NETA Espadin - Ranulfo Garcia Pacheco

Item: NETA Espadin - Ranulfo Garcia Pacheco
Rating: 4.5
Author: The Editors

Ranulfo García Pacheco's espadín is the best in the NETA espadín range

Score: 4.5/5 agaves

Producer: Agave Mixtape, NETA
Maestro: Ranulfo García Pacheco
Region: Miahuatlán, Oaxaca
Agave: Espadin
ABV: 46.4%
Price: $70 ($)

Verdict

Ranulfo García Pacheco is one of the NETA maestros whose bottles reward seeking out. At 46.4% the espadín is denser than Delfino Sozimo Jarquin's higher-proof version elsewhere in the range – a reminder that proof alone doesn't determine quality; producer discipline matters more. García Pacheco's hand delivers saline minerality and layered mid-palate weight that set the standard for what NETA-tier espadín can do. Reviewer consensus aligns. A reference narrow-distribution espadín.

The espadín that makes you stop calling espadín boring

Tasting notes

Nose: Sweet cooked agave – then mineral damp, warm citrus, a trace of smoke

Palate: Dense and layered at 46.4% – the producer's restraint is legible

Finish: Very long, stone, clean

The bottom line

The NETA espadín to buy

Where to buy online

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