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2006 Dominio de Pingus "Pingus"

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RATINGS

98The Wine Advocate

..perfume of smoke, lavender, mineral, scorched earth, and an amalgam of kinky black fruits. Voluptuous on the palate in a measured way, it has superb balance, layered, complex flavors, ripe tannin that is entirely covered by the fruit..

96Wine Spectator

Ripe fruit and lavish oak find harmony in this rich red. Blackberry and cassis mingle with dark chocolate, mineral and toast flavors.

95Vinous / IWC

Fresh dark berry flavors are youthfully crunchy & strikingly pure, with mounting spiciness & minerality. Silky tannins add support to the broad, palate-staining fruit but quickly fade away, allowing exotic dark berry flavors to stand out.

18Jancis Robinson

..Rich, dense, firm and dry and yet still rounded and melting in the mouth. A little warm on the finish. Very very young and a long way to go but, even now, excellent balance of fruit and power and freshness. Lots of spice on the finish.

REGION

Spain, Castilla-Leon, Ribera del Duero

Ribera del Duero is, in the words of wine writer Jancis Robinson and Hugh Johnson, “the modern red wine miracle of northern Spain.” In 2012 Wine Enthusiast magazine named it the international wine region of the year. The appellation is a high, rocky plateau in north/central Spain that follows the Duero River for 60 miles before the river passes into Portugal, where it becomes the famous Douro River, then flows into the Atlantic Ocean. There are more than 60,000 vineyard acres in the appellation and only red wines are produced under appellations regulations. Low rainfall, hot days, many hours of sunlight and harsh winters produce grapes of great depth and flavor. Ribera de Duero’s reputation owes much to Vega Sicilia, a 150-year old estate known both for its excellent traditional red wines and its willingness to innovate with the times. Tempranillo, known locally as Tinto Fino, is the dominant red grape in the appellation, and it is often blended with small amounts of Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec or Merlot. The highly acclaimed Bodegas Alejandro Fernandez, world famous for its Tinto Pesquera, is also in Ribera del Duero. The appellation status was awarded in 1982.

TYPE

Red Wine, Tempranillo

Think leather and cherries together for Tempranillo wines. This wine looks lighter than it is. It can be medium or full bodied, but its thin-skinned, big grapes, give it a more transparent appearance. It is grown in Spain, Portugal, the U.S. and Australia.