Reviews / Real Minero Marteño
Review · · by The Editors
Real Minero Marteño
A rare potatorum relative at 51.09% – clay-pot marteño, solo
Score: 4.5/5 agaves
- Producer: Real Minero
- Maestro: Edgar Angeles
- Region: Santa Catarina Minas, Oaxaca
- Agave: Marteño
- ABV: 51.09%
- Price: $160 ($$)
Verdict
Marteño rarely appears as a single-agave bottling; the plant is slow and the yield is small. Real Minero's version is why it's worth the wait. At 51.09% the agave's floral-mineral signature reads without strain, and Edgar Ángeles's clay-pot discipline is everywhere in the texture. If you've worked through the Real Minero tobalás and wanted something in the same neighborhood that isn't a repeat, this is it.
Marteño is tobalá's older, quieter relative
Tasting notes
Nose: Warm honey, then orchid, wet limestone, dried herbs
Palate: Layered and floral at 51.09%, marteño presenting a rounder, stonier cousin of tobalá – same family, different accent. Clay-pot weight carries the bottle
Finish: Floral, mineral – very long
The bottom line
Buy for the rarity and the payoff
Where to buy online
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