A blend of 50% Vinhão and 50% Alvarelhão (known as Brancellao across the border in Galicia) macerated very briefly on the skins • Primary fermentation occurs partially in tank and finishes in bottle (ancestral method sparkling) • No added yeast or sugar • Disgorged after 5 months sur lie and bottled without filtration or stabilization • Demeter Certified Biodynamic
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2023
Country:
Portugal
Region:
Minho
Variety:
Blend - Other
Color:
Rose
Farming Practice:
Certified Biodynamic
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | PT-APH-53-23 | 12/750ml |
REVIEWS FROM PAST VINTAGES
2024
Wine Advocate
Score
91+
Date
2026-04-02
"The ancestral sparkling pale rosé 2024 Phaunus Pet Nat Rosé has abundant but fine bubbles and pours with lots of foam. It has a yeasty and toasty nose that's not really fruity and a light- to medium-bodied palate with a chalky texture and a dry finish. This was produced with 50% each Vinhão and Alvarelhão (Brancellao or Alvarello in Spain) that were picked at different times and fermented separately. It was then blended and put to finish fermenting in bottle, where the wine remained until it was disgorged one year later. It's pleasant, balanced and serious but without the complexity of the white. 8,500 bottles produced. It was disgorged in November 2025."
Wine Advocate
Score
92
Date
2025-03-27
"The very pale salmon-colored 2022 Phaunus Pet Nat Rosé was produced with two very different varieties, half of each, Vinhão, with a lot of color, acidity and tannin, and Alvarelhão (Brancellao or Alvarello in Spain), with little color and tannin. The varieties were picked at different times and fermented separately, then blended and put to finish fermenting in bottle, where the wine remained until it was disgorged in November 2024. It's harmonious and complete, clean and fresh, with good ripeness, 11% alcohol and very good acidity. It feels almost like a white. The disgorgement data is not, for now, printed on the labels. This is sold without appellation, as ancestral sparkling wines are not a category within the appellation. 17,000 bottles produced."