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5 Sentidos Papalote
Delfino Tobón Mejía's papalote – named-maestro 5 Sentidos at reference caliber
Score: 4.5/5 agaves
- Producer: 5 Sentidos
- Maestro: Delfino Tobón Mejia
- Region: San Pablo Ameyaltepec, Puebla
- Agave: Papalote
- ABV: 48%
- Price: $139 ($)
Verdict
Papalote is the agave that surfaces maestro decisions the way tepextate surfaces proof decisions – every handling choice shows. Tobón Mejía's hand lets the aromatics unfold across the palate without one crowding another out. A strong 5 Sentidos; buy it next to the Cantaro Chumpeate papalote if you want to hear two disciplined renderings of the same rare agave side by side.
Papalote done by a maestro who knows the plant's range
Tasting notes
Nose: Wildflower, hot slate, white pepper, cooling herb, a faint mineral damp underneath
Palate: Dense and aromatic. At 48%, papalote's stone-herbal character amplified by 5 Sentidos's production discipline
Finish: Unending. Drying, cooling, with a slow floral fade
The bottom line
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