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Aguerrido Cupreata - Don Refugio
Don Refugio's standard cupreata – Tetitlán de la Lima terroir
Score: 3.5/5 agaves
- Producer: Aguerrido Mezcal
- Maestro: Refugio Calzada Hernandez
- Region: Tetitlán de la Lima, Guerrero
- Agave: Cupreata
- ABV: 46.9%
- Price: $110 ($$)
Verdict
Don Refugio's Tetitlán de la Lima is the lean, mineral outlier in the Aguerrido village lineup, not flashy, not pushing, just a clean village study. The Aguerrido cut stays visible even where the village profile runs quiet; that's the range's argument for itself. Buy it if you're building an Aguerrido flight; otherwise start with Benigno or Erika.
A producer signature across villages gives Aguerrido's range coherence
Tasting notes
Nose: Green herb with warm stone
Palate: Lean and slightly bitter at 46.9% – the village's signature is leaner than others in the Aguerrido line
Finish: Drying, cooling – long
The bottom line
A reliable Aguerrido