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Rezpiral Arroqueño - Simeon Ramirez
Simeón Ramírez's arroqueño at 50.6%, machete-milled discipline
Score: 4.0/5 agaves
- Producer: Rezpiral
- Maestro: Simeon Ramirez
- Region: San Agustín Amatengo, Oaxaca
- Agave: Arroqueño
- ABV: 50.6%
- Price: $70 ($$)
Verdict
Simeón Ramírez's solo arroqueño runs hotter and leaner than his brother-collaboration ensamble – 50.6%, machete milling, and the full weight of the agave arriving as structure rather than softness. Rezpiral's single-maestro model is designed for bottles like this. Pick it over Bozal Arroqueño without thinking.
Machete-milled arroqueño at honest proof
Tasting notes
Nose: Dark earth, then cooked agave, dried fig, wild herb
Palate: Dense and warm at 50.6%, Simeón Ramírez's hand milling keeping the agave's structure intact. San Agustín Amatengo terroir is distinct – drier, more mineral than the Santa Catarina Minas register
Finish: Long, warming, wet slate
The bottom line
Buy – a specific-maestro arroqueño at honest proof