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Cuentacuentos Cupreata

Benigno Sánchez Gatica's Guerrero cupreata/papalote at 47.9%. Another strong Cuentacuentos individual-maestro release

Score: 4.5/5 agaves

Cuentacuentos Cupreata bottle
  • Producer: Cuentacuentos
  • Maestro: Benigno Sánchez Gatica
  • Region: El Peral, Guerrero
  • Agave: Papalote
  • ABV: 47.9%
  • Price: $150 ($$)

Verdict

Cuentacuentos's Guerrero range is consistently strong; Sánchez Gatica's bottle fits the pattern of producers whose individual-maestro releases reliably exceed their mid-tier category pricing. Sánchez Gatica's hand fits the Cuentacuentos pattern of producers whose single-maestro work exceeds their mid-tier category pricing. A strong Cuentacuentos. Consensus 4.3 is close; we push to 4.5.

Cuentacuentos's Guerrero range is consistently strong

Tasting notes

Nose: Green pepper, warm earth, wildflower, dark fruit and a faint mineral high note

Palate: The Guerrero papalote character amplified by the specialty producer's discipline; dense at 47.9%

Finish: Unending. Drying, chalky, with a slow earth fade

The bottom line

Worth chasing

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