Luneta Cimarron

Verdict

Commit. Cimarrón is Puebla's local name for a marmorata variant that reads clearly different from Oaxacan tepextate, and Rodriguez's work at Luneta is the clearest bottling of that distinction we've tasted. At 46.6% the aromatic range opens fully and the Puebla character, cooler, more mineral, less wild-menthol than Oaxaca, is unmistakable. Track Rodriguez's Luneta releases; this is reference work.

Tasting notes

Nose: Cool menthol, wild mint, green pine, warm stone

Palate: 46.6% is the bottom of where cimarrón should be bottled and Rodriguez has given it exactly that structure, the marmorata's aromatic altitude is lifted cleanly, and the Puebla terroir adds a mineral edge distinct from Oaxacan tepextate

Finish: Cooling, herbal, long

The bottom line

Reference Puebla marmorata. Hunt it