Macheé Verdito

Verdict

Verdito is rarely bottled single-varietal because the agave sits at the edge of two families, which is exactly why Machee's decision to do so is instructive. At 50% both character profiles, the karwinskii vegetal lift and the rhodacantha mineral floor – come through in dialogue, and the bottle hits as a genuine agave-category contribution. Track Machee's single-varietals; this is a producer with range.

Tasting notes

Nose: Dry green pepper. Then wild herb, warm mineral, a flint lift

Palate: Verdito sits at the karwinskii-rhodacantha border, and Machee's 50% bottling lets the dual signature come through, the vegetal karwinskii lean and the rhodacantha wet slate backbone both audibly present

Finish: Drying, slate-tinged, long

The bottom line

A rare single-verdito that earns the format