Maguey Melate Tepextate - Hermogenes Vasquez

Verdict

Hermógenes Vásquez is a name that shows up in Real Minero and Lalocura conversations for a reason, and this Maguey Melate bottle is the one we'd hand a drinker asking for a reference tepextate. 45.5% is the minimum we ask of marmorata and he clears it without asking for more, the bottle is balanced, complete, and unambiguously one of the strongest tepextates in the club program.

Tasting notes

Nose: Intense white flower, then green pepper, wet limestone, ripe cantaloupe, a resinous top

Palate: At 45.5% the florals drive hard but never get shrill, the mineral spine is unmistakable San Luis Amatlán, the mid-palate is dense with fruit and stone in equal measure, the tepextate character is maximally legible

Finish: Dry, stony-floral. Very long

The bottom line

Worth taking. This is reference tepextate