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Mezonte Michoacan - Jorge Perez

Jorge Pérez's Alto at 47% – Michoacán doing what Oaxaca can't

Score: 4.0/5 agaves

Mezonte Michoacan - Jorge Perez bottle
  • Producer: Mezonte
  • Maestro: Jorge Perez
  • Region: Rio de Parras, Michoacán
  • Agave: Alto
  • ABV: 47%
  • Price: $150 ($$$$)

Verdict

If you know Michoacán only through cupreata, Jorge Pérez's Alto is the next chapter. Altitude-grown inaequidens shows it in the glass, stern and resinous, mineral before floral. Mezonte's bottling respects the producer and prints batch detail on the label. For a 47% small-release Michoacán, this is closer to Real Minero territory than to anything on a restaurant list.

Jorge Pérez's Alto is Michoacán's answer to the madrecuishe crowd

Tasting notes

Nose: Wild mint, warm stone, tamarind, a resinous pine undernote

Palate: Inaequidens at 47% is dense and herbal, the high-altitude Michoacán signature, bitter greens and mineral salt carrying a lot of structure

Finish: Drying, herbal-slate-tinged

The bottom line

Worth owning to understand why Michoacán matters

Where to buy online

We found this bottle at 1 US retailer. Prices and stock vary – click through to check.

Price check: $150 (2026-07-29).

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