Reviews / Real Minero Espadin Penca Corta, Espadin Penca Larga
Review · · by The Editors
Real Minero Espadin Penca Corta, Espadin Penca Larga
Same agave, two phenotypes, one ensamble at 52.1%
Score: 4.0/5 agaves
- Producer: Real Minero
- Maestro: Edgar Angeles
- Region: Santa Catarina Minas, Oaxaca
- Agave: Espadin
- ABV: 52.1%
- Price: $70 ($)
Verdict
Two sub-varieties of espadín, one palenque, one bottling. Edgar Ángeles uses the ensamble format to show what phenotype does to the same agave, and 52.1% is the right proof to let both sides speak. This is the Real Minero bottle for people who thought they already understood espadín. Better than most producers' wild-agave single expressions.
A single-agave ensamble is almost a contradiction – this one earns the format
Tasting notes
Nose: Cooked agave with a lift of green apple, wet stone
Palate: Concentrated, the short-leaf espadín reading drier and more herbal, the long-leaf arriving rounder and fruitier. Clay pot keeps both legible
Finish: Mineral, warm – long
The bottom line
Buy if espadín is your study agave