Dominio de Pingus Pingus 1999

Rating: 16/20 - As reviewed by Jancis Robinson Deep crimson purple and the heady smell of varnish. Rich, broad, evolved nose but much less palate impact than the Pingus itself. Sweet start and lots of upfront good impressions followed by rather pinched youthfulness. High in acidity and still some jagged tannin. The palate needs to catch up with the bouquet. Rather dry, grating pinched palate. Actually, not nearly ready. And much lighter than the real thing. Quite short.

Rating: 18/20 - As reviewed by Jancis Robinson Very deep purplish crimson right out to rim. Heady youthful bumptious Tempranillo savoury tobacco leaf character plus lots of sweet oak. Dramatic but less distinguished and local than some. Blackberries, rich, round and mouth-coating. Very alluring start to the ultra-fruity, hedonistic palate before massive, slightly furry tannins crowd in. Very youthful indeed. Sisseck is extremely enthusiastic about this vintage in which he has gone back to keeping about 20 per cent of the stalks in. It was picked in late October with a yield of under 20 hl/ha and massive natural alcohol.