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Rezpiral Coyote - Berta Vasquez
Berta Vásquez's coyote from 15-16 year plants – Rezpiral at its peak
Score: 4.5/5 agaves
- Producer: Rezpiral
- Maestro: Berta Vasquez
- Region: San Baltazar Chichicapam, Oaxaca
- Agave: Coyote
- Price: $70 ($$)
Verdict
One voice on the consensus board, at 5.0, and our read lands at 4.5 because the proof doesn't show on the spec sheet and we hedge slightly. What's not in doubt: Berta Vásquez's method, tahona, cypress, double distillation – on 15-16 year coyote is the bottle that convinces you coyote can be its own headline agave. Alongside Real Minero Coyota and Lalocura's wild-agave work in terms of conviction.
Berta Vásquez makes coyote taste like a decision, not a curiosity
Tasting notes
Nose: Green pepper, then cooked agave, wet stone, wildflower
Palate: Layered and concentrated, Berta Vásquez's tahona-milled method extracting the coyote's full vegetal-herbal signature. 15-16 year plants reading as patience in the glass
Finish: Mineral, warming. Very long
The bottom line
Don't pass on this, this is the coyote bottle