Produced by Dominio de Pingus , Flor de Pingus ("Flower of Pingus") is crafted annually in limited quantities as a younger and more approachable alternative to the super premium flagship Pingus bearing the winery's full name and commonly retailing above $1000. In 1993, Danish oenologist Peter Sisseck arrived in Spain to make wine for Hacienda Monasterio. While in country, he fell in love with the old Tinto Fino vines in Ribera. Two years later, he came across some vineyards with even older Tinto Fino vines and bought them, infatuated with the possibility of crafting small batch excellence from majority old growth vines. He named the estate "Pingus" after his childhood nickname. The brand shot to immediate fame in 1996 when Robert Parker of Wine Advocate awarded the flagship bottle an unheard-of 96-100 point score. Interestingly enough, the first vintage of Flor de Pingus was almost lost entirely when a container ship sank in the North Atlantic in 1998. Flor fea...