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Puntiagudo Jabali- Rubén López

Rubén López working jabalí at 48.3%

Score: 4.0/5 agaves

Puntiagudo Jabali- Rubén López bottle
  • Producer: Puntiagudo
  • Maestro: Rubén López
  • Region: Santa Catarina Albarradas, Oaxaca
  • Agave: Jabali
  • ABV: 48.3%
  • Price: $70 ($$)

Verdict

Jabalí under 48% whispers; at 48.3%, it speaks. Rubén López brings the plant to the threshold where the drinker gets the full jabalí character, floral, slightly oily, wild. A serious demonstration of why the proof matters on this maguey. We'd rank it next to Real Minero's jabalí work and Lalocura's.

Jabalí at 48% is the plant allowed to finish its thought

Tasting notes

Nose: Wild herb with a light soapy floral

Palate: Floral-forward with weight, 48.3% in the zone where jabalí finally commits. The low-yield wild agave shows its full character, a concentration that reads oily without feeling heavy. Rubén López's hand is patient

Finish: Floral, clean, long

The bottom line

Buy it. Jabalí at the proof it deserves

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