Aphros Phaunus Amphora Loureiro Vinho Verde (organic, biodynamic, natural, vegan) 2019

Wine Type:
Style of Wine:	Earthy & Spicy
Country of Origin:	Portugal
Wine Region:	Vinho Verde
Grape Varietal:	Loureiro
Bottle Format:	750mL
Case Size:	6 bottles
$278.82 Per Case ($46.47/btl)

Tasting Notes

Critical Praise

90 points Treve Ring - Gismondi on Wine

"Hard to be more natural than Aphros' founder and winemaker Vasco Croft. He made this wine, and others in the Phaunus range, without electricity. This biodynamically farmed and produced loureiro was crushed, destemmed, and pressed by hand power, then native fermented on skins in a large beeswax-lined talha (the traditional clay amphorae of Alentejo) for 7 months before it was bottled without filtration. Pouring slightly cloudy in the glass, this rings with tight apricot oil, elderflower, marmalade, tangerine peel and pith. Ample tight nimble pithiness grips along the sides. Very alive, long, and vibrant in the mouth, finishing with lightly warming honeycomb. Pure, clean, focused amber wine, surprisingly concentrated for 11.5 degrees, and a lovely different view of loureiro."