Cómplice Tobalá

Verdict

San Dionisio tobalá from a Matatlán-trained maestro yields exactly what you'd expect – approachable, cleanly-cut, pleasant. The problem is tobalá is a wild agave that earns its price through intensity, not politeness. Pass in favor of Banhez Tobalá if you want cheap and expressive, or Real Minero if you want the full scale.

Tasting notes

Nose: Honey – then green melon, dried flowers, a thread of smoke

Palate: Clean and floral, but the expression is tame compared to Cómplice's Santa Maria wild bottles – Ignacio Martinez's Matatlán-adjacent work shows a softer hand

Finish: Medium, faintly sweet

The bottom line

Drinkable; not the tobalá you're buying for the price