Artenom Seleccion De 1414 Tequila Reposado 82.4 Proof

The Vivanco family began cultivating highland agave during Mexico’s tumultuous post-revolutionary period of 1919-1929. In Don Feliciano Vivanco’s hometown of Arandas, Jalisco, subsequent generations of Vivancos have remained devoted to expanding the family’s agave plantations, and in 1994, the family dream of acquiring their own distillery was finally realized with the purchase of Destilería El Ranchito. With approximately 2,000 acres of estate-grown agave at their disposal, Sergio & José Manuél Vivanco have become renowned for producing rich, well-balanced tequilas. For ArteNOM Selección de 1414, the family brings back their unique and extraordinary tradition of fermenting the agave mash with field-extracted wild yeast for an unparalled display of agave terroir.

Tasting Notes

Color: very pale straw

Nose: vegetal chapparal, roasted sweet potato

Palate: salted vanilla cookie, allspice, mild chile heat

Data

Master Distiller: Sergio Cruz

NOM: 1414

Altitude: 6,709' / 2,045 m

Proof: 82.4

ABV: 41.2%

Brix: 27° - 28° from Tequilana Weber Agave grown at 5,400’ in municipio of Arandas, Jalisco

Process

1. Halved & quartered (cogollo‐removed) agave steam‐roasted without pressure in brick kiln ovens
2. 36hr roast including 6hr pre‐roast to melt‐off bitters and 6hr cool‐down
3. Juice extraction with gear‐spindle crusher
4. Fermented in stainless steel vats using indigenous yeast strains with field presence of lime, orange & pomelo citrus pollens
5. Double‐distilled in copper‐pot stills to approx. 56% ABV and reduced with reverse‐osmosis demineralized water
6. Four month aging in third‐fill American White Oak formerly used for Bourbon Whiskey, bottled at 41.2% ABV