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5 Sentidos Tepextate - Tio Tello

Tio Tello's tepextate at 45.1%, proof too low, technique keeps it afloat

Score: 4.0/5 agaves

5 Sentidos Tepextate - Tio Tello bottle
  • Producer: 5 Sentidos
  • Maestro: Eleuterio “Tío Tello” Perez Ramos
  • Region: Miahuatlán, Oaxaca
  • Agave: Tepextate
  • ABV: 45.1%
  • Price: $140 ($$)

Verdict

One consensus rating at 4.5 reads optimistic; we score it 4.0 because of the proof issue. Eleuterio Pérez Ramos is one of Miahuatlán's steadier hands, and the liquid is honestly made, it's just held back by an ABV we'd put 2-3 points higher. Compared with a Vago tepextate at 49%, this has less lift, less carry, less completeness. Not a skip, but the Luis Enrique Juarez tepextate in the same catalog is a better use of the money.

A tepextate rescued by the maestro, not the proof sheet

Tasting notes

Nose: Wet chalk, cucumber skin, wildflower, faint green stem

Palate: At 45.1% we flag the proof problem, but Tio Tello's Miahuatlán experience and copper rig coax more from the agave than most producers could at this ABV – the aromatics thread the palate without the texture collapsing

Finish: Floral, slightly restrained. Stays medium-long

The bottom line

Pass. The Luis Enrique Juarez or Benigno–Javier tepextate will serve you better

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