"Fortaleza Winter Blend 2021 Tequila is a delicious special release reposado tequila that develops its unique flavor profile from three different barrel types used in the aging process. Fortaleza Blanco is aged in American Oak barrels once used to age beer, French oak barrels used in their 2020 winter blend, and American oak barrels that are traditionally used for their reposado. 

Open-air fermentation in wood tanks lends character, while the ancient tahona wheel crushing process is a rarity in tequila. Twice distilled in a copper pot still, then aged 6 months in American oak barrels, 10 months in French oak and finished in previously used marsala wine casks, lends a marsala, baking spices, butter, vanilla, clove vibe, while a nutty, citrus-forward brightness still comes through in that long, dry finish."