Tasting Notes
Nose: Immediately very fruity – red fruits, especially cherries, and jam. The sweetness of cooked agave enhances the fruitiness, with delicate herbal notes providing a balancing counterpoint.
Palate: The French oak influence becomes obvious on the palate, with rich caramel, maple syrup and creamy vanilla flavours. With those is fruity dark chocolate, some of the jam from the nose, although deep in the mix, and gentle spiciness.
Finish: The cask influence is felt yet again in the finish, where agave pepperiness quickly fades to vanilla.
Production Details
Cooking: Autoclave (low pressure).
Crushing: Screw mill & roller mill.
Fermentation: 100% agave. Fermentation in stainless steel tanks.
Still Type: 80% Copper pot & 20% Coffey Column.
Ageing: 8 months in new and used French Limousine oak casks.
Water Source: Deep well water.
Other: Aeration. No additives.
Quality and transparency are the watchwords of the Fonseca family, the fifth-generation agave farmers behind Don Fulano. The Fonsecas are among the few tequila makers today to grow their own agave, controlling each step of production from field to bottle and ultimately creating agave spirits of the highest standards.
Each expression in the Don Fulano range – from the gently rested Blanco to the robust Imperial extra añejo – is made from just three ingredients: mature Blue Weber agave grown on the Fonseca estate in Atotonilco, Mexico; proprietary yeast; and natural volcanic spring water.
These components come together at the renowned La Tequileña distillery, where the Fonsecas employ a unique double-distillation process and build Don Fulano’s signature complexity through an exacting programme of maturation and blending.
The Reposado is carefully rested in a combination of new and used French limousine oak barrels for a minimum of eight months and up to two years. This ensures that the resulting spirit is the perfect balance between agave notes and those from the barrel.
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