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Dominio de Pingus - Ribera del Duero Pingus 2021

Spain

Red

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100/100

Robert Parker

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100/100

James Suckling

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98/100

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"A double 100/100 from the Wine Advocate and James Suckling for this vintage, which ranks among the best wines in the world, an exceptional vintage!

"Violet, flint, graphite, dark chocolate, ink pot and herbal notes like tarragon. Black truffles. Tar and sandalwood notes. Black tea. Medium-bodied, with very linear, tight, polished tannins and a fine, silky texture. Endless and flawless. Deep and absolute. Superb structure and balance." (James Suckling 2023) - Delivery in wooden case possible for orders of 3 bottles of this wine (depending on country and shipping method selected)

Features

Estate

Dominio de Pingus

Cuvée

Pingus

Vintage

2021

Designation

Ribera del Duero

Region

Spain

Grape varieties

100% Tempranillo

Terroirs

Clay-limestone soils, 900 meters altitude, Castilla de Léon region, plot of old vines planted in 1929 at La Horra exclusive to this cuvée, very low yields

Viticulture

Certified organic and biodynamic

Harvest

Manual

Winemaking

Massal selection, low intervention vinification, fermentation in concrete vats.

Breeding

20 months in barrels (100% new)

Alcohol content

14%

Organic

Yes

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Garnet-red color with violet highlights on the edge of a clean, brilliant disk.

Nose

Complex and concentrated, with scents of violets, liquorice, cocoa beans and truffles, all subtly herbaceous, seductive and inviting.

Mouth

Elegant and silky, still austere tannins of fine mastery, chalky structure of character, tasty, aromatic power, structured and interminable finish, what an experience!

Serve

AT 16-18°C

Open

2 hours before serving, decant to enhance tasting.

Drink from

2025

Drink before

2045

Production

8,200 bottles

Food and wine pairing

Food and wine pairing

Enjoy on thin slices of just-seared wagyu beef, on its own, to savour all its nuances...

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Expert opinion

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Wine rated (guide 2024) 100/100 (Exceptional!)

Domaine noté Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)

About the wine:

Mr. Sisseck feels that the texture of Pingus 2021 is the finest he's achieved since the beginning, and that the Tempranillo lends itself very well to this. There's a chalky feel, which isn't surprising, as the parent rock is pure limestone - although some plots (Barroso) have more clay on the surface, deeper down there's hard limestone and some sandstone. There's a sense of harmony and purity that I find in most of the 2021s. There's more depth, more concentration and more tannin here, and it's a wine for the very long term; it's very, very young, but it's very harmonious and balanced. There's energy, strength and power, but also a lot of finesse. They've learned to control extraction, and all the grapes fermented with indigenous yeasts (each parcel ferments on its own, there's no pied de cuve or anything); they're very careful about deciding when to press, tasting a lot with great precision, getting samples and sitting down to taste each day after fermentation. He ferments the wine with around 30% of the bunches, which are selected at the sorting table when they see a perfect bunch. They then carry out a delicate pigeage (this is not done in 2022, but he did it in 2023). This is an extremely elegant and powerful Pingus, which should age for a very, very long time in bottle. It follows very closely the style of the years I love most: 1996, 2016 and 2018. 7,974 bottles were filled in June 2023. 2025-2045

Vinous A. Galloni

Vinous A. Galloni

Wine rated (guide 2023) 98/100

About the wine:

Pingus 2021 is a 100% Tempranillo wine made from selected four-hectare plots of clay-limestone soil in a vineyard planted in 1929 in La Horra, Ribera del Duero, and aged for 20 months in French oak barrels. The glass is garnet-red with violet highlights. The nuanced nose presents subtle but seductive notes of sour cherry and violet. But it's on the palate that it reveals its true character: a combination of velvety, chalky textures, effervescent energy and agile fluidity before a long, savory finish. This complex red wine from Ribera del Duero lives up to its reputation, with its unique palate and dry yet velvety balance. It's a delicious and original interpretation of the region. 2025-2045

James Suckling

James Suckling

Wine rated (guide 2023) 100/100

Recommended area

About the wine:

Violets, flint, graphite, dark chocolate, ink pot and herbal notes such as tarragon. Black truffles. Tar and sandalwood notes. Black tea. Medium-bodied, with very linear, tight, polished tannins and a fine, silky texture. Endless and flawless. Deep and absolute. Superb structure and balance. Needs at least six or eight years of bottle age. Try it after 2032.

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