Flor de Pingus
2018With a more accessible profile than the grandiose Pingus, Flor de Pingus comes forward as a very int...
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Review
With a more accessible profile than the grandiose Pingus, Flor de Pingus comes forward as a very interesting option for discovering why the wines of Peter Sisseck have caused such a stir on the wine-making scene, year after year reaching prices beyond the reach of all but a few.
Food pairing
Stews / Vegetable casseroles / Game
Vineyard
- Vine age:Between 25 and 50 years
- Soil:Sand
- Climate:Continental
- Yields:Low yields
Production
- Ageing period:18 months
- Barrel age:New and sused
- Type of wood:French oak
Tasting notes
- ViewBright / Intense / Cherry red
- Bouquet:Red fruit / Ageing notes / Ripe fruit / Spices / Eucalyptus
- Mouth:Flavoursome / Long / Sweet tannins / Voluminous
Recommendations
- Optimum serving temperature:Between 16ºC and 18ºC
- Decanting:Aeration is recommended
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Dominio de Pingus
Peter Sisseck is Pingus. An agronomist and oenologist who was born in Copenhagen in 1962, he studied at the University of Bordeaux and worked for several years at some important wineries in the region. Together with his uncle, Peter-Vinding-Diers, he established what came to be known as Bordeaux's 'new wave' white wines. He has worked in California, and currently operates in Spain as oenologist and adviser to Hacienda Monasterio and in Saint-Émilion, Bordeaux, with the projec...
