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Mal Bien Puntas de Papalote
Puntas papalote at 58% – Barranca with the volume at eleven
Score: 4.0/5 agaves
- Producer: Mal Bien
- Maestro: Javier Barranca
- Region: Chilapa de Álvarez, Guerrero
- Agave: Papalote
- ABV: 58%
- Price: $70 ($)
Verdict
Javier Barranca's puntas papalote is the high-volume version of the reference Barranca bottle, same agave, same village, twice the conviction. At 58% this is not a sipping recommendation for casual occasions; it's a bottle for the agave-obsessed who want the cupreata at maximum volume. A committed drinker's papalote.
Papalote in all caps
Tasting notes
Nose: Concentrated pine, wildflower, sharp pepper, warm stone
Palate: 58% of pure puntas, everything about the standard Barranca papalote turned up, with proof-driven intensity that lets the cupreata shout without drowning itself
Finish: Very long, warm, concentrated
The bottom line
Puntas for papalote devotees