Agua del Sol Espadin - Reyna Rodriguez Ramirez

Item: Agua del Sol Espadin - Reyna Rodriguez Ramirez
Rating: 3.5
Author: The Editors

Reyna Rodríguez Ramírez's espadín – Yautepec production at standard proof

Score: 3.5/5 agaves

Producer: Agua del Sol
Maestro: Reyna Rodriguez Ramirez
Region: Yautepec, Oaxaca
Agave: Espadin
ABV: 48.4%
Price: $58 ($)

Verdict

Reyna Rodríguez Ramírez's espadín at 48.4% is a working Yautepec bottle – drier than Matatlán, less mineral than Sola de Vega, honest about being a village expression rather than a flagship. The pelón verde elsewhere in the Agua del Sol range is the reach-for bottle; this one is the producer's reliable floor. Buy it to learn Yautepec; buy the pelón verde to love it.

A sensible producer's working espadín

Tasting notes

Nose: Cooked agave with warm stone underneath, faint herb

Palate: Clean and balanced at 48.4%

Finish: Dry, mineral – long

The bottom line

A working producer's espadín