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Cantaro Chumpeate Tepextate
San Luis Amatlán tepextate at 48-50%
Score: 4.5/5 agaves
- Producer: Cantaro Chumpeate Mezcal
- Maestro: Celerino Garcia Garcia
- Region: San Luis Amatlan, Oaxaca
- Agave: Tepextate
- ABV: 48%
- Price: $65 ($$)
Verdict
San Luis Amatlán's tepextate tradition is one of the quieter Oaxacan village stories – the kind of producer cluster that doesn't get the El Jolgorio marketing spend but keeps turning out reference-caliber work anyway. Cantaro Chumpeate at 48-50% delivers the 25-year agave's full floral-mineral register. Track the bottle; the village is worth learning on the label.
Amatlán tepextate is reference territory
Tasting notes
Nose: Wildflower, wet stone, white pepper, cooling herb
Palate: Aromatic and mineral at 48-50% – Amatlán production rigor
Finish: Unending. Drying, cooling
The bottom line
Track it down