5% off any 4-8 in-stock Pingus wines
10% off any 9 or more in-stock Pingus wines
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Of all the major old world giants, Spain has perhaps the fewest number of wines with a rarified cult status. While prices continue to rise for top Rioja, Priorat, Ribeira Sacra, and Ribera del Duero, those wines are still widely available and produced in quantities that limit the fear of missing a new release. Dominio de Pingus is one of few expections to this rule.
Along with Vega Sicilia, Pingus is a Ribera del Duero producer that shakes global palates when reaches shelves, wine lists, and investment markets. The irony is that this winery is one of the newer faces on the Spanish wine scene, only being founded in 1995 by Danish winemaker Peter Sisseck. One of the first vintages of the old vines that became the top Pingus bottling was famously called “One of the greatest young red wines” Robert Parker had ever tasted, and bestowed a score of 96-100 points. This caused immediate stir in the fine wine community and Sisseck has only further expanded the immense quality of the estate.
Biodynamic winemaking practices have culminated in a deep connection between vineyard and wine for all bottlings from Pingus. Vigor is controlled through strict pruning and the resulting grapes are intensely concentrated with the character of each new vintage. Peter has slowly decreased the usage of new oak in the wines, allowing the intense fruit flavors of the old vines to shine in as elegant a manner as possible.
Over the years Sisseck has expanded production to include 2 additional wines in his annual releases: Flor de Pingus and PSI. Flor is produced from a combination of old and young vines (though increasingly only old vines) and can be viewed as a more linear and adolescent version of the top Pingus wine. The complexity of flavor makes this one of Spain’s top quality to price wines considering the pedigree of fruit and handling to bring this from vineyard to bottle. The PSI bottling is a more entry-level offering that is meant to be enjoyed earlier than the two other labels. The project is one of passion for Sisseck as he has pursued dynamic and under-appreciated vineyard plots from local growers to form a wine that reflects the “soul of Ribera del Duero”. Given the price point this wine is certainly a labor of love and a steal for the depth of flavor it privides.
The beauty of the sale below is the opportunity you have to customize your own case of these wines. A purchase of 9 bottles will get you a screaming deal of 10% off for these wines, and every single one is already priced substantially below the average market value you can find online. Grab a few of the Flor, round out with more of the PSI, and you’re well on your way to a fantastic deal. If you’re lucky and fast enough, maybe you can make off with one of the 2 bottles of the top Pingus….but I must warn you….these wines go fast.
Along with Vega Sicilia, Pingus is a Ribera del Duero producer that shakes global palates when reaches shelves, wine lists, and investment markets. The irony is that this winery is one of the newer faces on the Spanish wine scene, only being founded in 1995 by Danish winemaker Peter Sisseck. One of the first vintages of the old vines that became the top Pingus bottling was famously called “One of the greatest young red wines” Robert Parker had ever tasted, and bestowed a score of 96-100 points. This caused immediate stir in the fine wine community and Sisseck has only further expanded the immense quality of the estate.
Biodynamic winemaking practices have culminated in a deep connection between vineyard and wine for all bottlings from Pingus. Vigor is controlled through strict pruning and the resulting grapes are intensely concentrated with the character of each new vintage. Peter has slowly decreased the usage of new oak in the wines, allowing the intense fruit flavors of the old vines to shine in as elegant a manner as possible.
Over the years Sisseck has expanded production to include 2 additional wines in his annual releases: Flor de Pingus and PSI. Flor is produced from a combination of old and young vines (though increasingly only old vines) and can be viewed as a more linear and adolescent version of the top Pingus wine. The complexity of flavor makes this one of Spain’s top quality to price wines considering the pedigree of fruit and handling to bring this from vineyard to bottle. The PSI bottling is a more entry-level offering that is meant to be enjoyed earlier than the two other labels. The project is one of passion for Sisseck as he has pursued dynamic and under-appreciated vineyard plots from local growers to form a wine that reflects the “soul of Ribera del Duero”. Given the price point this wine is certainly a labor of love and a steal for the depth of flavor it privides.
