ArteNOM Seleccion de 1146 Tequila Anejo
Provenance
At Tequileña in the eponymous town of Tequila, Jalisco, home to a range of celebrated tequilas, Master Distiller Enrique Fonseca distills agave predominantly grown in and around his highland hometown of Atotonilco el Alto. For this añejo expression, Enrique ages select tequilas initially in used Cabernet Franc wine barrels from the Loire Valley of France for a minimum of 14 months. The tequila is then extracted from the French oak and laid into toasted American white oak previously used to age either Canadian whiskey or Tennessee rye whiskey, for a minimum of 14 additional months, for a truly masterful balance of oak and agave flavors.
Tasting Notes
Color: rich amber
Nose: butterscotch, citrus, baking spices, vanilla
Palate: toffee, walnut candy, custard, orange zest, dark chocolate
Data
Master Distiller: Enrique Fonseca
NOM: 1146
Altitude: 5,541' / 1,689 m
Proof: 82.6
ABV: 41.3%
Brix: 26° - 27° from Tequilana Weber Agave grown at 4,600’ in municipio of Atotonlico el Alto, Jalisco
Process
- Halved & quartered (cogollo‐removed) agave steam‐roasted without pressure in steel oven
- 30hr roast including 6hr pre‐roast to melt‐off bitters and 6hr cool‐down
- Juice extraction with proprietary screw press method
- Fermented in stainless steel vats using Mendoza wine yeast strains
- Double‐distilled in copper‐pot stills to approx. 53% ABV and reduced with reverse‐osmosis demineralized water
- 60% 2‐year Loire Valley French Oak blended with 40% 3‐year Loire Valley French Oak, then moved to age
one additional year in American White Oak formerly used for Bourbon Whiskey, bottled at 41.3% ABV