Fuenteseca Reserva Extra Añejo 11 Year
Fuenteseca · Tequilera Corralejo (NOM 1368)
Eleven years in barrel would destroy most tequilas. Fuenteseca's survives because of its muscular distillate and careful cask selection. The agave remains the protagonist even as the oak adds operatic depth. This is contemplation tequila — a category in itself — and proof that agave spirits can stand alongside the world's finest aged expressions.
Nose
Intensely complex — cooked agave is still present but wrapped in layers of dark chocolate, leather, and pipe tobacco. Oak and butterscotch provide the frame, while a faint citrus note keeps it from becoming too heavy.
Palate
Remarkably balanced for its age. The agave heart persists, joined by caramel, coffee, and warm cinnamon. There's an earthy mineral quality on the mid-palate that grounds the sweetness, with hints of dried tropical fruit.
Finish
Exceptionally long, with tobacco, vanilla, and a slow fade of roasted agave and dark chocolate.
- Agave
- 100% Blue Weber Agave (estate-grown, highland)
- Production
- Brick oven-cooked, tahona-crushed, copper pot distilled
- Region
- Pénjamo, Guanajuato, Mexico
- Cooking Method
- Brick oven-cooked, tahona-crushed, copper pot distilled
- NOM
- NOM 1368
- Additives Free
- Yes
Food Pairing
The tequila's chocolate and tobacco complexity finds a mirror in the multi-layered spice of traditional mole negro, while braised short ribs add the richness to stand alongside this bold spirit.
Enrique Fonseca, one of Mexico's most experienced agave growers and distillers, crafted this expression from estate-grown agave distilled in copper pot stills and aged for over a decade in a combination of French and American oak barrels.
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