Agua del Sol Espadin - Pedro Garcia Sernas

Item: Agua del Sol Espadin - Pedro Garcia Sernas
Rating: 3.5
Author: The Editors

Matatlán espadín at Agua del Sol's standard 48%

Score: 3.5/5 agaves

Producer: Agua del Sol
Maestro: Pedro Garcia Sernas
Region: Santiago Matatlán, Oaxaca
Agave: Espadin
ABV: 48%
Price: $40–90 ($$)

Verdict

A legitimate single-maestro espadín. Pedro García Sernas's Matatlán production at 48% delivers the regional profile with boutique-import discipline; the higher-than-commercial proof lets the agave develop cleanly without the smoothing commercial Matatlán espadíns impose. Agua del Sol's espadíns are quiet but serious – the producer treats the cultivated agave with the same rigor the wild-agave bottles receive. Respectable.

Agua del Sol's espadíns are quiet but serious

Tasting notes

Nose: Opens on cooked agave. Wood smoke, mineral damp underneath

Palate: Dense for espadín at 48% – the proof holds the producer's discipline

Finish: Drying, stone

The bottom line

Respectable