Reviews / NETA Madrecuixe, Jabalín, Bicuixe
Review · · by The Editors
NETA Madrecuixe, Jabalín, Bicuixe
Three wild agaves, one maestro, one of the best bottles in the NETA catalog
Score: 5.0/5 agaves
- Producer: NETA
- Maestro: Miguel García Jarquín
- Region: Miahuatlán, Oaxaca
- Agave: Bicuishe, Jabali, Madrecuishe
- ABV: 50.7%
- Price: $70 ($$)
Verdict
The 5.0 consensus is accurate. Miguel García Jarquin's ensamble for NETA is top-shelf work – the sort of bottle that sets the bar for what ensambles can achieve. Three dense wild agaves (madrecuishe, jabalí, bicuishe) at 50.7% is the composition equivalent of juggling three heavy objects; García Jarquin's solution is to let each agave retain its register across the palate rather than blending them into a shared middle. One of NETA's top releases. Hunt it down.
Multi-agave ensambles at this caliber are category-shaping
Tasting notes
Nose: Dark honey, green pepper, hot slate, leather
Palate: Extraordinary layering at 50.7% – each of the three agaves legible, none dominant
Finish: Unending. Drying, mineral, warm
The bottom line
Reference-grade. Pay the price if you see it
Where to buy online
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