidity. As I retasted this, it grew on me. Its power and complexity (touches of beef, amber and red fruits) make it a big winner. It is also nicely aromatic and a perfect food wine.”
— Wine Advocate, Aug 2017
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Vineyard & Production Info
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:
2011
Bottles produced of this wine:
10,000
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Winemaking & Aging
Varietal composition:
50% Touriga Nacional, 30% Alfrocheiro, 10% jaen, 10% Baga
Maceration technique:
Pumpovers
Malolactic fermentation:
Yes
Type of aging container:
Barrels
Size of aging container:
225
Type of oak:
French
Length of aging before bottling:
12 months
Age of Aging Container:
New
Length of bottle aging:
6 months
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Analytical Data
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