Del Maguey VIDA Clásico vs Montelobos Espadin

Two bottles that end up on the same shelf, tasted the same way on the same rubric. Scores, current average US prices, and the call.

	Del Maguey VIDA Clásico	Montelobos Espadin
Our score	3.0/5	3.0/5
The public	2.8	3.5
Price	$36	$44
ABV	42%	43%
Agave	Espadin	Espadin
Region	San Luis del Rio, Oaxaca	Santiago Matatlán, Oaxaca

The call

We score both 3.0. With nothing between them in the glass, buy whichever is cheaper on your shelf; by our average prices that is Del Maguey VIDA Clásico.

Del Maguey VIDA Clásico

Underrated as a category workhorse. Overrated as a sipper

Nose: Campfire smoke up front, green banana, a little acetone on a warm pour

Palate: Bright, a touch thin, with sweet agave under the smoke. Less refined than the rest of the Del Maguey range

Finish: Peppery, clean – short

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Montelobos Espadin

A safe cocktail bottle. Pass for sipping

Nose: Green apple with pineapple candy

Palate: Friendly, middle-weight, smoother than most in the price bracket but without much to say

Finish: Faintly sweet, clean

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