Fortaleza Reposado Tequila Winter Blend 2024

Fortaleza Reposado Winter Blend 2024 is a limited release 100% Blue Weber tequila from Destileria La Fortaleza, NOM 1493, in the town of Tequila, run by Guillermo Erickson Sauza, fifth generation of the Sauza family. Fortaleza is the reference point for old style lowland tequila, and the seasonal Winter Blend arrives at a fuller strength of 46.5% rather than the standard 40%.
The agave is cooked in a century old brick oven, crushed with a stone tahona, fermented naturally in open wooden tanks and twice distilled in copper, with no additives. As a reposado it rests a few months in American oak, leaving the rich, oily Fortaleza core of cooked agave, butter and olive intact while the cask adds light vanilla, a touch of cinnamon and a soft straw colour. The higher proof gives the whole thing extra weight and length.