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Mal Bien Papalote - Sonido
Antonio Sonido's papalote – the hidden peak of the Chilapa lineup
Score: 4.5/5 agaves
- Producer: Mal Bien
- Maestro: Antonio Sonido
- Region: Chilapa de Álvarez, Guerrero
- Agave: Papalote
- ABV: 48.3%
- Price: $70 ($)
Verdict
Antonio Sonido is less famous than the Barranca brothers and the Calzada name, and his papalote is as good as either of theirs. This is the Chilapa bottle we'd hand someone who's already had the obvious ones – 48.3% of clean, wild, committed cupreata. Honor the maestro by name and take it.
The papalote maestro most outside the conversation
Tasting notes
Nose: Cooked corn, then pine sap, wildflower, crushed pepper, limestone
Palate: 48.3% of Sonido's cupreata through copper, denser than the Gutiérrez and more wild-spirited than Calzada, the cut is tight, the mid-palate is packed with highland character
Finish: Warm, mineral-piney, very long
The bottom line
Commit. The under-known Chilapa reference
Where to buy online
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