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Cuentacuentos Tepeztate - Cristina Garcia Garcia
Cristina García García's tepeztate at 48%. A maestra-driven reference bottling
Score: 4.5/5 agaves
- Producer: Cuentacuentos
- Maestro: Cristina Garcia Garcia
- Region: San Dionisio Ocotepec, Oaxaca
- Agave: Tepextate
- ABV: 48%
- Price: $70 ($$)
Verdict
Tepextate rewards producers who commit discipline across the whole 25-year agronomy and production arc – García García's hand does. Maestra-driven tepextate is some of the category's strongest work, and her Cuentacuentos releases are why. Buy alongside El Jolgorio's tepextate for a top-tier maestra-versus-cooperative comparison.
Maestra-driven tepeztate is some of the category's strongest work
Tasting notes
Nose: Wildflower with white pepper, cooling herb and a faint dried-lavender undertone
Palate: Aromatic and textured at 48% – Cristina's discipline visible throughout. Maestra-driven tepeztate is some of the category's strongest work; García García's hand produces a bottle where the 25-year agronomy of the agave gets proper proof support and careful production, with every element in place
Finish: Unending. Drying, cooling, floral, with a slow mineral fade
The bottom line
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Where to buy online
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