The beauty of the sale below is the opportunity you have to customize your own case of these wines. A purchase of 9 bottles will get you a screaming deal of 10% off for these wines, and every single one is already priced substantially below the average market value you can find online. Grab a few of the Flor, round out with more of the PSI, and you’re well on your way to a fantastic deal. If you’re lucky and fast enough, maybe you can make off with one of the 2 bottles of the top Pingus….but I must warn you….these wines go fast.
Pingus Wines Available now:
Dominio de Pingus ‘PSI’, Ribera del Duero 2022 750ml Displayed Price: $33, that’s $31.35 at 5% off and $29.70 at 10% off, 36+ bottles available
Wine Advocate 93-95 points “The 2022 PSI is clean, expressive and open, much more approachable than the more reductive 2021 that I tasted next to it. It’s primary, fruit-driven and precise. “The fruit selection was better in 2022,” explained Sisseck. It has contained ripeness and a polished texture and is sleek and elegant, with fine tannins. It feels like a step up from 2021. This was also the final blend waiting to be bottled-clarified, sulfur added and everything, so pretty much the wine that is going to be bottled.”
Dominio de Pingus ‘Flor de Pingus’, Ribera del Duero 2020 750ml Displayed Price: $108, that’s $102.60 at 5% off and $97.20 at 10% off, 15 bottles available
Wine Advocate 94+ points “There is around 20% new oak in the 2020 Flor de Pingus, and because it has a little younger vines (there was a land-consolidation project in La Horra in 2006!), there’ll be some Garnacha starting in 2021 and maybe some oak vats for aging too. All this shows the direction, where he found structure and volume in the palate, with textured tannins. It’s harmonious and elegant, aromatic and floral, perfumed and showy, with contained ripeness and around 14% alcohol. The palate is quite powerful, with abundant but fine tannins. 110,000 bottles were filled in July 2022.”
Dominio de Pingus ‘PSI’, Ribera del Duero 2022 750ml Displayed Price: $33, that’s $31.35 at 5% off and $29.70 at 10% off, 36+ bottles available
Wine Advocate 93-95 points “The 2022 PSI is clean, expressive and open, much more approachable than the more reductive 2021 that I tasted next to it. It’s primary, fruit-driven and precise. “The fruit selection was better in 2022,” explained Sisseck. It has contained ripeness and a polished texture and is sleek and elegant, with fine tannins. It feels like a step up from 2021. This was also the final blend waiting to be bottled-clarified, sulfur added and everything, so pretty much the wine that is going to be bottled.”
Dominio de Pingus ‘Flor de Pingus’, Ribera del Duero 2020 750ml Displayed Price: $108, that’s $102.60 at 5% off and $97.20 at 10% off, 15 bottles available
Wine Advocate 94+ points “There is around 20% new oak in the 2020 Flor de Pingus, and because it has a little younger vines (there was a land-consolidation project in La Horra in 2006!), there’ll be some Garnacha starting in 2021 and maybe some oak vats for aging too. All this shows the direction, where he found structure and volume in the palate, with textured tannins. It’s harmonious and elegant, aromatic and floral, perfumed and showy, with contained ripeness and around 14% alcohol. The palate is quite powerful, with abundant but fine tannins. 110,000 bottles were filled in July 2022.”
Dominio de Pingus ‘Pingus’, Ribera del Duero 2020 750ml Displayed Price: $1149, that’s $1,091.55 at 5% off and $1,034.10 at 10% off, 2 bottles available
Wine Advocate 99 points “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 fruit shows very clean and focused. Peter Sisseck compared it with the 2000, a wine that for him transcends the vintage; it showcases the balance (wines like 1996, 2000, 2012, 2016 and 2018). The quality of the tannins is stunning, which make the wine very elegant and balanced, and it has good freshness (even some red fruit!)…”
Wine Advocate 99 points “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 fruit shows very clean and focused. Peter Sisseck compared it with the 2000, a wine that for him transcends the vintage; it showcases the balance (wines like 1996, 2000, 2012, 2016 and 2018). The quality of the tannins is stunning, which make the wine very elegant and balanced, and it has good freshness (even some red fruit!)…”