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Review · · by The Editors
Pal'alma Guerrero
Capón cupreata from Guerrero – the agave at its peak sugar
Score: 4.5/5 agaves
- Producer: Pal'alma
- Region: Guerrero
- Agave: Papalote
- ABV: 50%
- Price: $150 ($$)
Verdict
Capón is the practice of cutting the quiote before flowering, which stresses the agave into hoarding sugar. Palalma applies it to Guerrero papalote, cupreata at altitude, and the result is one of the most concentrated cupreata bottlings we've tasted. Track it against Mal Bien's cupreata work; Palalma's reads more restrained, but no less committed.
The capón process earns its tax when producers know what to do with it
Tasting notes
Nose: Wildflower honey up front. Green fig, cacao, wet stone underneath
Palate: Papalote cupreata, capón-cut to force sugar concentration, distilled at 50%. Dense and sweet in the mineral sense, with Guerrero's characteristic funk present but controlled
Finish: Long, warming, with a honey-stone tail
The bottom line
Buy. Among the best cupreata bottlings on the market
Where to buy online
We found this bottle at 2 US retailers. Prices and stock vary – click through to check.
- Total Wine – $184.99
- Astor Wines