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Review · · by The Editors
La Venenosa Tabernas Edición II
Tabernas Edición II chico aguiar at 44.5% – the brand doing Tabernas right
Score: 3.5/5 agaves
- Producer: La Venenosa
- Region: El Tuito, Jalisco
- Agave: Chico Aguiar
- ABV: 44.5%
- Price: $70 ($$)
Verdict
Buy Edición II instead of the base Tabernas – 44.5% lets the chico aguiar and the Tabernas region both read clearly, and Morales's proof decision here corrects the error the 40% base made. Not peak Venenosa; a legitimate entry in the catalog that the base bottling should have been from the start. Consensus 3.5; we agree.
Edición II is Tabernas finally getting the bottle it earned
Tasting notes
Nose: Tropical fruit with mineral damp, a coastal hum
Palate: Middle-weight and cleanly drawn at 44.5%. The Edición II is what the base Tabernas should have been, chico aguiar at proof is vivid enough to make the regional case, and the production is focused
Finish: Medium-long, tropical-river rock, cool close
The bottom line
A buy. The Tabernas bottle worth owning