Pingus Ribera Del Duero 2012 75 cl

Peter Sisseck skabte Pingus i Ribera del Duero med ambitionen om at lave Spaniens mest terroirdrevne vin. 2012-årgangen kommer fra meget gamle Tempranillo-marker (over 80 år gamle), dyrket biodynamisk, og blev produceret i et meget begrænset oplag på omkring 6.000 flasker.

Det særlige ved 2012 er, at Sisseck helt undlod nye egetræsfade. Resultatet er en vin med ekstrem præcision, elegance og mineralitet, hvor frugten står mere rent frem end i mange tidligere årgange.

Smagsprofil

• Intens duft af sorte kirsebær, brombær, violer og orientalske krydderier
• Stor mineralitet og kompleksitet
• Silkeagtige tanniner
• En næsten Bourgogne-lignende elegance kombineret med Ribera del Dueros kraft
• Meget lang eftersmag

Robert Parker 100 point.

Drink Date: 2015 – 2032

I finally tasted the 2012 Pingus in bottle, a wine I sampled last year before bottling, and even if it was the final blend, all of a sudden proprietor Peter Sisseck decided to delay the bottling. He cannot really explain the reason why; it was really a hunch, something he felt and he thinks the decision was right. The good news is that the wine delivers all that it promised before bottling. There are plenty of floral notes, violets, even lilies; it’s extremely aromatic, subtle and precise with just some Indian spices in the background to give it an exotic character. With time in the glass, there are some earthy, mineral (even diesel-like?) aromas. It has a rare combination of power and finesse, concentrated but delicate, with buttery, ultra-refined tannins, great balance, acidity, length and a silky texture, not easy to find in Ribera del Duero. This could very well be the best Pingus ever, in the style of 1996, a year of elegance and good acidity, more Burgundian/Atlantic (Peter Sisseck does not agree with the term Burgundian applied to Ribera del Duero) than the average. This wine has the conjunction of their knowledge and the improvements in the vineyards. This is stunning, simply perfect. It has all the components to age for 20+ years. 6,000 bottles were finally filled the first week of September 2014. As I explained last time, 2012 represents a big change in Pingus with 0% new oak used for its upbringing.

Ved køb af 3 flasker leveres vinene i orig. trækasse.