Reviews / Rey Campero Jabalí, Tobalá, Mexicano Penca Larga
Review · · by The Editors
Rey Campero Jabalí, Tobalá, Mexicano Penca Larga
Three wild agaves at 48.3% – Vicente Sánchez Parada widening the frame
Score: 4.0/5 agaves
- Producer: Rey Campero Mezcal
- Maestro: Vicente Sánchez Parada
- Region: Candelaria Yegole, Oaxaca
- Agave: Jabali, Mexicano Penca Larga, Tobala
- ABV: 48.3%
- Price: $70 ($$)
Verdict
This is Vicente Sánchez Parada's side of the Rey Campero catalog, and it trades some of Rómulo's muscle for a more distributed ensamble. 48.3% is where jabalí starts to work; the mexicano penca larga adds the karwinskii-style upright without being its own show. Not a benchmark ensamble – but a credible one. Pick it over most of Siete Misterios' wild ensambles.
Three wild agaves without a soloist
Tasting notes
Nose: Wildflower with stone fruit, cooked agave
Palate: Layered. At 48.3%, tobalá's floral and mexicano penca larga's vegetal meeting jabalí's texture. Each agave audible; none dominant
Finish: Floral, warming – long
The bottom line
A working wild-agave ensamble – clean and honest