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Review · · by The Editors
Aguerrido Cupreata - Vicencio y Gabina
A married-couple bottling from Ahuacuotzingo – rare village coverage
Score: 3.5/5 agaves
- Producer: Aguerrido Mezcal
- Maestro: Gabina Morales Tecomulapa, Vicencio Miranda Barranca
- Region: Ahuacuotzingo, Guerrero
- Agave: Cupreata
- ABV: 46.5%
- Price: $115 ($$)
Verdict
A solid Aguerrido from a less-distributed village. Vicencio and Gabina's Ahuacuotzingo palenque is a married-couple operation, more common in Guerrero than the marketing tier typically acknowledges, and their cupreata at 46.5% delivers a quieter register than Aguerrido's marquee bottlings. The village rewards drinkers building Guerrero vocabulary beyond Pantitlán. The community agrees. A working Aguerrido for village-lovers.
Husband-wife palenques are more common than the marketing tier acknowledges
Tasting notes
Nose: Warm earth, then green herb, faint smoke, mineral
Palate: Medium-dense, the Vicencio and Gabina palenque has its own quieter register
Finish: Drying, warm, long
The bottom line
A working Aguerrido for village-lovers