Reviews / MDM Espadin
Review · · by The Editors
MDM Espadin
Espadín from Rodolfo López – the grown-up version of the gateway agave
Score: 4.0/5 agaves
- Producer: Maestros del Mezcal (MDM)
- Maestro: Rodolfo López Sosa
- Region: San Juan del Rio, Oaxaca
- Agave: Espadin
- ABV: 50%
- Price: $55 ($)
Verdict
Espadín under a named-maestro single-lot format is where the category quietly proves that the agave itself has a ceiling most commercial bottles don't approach. MDM and Rodolfo López clear that ceiling. This is the bottle to pour when someone says 'espadín is boring' – it argues the opposite in one sip. Climb.
Most espadín is priced to be forgettable. This one is priced to be kept
Tasting notes
Nose: Roasted pineapple, cracked pepper, wet stone, a lingering wood smoke
Palate: ~50% and structured, this is espadín presented the way single-palenque wild-agave bottles are presented, with texture you can chew and a mineral backbone
Finish: Peppery, lightly smoked
The bottom line
Don't pass on this for the espadín shelf. A reference single-palenque version