Don Alberto Reposado Tequila
Don Alberto Reposado Tequila is the rested expression of the Gran Reserva de Don Alberto house — 40% ABV (80 proof), 750mL, 100% Blue Weber agave, produced at Tequilera Puerta de Hierro (NOM 1477) in El Arenal, in Jalisco's Los Valles tequila valley, and rested in oak as a reposado before bottling. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor.
- ABV: 40% (80 proof)
- Size: 750mL
- Class: Reposado — rested in oak
- Agave: 100% Blue Weber
- Distillery: Tequilera Puerta de Hierro, NOM 1477
- Origin: El Arenal, Los Valles, Jalisco, Mexico
A Partida Family Name From El Arenal
The brand's full name in trade sources is Gran Reserva de Don Alberto, and retailer-carried brand text says it honours Alberto Partida Rivera, the grandfather of the house's maestro tequilero, who started the family's tequila tradition in El Arenal — the gateway town of the Los Valles valley, where Tequilera Puerta de Hierro (NOM 1477) also produces the brand's blanco and extra anejo expressions. This is a small, distributor-channel house rather than a global brand, which is part of its appeal: a valley reposado with an amber colour and a cooked-agave core, made the traditional way and priced for drinking. Find it in our tequila range and the reposado tequila shelf, or browse the house on the Don Alberto vendor page.
Tasting Notes
Nose: Cooked agave, citrus, smoke and oak (retailer notes — no official tasting sheet exists for this brand). Palate: Cooked agave, pepper, citrus and caramel. Finish: Smooth, the agave and oak carrying through.
How to Enjoy
Neat or over ice as an everyday valley reposado, or in a Margarita or Paloma where a cooked-agave, pepper-edged reposado holds its own against citrus.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where is Don Alberto made? At Tequilera Puerta de Hierro (NOM 1477) in El Arenal, Jalisco — the town at the entrance to the Los Valles tequila valley, per the brand's retailer listings and the distillery's Matchmaker profile.
How long is it aged? It is a reposado, so by class it is rested in oak for at least two months and under a year. No official ageing duration for this bottling has been published, so no specific month count is claimed here.
What is the brand's full name? Trade sources list it as Gran Reserva de Don Alberto, honouring Alberto Partida Rivera, whose family tradition the brand carries.
A small-house valley reposado with a family name on it — order Don Alberto Reposado Tequila online from Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA.