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Color, aromas and taste.

Colour

Pale Gold

Pale Gold

Aromas

Nose: 40%; Mouth: 0%

Cooked Agave
Nose: 20%; Mouth: 0%

Stonefruit
Nose: 20%; Mouth: 20%

Candied lemon peel
Nose: 10%; Mouth: 10%

Pepper
Nose: 10%; Mouth: 10%

Cask/Oak barrel
Nose: 0%; Mouth: 30%

Agave nutrition
Nose: 0%; Mouth: 30%

Candied apple

Taste

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Bitterness
Intensity: 0.00%

Sourness
Intensity: 0.00%

Umami
Intensity: 0.00%

Sweetness
Intensity: 0.00%

Saltiness

Food pairings

Pork
Beef
Lamb
Chicken
Barbeque
Vegetables
Baked fruits
Chocolate desserts

Aromas of citrus, caramel, butter, cooked agave, and sage are the beginning of a pleasingly balanced and very unique tasting experience. Fortaleza Reposado has its own distinct character, and is not like any other tequila. Flavours include cooked agave, citrus, vanilla, apple, earth, and cinnamon. The finish is long and rich, delicately spicy, and it has an oily texture that make this a joy to drink

cocktail Pork of beef are the perfect pairing for this Reposado.

Brand and creators

Two generations, Guillermo and William Sauza

Guillermo Ericksoon Sauza , the owner

The brand of Tequila Fortaleza

Launched in 2005, Tequila Fortaleza is a relatively new brand for the market, but they have over 140 years of history behind the brand. Produced & bottled on the family's own estate in Tequila, Jalisco, Mexico using traditional processes started by Guillermo's "Tatarabuelo" Don Cenobio back in 1873. Don Cenobio was the first person to export "mezcal de tequila" to the United States with the name of "Tequila", implemented the use of steam to cook the agave instead of a pit (as mezcal is produced nowadays) and stated that Blue Agave Tequilana Webber is the best for Tequila production. As the family business passed over from father to son, many contributions to the industry were made over the years, one of the greatest contributions was helping to establish "Appellation d'origine contrôlée". In 1976 the business was sold, but the family kept the land with the Hacienda and the distillery, and in 1999 Don Guillermo began the process of getting the old small distillery working again. After several years of rennovation and hard work, Don Guillermo got the old distillery up and running, making Tequila the same way his ancestors did 100 years before – with a small brick oven to cook the agave, a tahona to squeeze the juices, wood tanks for fermentation, and the original copper pots for double distillation.

Production details

The Agaves come from the heartland of Tequila Valley in Jalisco, after growing for at least 8 years they are harvested by a specially trained "jimador".

FIELD LOCATION

Tequila, Jalisco
SINGLE ESTATE RAW MATERIAL
Cultivated

Wild

The Fortaleza distillery is situated on the family property in Tequila town. Because of its heritage, story and extremely limited production, Tequila Fortaleza has become one of the world’s most sought after and hard to get tequilas.

DISTILLERY LOCATION

Tequila JaliscoJalisco
NOM

1493
THE BRAND OWNER OWNS/ CONTROLS THE DISTILLERY

The agaves arriving at the Distillery

La Fortaleza fields and distillery

The aging of the Tequila Fortaleza

The brick oven in La Fortaleza Distillery

La Fortaleza Distillery

The Fortaleza colorful fields

The agave at the oven

Fortaleza cultivated agaves

The milling with the big tahona

The fermentation barrels

Washing the fiber of the agave

The copper still for the distillation

The glass production bottles

The handmade of the bottle tops

Manufacturing and aging

Tequila Fortaleza Reposado is produced in the old traditional and artesian way just as Guillermo’s grandfathers used to do. The agave is cooked slowly in brick ovens for 36 hours and crushed with a

tahona; a stone wheel mill. The juice is fermented naturally for five days in small wooden vats and then distilled in copper stills. This distilled beauty rests in an American oak barrel for 8 months before its bottled.