Cinco Sentidos Papalome (Mixteca ed. 2)

Item: Cinco Sentidos Papalome (Mixteca ed. 2)
Rating: 4.5
Author: The Editors

Ramirez–Arriaga papalome – the Puebla wild-agave release most worth seeking

Score: 4.5/5 agaves

Producer: 5 Sentidos
Maestro: Atelo Ramirez, Laura Arriaga
Region: Reyes Metzontla, Puebla
Agave: Papalome
ABV: 46%
Price: $310 ($$)

Verdict

Seven consensus reviews at 4.4 aligns with a bottle we keep reaching for. Ramirez and Arriaga's palenque has become one of 5 Sentidos' most distinctive Puebla benches, and papalome, a wild Agave potatorum variant – is where their work most clearly earns its keep. Compared with a Mezcalosfera papalome or a Vago release, this reads drier, more particular, less polished.

Papalome from this palenque is one of Puebla's quiet signatures

Tasting notes

Nose: Wildflower. Then chalk, green pear

Palate: At 46% the Ramirez–Arriaga palenque delivers what Reyes Metzontla does best, a dry, aromatic, mineral-driven papalome with the particular Puebla austerity

Finish: Floral, chalky. Long

The bottom line

Chase it down. A Puebla papalome reference