Tasting- Paul Laureano Tinto Classico

Week 8

Name: Paul Laureano Tinto Calssico

Variety: 40% Trincadeira, 40% Aragonez, 20% Alfrocheiro

Region: Alentejano

Country: Portugal

Year: 2013

Price: $8.95

Food? No

Description from the Vintage Cellar: "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: The nose of this wine was quiet, but the flavors were loud on the palate. I felt this wine was very jammy and woody- lots of cedar hints, cigar hints, and a taste I'd describe as licking tree bark. I enjoyed it!