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Rezpiral Mexicano / Espadin / Tepextate

Berta Vásquez's mexicano-espadín-tepextate at 48.8%, the ensamble that resolves

Score: 5.0/5 agaves

Rezpiral Mexicano / Espadin / Tepextate bottle
  • Producer: Rezpiral
  • Maestro: Berta Vasquez
  • Region: San Baltazar Chichicapam, Oaxaca
  • Agave: Espadin, Mexicano, Tepextate
  • ABV: 48.8%
  • Price: $70 ($$)

Verdict

Consensus puts this at 4.8, and we round up. This is Berta Vásquez's ensamble at the full summit of the method – 48.8% where tepextate earns its air, mexicano anchors, espadín grounds, and her fermentation does the work the proof doesn't have to. Alongside the best Real Minero ensambles for caliber. If someone asks for one Rezpiral bottle to explain the line, it's this.

The bottle that ends the Berta-Vásquez-vs-everyone debate

Tasting notes

Nose: Orchid with warm stone, cooked agave, wildflower

Palate: Tepextate's floral reach lifting the mexicano and espadín base. Berta Vásquez's tahona-milled, cypress-fermented, double-distilled method at peak concentration; layered and aromatic at 48.8%

Finish: Floral, mineral. Very long

The bottom line

Take it when you see it. This is the Rezpiral bottle

Where to buy online

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