Reviews / Pluma Negra Tepextate
Review · · by The Editors
Pluma Negra Tepextate
Tepextate at 52%, structural, green, long
Score: 4.5/5 agaves
- Producer: Pluma Negra Mezcal
- Maestro: Rodolfo Hernandez
- Region: San Juan del Rio, Oaxaca
- Agave: Tepextate
- ABV: 52%
- Price: $70 ($$)
Verdict
If the Pluma Negra 48% espadín demonstrates that proof matters, the tepextate 52% demonstrates what happens when a producer commits to proof all the way through the catalog. Twenty-plus-year marmorata at 52% is the bottle tepextate collectors should be chasing. We'd pour it next to Real Minero and Pierde Almas 55% and let the room decide a favorite.
Tepextate above 50% is where the plant's patience becomes the drinker's pleasure
Tasting notes
Nose: Green melon up front. Crushed mint, wet stone, a thin smoke underneath
Palate: Cool and long, the 52% proof doing exactly what tepextate asks for. Pluma Negra lets the marmorata sing without dressing it – there's no sweetness added, no softness faked. Mineral weight from front to back
Finish: Green, cooling. Very long
The bottom line
Grab it when you find it. Tepextate at the proof the plant deserves
Where to buy online
We found this bottle at 4 US retailers. Prices and stock vary – click through to check.