NETA Espadín Capón - Hermógenes Vásquez

Item: NETA Espadín Capón - Hermógenes Vásquez
Rating: 4.0
Author: The Editors

Hermógenes Vasquez's capón espadín at 47.5% – the technique plus the maestro

Score: 4.0/5 agaves

Producer: NETA
Maestro: Hermógenes Vasquez
Region: Miahuatlán, Oaxaca
Agave: Espadin
ABV: 47.5%
Price: $70 ($)

Verdict

Hermógenes Vasquez is one of the maestros NETA built its catalog around, and his capón espadín is the most approachable introduction to his capón work. Four reviewers at 4.0; we agree. The technique intensifies what's already good about his standard espadín rather than re-inventing it. A sensible buy for drinkers who've already enjoyed his bicuishe.

Capón plus Hermógenes is a method plus a hand. Both show

Tasting notes

Nose: Wet stone, lime leaf, a concentrated sweetness

Palate: 47.5% capón – Hermógenes' characteristic mineral clarity applied to a concentrated espadín base. Dense and legible at once

Finish: Mineral, rich – long

The bottom line

A buy. Hermógenes at his most approachable

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