Fortaleza Blanco is built around the character of mature Blue Agave and a deliberately traditional production process. The agave is slow-cooked in a stone-and-brick oven, cooled, then crushed with a large volcanic-stone tahona. Open-air wooden-tank fermentation follows, without added sugars or fermentation-accelerating chemicals, before double distillation in copper pot stills. Natural spring water from Tequila Valley brings the spirit to its 40% bottling strength.
At 40% ABV (80 proof), the profile is vivid and savoury. Cooked agave and citrus lead the nose, joined by butter, olive, earth, black pepper and vegetal detail. On the palate, cooked agave and citrus meet vanilla, basil, olive and lime, finishing long and deep. Made from 100% Blue Agave matured for at least eight years, produced under NOM 1493 and bottled in hand-blown glass made in Mexico, this is a Blanco with a clear sense of place in Tequila Valley, Jalisco.
Tasting Notes
Nose: Citrus and cooked agave sit at the centre, with butter, olive, earth, black pepper and a layered vegetal note around them.
Palate: Cooked agave and citrus carry through, joined by vanilla and basil, with olive and lime bringing a savoury, fresh counterpoint.
Finish: Long and deep, with cooked agave, citrus and savoury character persisting.
Traditional Production
Blue Agave is allowed to mature for at least eight years before the piñas are cooked for about 36 hours in a stone-and-brick oven, then cooled for approximately 24 hours. A large volcanic stone tahona crushes the cooked agave. Fermentation takes place in open-air wooden tanks for around four days, without added sugar or fermentation-accelerating chemicals. The fermented wash is double-distilled in traditional copper pot stills, then brought to bottling strength with natural spring water from Tequila Valley.
Fortaleza & Tequila Valley
Fortaleza Blanco is made from agave sourced from Tequila Valley, Jalisco, Mexico, and uses natural spring water from the same area. That connection runs through the production details as well as the spirit’s cooked-agave, citrus and savoury profile.
