2006 Dominio de Pingus Cuvée Amelia
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The purple-colored 2006 Amelia is a single barrel cuvee made from a special parcel of 100-year-old vines. It spent 18 months in its new Darnajou barrique. It exhibits an enticing perfume of cigar box, lavender, truffle, blackberry, and blueberry. Layered, complex, rich, and immensely promising, this beautifully balanced wine will evolve for 6-8 years and offer prime drinking from 2016 to 2031. Dominio de Pingus is the estate of legendary vigneron Peter Sisseck. All three wines are produced from biodynamically farmed Tempranillo grapes. Importer: Manny Berk, The Rare Wine Company, Sonoma, CA; tel. (707) 996-4484
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Jay S Miller, Wine Advocate
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Saturated ruby. A seductive bouquet offers black raspberry, potpourri, graphite and anise. Sweet red and dark berry flavors are deeply concentrated and fresh, with excellent mineral lift and building spiciness. Suave floral pastille and berry liqueur notes linger on the long, spicy finish. I was looking for tannins but the fruit seems to have absorbed them. There is one lonely barrel of this wine.