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NETA Tepextate - Tomás García Cruz
Tomás García Cruz's capón tepextate at 47.8% – concentration plus floral lift
Score: 4.0/5 agaves
- Producer: NETA
- Maestro: Tomás García Cruz
- Region: Miahuatlán, Oaxaca
- Agave: Tepextate
- ABV: 47.8%
- Price: $70 ($$)
Verdict
Capón tepextate is an uncommon treatment – tepextate already takes decades to mature, and capón adds another year of waiting. Tomás García Cruz's 47.8% version justifies the investment with a denser, more concentrated floral profile than the standard tepextate lineup. Two reviewers at 4.3; we agree. Buy for technique depth.
Capón tepextate is a rare format. Tomás makes the case
Tasting notes
Nose: Concentrated orchid up front. Hot limestone, dark citrus, white pepper underneath
Palate: 47.8% capón tepextate – the pre-harvest quiote removal concentrates tepextate's floral register, and the result reads denser than the standard tepextate lineup
Finish: Floral, drying. Very long
The bottom line
Buy. Capón tepextate is rare and this one is good