Dominio de Pingus "Pingus" 2023 [1.5L Magnum]
(Ribera del Duero, Spain) - [WA 99] [PG 98] [VM 96-98]

About this Wine:
Visionary winemaker Peter Sisseck established his flagship PINGUS Ribera del Duero wine as a benchmark for greatness in Spanish wine, regularly scoring 99-100 points.  Pingus is one of the very few Spanish wines that has joined the ranks of the world's most coveted wines. Like Coche-Dury's Corton-Charlemagne, Guigal's single-vineyard Côte Rôties, or Giacomo Conterno's Monfortino, Pingus is known and admired wherever great wine is discussed. According to Vinous Media's Josh Raynolds, "Peter Sisseck’s influence on Ribera del Duero’s worldwide reputation cannot be overstated. His Pingus is now considered to be one of Spain’s and the world’s greatest red wines."

Ratings & Reviews

99 Points - Wine Advocate:
"I missed the bottled 2023 Pingus by a matter of days last year, but the final blend I tasted then is what I also found in bottle now. After a shorter élevage in a year of accumulated drought and heat, the wine has finesse and elegance, perhaps a little less concentrated, and it's textured and super long, with very fine tannins that give it a chalky texture. It has contained ripeness, with around 14% alcohol. The quality of the tannins is amazing—they are super elegant. It does not have the power of the 2022, but it has the finesse. It's still young, but in the long run, the wine should develop very nicely in bottle. This could be like the 1996 and the 2024, more in the style of more powerful years like 1995, 2004 and 2015. It's not quite as fresh as the more Atlantic years, but the place has a stronger voice than the vintage; it's very long and complete. Like other 2023s, the challenge was to avoid the excess power. It's round and seems to be settled and doesn't show heat at all or over-ripeness. Only a handful of vineyards are able to do this in a year like 2023. It's pretty much about texture. The tannins are going to require some patience. 7,200 bottles produced. It was bottled in May 2025." - Luis Gutierrez (Jul 2026)

98 Points - Peñín Guide to Spanish Wine:
"Style: complex, exuberant, fruity. Colour: cherry. Aroma: expressive, spicy, mineral, blueberry, violet drops. Flavour: full-bodied, long, great length, full of life." (Jul 2025)

96-98 Points - Vinous Media:
"The 2023 Pingus, from old vineyards in the Burgos area of Ribera del Duero on limestone and gravel soils, was aged entirely in used oak. Aromas include black fruit, underbrush, blood orange, cherry and sour cherry. Juicy and vibrant, the palate has a calcareous, chalky texture and impressive length. Chalk shapes an expressive finish. This wine will refine beautifully in bottle. (Drink 2025-2045)"- Joaquín Hidalgo (Jun 2025)