Flor Del Desierto, Sotol Sierra, Mexico Arnaud Mortet The vineyard is famously windy

The vineyard is famously windy and cool

Ofer Shepher did just that

• The wine stays in tank for 10-12 days

fermented to dryness

acquired the property in 2002 and now farms 15

Flor Del Desierto, Sotol Sierra, Mexico Arnaud Mortet The vineyard is famously windyProduced by Master Sotelier, Jos Chito Fernandez Flores Sotol Sierra is made from 18 22 year old, 100% wild harvested Dasylirion weeleri harvested from the forests of the Madera Mountains in Chihuahua Cooked in shallow pits fueled by willow and oak, the plants are then shredded by axe and knife and open air fermented for 5 7 days in pine wood tanks Distilled twice in traditional copper pot stills Sotol Sierra has an aroma of pine needles and sap