2023 Dominio de Pingus 'Flor de Pingus' Ribera del Duero, Spain Bodega Maranones with enticing apple and pear

with enticing apple and pear flavors that show accents of honey blossoms and apricot as this glides on the silky finish

which is full-bodied with very fine tannins that have started to sink into the wine

A lively and bright straw yellow color

brambles and plum

tarry smoke and spice box notes play on the nose of this expressive red

2023 Dominio de Pingus 'Flor de Pingus' Ribera del Duero, Spain Bodega Maranones with enticing apple and pearPeter Sisseck admits that he was worried about the 2023 vintage in La Horra, but is very happy with the finished wine. Combining grapes from five parcels Barroso, El Castillo, El Pino, Fuentenarro and Fuentes totalling 49 hectares, Flor is what he calls "our village wine", showing impressive finesse in a hot growing season, succulent tannins, flavours of blackberry, red cherry and ginger spice and a violet top note. Tim Atkin