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| Drinking window: Drink between 2012 and 2024 (based on 8 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.5 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 50 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by hsacks on 3/25/2023 & rated 93 points: Similar to the 5/2/21 bottle. (732 views) | | | Tasted by Quiet Lion on 7/31/2021 & rated 94 points: Pop and pour. Delicious smoky Tempranillo with soft, velvet mouth feel. Drinking beautifully now. (2083 views) | | | Tasted by hsacks on 5/2/2021 & rated 93 points: This outstanding wine was similar to the 12/30/20 bottle. (1598 views) | | | Tasted by hsacks on 12/30/2020 & rated 93 points: Just a touch less rich and complex than the 5/21/20 bottle. (1834 views) | | | Tasted by malbrecht on 10/7/2020 & rated 92 points: Dark purple in color, with some slight bricking around the edges. At least on this bottle. At some point, I ran out of space in my Eurocaves, and this was pulled out and spent a year or three on the “drink soon” shelf. So it was not treated gently. The nose featured dark fruit, with chocolate and a little saddle leather. The wine was dense and structured on the palate. Opening with blackberry and cherries, and transitioning to chocolate, leather, with some oak spice. Finish was medium long. This seems like it is in a good place now, but given the structure, wouldn’t be surprised to see additional secondary flavor development as it ages. Fruit is fine and is still present in abundance. (1943 views) | | | Tasted by hsacks on 5/21/2020 & rated 94 points: Similar to the 9/21/17 bottle. (1832 views) | | | Tasted by WildeMeeuw on 10/13/2019: Kleur: Diep ondoordringbaar donkerrood. Aroma / bouquet: Halfgesloten maar vooral krachtig. Donker fruit. Smaak / Afdronk: Krachtig, krachtige zuren, krachtige tannines. Een vooral stoere en krachtige wijn. Duidelijk minder toegankelijik dan de2008. Krachtige tannines, droppirig en gerijpt, een hint van laurier. Algemeen / potentieel: Krachtige wijn. Stoer en boers. Vraagt om geduld. 50 + Kleur: 5 + Aroma / bouquet: 11 + Smaak / Afdronk: 17 + Algemeen / potentieel: 9 = 92/100
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Color: Deeply impenetrable dark red. Aroma / bouquet: Semi-closed but especially powerful. Dark fruit. Taste / Aftertaste: Powerful, powerful acids, powerful tannins. A particularly tough and powerful wine. Clearly less accessible than the 2008. Powerful tannins, droppirig and matured, a hint of laurel. General / potential: Powerful wine. Tough and farmers. Requires patience. 50 + Color: 5 + Aroma / bouquet: 11 + Taste / Finish: 17 + General / potential: 9 = 92/100 (1687 views) | | | Tasted by Justinwine on 12/9/2018 & rated 92 points: Time to drink. Great nose and great in the mouth. (1948 views) | | | Tasted by Harishk on 7/22/2018: Still a lot of fruit (2039 views) | | | Tasted by cweiner on 4/20/2018 & rated 94 points: So sad but a one off. Decanted for an hour, but still somewhat closed. Better the following day- absolution sung with some cheese and meat. (2234 views) | | | Tasted by hsacks on 9/21/2017 & rated 94 points: This bottle was even more lush and longer on the palate than 2/2/16 bottle. Drinks like a cashmere sweater. (2761 views) | | | Tasted by Quiet Lion on 9/9/2017 & rated 95 points: Youthful, modern-style Tempranillo with great concentration of black fruit radiating through medium acid and tannins. Very enjoyable drink that kept calling for my attention with each sip. (2521 views) | | | Tasted by Harishk on 6/1/2017: Tasty (2353 views) | | | Tasted by hsacks on 2/2/2016 & rated 93 points: Deep red color. Aromas of black cherries, cocoa, vanilla and wood spices. Ripe, nicely structured fruit in the mouth with excellent depth and length and well-integrated oak and tannins. Very suave and silky on the palate. A delicious wine that is at the beginning of its peak drinking period and an excellent match with my wife's spicy pork tenderloin. (3378 views) | | | Tasted by indiscriminate palate on 7/10/2015: Nose of dried berry fruit, plum, blackberry liquor. Silky, with good structure and plenty of (fuzzy, grippy) tannin to age another ten