The Story
2018 Cosecha. Blanco. Unaged. Fuenteseca — a vintage-dated unaged expression from Fuenteseca's Cosecha series, presenting the 2018 harvest of Enrique Fonseca's estate-grown Blue Weber agave in its purest form — distilled and bottled without oak aging.
The Cosecha blanco is the most direct expression of Fonseca's terroir philosophy: the year matters. Unlike standard blancos that blend harvests from multiple years, the Cosecha series vintage-dates each release to the specific year of agave harvest, allowing the natural variation between growing seasons to be documented in the bottle. The '18' in the name designates the 2018 harvest year.
Highland Jalisco Blue Weber agave at Fonseca's elevation in Los Altos produces a distinctly different raw material than lowland Jalisco — higher mineral content in the volcanic soil, cooler temperatures, and a longer growing cycle produce agave pinas with more complex sugar profiles and aromatic precursors. In an unaged blanco, these differences are fully exposed without oak influence to mediate.
Specs
- Producer: Fuenteseca (Enrique Fonseca), Los Altos de Jalisco, Mexico
- Agave: Estate-grown Blue Weber, 2018 harvest
- Style: Blanco Tequila — unaged, vintage-dated
- Series: Cosecha (harvest year)
- Size: 750ml
Explore the full Fuenteseca collection at Wooden Cork or browse all tequila.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What does Cosecha mean? Harvest — the Cosecha series designates the specific year of agave harvest on each bottle, treating tequila like fine wine with vintage variation. The 2018 Blanco18 presents the 2018 harvest character without any oak modification.
- Why does the harvest year matter for tequila? Highland Jalisco agave takes 7–12 years to mature, with each growing cycle producing different sugar profiles based on rainfall, temperature, and seasonal conditions. Vintage-dating captures that variation directly — something standard multi-vintage blended tequilas obscure.
Description
2018 Cosecha. Blanco. Unaged. Fuenteseca — a vintage-dated unaged expression from Fuenteseca's Cosecha series, presenting the 2018 harvest of Enrique Fonseca's estate-grown Blue Weber agave in its purest form — distilled and bottled without oak aging.
The Cosecha blanco is the most direct expression of Fonseca's terroir philosophy: the year matters. Unlike standard blancos that blend harvests from multiple years, the Cosecha series vintage-dates each release to the specific year of agave harvest, allowing the natural variation between growing seasons to be documented in the bottle. The '18' in the name designates the 2018 harvest year.
Highland Jalisco Blue Weber agave at Fonseca's elevation in Los Altos produces a distinctly different raw material than lowland Jalisco — higher mineral content in the volcanic soil, cooler temperatures, and a longer growing cycle produce agave pinas with more complex sugar profiles and aromatic precursors. In an unaged blanco, these differences are fully exposed without oak influence to mediate.
Specs
- Producer: Fuenteseca (Enrique Fonseca), Los Altos de Jalisco, Mexico
- Agave: Estate-grown Blue Weber, 2018 harvest
- Style: Blanco Tequila — unaged, vintage-dated
- Series: Cosecha (harvest year)
- Size: 750ml
Explore the full Fuenteseca collection at Wooden Cork or browse all tequila.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What does Cosecha mean? Harvest — the Cosecha series designates the specific year of agave harvest on each bottle, treating tequila like fine wine with vintage variation. The 2018 Blanco18 presents the 2018 harvest character without any oak modification.
- Why does the harvest year matter for tequila? Highland Jalisco agave takes 7–12 years to mature, with each growing cycle producing different sugar profiles based on rainfall, temperature, and seasonal conditions. Vintage-dating captures that variation directly — something standard multi-vintage blended tequilas obscure.
