Reviews / El Rey Zapoteco Tepeztate
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El Rey Zapoteco Tepeztate
Tepextate at 48% – respectable mid-tier work at proof the agave actually uses
Score: 3.5/5 agaves
- Producer: El Rey Zapoteco Mezcal
- Maestro: Hernandez Escobar Family
- Region: Santiago Matatlán, Oaxaca
- Agave: Tepextate
- ABV: 48%
- Price: $70 ($$)
Verdict
Disciplined without being showy, which is the right register at this price tier. Not a reference tepextate; not pretending to be. Buy it if the El Jolgorio, Dos Pasiones, or Buen Camino tepextates aren't available; El Rey Zapoteco is the category-introduction bottle, not the reason to learn the agave.
A respectable mid-tier tepextate at appropriate proof
Tasting notes
Nose: Wildflower. Then wet stone, white pepper, cooling herb, a faint dried-lavender undertone
Palate: Aromatic at 48%. The agave's signature is present if not amplified – floral lift, mineral spine, drying herbal close, and the proof is adequate for the 25-year agronomy tepextate requires
Finish: Cooling, drying, with a slow floral fade. Very long
The bottom line
Fine as a tepextate category introduction
Where to buy online
We found this bottle at 1 US retailer. Prices and stock vary – click through to check.
- Old Town Tequila – $49.99