Dominio de Pingus Ribera del Duero Flor de Pingus 2023 BFCM23FLASH refreshing wines with naturally moderated

refreshing wines with naturally moderated alcohols

Full malolactic fermentation and lees stirring every week or so build the creamy texture

and it shows in this pure expression of Cabernet Franc from 30-year-old vines

Delicious straight on ice or added to sparkling wine

Brad Friedman will explain

Dominio de Pingus Ribera del Duero Flor de Pingus 2023 BFCM23FLASH refreshing wines with naturally moderatedPeter Sisseck arrived in Ribera del Duero in 1990, found gnarled old bush vines of Tinto Fino that nobody much wanted, and proceeded to redraw the map of Spanish wine. Flor de Pingus is not a watered down echo of the flagship it's its own wine, drawn from old vines around the high village of La Horra, farmed biodynamically since 2000. The 2023 spent eight months in barrel with a portion raised in large oak vats, so the oak sits underneath the fruit