Pingus Vintage:2015 -- Ian D'Agata

-- Ian D'Agata

readers should taste this wine as soon as possible

The 2000 Barolo Bric del Fiasc (magnum) explodes onto the palate with layers of raspberry jam

Readers should expect a pretty big Champagne

A lightly menthol-infused nose that is exceptionally ripe yet stops short of being surmature remains almost 100% primary with ample black fruit and spice aromas seamlessly merging into the rich

Pingus Vintage:2015 -- Ian D'AgataI was really looking forward to the bottled version of the 2018 Pingus after a great showing of the cask sample last year. Part of the wine matured in 20,000 liter oak casks, so it's not all barrique. This is the first time they used the vats, and based on the results, Sisseck thinks in the future Pingus will be around 50% in oak vats. The Pingus vines were planted in 1929 in two different sectors of the village of La Horra, Barroso and San Cristobal