Reviews / Lagrimas de Dolores Verde
Review · · by The Editors
Lagrimas de Dolores Verde
Verde at 47% – Ávila and Roldán, the variant that doesn't quite land here
Score: 3.0/5 agaves
- Producer: Lagrimas de Dolores Mezcal
- Maestro: Fabiola Ávila, Gilberto Roldan
- Region: Durango
- Agave: Verde
- ABV: 47%
- Price: $70 ($)
Verdict
Pass on this verde and buy La Remilgosa's at 51% instead – Lagrimas de Dolores Verde is the outlier in an otherwise strong range. Ávila and Roldán nail the Lamparillo and the Tepemete, but verde wants 50%+ proof to show the structural density that justifies wild-agave money. La Remilgosa's verde drinks better for similar money. Consensus 3.4; we rate 3.0.
Lagrimas verde is the variant where the house style almost meets the agave
Tasting notes
Nose: Green herb, mineral stone, a faint vegetal damp, trace cooked fiber
Palate: Lean and limestone. At 47%, less concentrated than the other Lagrimas releases. Verde's chlorophyll-green signature is present but runs a shade thin compared with La Remilgosa's verde at 51%
Finish: Green, cool close
The bottom line
Pass. La Remilgosa's verde at 51% outworks this