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Maguey Melate Mexicano - Ignacia Villafañe
Ignacia Villafañe at 49.3%, mexicano with a firmer frame
Score: 4.0/5 agaves
- Producer: Maguey Melate
- Maestro: Ignacia Villafañe
- Region: Zoquitlan, Oaxaca
- Agave: Mexicano
- ABV: 49.3%
- Price: $65 ($$)
Verdict
Honor Ignacia Villafañe by name. Between the three mexicano bottles in this Melate run, hers sits at the highest proof and shows why, mexicano has more to give at 49% than at 45%. Reach for it when the Berta Vasquez bottle runs out. Closer to what Rey Campero does with its rhodacantha than typical commercial mexicano.
Mexicano at 49.3% – the proof the rhodacantha wanted
Tasting notes
Nose: Warm fruit, then wet stone, green pepper, faint spice
Palate: 49.3% in copper – Ignacia Villafañe pushes mexicano to where the agave opens up fully. The rhodacantha character builds across the palate; the proof carries without heat-noise
Finish: Floral, warming. Stays very long
The bottom line
The high-proof mexicano pick of the trio. Buy