5 Sentidos Tobala y Tobaziche

Item: 5 Sentidos Tobala y Tobaziche
Rating: 4.0
Author: The Editors

Tobalá and tobaziche, Tio Pedro – karwinskii bones under tobalá's florals

Score: 4.0/5 agaves

Producer: 5 Sentidos
Maestro: Pedro Hernandez
Region: Santa Catarina Minas, Oaxaca
Agave: Tobaziche
ABV: 47.1%
Price: $68 ($$)

Verdict

Three consensus reviews at 4.3 tracks with a bottle that's slightly above average for the Tio Pedro catalog – clay-pot Minas work at its quiet best. Compared with a Vago ensamble in similar territory, this is drier and more structured. A dependable pick for anyone wanting to taste what Minas ollas do to tobalá.

Tobalá plus karwinskii is a shortcut to balanced ensamble

Tasting notes

Nose: Wildflower, then wet stone, cucumber skin, green herb

Palate: The tobaziche (a karwinskii-family agave) lends structural dryness; tobalá provides the aromatic lift. At 47.1% through Minas clay the blend coheres – the agaves don't compete, they complement

Finish: Mineral, perfumed. Long

The bottom line

Worth owning. A well-built Minas ensamble with tobalá in the lead