100% Loureiro • Grapes de-stemmed and manually pressed • Fermented spontaneously on the skins in beeswax-lined (from the bees on their farm!) clay amphorae • The juice remains in contact with the skins for about six months • Bottled without filtration • Produced in a small, artisanal, gravity-fed facility without electricity • Demeter-certified biodynamic
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2023
Country:
Portugal
Region:
Minho
Variety:
Loureiro
Color:
Orange
Farming Practice:
Certified Biodynamic
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | PT-APH-50-23 | 12/750ml |
Press & Reviews
Wine Advocate
Score
92
Date
2026-04-02
"I would have said the 2023 Phaunus Loureiro was produced with Moscatel, Malvasia or another aromatic variety, as it is very floral and showy. But it was produced with Loureiro grapes and has a peachy character and a tender and gentle palate, with lightness, easy to drink. It's a skin-contact white with 10% alcohol, a pH of 3.61 and 5.3 grams of acidity. It fermented in old amphorae where it was with skins for seven months!! 5,700 bottles produced. It was bottled in August 2024."
REVIEWS FROM PAST VINTAGES
2022
James Suckling
Score
93
Date
2025-12-19
"Beeswax and orange blossoms on the nose, with a pithy, nervy edge. The palate is salty and textured, driven by bright, linear acidity. A pure loureiro aged in clay amphorae. From biodynamically grown grapes with Biodyvin certification. Drink now."
2022
Wine Advocate
Score
92
Date
2025-03-27
"Phaunus is an earthier range, reserved for skin-contact, ancestral sparkling or"