Reviews / Rey Campero Espadin
Review · · by The Editors
Rey Campero Espadin
The Rey Campero baseline – correct, clean, competent
Score: 3.5/5 agaves
- Producer: Rey Campero Mezcal
- Maestro: Romulo Sanchez Parada, Vicente Sánchez Parada
- Region: Candelaria Yegole, Oaxaca
- Agave: Espadin
- ABV: 48%
- Price: $52 ($)
Verdict
Rey Campero's espadín is well-made and under-starred by the consensus (3.6). Fine on its own – Candelaria Yegolé production at 48%, the Sánchez family's disciplined hand, a clean Matatlán-adjacent profile without the village's commercial flattening – but better seen as a floor in a catalog with significantly higher ceilings. The jabalí and the wild-agave ensambles are where this producer's case lives.
The baseline in a range where the ceiling is exceptional
Tasting notes
Nose: Sweet cooked agave, campfire, green apple
Palate: Honest mid-weight espadín – the Sánchez family's production style present, nothing extravagant. 48% is right
Finish: Mineral
The bottom line
Reach past the espadín to the jabalí or the ensambles
Where to buy online
We found this bottle at 4 US retailers. Prices and stock vary – click through to check.
- Mission Liquor
- Astor Wines
- Hi-Time Wine Cellars – $35.99
- Caskers – $47.99