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Review · · by The Editors
Don Mateo Manso de Sahuayo
Manso Sahuayo from Michoacán at 48%. Another Michoacán vocabulary agave that rewards attention
Score: 3.5/5 agaves
- Producer: Don Mateo de la Sierra
- Maestro: Emilio Vieyra
- Region: Pino Bonito, Michoacán
- Agave: Manso Sahuayo
- ABV: 48%
- Price: $75 ($$)
Verdict
Manso Sahuayo is another Michoacán-specific vocabulary agave, each one a small argument for the state as its own mezcal conversation. The proof Don Mateo runs across the wild-agave tier keeps the agave's quieter register from getting lost. Buy it if you're building a Michoacán flight; Don Mateo is one of the only houses giving drinkers that kind of state-level breadth.
Manso Sahuayo is worth the shelf space for drinkers building Michoacán vocabulary
Tasting notes
Nose: Pine, then dry hay, warm earth, faint herbal, a trace of cooked-sugar underneath
Palate: Lean at 48%. Manso Sahuayo is a Michoacán agave in the cenizo-family neighborhood, softer than cupreata, drier than the Oaxacan cenizos, with its own specific aromatics
Finish: Cooling, with a slow herbal fade, very long
The bottom line
Holds its place in the category for collectors
Where to buy online
We found this bottle at 2 US retailers. Prices and stock vary – click through to check.