History Dominio de Pingus
Peter Sisseck is one of Spain’s most famous winegrowers - although he's Danish. Oenologist by his trade, he was trained in Bordeaux then California before starting his career at Monasterio (Ribera del Duero) in 1990. There he could gauge the potential of Tinto Fino. In 1995, he made his first own wine in a garage at Quintanilla de Onésimo. The Pingus myth was born. Pingus was Peter’s nickname in Denmark. This is the name he chose for the estate and its top cuvée. A bit later came a second wine, Flor de Pingus. Fame came very rapidly. During one of his visits to Spain, one of the most famous American wine critics tasted Pingus; for him, there was no doubt Pingus was Spain’s best wine. Strength, finesse, concentration and elegance: this unique combination had everything it took to please him. During the 90’s, for the Flor de Pingus, Peter Sisseck used the grapes of his friend Pedro Cuadrado, of Finca Villacreces, located in the same village. He even made wine in it. Then, in 2004, he had his own cellar built in the heart of Quintanilla de Onésimo. Sisseck uses grapes from old vines he grows according to the principles of biodynamics. With Pablo Rubio, in 2007, he started the “Psi” project. In this case, the grapes are not his but grapes he buys from winegrowers who own old vines of Tinto Fino. Once the selection of the best blocks of vines is made, the wine is produced, according to the traditional methods of the region. The aim is to obtain a frank and well-balanced wine.