Fuenteseca Reserva Extra Añejo 9 Year
Fuenteseca · Destilería La Tequileña (NOM 1146)
Nine years is a long time for tequila to sit in wood, and many extra añejos lose their agave identity well before this mark. Fuenteseca's achievement is preserving that cooked agave backbone while letting the oak contribute complexity rather than erasure. This is a spirit for those who believe the interval between distillation and bottling can transform without destroying.
Nose
Rich butterscotch and mature oak dominate, with cooked agave still clearly present underneath. Leather, dried tobacco leaf, and a faint note of cinnamon bark add sophistication.
Palate
Remarkably smooth entry with layered caramel, dark chocolate, and roasted agave. Vanilla and baking spice weave through a mid-palate of toasted almond and a hint of dried citrus. The oak influence is substantial but never dominates the agave core.
Finish
Long, warm, and contemplative, with tobacco, lingering caramel, and an earthy mineral fade.
- Agave
- 100% Blue Weber Agave (Highland, Jalisco)
- Production
- Tahona-crushed, naturally fermented, copper pot-distilled
- Region
- Jalisco, Mexico
- Cooking Method
- Tahona-crushed, naturally fermented, copper pot-distilled
- Distillation
- Double-distilled in copper pot stills; tahona-crushed agave
- NOM
- 1146
- Additives Free
- Yes
Food Pairing
Slow-roasted lamb barbacoa or dark chocolate mole
Produced by master distiller Enrique Fonseca at La Tequileña using traditional tahona-crushed highland agave, this tequila rested for nine years in ex-bourbon barrels before Fonseca deemed it ready.
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