NETA Tepextate - Wilfredo García Sánchez

Verdict

One reviewer at 5.0; our read rolls back a half-step only because we need more batches to confirm. Wilfredo García Sánchez's tepextate at 49.8% is the proof floor the agave has been waiting for – floral without being thin, mineral without being austere. The Florencio bottle is the reference; this is the near-puntas alternative. Build the NETA tepextate flight with both.

Tasting notes

Nose: Wild orchid, warm stone, dark citrus, hot pepper

Palate: 49.8% tepextate with every floral register concentrated – the agave at full proof reads dense rather than thin, floral rather than perfumy

Finish: Floral-mineral, peppery

The bottom line

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