Reviews / Mezcalero No. 21
Review · · by The Editors
Mezcalero No. 21
Baltazar Cruz's cirial-tepextate-tobalá – the wild trio at 48%
Score: 4.0/5 agaves
- Producer: Mezcalero Mezcal
- Maestro: Baltazar Cruz Gomez
- Region: San Luis del Rio, Oaxaca
- Agave: Cirial, Tepextate, Tobala
- ABV: 48%
- Price: $70 ($$)
Verdict
Baltazar Cruz Gomez is the single-maestro card of the Mezcalero deck most likely to produce a quietly great bottle, and No. 21 confirms it. The wild trio is balanced, the proof is adequate, and the final drinking experience is a clean argument for the single-lot ensamble format. Buy a bottle when the Mezcalero line rotates.
Three wilds in one bottle without any of them stepping on the others
Tasting notes
Nose: Green herb, then wet stone, ripe pear, dust
Palate: 48% with each wild agave contributing distinctly, cirial's dry spine, tepextate's floral lift, tobalá's roundness, the ensamble reads layered rather than muddled
Finish: Floral, dry, long
The bottom line
Worth the chase. A textbook single-lot wild ensamble
Where to buy online
We found this bottle at 2 US retailers. Prices and stock vary – click through to check.
- K&L Wines
- Old Town Tequila – $99.99