2020 Dominio de Pingus Flor de Pingus Ribera del Duero 750 ml

“In the price/quality sweepstakes, this might be Spain’s finest wine.”

That’s what Wine Advocate had to say about Peter Sisseck’s Flor de Pingus. The sibling of cult phenomenon Dominio de Pingus—which goes for $1,100+ and carries as much collector cachet as almost any wine in the world—it’s a stunning, cellarworthy Ribera del Duero that stands as one of the greatest wines of Spain.

The cult quality that makes Pingus worth its four-digit price tag also shines through in the 2020 Flor de Pingus. It grows on vines farmed the same way as those for its big brother, the fruit is sorted the same way, and the wine is made by the very same team. There’s one whopping difference, though: Flor de Pingus goes for about 90% less.

The first vintage of Peter Sisseck’s Pingus scored in the 96–100 range from Robert Parker, grabbing the world’s attention and piquing curiosity about the old vines of the historic region. Parker called it “one of the greatest and most exciting wines I have ever tasted.”

After the massive success of Pingus, Sisseck crafted Flor de Pingus in 1995 using both his fruit as well as that from contracted vineyards. Now, it is one of the greatest wines of Spain: It is to Pingus what Les Forts de Latour is to Château Latour. Made from ancient, biodynamically farmed Tinto Fino (Tempranillo) vines, the wine had about 40% of its grapes fermented whole-cluster and then was raised in mostly used barrels.

Flor de Pingus is dense and richly layered, with aromatics of blueberry pie filling, dried raspberries, and florals, and a ripe-fruited palate showing all the polish expected from a Sisseck wine.