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PSI 2022

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Spec sheet

TypeRed wine
Region
Grapes
Producer
AllergensContains sulfites
Alcohol contenti14.0%
Production345,000 - 350,000 bottles

The wine

Undoubtedly, a magnificent wine for entering into the unique world of Peter Sisseck, one of the wine makers who has done most for the Ribera denomination in recent times. This great oenologist is looking to offer here a fresher and more fruit-forward wine profile, without the concentration which characterises his highly-esteemed Flor de Pingus and Pingus. This is probably the reason why several well-respected critics, such as Luis Gutiérrez from Robert Parker’s team, admit to having recalled the old vintages of Tinto Pesquera on sniffing this wine. Its elegance and its character of an open and generous red, yet with ageing capability, are something very difficult to find among today’s red wines.

What does this wine taste like?

This wine comes much closer to the actual fruit juices, especially red fruits such as strawberries and raspberries, yet cranberries are there too. A juicy wine, intense on the palate, with spicy notes and very subtle hints of oak-ageing, delicious and refreshing.

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

Drinking and storing

Opening the bottle half an hour before serving is recommended.

Serve between 15ºC and 17ºC

Food pairing

embutidos-y-jamon
Sausages and ham
cocidos-y-potajes
Stews and casseroles
carnes-rojas
Red meat
caza
Game
quesos-curados
Cured cheeses
aves-y-carnes-blancas
Poultry and white meats

Sirloin steak / Meats cooked on hot stone / Small game

Ratings and awards

202293-95 PK
202193+ PK
202093 PK
201993+ PK94 PN94 SK
201894 PK94 PN95 SK93 DC
201716.5 JR94 SK
PK: ParkerJR: Jancis robinsonPN: PeñínSK: SucklingDC: Decanter

Wine critics reviewsReviews by Parker, Parker, and Jancis Robinson

The 2022 PSI is clean, expressive and open, much more approachable than the more reductive 2021 that I tasted next to it. It's primary, fruit-driven and precise. "The fruit selection was better in 2022," explained Sisseck. It has contained ripeness and a polished texture and is sleek and elegant, with fine tannins. It feels like a step up from 2021. This was also the final blend waiting to be bottled—clarified, sulfur added and everything, so pretty much the wine that is going to be bottled.

— Luis Gutiérrez (13/06/2024)Robert Parker Wine Advocate Vintage 2022 - 93-95 PARKER

The 2019 PSI combines their knowledge of the vineyards and their new winery. They learned a lot in 2018, a more heterogeneous vintage, and their sorting machine for grapes had to work a lot. 2019 was more homogeneous, an easier harvest when most people made better wine. In the winery, they invested in a simple building but top technology. They used some 10% Garnacha in the blend, which was done one year after aging the lots separately. It really reminds me of the young wines from Ribera del Duero from the early 1990s, with some aromas of orange peel, earthy and smoky (very mild) and with fine-grained tannins. It has good ripeness at 14% alcohol and integrated acidity but great balance. It showcases the style of the 2019s here, fresher than expected and still a sunny vintage, when 2018 was more crystalline. A triumph over the natural conditions of the year. They finally bottled the expected 345,000 bottles. It was bottled in July 2021.

— Luis Gutiérrez (29/10/2021)Robert Parker Wine Advocate Vintage 2019 - 93+ PARKER

Deep crimson. Sweet fruit that does slightly recall the C&B Côtes-du-Rhône(!) but with more undertow. There's the spice of high-elevation Ribera and an impressively persistent, vibrant, dry finish. Pretty persistent. Pretty grainy. Fun – especially if viewed as a lively alternative to the much, much more expensive other wines from Sisseck.

— Jancis Robinson (17/07/2020)JancisRobinson.com Vintage 2017 - 16.5 JANCIS ROBINSON

Customer reviews

4.7/5
90 reviews
Vintage:

Winemaking

Maceration takes place in concrete tanks in order to obtain the maximum possible from the fruit aromas; and ageing occurs in concrete tanks, in large oak vats and in not-new barrels.

Vinification materialCement
Ageing period18 months
Barrel ageUsed
Type of woodFrench oak

Vineyards

PSI is made using grapes sourced from vine-growers with whom the winery has strict working agreements, from balanced vineyards, planted with bush vines on soils that are different in composition and averaging 30 years old in age. 

Vine age30 years
ClimateContinental

The winery

Dominio de Pingus

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 project...

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