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Cuentacuentos Tepeztate - Everardo Garcia Salvador

Mitla tepeztate at 48.56% – the Everardo bottle

Score: 4.0/5 agaves

Cuentacuentos Tepeztate - Everardo Garcia Salvador bottle
  • Producer: Cuentacuentos
  • Maestro: Everardo Garcia Salvador
  • Region: Mitla, Oaxaca
  • Agave: Tepextate
  • ABV: 48.56%
  • Price: $70 ($$)

Verdict

Everardo's name on a Cuentacuentos label has become the tell, buy when you see it. This Mitla tepeztate runs at the ABV the agave actually needs, and the vegetal peak comes forward without having to shout. Reach for it over the Serafín sibling if you want more mineral and less sweetness. Hunt, don't hesitate.

The proof is the point; 48.56 is what tepeztate wanted

Tasting notes

Nose: Bell pepper, dry mint, river rock, orange peel

Palate: Everardo Garcia Salvador's tepeztate runs lean and aromatic, the higher proof carries the vegetal peak of marmorata without the sugar-crash most mid-proof tepeztates produce

Finish: Mineral, herbaceous. Very long

The bottom line

A single-maestro tepeztate at honest proof, exactly the play

Where to buy online

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