Nayaá Criollo

Verdict

Santa Teresa Pilcaya is Guerrero territory worth reading, and criollo is a varietal that few producers single out, the brief should work. Nayaá ships at 40% instead of 45%, and the proof decision costs the bottle its best argument. No consensus data yet; we score it that the lineup needs more floor. Guerrero deserves louder advocates.

Tasting notes

Nose: Light smoke, cooked agave, faint citrus, a vegetal hint

Palate: 40% Guerrero criollo, the coastal-state signature is present but softened; the 40% proof flattens what should be a distinctive reading

Finish: Short-medium, sweet, clean

The bottom line

A skip. The proof undoes the terroir claim