Ola Sol Agave Wine Mexico NV

The Data

Country Mexico

Appellation Mexico

Varietal Specialty

Retail Price $31.50

ABV 24%

Score 4 Stars/92 points

In the Glass

Appearance

Brilliant, crystal clear.

Aromatics

The aromatics are redolent of Blanco Tequila, offering scents of cooked agave, mineral, and citrus zest with supporting notes of wildflowers and straw.

Flavor

The palate echoes the nose, delivering a baked agave-driven core with flavors of tropical fruit and flowers, sweet grass, and honey rising on the finish with hints of slate.

Intensity & Texture

Medium-bodied and perfectly balanced with a vibrant texture.

Cool Factor

If you can create a groundbreaking product that is also delicious, it is always certified cool.

Value Grade

Ola Sol is a truly unique product with high integrity that delivers pure hedonistic pleasure for under $35 a bottle. We find this product to be a great value.

Analysis

Ola Sol is a delicious fortified agave wine, not distilled, to 24% alcohol by volume (ABV). This is a high ABV for wine but quite low for a Tequila, typically bottled at 40% ABV. The product’s heart is five-year-old Blue Weber Agave, the genus used in true Tequila. The Blue Agave is cooked and crushed just as the agave pinas are in the production of Tequila. Then a pure Blue Agave spirit is added, fortifying the agave wine just like the great fortified wines of Sherry and Port. The agave is non-GMO, and no sugars are added, relying solely on the natural agave sugars. The resulting product is clean and refreshing with complex agave flavors like those in quality Blanco Tequila. Ola Sol can be sipped neat or chilled and of course, enjoyed in cocktails.

How to Enjoy

Considering that it is nearly twice the strength of wine, we would not drink it like wine but rather utilize it in classic Tequila cocktails or simply mix it with soda and fresh citrus.