Fuenteseca Cosecha 2018 is a vintage blanco tequila that treats agave the way a winemaker treats grapes: as an expression of one harvest and one place. It is made entirely from a single orchard of highland blue Weber agave grown at about 5,250 feet, harvested in 2018.
The tequila is the work of Enrique Fonseca, one of Mexico's largest agave growers and a revered master distiller, at the Tequileña distillery (NOM 1146). Fonseca noticed at harvest that agave from certain fields were too distinctive to blend into larger production, and the Cosecha series was created to bottle them on their own.
The agave were harvested overripe, when the leaves show the spots called pinto, which concentrates their sugars. After cooking, the juice was double distilled in copper pot stills and rested in stainless steel without any barrel ageing, so the character of the field comes through unaltered.
Single-harvest, single-orchard tequilas are rare, and the Cosecha bottlings are prized by agave enthusiasts for showing how much terroir and vintage matter in tequila.
Blanco tequila is bottled unaged or rested for less than two months, so it shows the agave at its purest: bright, peppery and fresh. It is the classic choice for margaritas and palomas, and a good blanco is just as rewarding sipped neat.
Tequila can only be made from blue Weber agave in five designated Mexican states, chiefly Jalisco, and the finest bottlings are made from 100% agave. Sipping tequila is best enjoyed from a narrow-rimmed glass that concentrates the aromas, at room temperature and without salt or lime, so the character of the agave and the barrel can come through.
Specifications
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Producer: Fuenteseca, Enrique Fonseca
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Distillery: Tequileña, NOM 1146
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Style: Blanco Tequila, 100% blue Weber agave, single orchard
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Harvest: 2018
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Distillation: Double distilled in copper pot stills, rested in stainless steel
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Region: Jalisco, Mexico
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Size: 750ml
How to Enjoy It
Serve it neat at room temperature in a tequila glass or a white-wine glass, and taste it slowly as you would a fine wine. It is a tequila for sipping and comparing, not for mixing.
Frequently Asked Questions
What makes Fuenteseca Cosecha special?
It is made from a single orchard of agave from one harvest, 2018.
Who makes it?
Master distiller Enrique Fonseca at the Tequileña distillery, NOM 1146.
Is it aged?
No. It rests in stainless steel without barrel ageing.
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