Rating: 92-93 - As reviewed by International Wine Cellar in Issue 116, September/October 2004 ($50) Bright medium ruby. Black raspberry, tar, violet and roasted oak on the nose. Thick, velvety and wonderfully sweet, with compelling inner-mouth perfume and sap. Large-scaled, broad wine with superb palate coverage. Finishes with big, chocolatey tannins and excellent length. Peter Sisseck will not offer his grand vin Pingus in 2002; that juice forms the backbone of Flor de Pingu...

Rating for Spain-Vinos de la Tierra (VdlT)-Ribera del Duero: 78 (bad year)<br/><br/>Drinkability: quite possibly over the hill<br/>