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Mal Bien Madrecuixe - Cortes
Cortés-brothers madrecuishe at 48.82 – clean, dense, uncompromised
Score: 4.5/5 agaves
- Producer: Mal Bien
- Maestro: Ageo Cortés, Felipe Cortés
- Region: Miahuatlán, Oaxaca
- Agave: Madrecuishe
- ABV: 48.82%
- Price: $70 ($$)
Verdict
Between the Ramos 52.3% madrecuishe and this Cortés bottle at 48.82%, you have two legitimate reference points for what the agave can be. The Cortés is tighter, cleaner, more restrained, the Ramos is bigger, more expansive. Neither is wrong. Own this one if you want madrecuishe at ceiling proof without the extra muscle. Commit.
Madrecuishe as it should be – no apologies, no excess
Tasting notes
Nose: Wet grass, mineral, green pepper, starch, a breath of lime
Palate: 48.82% at the madrecuishe ceiling – Ageo and Felipe Cortés pull every ounce of the karwinskii's starchy drive through refrescador clarity, nothing smeared, nothing pushed
Finish: Very long, dry, iron-tinged
The bottom line
The tight, clean madrecuishe reference