ArteNom Seleccion de 1414 Reposado Tequila

Provenance
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

PRODUCTION DETAILS
NOM: 1414; Feliciano Vivanco y Asociados, Arandas, Jalisco
AGAVE TYPE: Tequilana Weber
AGAVE REGION: Jalisco (Los Altos)
Master Distiller: Sergio Cruz
REGION: Jalisco (Los Altos Southern)
COOKING: Stone/Brick Ovens
EXTRACTION: Roller Mill
WATER SOURCE: Deep well water
FERMENTATION: 100% agave, Stainless steel tanks, Classical music, Open-air fermentation, Fermentation without fibers
DISTILLATION: 2x distilled
STILL: Copper Pot
AGING: American White Oak barrels
OTHER: No additives
Brix: 27° - 28° from Tequilana Weber Agave grown at 5,400’ in municipio of Arandas, Jalisco

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

Confirmed Additive-Free Tequila
Reposado Tequila | 41.2% ABV | 750mL | Mexico