Reviews / Marca Negra Dobadan
Review · · by The Editors
Marca Negra Dobadan
Mexicano rhodacantha from Santa María La Pila – Alberto Ortiz's spine
Score: 4.0/5 agaves
- Producer: Marca Negra Mezcal
- Maestro: Alberto Ortiz
- Region: Santa Maria La Pila, Oaxaca
- Agave: Mexicano
- ABV: 49%
- Price: $70 ($$)
Verdict
Marca Negra Dobadán is the brand's strongest single-agave release – a rhodacantha with real spine and proof. At 49% Alberto Ortiz makes Mexicano/Dobadán legible in a way the commercial category rarely does. Put it beside Mal Bien Mexicano Verde for a copper-vs-refrescador lesson in the same agave and you'll learn something. Track it.
Dobadán is what rhodacantha wants to be
Tasting notes
Nose: Bright pepper with crushed mineral, green herb
Palate: 49% of copper rhodacantha – Alberto Ortiz's cut pulls the fruity density and savory spine of Mexicano through a tight line, a shelf bottle that drinks like the Ramos and Cortés rhodacanthas in the Mal Bien catalog
Finish: Dry, bright. Long
The bottom line
A rhodacantha on the shelf worth buying