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| Sauza Tres Generaciones Anejo - Black Bottle with Brown Label |
| NOM: 1102 Distillery: Tequila Sauza, S.A. de C.V. Area: Lowlands Aged: More than 3 years Barrel Type: Hand-Charred Once-Used Bourbon Oak Barrels Bottle Size: 750ml Bottle Number: n/a Number of Distillations: 2 Alcohol Percentage: 40%/80 Proof Price: $22 Current Website: http://www.sauzatequila.com |
My Tasting Notes: n/a
Info on the Back of the Bottle: n/a
Other Info: Lance Cutler, author of the Tequila Lover's Guide to Mexico, states the
following information about the Sauza line in his book and on his website:
"After Jose Cuervo, Tequila Sauza is Mexico’s second largest producer of tequila. In
1873 Don Cenobio Sauza purchased several distilleries, intent on becoming a major
tequila producer. His son Eladio Sauza ran the company after Don Cenobio’s death.
Eladio expanded and upgraded La Perseverancia, his father’s first distillery purchase,
until it has now become the Sauza showplace. Eladio’s son Javier broadened
distribution and built Sauza into Mexico’s second largest exporter of bulk tequila. Javier
ran the company until Domecq acquired the company in 1987.
La Perseverancia is a large, modern distillery in the town of Tequila. Agave piñas pass
directly from the trucks to a shredder. The shredded agave pulp moves by conveyor to
upright autoclaves, where the pulp cooks in a quick eight hours. The aguamiel is
pumped to large stainless steel vats for fermentation. The tequila is distilled in 4,000-
liter stills.
Just a few miles down the road from the distillery is Rancho El Indio, Sauza’s
experimental agave plantation. It offers visitors the best explanation of the agave
growing process, complete with demonstrations of the planting, selection, and harvest
of the hijuelos, and the subsequent harvest of mature agave. Examples of various
planting regimens, displays of the tools, and a tasting bar make Rancho El Indio a
prime destination for any true tequila aficionado.
The Sauza house style is primarily mixto, with modest agave character and a solid
sweetness (but not as sweet as Cuervo). The high-end tequilas have more complexity,
with medicinal notes, a firm agave structure, and solid oak flavors." -Wine Patrol
Info on the Back of the Bottle: n/a
Other Info: Lance Cutler, author of the Tequila Lover's Guide to Mexico, states the
following information about the Sauza line in his book and on his website:
"After Jose Cuervo, Tequila Sauza is Mexico’s second largest producer of tequila. In
1873 Don Cenobio Sauza purchased several distilleries, intent on becoming a major
tequila producer. His son Eladio Sauza ran the company after Don Cenobio’s death.
Eladio expanded and upgraded La Perseverancia, his father’s first distillery purchase,
until it has now become the Sauza showplace. Eladio’s son Javier broadened
distribution and built Sauza into Mexico’s second largest exporter of bulk tequila. Javier
ran the company until Domecq acquired the company in 1987.
La Perseverancia is a large, modern distillery in the town of Tequila. Agave piñas pass
directly from the trucks to a shredder. The shredded agave pulp moves by conveyor to
upright autoclaves, where the pulp cooks in a quick eight hours. The aguamiel is
pumped to large stainless steel vats for fermentation. The tequila is distilled in 4,000-
liter stills.
Just a few miles down the road from the distillery is Rancho El Indio, Sauza’s
experimental agave plantation. It offers visitors the best explanation of the agave
growing process, complete with demonstrations of the planting, selection, and harvest
of the hijuelos, and the subsequent harvest of mature agave. Examples of various
planting regimens, displays of the tools, and a tasting bar make Rancho El Indio a
prime destination for any true tequila aficionado.
The Sauza house style is primarily mixto, with modest agave character and a solid
sweetness (but not as sweet as Cuervo). The high-end tequilas have more complexity,
with medicinal notes, a firm agave structure, and solid oak flavors." -Wine Patrol
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