Variety: Tinto Classico
Region: Alentejano, Portugal
Year: 2013
Price: $8.95
Critic Review: Paulo Laureano’s Classico is a delicious blend of the native Portuguese varietals Trincadeira (40%), Aragonez (40%) and Alfrocheiro (20%). This is a full bodied red that reveals all that the terroir of Portugal has to offer. Light cigar tobacco and soft leather present beautifully on the nose. Dark, black fruits fill the mouth, but the wine flows smoothly over the palate, with a good bit of spice on the finish. Pair with spicy, cured meats and hard cheeses.
My review: This wine was interesting. The smells from the wine were the first time I've ever smelled them coming from a wine. The wine smelled slightly smokey, and the best way I could think to describe it was manly. I was not overly excited to taste it because the smells were so strange. My initial thought was the wine was bitter, and then immediately after I thought it was almost spicy. I did not like this wine very much.
Overall, this was a very unique wine. I do not prefer it, but for those who like something different, this is one to try.
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