2018 PingusColour : Red Producer : Pingus Country : Spain Region : Castilla y Leon Sub Region : Ribera del Duero Variety : Tempranillo Vintage : 2018 Capacity : 750 ml Standard Bottle Ratings : Wine Advocate 100 pts, Decanter 98 pts, James Suckling 97 pts Tasting Note : Pingus, produced by Peter Sisseck from fewer than five hectares of pre phylloxera old vine Tempranillo in the Ribera del Duero, is unambiguously Spains most celebrated and commercially

There is a touch of white pepper too

among others

this gem emanates haunting aromas of fresh cherries

This important Merlot-based wine delivers an immediate quality of fruit

I tasted it again in the context of all the wines from the group

hazelnut and a hint of vanilla on the nose

Bright acidity gives this precision and a lifted character midpalate

It has a wonderful bouquet of degraded red berry fruit

Delicate aromas of red cherries

and the wine produced from its exceptional terroir

earth and dried cherries plus a touch of dried flowers

Tannins are dense and mouthcoating but thoroughly ripe Note: All images are for illustrative purposes only and may not be an exact representation of the product