years, at least. Alcohol is kept well in check. Blind, I would have no idea where to go, country or grape. Very pretty wine, though I would not invest the tariff. (3442 views) | | | Tasted by salil on 7/10/2015 & rated 91 points: This is a big, blockbuster wine bursting with ripe dark fruit and some chocolate and faintly oaky accents, and while there's nothing about it that would have me guessing Spain, it's a fantastic match for burgers off the grill. It's very polished and silky, with lots of fine grained tannin on the palate and decent acidity, and there's no sense at all of the 15% alcohol. Really well balanced and a lot of fun to drink - though rather anonymous, and certainly not worth the lofty price tag. (4455 views) | | | Tasted by dron_ap on 2/23/2015 & rated 92 points: Dense, dark, structured, medium bodied. (3452 views) | | | Tasted by OmiyaDrinker on 5/11/2013 & rated 90 points: Curious. Cassis, blackcurrant, chocolate nose. Powerful, heavy fruit with strong, creamy oak. On the one hand I don't get this - it could have been a Napa cab or 2009 bordeaux. Where's the passion? On the other hand, I suspect this will be very nice, high quality, well made wine in 5-10 years once the pieces of the puzzle integrate. Drink in 5-10 years....if that's your thing. (6088 views) | | | Tasted by Zweder on 2/1/2013 & rated 93 points: Winemakers dinner with Peter Sisseck (Het Gebaar, Antwerp, Belgium): Beautitul bouquet with dark forest fruits, luxurious oak, vanilla and sweet spices. On the palate complex and harmonious, dark forest fruits, mild but still firm tannin. A feast already, but according to winemaker Peter Sisseck it would be better to wait until 2015 or 2016. 93+ (1409 views) | | | Tasted by Vmdawson on 5/1/2012 & rated 91 points: Very closed at first. I decanted and aerated it. Then i had to leave for about 30 minutes and upon my return, I really liked this wine . Well balanced, chocolate, a little graphite and a great color. (6566 views) | | | Tasted by Sleepy Dave on 10/12/2011 & rated 87 points: 2011 Tasting Event - Goedhuis in SG (Hotel Fort Canning): Dark purplish color that boosted with soft, complex aromas of butterscotch, dark plum, fig with perfume dark floral and milk chocolate note with a touch of coconut candy that is highly focus and deep. I heard that the Flor du Pingus is a very good wine, while not sure if the quality is tally with the price tag, this is indeed a lovely wine that show impeccable balance and harmony as with this age, this is well integrated, rounded and polish with underlying richness and power. Definitely young, but no problem to approach it now, just become a bit tight at the end of the finish but with a better grip. Juicy, dark chocolate, coffee, butterscotch, little touch of spices, medium length finish. 87-89 (7064 views) | | | Tasted by Finare Vinare on 3/12/2011 & rated 91 points: Dense, dark blueish oxblood. Volatile glue and paint topnotes on the nose. Quite a lot of toasted oak and bitter almonds. Blueberries and blackberries with some hip rose. Grilled meat and charred wood notes. A professional job from an expensive bodega in Spain? On the palate we get dense, sweet and intense fruit aromas. Copious amounts of fine caliber tannins and good acids. Every meter goes all the way up. Slightly bitter finish. May also be a top notch mendoza malbec? Still way too young, could use 4-5 years of cellaring to integrate the sweetness. Obviously there are pros at work, but it's not exactly our cup of tea. (7113 views) | | | Tasted by exphilip on 1/2/2011 & rated 92 points: WA 92 (6858 views) | | | Tasted by BECKMANN on 12/10/2010 & rated 89 points: Great wine, but the price taken into account - a bit disappointed. Sure I drank it very young, and mayby just to much "hype" around this wine made me expect to much. (5029 views) | | | Tasted by TT87 on 11/7/2010 & rated 93 points: 750,- i Rungsted Vin
Fantastisk næse af tebutik og varme krydderier som kanelbark og vanille. Det samme går igen i smagen, der er meget intens. En anelse for domineret af egetræsfadet til min smag. En anelse sød i eftersmagen. En "julevin" forstået på den måde, at den har rigtigt mange julede karakteristika på en meget elegant måde.
