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Mezcasiarca Barril, Tobaziche, Espadin

Clay-pot ensamble with barril anchoring the karwinskii

Score: 3.5/5 agaves

Mezcasiarca Barril, Tobaziche, Espadin bottle
  • Producer: Mezcasiarca
  • Region: Yeguesia, Oaxaca
  • Agave: Barril, Espadin, Tobaziche
  • ABV: 47.8%
  • Price: $70 ($$)

Verdict

The Mezcasiarca catalog is stronger on solo-agave releases than on ensambles, and this three-agave clay-pot bottle is a fair illustration – the technique is present, the agaves are audible, but the whole doesn't cohere as cleanly as Mezcasiarca Arroqueño or Mezcasiarca Espadín. Pour for clay-pot completionists.

Clay-pot ensambles are harder to parse than clay-pot solo bottles

Tasting notes

Nose: Wet clay, green herb, dry grass, a faint smoke

Palate: 47.8% with barril's dry, savory karwinskii character joining tobaziche and espadín – the clay-pot signature is present but the ensamble reads busier than the Mezcasiarca solo releases

Finish: Dry, earthen. Long

The bottom line

Pour for clay-pot depth. Reach for Mezcasiarca solo bottles first

Where to buy online

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