Reviews / Cinco Sentidos Papalote, Pizorra, y Azul
Review · · by The Editors
Cinco Sentidos Papalote, Pizorra, y Azul
Three Puebla agaves, Delfino Tobón at the helm – a palenque in one bottle
Score: 4.5/5 agaves
- Producer: 5 Sentidos
- Maestro: Delfino Tobón Mejia
- Region: San Pablo Ameyaltepec, Puebla
- Agave: Azul, Papalote, Pizorra
- ABV: 47.35%
- Price: $320 ($$)
Verdict
Three consensus reviews at 4.3 is about where we land or a half-step above. Tobón's San Pablo palenque has become a Puebla reference and this three-agave blend is essentially a summary of what the site does. Compared with the catalog's Puebla ensambles from Ramirez–Arriaga, this is slightly heavier and less angular – papalote gives it more fruit. Buy both if you can.
A three-agave tour of San Pablo Ameyaltepec in a single glass
Tasting notes
Nose: Wildflower up front. Wet chalk, cooked agave, dry herb, faint citrus underneath
Palate: Papalote provides the aromatic ceiling; pizorra the mineral base; azul the structural middle. At 47.35% Tobón finds a proof where all three register without compression
Finish: Floral, chalky. Long
The bottom line
Buy it. A Puebla palenque's entire identity in one bottle