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NETA Espadín capón + Bicuixe capón
Capón espadín and capón bicuishe – both agaves allowed to go to seed before harvest
Score: 4.0/5 agaves
- Producer: NETA
- Region: Miahuatlán, Oaxaca
- Agave: Bicuishe, Espadin
- ABV: 47.2%
- Price: $70 ($$)
Verdict
Capón means the quiote was cut before flowering, which redirects sugars into the piña, concentration at the cost of yield. Juan Vásquez Jiménez ensembles a capón espadín with a capón bicuishe and the bottle sits like a doubled version of a NETA standard. Two reviewers at 4.3 is a fair read. A bottle for drinkers who already know the non-capón versions and want to hear what the technique buys.
Capón treatment is a producer betting time against yield. Juan Vásquez Jiménez wins
Tasting notes
Nose: Concentrated cooked agave, dark citrus, wet stone, faint floral
Palate: 47.2% capón ensamble, the pre-harvest quiote removal concentrates the piña sugars, and the bicuishe-espadín pair reads denser and more mineral than the standard
Finish: River rock, richly savory. Stays long
The bottom line
Buy to understand what capón does
Where to buy online
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