In Bond Fine Wine. 2020 Peter Sisseck Pingus, Ribera del Duero, Castilla y Leon, Spain. Red spain - red in 3x75cl. Top critic score: 99/100 (WA). Drinking window: 2023–2035. Sold in bond by Albany Vintners, independent fine wine merchants.
Luis Gutiérrez (LG) — 99/100 · Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com, 31/01/2023 · Drink 2023-2034
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 f…
Luis Gutiérrez (LG) — 97–99/100 · Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com, 29/10/2021 · Drink 2024 - 2035
The unbottled 2020 Pingus shows another sunny year and displays some notes of black olives and Mediterranean herbs. It has the fine tannins that seem to be the flagship of these magic vineyards. The different components were blended (their experience is that the wine develops better if they do the blend early on), but I also tasted the separate components in barrel and in oak vat, and the blend f…
James Suckling (JS) — 98/100 · JamesSuckling.com, 05/12/2022
Intense yet subtle aromas of crushed stone, dried violets and sweet berries such as blackberries. Ink undertones. Full-bodied and very powerful with black chocolate, hazelnut and lovely tannins that go on for minutes. Bitter chocolate at the end with hints of coffee. Harmonious and structured. Needs four to five years to open, but will last beautifully for decades. Try after 2027.