Reviews / Comunidad No. 12
Review · · by The Editors
Comunidad No. 12
Minas tripón at 46.8%. A rarely-bottled karwinskii variant
Score: 4.0/5 agaves
- Producer: Comunidad
- Maestro: Heladio Lopez
- Region: Santa Catarina Minas, Oaxaca
- Agave: Tripon
- ABV: 46.8%
- Price: $172 ($$)
Verdict
A strong vocabulary release. Tripón is a karwinskii variant rarely bottled single-variety; Comunidad No. 12 from Santa Catarina Minas at 46.8% delivers the agave's specific dense-honey-mineral register with Minas clay-still texture. Tripón is a category word most drinkers don't have – Minas producers and the Comunidad project together are the path to learning it.
Tripón is a category word most drinkers don't have
Tasting notes
Nose: Dark honey – then warm earth, mineral damp
Palate: Tripón's specific character amplified by Minas clay-still; dense at 46.8%
Finish: Drying, river rock – very long
The bottom line
Worth chasing