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NETA Bicuixe & Jabalin - Wilfredo García Sánchez

Wilfredo García Sánchez's bicuishe-jabalí at 50.6%, higher proof, same argument

Score: 4.5/5 agaves

NETA Bicuixe & Jabalin - Wilfredo García Sánchez bottle
  • Producer: NETA
  • Maestro: Wilfredo García
  • Region: Miahuatlán, Oaxaca
  • Agave: Bicuishe, Jabali
  • ABV: 50.6%
  • Price: $70 ($$)

Verdict

Same agave pairing, different maestro, two degrees more proof, this is the kind of within-catalog comparison NETA makes possible. Wilfredo García Sánchez's 50.6% reading is wilder and more aggressive than Celso's 48.5%, and which you prefer depends on how much jabalí truth you want. One reviewer at 4.5; we agree. Buy both if you can.

If Celso's version taught jabalí to behave, Wilfredo's version lets it run

Tasting notes

Nose: Wild mint with warm musk, flint

Palate: 50.6% – the bicuishe-jabalí conversation pushed another notch, and jabalí loves the extra proof floor. Concentrated, mineral, wild-herbal

Finish: Drying, peppery, very long

The bottom line

Buy for the A/B with Celso's version

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