Reserva del Vinatero is a series of expressions exploring beyond the denomination of origin of bacanora.
Palmilla is the Sonoran term for the sotol plant and the spirits from it.
Distilled fall 2021. ABV 48%. 200 liters produced.
Distilled spring 2022. ABV 47%. 220 liters produced.
VINATERO – Roberto Contreras
SOTOL – Wild Palmilla, Dasylirion Wheeleri foraged within Rancho Tepua
VILLAGE – Aconchi, El Río Sonora, Sierra Madre Occidental, Sonora, Mexico
OVEN / FUEL – Cylindrical pit / mesquite
MILL – Mechanical
FERMENT – Wild fermented in stainless steel for 8-12 days (with bagasso)
DISTILLATION – 2x in alembic of copper (with bagasso)
NOTES –
Aroma – fruit cake, cucumber jelly, tahini
Taste – sweet pear, spicy escabeche, desert dust, thyme
Texture – medium full, drying and dusty, long and lingering
ABV – Varies by batch
SUGGESTED PAIRINGS – Munster from France, which has a medium body, strong flavor and pleasantly pungent aroma.
