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  • Country ranking ?

    1
  • Producer ranking ?

    1
  • Decanting time

    3h
  • When to drink

    now - 2035
  • Food Pairing

    roasted chicken

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I don't think I've ever tasted a wine more recently bottled than the 2014 Pingus, which was bottled in the morning and I tasted it that very same evening! Peter Sisseck compares this to the 1995, the first vintage ever produced, when he learned that when you have such perfect grapes, you should do very little to the wine. He's been trying to replicate that first vintage, but there's nothing you can do to force it, as it has to be the natural c...

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The Story

Dominio de Pingus was established in 1995 by Danish winemaker Peter Sisseck. It is situated in the La Horra area of the Ribera del Duero region. The wine produced, Pingus, is considered a "cult wine", sold at extremely high prices while remaining very inaccessible.

On the estate's winemaking philosophies, Sisseck has stated, "The vines in my plots are very old. They have never been fertilised nor treated with pesticides and all grow followi...

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Peter Sisseck has done it again! He's crafted an otherworldly Pingus in the superb 2014 vintage in the Ribera del Duero region. All of the wines from that year are simply unbelievable, with possibly the best version of Flor de Pingus ever, and a Pingus that rivals the already perfect 2012. I just wonder where you can go from here, because I previewed a special lot of the 2015, floral and fresh—even drinkable now (I did it!)—that resembled the ...

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Origin

Castile-León, Ribera del Duero

Inside Information

100 points / James Suckling

Exotic aromas of dried dark fruits such as blackberries combined with figs, mushrooms and meat. Dried flowers too. Full body yet agile and very fine. The quality of the tannins are next to none. A truly phenomenal young wine that sets to standards for finesse and elegance in a mindboggling textural way. Glorious. Drink or hold.

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