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Review · · by The Editors
Del Maguey Wild Tepextate
Santa Maria Albarradas tepextate at 45%, the Wild catalog's highlight
Score: 4.0/5 agaves
- Producer: Del Maguey Mezcal
- Maestro: Leopoldino Miranda, Rogelio Martinez Cruz
- Region: Santa Maria Albarradas, Oaxaca
- Agave: Tepextate
- ABV: 45%
- Price: $150 ($$)
Verdict
Wild Tepextate is the Del Maguey bottle most worth the brand premium – Santa Maria's marmorata at 45% under Miranda and Martinez Cruz reads specific and vegetal. 47% would have been structurally better, but the character holds. Buy this over the San Dionisio blends; single-varietal wild agave is the catalog's throughline. The brand's argument for itself.
A tepeztate Del Maguey can be proud of, even at the proof ceiling
Tasting notes
Nose: Green pepper up front. Wet stone, lime peel, dusty flowers underneath
Palate: Tepextate at 45% from Leopoldino Miranda and Rogelio Martinez Cruz – Santa Maria's terroir brings vegetal brightness, though 47% would have been ideal
Finish: Herbal, mineral
The bottom line
A strong tepeztate; Cuentacuentos' maestro releases climb higher
Where to buy online
We found this bottle at 2 US retailers. Prices and stock vary – click through to check.