Lagrimas del Valle Tequila Plata 'El Sabino' 750ml
Lágrimas del Valle (meaning “Tears of the Valley”) is produced in collaboration with the Rosales family of the celebrated Tequila Cascahuín fabrica, in the El Arenal region of Jalisco’s lowlands.
Tequila Cascahuín was founded by Salvador Rosales Briseño in 1904. Four generations later, the fabrica has distinguished itself by producing some of the Valley’s most elegant tequilas.
Lágrimas expands upon Cascahuín’s passion for terroir by seeking out the best single ranches (rancho únicos) in Jalisco—in both the lowlands and highlands. Agave is harvested from a single field and brought to Cascahuín for distillation. This single-parcel approach to tequila production echoes that of wine, prioritizing the soil’s characteristics, and is here reflected in the agaves’ individual flavors and brix (a meaningful variable in the distillation process).
Each bottling of Lágrimas del Valle will represent a single ranch and a single vintage that indicates the year the agaves were harvested. This sophisticated marriage of rancho and fabrica results in distinct batches that speak clearly of time, place, and the custodianship for Jalisco felt by their makers.
- Tequila produced at Cascahuin (NOM 1123) in El Arenal, Jalisco
- Maestro Tequilero Salvador ‘Chava’ Rosales Trejo
- Harvested from the El Sabino rancho in Teuchitlán, Jalisco
- Made from 100% Azul, aka Blue Weber (Agave tequilana)
- Cooked in masonry steam ovens
- Crushed using a combination of 70% steel roller mill and 30% traditional stone tahona
- Roller-mill-crushed agaves are fermented in stainless steel tanks; tahona-crushed agaves are fermented naturally using ambient yeast in open-air wooden tanks
- Distilled twice using stainless steel pot stills
- Verified additive free by Tequila Matchmaker
- 46% ABV
The El Sabino rancho is located less than an hour from Teuchitlán, home to the UNESCO World Heritage site of Los Guachimontones—an archaeological site known today for its enormous circular pyramids (as featured in the Lagrimas del Valle logo). Known for its exceedingly high-quality agave, this parcel sits at 1,261 meters above sea level, and the agave yields an impressive 40% brix level at maturity. This 2023 vintage displays herbal, citrusy aromas with a buttery, mineral-driven palate of cooked agave and oregano.