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| Dominio Pingus Producer websiteTempranillo Varietal character (Appellation America) | TAPAS: Tempranillo Advocates, Producers and Amigos Society
Tempranillo is the premium red wine grape variety from the Rioja and Ribera del Duero region in Spain. Tempranillo's aromas and flavors often combine elements of berryish fruit, herbaceousness, and an earthy-leathery minerality. Being low in acidity and sugar content, it is commonly blended with Carignan (Mazuela), Grenache (Garnacha), Graciano, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon.
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The varietal is at its best in top Riojas, where oak aging is employed to generate increased complexity and harmony. From the best sites, these wines can be remarkably concentrated with great aging potential. New wines from this region are darker, and more robust, with more dynamic primary fruit flavors than traditionally styled examples. These wines seem to reflect the influence of Spain's other key region for Tempranillo, Ribera del Duero. Regardless of style, Riojas tend to be medium bodied wines, with more acid than tannins. These wines generally feature Tempranillo blended with Garancha, Mazuelo, and Graciano. For these wines, there are three quality levels, which will appear on the label. Everyday drinking wines fall under the category of "Crianza", "Reserva" denotes more complex and concentrated wines, and "Gran Reserva" refers to the most intense wines, made only in the best years.
The same labeling scheme applies to wines from Ribera del Duero, which, like Rioja, is dominated by Tempranillo and shares similar blending grapes. Again, Ribera del Duero wines are generally darker and more powerful than the most traditional Riojas. These wines also generally see less oak treatment than Riojas. From Rioja, we like wines from Allende, Marqués de Cáceres, Montecillo, and Cune. In Ribera del Duero, consider Dominio de Pingus, Emilio Moro, Convento San Francisco, and Pesquera.
Pair older-style Rioja with simple meats like chicken, leg of lamb, and pork loin. However, the newer style of Rioja and Ribera del Duero works especially well with bolder meat dishes or an aged Spanish cheese like Manchego or Idiazabal. Spain Vinos de España - Wines of Spain (Instituto Español de Comercio Exterior) | Wikipedia
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Spain is the third largest wine producing nation in the world, occupying the majority of the Iberian Peninsula with vast diversity in climate, culture, and of course, wine. From inky, dark reds of the [Priorat] to dry, white Finos from Andalusia, Spain can easily boast of elaborating a wide variety of notable styles. Within Spain there are currently 62 demarcated wine regions, of which a handful have gained international recognition: [Rioja], Priorat and [Ribera del Duero]. Yet these regions are only a small sample of the high quality wines Spain produces. Regions such as Cava, Penedes, Somontano, Galicia, Rueda and Jerez are only a few of the numerous regions worthy of exploration throughout Spain. Spain can also lay claim to having the most land under vine in the world, growing up to, by some accounts, 600 indigenous varietals of which Tempranillo is their most well known. Other popular varietals include [Garnacha], Bobal and Monastrell for reds and for whites; the infamous [sic] Palomino Fino grape which is used in the production of sherry wine, Pedro Ximenez in Montilla Morilles, Albarino used in the creation of the bright, effervescent wines of Galicia, and Verdejo in Rueda. - Source: - Catavino.net
Spain is not in the forefront of winemaking for its dessert wines, other than for its sweet wines from Sherry country including the highly revered Olorosos (when sweetened). But apart from Sherry Spain has a range of styles of dessert wines, ranging from the those made from the Pedro Ximenez grape primarily in Jerez and Montilla-Moriles) to luscious, red dessert wines made in the Mediterranean from the Garnacha (Grenache) grape. Some good Moscatels are made in Mallorca, Alicante and Navarre. The northwest corner of Spain, Galicia, with its bitter Atlantic climate, is even making dessert wines, called “Tostadillos” in the village of Ribadivia (similar to France’s “Vin de Paille”). The Canary Islands have made interesting dessert wines for centuries (they are mentioned by Shakespeare, for example) and in recent years the quality of winemaking has been improved and the Canary Islands wines are being better marketed now. The winemaking styles for “Vinos Dulces” are also diverse, from “Late Harvest” (Vendimia Tardía) to “Fortified Wines” (Fermentación Parcial). Based on in-spain.info.Castilla y León Castilla y León Wine (Turismo Castilla y León )Ribera del Duero El Corazón del Duero - The Heart of Duero (Consejo Regulador de la D.O. Ribera del Duero) |
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