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NETA Jabalín, Coyote, Madrecuixe, and Tepextate
Miguel Osorio puts four wild agaves at 49.4%. Ambitious, not quite resolved
Score: 3.5/5 agaves
- Producer: NETA
- Maestro: Miguel Osorio
- Region: Miahuatlán, Oaxaca
- Agave: Coyote, Jabali, Madrecuishe, Tepextate
- ABV: 49.4%
- Price: $70 ($$)
Verdict
Ensambles at four wild agaves rarely resolve, and Miguel Osorio's version is ambitious but not fully aligned – each voice reads but the chord doesn't settle. One reviewer at 3.5 matches our read. A bottle for students of wild-agave blending; the Wilfrido García three-agave bottle above is the tighter reference.
Four wild agaves is a brief. Sometimes the brief wins
Tasting notes
Nose: Wild flower, then warm earth, dried fruit, faint musk
Palate: 49.4% ensamble where jabalí's funk, coyote's lean karwinskii, madrecuishe's cooler spine, and tepextate's floral top all talk – and occasionally fight
Finish: Layered, slightly unresolved – long
The bottom line
Buy for study, not for the headline