Flor de Pingus 2018

Ribera del Duero / Peter Sisseck

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Tasting Notes

Like the rest of the wines, I tasted the bottled 2018 Flor de Pingus—which I tasted unbottled last year—next to the 2019 that will be bottled in June 2021, and it was great to see how the wines reflected the character of the two vintages. All of the estate vineyards are certified organic, and this is pure Tinta del País, the local strain of Tempranillo, from 40 hectares in five different locations (parajes) of the village of La Horra where the Pingus vineyards are also located. It fermented with natural yeasts and also natural malolactic and matured for 18 months in French oak barrels, 25% new. The day I tasted it, the wine was oakier than normal, but the amount of new oak is not higher than normal. The palate showed much better, with very fine and polished tannins. There is freshness, even red fruit and good balance. The oak should integrate with a little more time in bottle. 120,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in July 2020.

Score: 94

Luis Gutiérrez, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2021-2032 30 June 2021

One year or so into its élevage, the 2018 Flor de Pingus was very impressive. They have added grapes from four hectares of vineyards they had planted, with only a small percentage of Garnacha (which in the future might represent between 2% and 4% of the blend but not this year), which means there is a little more wine in 2018, which was a more generous crop to start with. There is very good ripeness while keeping freshness and texture, the palate is vibrant and the tannins are fine-grained but present. It's expressive, approachable and harmonious. I tasted a hypothetical blend of the different lots and taken from new and older barrels, and the oak felt very integrated. It looks like a very promising vintage for Flor, somewhat in line with the style of 2016.

Score: 93 - 95

Luis Gutiérrez, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2021-2028 30 December 2019