Ribera del Duero

The Wine Advocate: "The bottled 2020 Pingus has settled, and the strong Mediterranean accent that was quite strong early on seems to have calmed down. The wine shows more of the serious Pingus character and is harmonious, balanced and elegant, perhaps because of the time it spent in oak vat (starting this year, it is not only in barrique). It feels very complete and intense but without weight or heaviness, and the fruit shows very clean and focused. Peter Sisseck compared it with the 2000, a wine that for him transcends the vintage; it showcases the balance (wines like 1996, 2000, 2012, 2016 and 2018). The quality of the tannins is stunning, which make the wine very elegant and balanced, and it has good freshness (even some red fruit!). This is exceptionally good, but somehow my heart didn't beat like with the wines he compared them with... 7,500 bottles were filled in July 2022.

Pingus Der Pingus präsentiert sich in einem dunklen, leuchtenden Purpur mit brillanten Rändern. In der kraftvollen, gleichzeitig äußerst eleganten Nase entfalten sich verführerische Aromen von Schwarzkirschen, Himbeeren und konfierten Waldbeeren, untermalt von edlen ätherischen Anklängen und floralen Nuancen. Am Gaumen beeindruckt er mit saftiger Säure, intensiver dunkler Frucht und weihnachtlichen Gewürznoten. Die dichte Struktur wird von einem kompakten Tanningerüst getragen, das diesem außergewöhnlichen Wein Klassizismus und Schönheit verleiht. Der lange, kraftvolle Abgang mit salzig anmutendem Finale rundet das beeindruckende Geschmackserlebnis ab – ein wahrhaft flamboyanter Performer mit bemerkenswerter Intensität und Tiefe.

The Wine Advocate: "The subtle, austere and nuanced sample of the 2021 Pingus I tasted was harmonious, balanced and elegant. It's basically pure Tempranillo from La Horra that is young but surprisingly harmonious, very precise, clean, pure, with no apparent oak despite being a barrel sample. The wine is maturing in barrels that were previously used for PSI; Sisseck purchased a couple of 1,500-liter oak vats that he's using for PSI, and he still doesn't know if he's going to age part of Pingus in it. Purity, elegance and precision. The wine is medium-bodied, the tannins super fine and the mouthfeel is velvety, with a restrained 13.8% alcohol. There should be around 8,200 bottles, and the expectation today is to bottle it around June 2023."

The Wine Advocate: "The bottled 2022 Pingus is quite dark and feels ripe, powerful and a little shy, coming through as serious. It has notes of ripe peach, dark berries and notions of soil. It was vinified with 25% full clusters. It has ripeness and concentration and is powerful, serious, quite tannic, chalky and slightly dusty, with a dry finish. Since 2012, they have used 100% barrels that have had Flor de Pingus (and perhaps PSI) for 12 months, and for Sisseck, maybe that makes the wine a little more reserved, more closed; and if it had a small percentage of new barrels, it would probably be more open and expressive. It's very long and has very fine tannins. Around 8,000 bottles were filled in early July 2024."