Fuenteseca Reserva 21 Year Old Extra Anejo Tequila 1999
Fuenteseca Reserva 21 Year Old Extra Añejo Tequila 1999 is the oldest age-statement tequila on the market — 750mL at 44.3% ABV, distilled in February 1999 at La Tequileña (NOM 1146) and aged a full 21 years: first in heavy-toast ex-California red wine French oak, then in French and American oak — available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
- ABV: 44.3% vol (88.6 proof) — importer figure for the 1999-distilled lot
- Size: 750mL (gift-box presentation)
- Age: 21 years — distilled February 1999 ("1999" is the distillation year)
- Distillery: NOM 1146 — La Tequileña, Tequila, Jalisco (Maestro Destilador Enrique Fonseca); additive free
- Agave: 100% blue Weber (Azul), 5–6 years old, grown above 4,600 ft at Atotonilco El Alto
- Production: low-pressure autoclave cook, screw + roller mill crush, stainless-steel fermentation, 100% copper two-column distillation
- Importer: Skurnik Wines & Spirits
Twenty-One Years, One Distillery
Skurnik calls the Fuenteseca line "the oldest age-statement tequila available on the market" — a claim it has held for over a decade. The 21 Year is the flagship: agave from high-elevation Atotonilco El Alto, distilled in February 1999, then laid down for twenty-one years, starting in heavy-toast French oak that held California red wine. Each vintage-dated Fuenteseca is its own lot — the 1999 lot in this bottle is distinct from the earlier 1993/94-distilled lot retailers sometimes describe. See more from Fuenteseca, or browse the store's extra añejo tequila and tequila selections.
Tasting Notes
No third-party tasting notes have been published for the 1999-distilled lot, and this description borrows none from older lots. Expect the profile of a two-decade French-oak extra añejo: deep wood integration over an agave core, at a full 44.3% ABV.
How to Enjoy
Neat, at room temperature, in a copita or Glencairn. A tequila this old is for sipping, not mixing.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does "1999" mean on the label?
The distillation year — this tequila was distilled in February 1999 and aged 21 years.
What is the oldest age-statement tequila?
Fuenteseca Reserva 21 Year — the importer's standing claim, unchallenged for over a decade.
Who imports Fuenteseca?
Skurnik Wines & Spirits (US).
What is NOM 1146?
La Tequileña in Tequila, Jalisco — the distillery of Maestro Enrique Fonseca.
Two decades in French oak, one legendary lot: order Fuenteseca Reserva 21 Year 1999 online from Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA.