Ribera del Duero, 12 fl. PSI & 6 fl. Flor de Pingus 2021 & 6 fl. Rocheyron 2021 & 1 fl. Pingus 2021 – En Primeur – Levering ultimo 2023

PSI 2021 – 93-94 Point Wine Advocate

“The only wine that is not certified organic is the 2021 PSI, because they perchase grapes from growers and not all of them are organic, even if 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. It contains some 10& Ganarcha, of which 3% comes from the new planting. 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.”

Flor de Pingus 2021 – 94-96 Point Wine Advocate

“The yields for the 2021 Flor de Pingus were “normal” according to Sisseck, who considers it a more serious vintage for this cuvée, as they have planted some eight hectares of Garnacha which represents maybe 3% in this blend) that was co-fermented with the Tempranillo and acted as a way to make it fresher. It’s a little more austere, in line with the 2018, as 2019 was riper and 2020 a little more diluted. Yields in 2021 were lower than in 2018. The wine is subtle and a little backward but very balanced, with a polished palate and very fine tannins, focused, fresh and with a sense of harmony and purity that I liked. The oak is very integrated, and the wine is quite perfumed and elegant. This has 14.2% alcohol but it doesn’t feel like it at all; the wine is juicy and balanced, a little austere, which I liked, but at the same time it feels quite polished. There might be around 100,000 bottles, and today they expect to give it a little more time in arrel, to bottle it perhaps around June 2023.”

Rocheyron 2021 – 93-94 Point Wine Advocate

“A blend of 35% Cabernet Franc and 65% Merlot, Peter Sisseck’s superb 2021 Rocheyron offers up aromas of wild berries and plums mingled with notions of vine smoke, exotic spices and forest floor. Medium to full-bodied, deep and layered, it’s a tensile, vibrant wine of elegance and character, and I suspect that it will surpass several recent banner vintages in quality  espite the less propitious growing season. This eighthectare estate in Saint-Christophe-des-Bardes is characterized by high altitude and shallow clay soils over limestone, naturally delivering wines of energy and precision.”

Pingus 2021 – 98-100 Point Wine Advocate

“The subtle, austere and nuanced sample of the 2021 Pingus I tasted was harmonious, balanced and elegant. It’s basically pure Tempranillo from La Horra that is young but surprisingly harmonious, very precise, clean, pure, with no apparent oak despite being a barrel sample. The wine is maturing in barrels that were previously used for PSI; Sisseck purchased a couple of 1,500-liter oak vats that he’s using for PSI, and he still doesn’t know if he’s going to age part of Pingus in it. Purity, elegance and precision. The wine is medium-bodied, the tannins super fine and the mouthfeel is velvety, with a restrained 13.8% alcohol. There should be around 8,200 bottles, and the expectation today is to bottle it around June 2023.”