Lamata Lechuguilla Sonora - Yépiz

Item: Lamata Lechuguilla Sonora - Yépiz
Rating: 4.5
Author: The Editors

Sonoran lechuguilla at 49.5% – Martín Yépiz's version of the same regional agave

Score: 4.5/5 agaves

Producer: Lamata
Maestro: Martín Yépiz
Region: Alamos, Sonora
Agave: Bovicornuta
ABV: 49.5%
Price: $150 ($$)

Verdict

Lamata Lechuguilla Sonora from Yépiz is the better of the two Lamata Sonorans, marginally, but unambiguously, and the brand's willingness to carry both maestros's versions of the same agave is genuinely useful for category students. Yépiz's hand is the cleanest Sonoran production we've tasted. Consensus 4.3; we rate 4.5.

Yépiz is the Sonoran lechuguilla reference the whole north should answer to

Tasting notes

Nose: Desert herb with cooked fiber

Palate: Cleaner and deeper than the Almada version at 49.5%. Yépiz's production has a slightly greener edge and a more mineral bottom; the two Sonoran lechuguillas on Lamata's shelf invite direct comparison, and Yépiz wins by a head

Finish: Stone-cool, slow fade – very long

The bottom line

Buy. Peak Sonoran lechuguilla

Where to buy online

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