Cruz de Diamantes Jabali

Item: Cruz de Diamantes Jabali
Rating: 5.0
Author: The Editors

Jabalí at 48-53% – Cruz de Diamantes's second reference bottle

Score: 5.0/5 agaves

Producer: Cruz de Diamantes Mezcal
Maestro: Evelio Santos Vasques
Region: Santa María Sola, Oaxaca
Agave: Jabali
ABV: 48%
Price: $65 ($$)

Verdict

Consensus 5.0 matches. Cruz de Diamantes's jabalí at 48-53% is the producer's second reference release – jabalí at reference caliber requires production discipline few producers deliver, and the same hand that makes the 5.0 espadín delivers the same standard on the jabalí. Two 5.0s from a Santa María Sola producer most drinkers haven't heard of. Top-tier. Buy immediately.

A reference jabalí from a producer to watch

Tasting notes

Nose: Hot stone. Then green pepper, herbal density, faint cocoa

Palate: Fully expressed at 48-53% – jabalí's difficulty handled with category-defining skill

Finish: Unending. Drying, mineral, cooling

The bottom line

Top-tier. Buy immediately