Volcán de mi Tierra - Reposado This Reposado is created with 100% Highland (Los Altos) agaves! The tequila is then aged for 135 days, which is just over two months, in new American and European oak. It has a rich nose. I smell the cooked agave, baking spices, orange citrus oil and oak. I taste cooked agave, orange bitters and the caramelized topping from crème brûlée. There is a peppery alcohol tingle on the mid pallete. The flavors linger on the finish due to its nice viscosity. This is a powerful Reposado and it’s one I’d recommend you trying. I’m not accustomed to European oak so I’m getting some notes I’m not used to. Salud!
I smell sweet agave, celery and a light vegetal note. The notes are light but clean. I taste green agave along with some sweet fruit and then white pepper. The finish has a nice alcohol tingle and peppery finish. This is a nice clean and pleasant blanco.
Yet again I’m faced with a cristalino devoid of any semblance of agave! Sharp alcohols drive the bus the entire time, it’s really not pleasant.
Really big pepper on the nose, doesn’t have tons of roasted agave that pops out but it’s definitely there. Citrus and subtle sweetness that struggles to get past mid palette but once it does it has a beautiful, long finish.
The answer is a surprising blend of technical innovation and centuries-old craft.
It's been popular in Mexico for several years now, but cristalino tequila is still a pretty foreign concept in the United States.
Volcan De Mi Tierra, a new super-premium tequila brand from LVMH, the French luxury goods partnership, by creating the mineral-rich soil that surrounds the volcano.
Moët Hennessy is set to enter the Tequila category next year with the US launch of super-premium line Volcan de mi Tierra, created as part of a joint venture with Mexico’s Gallardo family.
Overripe vegetation and earthy aroma, flavor and finish are aggressively bracing, acetone on the finish but it goes so quickly you hardly notice. Need to revisit this one with food pairings, I might be writing it off prematurely.