2022 Senhor Doutor Field Blend white

This is a field blend produced from the Antão Vaz, Arinto, Verdelho and Síria grape varieties, sourced from the vineyards around Philip Mollet's residential estate. After ageing for about 6 months in French oak barrels, this is a white wine with an excellent balance between acidity, body and ripe fruit aromas.

The Senhor Doutor wines, developed in Herdade da Maroteira with grapes from Évoramonte, result from a small selection of Vinhos de Autor and a partnership between owner Philip Mollet and winemaker António Maçanita.

Herdade da Maroteira is located at the foot of Serra D'Ossa, and spreads over 540 hectares, owned by the same Anglo-Portuguese family for 5 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 some 150 years, the focus of the estate's production was cork and cattle. It was not until the year 2000 that Philip Mollet, the current owner and manager of the estate revolutionised the estate's strategy and planted vines. Since then, the estate has produced excellent Alentejo wines based on the preferred grape variety, Syrah.

The vines are spread over the 15 hectares planted on clay-limestone soils, giving the wines the genuine character of the Alentejo.

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