Review: Gonzalez 1939 Tequila Blanco
Gonzalez 1939 Tequila Blanco is named in honor of Ramona and Francisco Gonzalez who married in 1939 and raised 12 children who worked beside them on their agave farm. Soon a tequila company was born. Today their children and grand children continue the tradition. Gonzalez 1939 is one of four tequila brands produced at Altos Cienega Unidos. 3 Amigos is another and both are sold primarily at Total Wine and More. Gonzalez 1939 is made with agave hand planted and hand picked at the peak of ripeness in the dry season for maximum sweetness. The trimmed pinas are brick oven cooked for 24 hours and the extracted juice is fermented with organic yeast in stainless steel tanks. The spirit is distilled at low temperature in stainless pot stills. The nose leads with cooked agave, vanilla, and black pepper. Additional time brings out herbal agave, steamed zucchini, tropical fruit, and orange. The sweet agave and citrus entry is joined by vanilla anglaise building to a citrus, tropical fruit, and agave peak. It fades with bright orange, and finishes with white pepper, mineral, creme anglaise, and orange peel, leaving anise and a long warm black peppery sting.
Mango Margarita
1.5 Oz. Gonzalez 1939 Tequila Blanco
.5 O. Agave Nectar
1/2 Cup Mango Juice
Shake With Ice and Strain
Into a Margarita Glass
Garnish With a Lime Wedge
NOM: 1570
Region: Highlands
40% Alcohol
Score: 89
Award: Silver Medal