Expert Review - Vintage 2023
Tim Atkin 95 Points | Peter 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, succ...Show More >
Expert Review - Vintage 2023
Tim Atkin 95 Points | Peter 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.
VInous 94-95 Points | The 2023 Flor de Pingus is made from over 20 hectares of old Tinta del País vines and 15 hectares of Garnacha in Ribera del Duero. It was aged in 10–15% new oak. Violets, fresh plum and a delicate touch of oak open on the nose. Fine-grained reactive tannins define the texture. A red with charming nuances and evolving character. (JH)
The Wine Advocate 93-94 Points | The 2023 Flor de Pingus is pretty, juicy, ripe and approachable, less serious than the 2022. It's all really balanced and integrated and has good purity. The wine spent eight months in oak barrels, and in 2023, they introduced six 2,000-liter oak vats for the élevage of part of the wine, which represents around 15% of the volume, where it matured for 12 months. It's an approachable vintage of Flor. All in all, the élevage was a little shorter this year. This should be bottled starting in early May 2025. The expected volume is around 92,000 bottles.
Memo Summary Notes
The Flor de Pingus 2023 is the highly sought-after "second wine" of Dominio de Pingus, the legendary Ribera del Duero estate founded by Danish oenologist Peter Sisseck. While technically a second label, it is often ranked among the top wines in Spain in its own right.
Produced from older vines (35+ years) that are managed with biodynamic viticulture. The goal is to capture the "soul" of Ribera del Duero with more accessibility and freshness than the flagship Pingus.
Pairs magnificently with roasted lamb (a regional classic), Wagyu beef, or complex mushroom dishes.
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