Cantaro Chumpeate Tobala

Item: Cantaro Chumpeate Tobala
Rating: 4.0
Author: The Editors

Amatlán tobalá at 48-50%

Score: 4.0/5 agaves

Producer: Cantaro Chumpeate Mezcal
Maestro: Celerino Garcia Garcia
Region: San Luis Amatlan, Oaxaca
Agave: Tobala
ABV: 48%
Price: $65 ($$)

Verdict

Amatlán tobalá at 48-50% delivers the agave's floral-mineral character cleanly – San Luis Amatlán is one of the Oaxacan villages whose wild-agave work rewards tracking, and Cantaro Chumpeate is the producer making the village's strongest case right now. Track the label and the village both. Reference-adjacent work at better-than-reference pricing.

Amatlán tobalá is worth tracking

Tasting notes

Nose: Wildflower with ripe citrus, mineral

Palate: Aromatic and structured at 48-50%

Finish: Very long, floral, drying

The bottom line

A reliable wild-agave pick