Reviews / NETA Tobalá, Coyote, Madrecuixe, Bicuixe, Espadín
Review · · by The Editors
NETA Tobalá, Coyote, Madrecuixe, Bicuixe, Espadín
Cándido García Cruz's five-agave ensamble at 46.5%, ambition vindicated
Score: 4.5/5 agaves
- Producer: NETA
- Maestro: Candido García Cruz
- Region: San Luis Amatlan, Oaxaca
- Agave: Bicuishe, Coyote, Espadin, Madrecuishe, Tobala
- ABV: 46.5%
- Price: $70 ($$)
Verdict
Five-agave ensambles generally fail; Cándido García Cruz's version is the second argument in this batch that they don't have to. One reviewer at 4.5; we match. The tobalá's mineral clarity, the coyote's karwinskii lean, and the tepextate-free composition give this bottle a different geometry from Primitivo's five-agave – both succeed, differently. Build the comparison flight.
Cándido García Cruz builds a five-agave choir and every voice stays distinct
Tasting notes
Nose: Wild orchid with warm stone, cooked agave, faint citrus
Palate: 46.5% five-agave ensamble where tobalá, coyote, madrecuishe, bicuishe, and espadín each read legibly – an ensamble as composition, not average
Finish: Layered, mineral-floral. Very long
The bottom line
Buy. Complementary to the Primitivo five-agave