Dixeebe Jabali

Verdict

Dixeebe's jabalí is a quiet alternative to the Rey Campero benchmark – not as loud, not as widely distributed, but cut with the same patience the plant demands. At 48.5% the structure finally catches up to jabalí's wild streak; drop a point of proof and the bottle would collapse. Hunt it down if the Rey Campero allocation is tapped and you want the agave without the obvious address. Consensus 3.8 is close; we'd hold there.

Tasting notes

Nose: Green pepper, hot stone, faint smoke, a light floral high note, trace of cocoa

Palate: Lean and herbal at 48.5% – the jabalí's characteristic difficulty tamed by careful production rather than smoothed out by commercial intent. The agave's herbal density reads clearly without the rough edges that afflict inexperienced jabalí bottlings

Finish: Cooling, mineral, with a slow herbal fade – long

The bottom line

A legitimate jabalí at the price bracket. Rey Campero is the direct comparison