Spanish Icons: Dominio de Pingus, Pingus

Peter Sisseck Dominio de Pingus — Peter Sisseck

Dominio de Pingus, Pingus, Ribera del Duero

First vintage: 1995

‘It’s almost a damnation to produce a wine that becomes an icon from day one,’ says Peter Sisseck when describing the attention and pressure that fell upon him with the release of Pingus’ first vintage.

It all started with few expectations and a lot of wonder; the Danish winemaker was working at Hacienda Monasterio and felt Ribera del Duero, with its wealth of old vines, deserved a true ‘vineyard wine’.

See below for one recommended vintage of Peter Sisseck’s Pingus to try

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