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Review · · by The Editors
Noble Fuego Tepeztate
Morales's tepextate at 46% – under the proof the agave asks for
Score: 3.5/5 agaves
- Producer: Noble Fuego
- Maestro: Benjamín Morales
- Region: San Dionisio Ocotepec, Oaxaca
- Agave: Tepextate
- ABV: 46%
- Price: $65 ($$)
Verdict
Tepextate wants 48%+ to fully express its floral top, and 46% reads as a commercial compromise – Morales's version is clean and serious but proof-limited. No consensus data. Our read: buy the Noble Fuego arroqueño or cuishe first; the tepextate is where the proof decision costs most.
Tepextate at 46% is the agave governed, not freed
Tasting notes
Nose: Wild flower, then damp stone, green pepper, faint citrus
Palate: 46% tepextate where the floral register reads muted – the same proof-floor story as the Heriberto García Sánchez version in the NETA catalog
Finish: Mineral, floral-at-edges. Stays long
The bottom line
A skip. Buy NETA's Aniceto García tepextate instead