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Dominio de Pingus PSI Ribera del Duero Tempranillo 2018
A fantastic value New wine from Dominio de Pingus who make the legendary Pingus Red. A fantastic value! 94 points James Suckling: "“A rich red with chocolate, ripe fruit, walnuts and spice. Full-bodied and round with ripe tannins and a flavorful finish. Plenty of ripe fruit at the intense finish and lots of old-vine character with bark and wet-earth undertones. Real deal. Drink or hold." 94 Points Robert Parker: "I had already tasted the unbottled 2018 PSI, which saw a jump in quality after they got a new winery where they had much better working conditions. This wine is produced with purchased grapes from 200 hectares in around 750 plots and 20 different villages throughout Ribera del Duero. In 2018, they were able to use some 12% Garnacha and 2% other grapes, including whites that are found intermixed with the Tinta del País/Tempranillo in the old vineyards. Garnacha adds freshness, and the wine shows it—the character of the grape comes through in the blend. It fermented with indigenous yeasts and matured mostly in oak vats, but 20% of the volume aged in used French barriques for 18 months. The color is quite light (relatively speaking), bright and lively, the nose perfumed, floral and elegant, like no PSI before. The palate is medium-bodied, with fine tannins, and it feels terribly balanced and beautifully textured. It's elegant more than powerful but full of energy. This is without a doubt the finest PSI to date. Viva Garnacha! Drink dates 2020 to 2026.” Having established Pingus as a new benchmark for greatness in Spanish wine, Peter Sisseck has embarked on a new quest: to produce a wine that captures the soul of Ribera del Duero. And he intends to do so by harnessing the passion of the region’s growers who have, for far too long, lacked the tools, capital, and vision to make wine that is truly “theirs.” And thus PSI was born. It is a Utopian idea, born of Peter's passionate belief in organic and biodynamic farming as well as his gratitude to the region for giving a young Danish winemaker the opportunity to make arguably Spain's most coveted wine.
Ratings on Delectable
MaJ CappS 
A nose of blackberry bramble Medium bodied - blackberry, touched by eucalyptus, a silky mouthfeel, with those seeds becoming the tannins, firm, yet giving. A solid wine for the price!
A nose of blackberry bramble Medium bodied - blackberry, touched by eucalyptus, a silky mouthfeel, with those seeds becoming the tannins, firm, yet giving. A solid wine for the price!
9.0
John Willison
Black cherry, cherry liquor, pine tar, dry tannins.
Black cherry, cherry liquor, pine tar, dry tannins.
9.1
Sipping Fine Wine
Wow what a good wine, just had to try again!! A blend of 86% Tinta del País/Tempranillo (from old vineyards), 12% Garnacha and 2% other grapes, including whites. Medium Ruby with aromas of ripe fresh fruits, herb and complex spice. On the palate flavors of cherry and strawberry with vanilla oak and cacao. Good balance, fine elegant tannins, medium+ finish ending with fruit and earthy character. Very nice! I grabbed a few bottles to see how this ages, check back!!
Wow what a good wine, just had to try again!! A blend of 86% Tinta del País/Tempranillo (from old vineyards), 12% Garnacha and 2% other grapes, including whites. Medium Ruby with aromas of ripe fresh fruits, herb and complex spice. On the palate flavors of cherry and strawberry with vanilla oak and cacao. Good balance, fine elegant tannins, medium+ finish ending with fruit and earthy character. Very nice! I grabbed a few bottles to see how this ages, check back!!
9.2Sipping Fine Wine
Wow what a good wine!! A blend of 86% Tinta del País/Tempranillo (from old vineyards), 12% Garnacha and 2% other grapes, including whites. Medium Ruby with aromas of ripe fresh fruits, herb and complex spice. On the palate flavors of cherry and blackberry with vanilla oak and cacao. Good balance, fine elegant tannins, medium+ finish ending with fruit and earthy character. Very nice!
Wow what a good wine!! A blend of 86% Tinta del País/Tempranillo (from old vineyards), 12% Garnacha and 2% other grapes, including whites. Medium Ruby with aromas of ripe fresh fruits, herb and complex spice. On the palate flavors of cherry and blackberry with vanilla oak and cacao. Good balance, fine elegant tannins, medium+ finish ending with fruit and earthy character. Very nice!
9.2
Fredrik Finn
Intense sundrenched dark berried fruit with a lovely fresh energy, blackberries, blueberries, cassis. dark cherries and peppermint. Very integrated oak profile with a gentle touch of vanilla and sweet tobacco followed by a underlying stony minerality. Dry palate with a medium + acidity, high tannins with a fine grained qualititave texture, well integrated alcohol in a full body that is balanced by a fresh acidity. Nuanced palate with a good complexity and characters of ripe dark berried fruit, vanilla and sweet licorice that evolves through a solid lenght that falls a bit short from the major league.
Intense sundrenched dark berried fruit with a lovely fresh energy, blackberries, blueberries, cassis. dark cherries and peppermint. Very integrated oak profile with a gentle touch of vanilla and sweet tobacco followed by a underlying stony minerality. Dry palate with a medium + acidity, high tannins with a fine grained qualititave texture, well integrated alcohol in a full body that is balanced by a fresh acidity. Nuanced palate with a good complexity and characters of ripe dark berried fruit, vanilla and sweet licorice that evolves through a solid lenght that falls a bit short from the major league.
9.2
Maarten 't Hooft
Dry. Needs some decanting. Spice and dark fruit. Light structure
Dry. Needs some decanting. Spice and dark fruit. Light structure
9.6
Herb Listen
Carl and Judy at Porta Vino
Carl and Judy at Porta Vino
9.4
Audrey Nadeau
Un dimanche avec de la mures & de la feuille de tomate!
Un dimanche avec de la mures & de la feuille de tomate!
9.2
Some Dude
Very nice and dry red.
Very nice and dry red.
9.0
Benjamin Shirk
Costco, $20 Wish I had more time to take tasting notes but wanted to at least get something down. Beautiful big bouquet of blackberry. More blackberry on the palate with strong acidity but not overbearing and paired nicely with the high tannin. Complex slightly sweet notes like maybe herbs or vanilla. I could really taste the oak but I didn't mind it in this case, wine just screamed quality.
Costco, $20 Wish I had more time to take tasting notes but wanted to at least get something down. Beautiful big bouquet of blackberry. More blackberry on the palate with strong acidity but not overbearing and paired nicely with the high tannin. Complex slightly sweet notes like maybe herbs or vanilla. I could really taste the oak but I didn't mind it in this case, wine just screamed quality.
9.3
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