{"id":11027,"date":"2024-01-23T09:30:30","date_gmt":"2024-01-23T09:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/selmawineandliquor.com\/?post_type=product&p=11027"},"modified":"2026-06-08T16:50:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T16:50:49","slug":"fortaleza-winter-blend-2022-reposado-tequila","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/selmawineandliquor.com\/?product=fortaleza-winter-blend-2022-reposado-tequila","title":{"rendered":"Fortaleza Winter Blend 2022 Reposado Tequila"},"content":{"rendered":"
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About Fortaleza Winter Blend 2022 Reposado Tequila<\/h2>\n

Tequila Fortaleza has a history as long as the line at the bar on a Friday night. It all started with Don Cenobio back in 1873, and his grandson Don Javier helped make tequila the national drink of Mexico. Jump forward to modern times, and it was Don Javier\u2019s grandson, Guillermo, who revived the La Fortaleza distillery with traditional methods, proving that sometimes the old ways are the best ways. Transforming time-tested practices into modern expressions and coming to us at 43,5% ABV is the Fortaleza Winter Blend 2022 Reposado Tequila\u2014a perfectly distilled tequila aged in several different barrels, including French Oak, American White Oak, Sherry casks, Bourbon, and even Hungarian Oak! It has been produced using the Distillazione Pot Still method, distilled twice, rested in stainless steel and corked with a natural stopper. With a lot of TLC and some Jaliscan magic, they\u2019ve crafted a spirit with warm dried fruit aromas and hints of cider alongside chocolate, cinnamon and peppermint flavors. <\/p>\n

\nGrab your bottle of Fortaleza Winter Blend 2022 Reposado Tequila! <\/p>\n

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About Tequila Fortaleza<\/h2>\n

In 1856, Don Cenobio Sauza moved to Jalisco, Mexico and began importing tequila from Mexico into the United States. Upon his death in 1877, his son, Don Eladio Sauza, took control of the family business and began distilling tequila himself. For nearly a century, the Sauza family continued distilling tequila from their estate situated in the foothills of Volc\u00e1n de Tequila in Jalisco, Mexico. The distillery eventually closed its doors in 1968 but only for a brief period of time. In 1999, Don Guillermo Sauza \u2014 a fifth-generation master distiller \u2014 resurrected the family business and opened the doors to Destileria La Fortaleza.<\/p>\n

Fortaleza Tequila is made using 100% blue weber agave grown in the rich, volcanic soil of the Tequila Valley. The agave, which are nourished by the summer rains and protected from harsh winter winds, are grown for seven to eight years before being harvested at their peak of maturity by expert jimadors (a jimadors is a type of Mexican farmer who specifically harvests agave). After the agave have been harvested, their hearts, or pi\u00f1as, are roasted for 33 hours in a brick oven with meter-thick walls. Then, the soft, sweet pi\u00f1as are crushed using a tahona (a giant stone wheel), the exact same method that Sauza’s great-great grandfather used a century ago. After the pi\u00f1as are crushed, the agave pulp, or mosto, is extracted and naturally fermented over the course of five days in open-air wood tanks before being double-distilled in copper-pot stills. <\/p>\n

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About Tequila<\/h2>\n

Although tequila has developed a bad reputation, there’s more to the spirit than just shots on a Saturday night.<\/p>\n

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This traditional Mexican drink origins in the state of Jalisco when according to a local legend, lightning struck an agave cactus before the Nahua tribe drank its warm nectar. Behold, tequila.<\/p>\n

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Legally, tequila has to be made of 51% of Blue agave around the Jalisco region in Mexico. There are different types of tequila according to age – from the youngest representatives, blanco, reposado, and a\u00f1ejo, to the oldest extra a\u00f1ejo.<\/p>\n

Check out our impressive selection of tequilas, find your new favorite in Top 10 tequila & mezcal, or explore our treasury of Rare & hard to find tequilas.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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The nose opens with an irresistible blend of chocolate, oak, black pepper and cinnamon, each aroma vying for attention. Flavors of rich chocolate and toffee come through on the palate, with the chocolate notes taking center stage and the toffee finish providing a perfect complement. It finishes with a lingering warmth that leaves you wanting more of this complex flavor profile.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Size<\/span>750mL<\/span>
\n Proof<\/span>87 (43.5% ABV)<\/span>
\n*Please note that the ABV of this bottle may vary<\/i>\n<\/div>\n
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This spirit has been matured in French Oak, American White Oak, Sherry, Bourbon, and Hungarian Oak barrels. It boasts warm dried fruit aromas together with hints of cider, chocolate, cinnamon, and peppermint flavors. Distilled twice using the Distillazione Pot Still method and made with an unwavering commitment to tradition.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":81876,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[295],"product_tag":[545],"class_list":["post-11027","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-whiskey","product_tag-fortaleza-winter-blend","first","instock","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/selmawineandliquor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product\/11027","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/selmawineandliquor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/selmawineandliquor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/selmawineandliquor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11027"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/selmawineandliquor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product\/11027\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":81879,"href":"https:\/\/selmawineandliquor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product\/11027\/revisions\/81879"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/selmawineandliquor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/81876"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/selmawineandliquor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11027"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/selmawineandliquor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_brand&post=11027"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/selmawineandliquor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_cat&post=11027"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/selmawineandliquor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_tag&post=11027"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}