| Region of production: | Ribera del Duero |
| Winery Location: | Valladolid |
| Year Established: | 1995 |
Vineyard Holdings
5 ha
Top Wines Produced & Inaugural Vintages
- Pingus: 100% Tempranillo. Aged in a mix of old and new barrique for 18 months. Inaugural vintage 1995.
- Flor de Pingus: 100% Tempranillo. Aged in a mix of old and new barrique for about 14 months. Inaugural vintage 1996.
- Amelia: 100% Tempranillo from over 100-year-old vines. Single barrel cuvée aged 18 months in one Darnajou barrique. Inaugural vintage 2003.
Average Total Production
- 39,600 bottles
Summary
Danish winemaker Peter Sisseck founded Pingus in 1995. Prior to his time in Ribera del Duero, Sisseck was living in Bordeaux and working for local vignerons there. He came to Ribera del Duero in 1993 to manage a new project, Hacienda Monasterio, and was compelled by the old vines he saw growing in the area. Sisseck released his first vintage in 1995, giving the winery the name “Pingus,” his childhood nickname. The wines first began to attract attention at the March 1996 en primeur tastings in Bordeaux. Since then, Pingus has become an iconic wine, coveted around the world.
Sisseck has also created a separate brand called Ψ PSI, a cooperative project that works with smaller growers of old vine Tempranillo. His aim is to improve the health of Ribera’s vineyards and expand the region’s economic success to more growers while producing a modestly priced wine. Ψ PSI is primarily Tempranillo and is made employing very few modern techniques. It’s aged in oak casks and cement tanks, with almost no new wood
Style & Vinification Techniques
Sisseck has used solely biodynamic viticulture practices since 2001. His old vines produce very low yields, usually under one ton per acre. The fruit is destemmed prior to fermentation in large wooden vats, where it is left mostly alone. The wines undergo extended maceration, followed by aging in a combination of new and used French barrique. Some stainless steel is used as well. The wine is not fined nor filtered.
Producer Website: Dominio de Pingus