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Agua del Sol Mexicano - Francisco Garcia León
Francisco García León's mexicano – Agua del Sol's consistently strong work
Score: 4.5/5 agaves
- Producer: Agua del Sol
- Maestro: Francisco Garcia León
- Region: Miahuatlán, Oaxaca
- Agave: Mexicano
- ABV: 49%
- Price: $62 ($$)
Verdict
A strong single-palenque mexicano. Francisco García León's Miahuatlán production at 49% is where mexicano gets its proper expression – the agave's vegetal-mineral character concentrated rather than diluted, and the producer's discipline visible in the structural clarity. Mexicano at reference-adjacent caliber is rare enough that any legitimate bottling is worth attention; García León's is one of the strongest. Consensus 4.3 is close; we push to 4.5. Among the better mexicanos available.
Mexicano at the reference-adjacent tier
Tasting notes
Nose: Green herb, then mineral damp, cooked agave, warm earth
Palate: Dense and structural at 49% – mexicano's character amplified by high proof and Miahuatlán discipline
Finish: Drying, iron-tinged. Stays very long
The bottom line
Among the better mexicanos available