Reviews / Real Minero Tobala, Marteño
Review · · by The Editors
Real Minero Tobala, Marteño
Tobalá and marteño at 52.8% – the potatorum family ensambled against itself
Score: 4.5/5 agaves
- Producer: Real Minero
- Maestro: Edgar Angeles
- Region: Santa Catarina Minas, Oaxaca
- Agave: Marteño, Tobala
- ABV: 52.8%
- Price: $70 ($$)
Verdict
Ensembling within the same genetic family is where Real Minero's thinking shows. Tobalá and marteño share ancestry but differ in how they carry honey, tobalá lighter and more floral, marteño rounder and more mineral – and at 52.8% both signatures get full air. This is the Real Minero that demonstrates why the brand is cited as a reference. Pick it over Rey Campero's Tobalá-Mexicano without hesitating.
Two potatorum cousins, one clay pot, a legible conversation
Tasting notes
Nose: Wildflower, stone fruit, wet clay, honeyed herb
Palate: Layered and floral, marteño's stonier profile giving tobalá's higher-floral a heavier frame. Both agaves are potatorum-family; the pairing makes the differences audible
Finish: Floral, mineral
The bottom line
Buy for the intra-family study, and drink it neat
Where to buy online
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