Tierra Noble Reposado Tequila

A smooth and premium Reposado Tequila by Tierra Noble. To the eye, perfect gold, shiny and alive, hay hues, completely clean with a well-developed body. The nose is rich and complex, nice notes of wood, dehydrated fruits, vanilla and a light touch of chocolate. On the palate, you'll find notes of prunes, toasted almonds, vanilla and light presence of dulce de leche.

• Distillery: Tierra Noble
  
• Type: Reposado Tequila
  
• Region: Jalisco, Mexico
  
• Alcohol: 40%
  
• Volume: 750ml
• Other: Tequilana Weber, NOM 1558, Certified Kosher
• Goes with: Neat or over ice, premium soda
  

Laying claim to the highest modern distillery in the world, La Estacada sits at 7,200 feet above sea level. It is here that the Herrara family produce their exquisite sipping tequila Tierra Noble. La Estacada is located just outside the equisite town of Mazamitla in Jalisco, Mexico.

Two unique aspects of Tierra Noble which make it the perfect tequila are at these high altitudes, the air is cool and crisp which causes a much slower fermentation resulting in a musto with well-developed flavours (using exclusively Montpelier wine yeast) and a secondary fermentation, usually only scene in chardonnay production, which produces beautiful buttery notes in the final product.

The delicate balance of the agave notes with the subtlety of the American oak, lead us to discover in the careful selection of soleras a gentle reposado Tequila but with great presence that culminates in the precious perfect golden of Tierra Noble.

Surrounded by the spectacular view of the mountains in “La Sierra del Tigre”, you will find “La Estacada”, one of the highest distilleries above sea level in the world. It is in this noble land where the natural resources and passion of Tierra Noble’s founder meet to create a generous tequila.

Tierra Noble is made with passion by the Herrera family at La Estacada just outside the beautiful mountain town of Mazamitla, Jalisco. La Estacada is the highest modern distillery on the planet at 7,200 feet of elevation, in Jalisco's Sierra del Tigre, a place of cool forests, clean air and pure mountain springs. At this altitude, the low temperatures cause to the cooked agave mash to ferment slowly with exclusively Montpelier wine yeast while preserving the aromatic richness of the agave. Completely unique in the tequila industry, Tierra Noble achieves a secondary malolactic fermentation – more common in chardonnay production than in spirits – after the initial alcoholic fermentation, which manifests as surprising, beautiful buttery notes in the final product.

Tierra Noble sources their 8-10 year-old blue agaves from small farmers in both Los Altos and the Valley of Tequila. They double-distil in elongated custom stainless steel pot stills designed to enhance floral notes. Finally, Tierra Noble is aged in barrels made from 75-year-old American and 150-year-old French white oak, gently aging and imprinting softness and aromas to our already complex tequila thanks to the cold temperatures in the barrel rooms and to the ceaseless passage of time.

• Silver - 2016 International Wine & Spirits Competition