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Maguey Melate Maximiliana
Julio Topete Becerra – Jalisco maximiliana in steel at 50%
Score: 3.0/5 agaves
- Producer: Maguey Melate
- Region: Jalisco
- Agave: Maximiliana
- ABV: 50%
- Price: $60 ($)
Verdict
Maximiliana isn't a showpiece agave and Julio Topete Becerra doesn't try to make it one, the bottle plays as a clean document of what this Jalisco varietal actually tastes like. Pass unless you're mapping Jalisco agaves. Reach for his deer pechuga in the same catalog if you want a more committed Topete statement. A regional data point.
Maximiliana through steel – a clean but modest agave reading
Tasting notes
Nose: Dry grass, green herb, warm stone, faint smoke
Palate: Steel still at 50% – Julio Topete Becerra distills maximiliana into something lean and dry. The Jalisco raicilla-adjacent character shows; the agave reads thin but honest
Finish: Medium-long, dry, herbal
The bottom line
Modest Jalisco agave. For mapping, not drinking