Reviews / Nayaá Cupreata
Review · · by The Editors
Nayaá Cupreata
Guerrero cupreata at 40%, a proper agave, a compromised ABV
Score: 3.0/5 agaves
- Producer: Nayaá Mezcal
- Region: Santa Teresa Pilcaya, Guerrero
- Agave: Cupreata
- ABV: 40%
- Price: $55 ($)
Verdict
Guerrero is cupreata country along with Michoacán, and Santa Teresa Pilcaya should produce a bottle worth defending. Nayaá's entry cupreata at 40% is proof-limited in the same way the criollo is, the agave's best characteristics require proof floor to express. No consensus data. Our read: look at Mocel or Mizquiri for what cupreata can do; come back to Nayaá when they step up to 45%.
Cupreata at 40% is proof the proof matters
Tasting notes
Nose: Cooked apple – then faint smoke, damp stone, vanilla
Palate: 40% cupreata from Guerrero, the orchard register is readable but muted; cupreata wants 45%+ to come alive
Finish: Short-medium, sweet, clean
The bottom line
A skip. Cupreata deserves more ABV than 40%