Dominio de Pingus PSI 2021 – “Black cherries, asphalt, hedgerow, dark spices and dried Mediterranean herbs. Medium- to full-bodied on the palate with dusty, effusive tannins and a vertical finish. Pristine and stripped-down. Drink or hold.”
The Dominio de Pingus PSI 2021 is 90% Tempranillo and 10% Garnacha sourced from old vines planted in calcareous soils. It was aged for up to 16 months in mostly sizeable French oak barrels. In the glass, it’s garnet-red with a light purple sheen. The nose offers blood notes along with sour cherry and blackberry, intertwined with violets and dried flowers, resulting in a layered, complex profile. On the palate, it’s dry and velvety. Chalky tannins define a compact mouthfeel and long-lasting fruit and floral flavours. The 2021 is a distinctive Ribera del Duero with excellent nuance and agility.
A new era starts in 2021, when they got a new winemaker for PSI. The 2021 PSI—still unbottled, as it should have an élevage of 20 months—comes from a cooler year than 2020, but it was also a drier vintage and the wine has more finesse than in 2020. It develops a note of honey, beeswax and pollen. Peter thinks this comes from the wine from Gumiel de Izán (and it also happens in Quintana del Pidio). This is because the 2021 has a significant percentage from Gumiel de Izán. 2021 is an approachable vintage, and the wine feels very elegant. It has 14.1% alcohol, slightly higher than 2020, but even if they do not harvest looking at the alcohol, they try to avoid going over 14%. I tasted a sample from 80% oak vat and 20% in barrel, with some new barrels. This is going in the right direction. They expect to bottle some 360,000 bottles. As they harvest early, they start the élevage almost one month earlier than others, so they think the wine might be bottled in May 2023.
The only wine that is not certified organic is the 2021 PSI, because they purchase grapes from growers and not all of them are organic, even if more and more are following the guidelines. The oak vats are older, so the influence from the oak is subtler. The wine has gained in precision also (he has a new winemaker), and all the vines are old. It’s juicy and young, with a lively palate. It contains some 10% Garnacha, of which 3% comes from the new plantings (and of course the varieties intermixed in the old vines); this adds to the freshness and contains the pH to 3.8. The wine has a little less than 14% alcohol. There are some dusty tannins, but this vintage feels less rustic than the wines from yesteryear. There will be around 345,000 bottles of this. (tasted by Luis Gutierrez )
£270.00 – £351.61
| Vintage | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Varietals | 90% Tempranillo & 10% Garnacha |
| Country | Spain |
| Region | Ribera del Duero |
| Alcohol by Volume | 14% |
| Cellaring Potential | Drink now or cellar for up to 8 years. |
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