Reviews / Rezpiral Tepextate / Tobaziche
Review · · by The Editors
Rezpiral Tepextate / Tobaziche
Berta Vásquez pairs tepextate with tobaziche at 46%, two wild agaves, honest proof
Score: 4.0/5 agaves
- Producer: Rezpiral
- Maestro: Berta Vasquez
- Region: San Baltazar Chichicapam, Oaxaca
- Agave: Tepextate, Tobaziche
- ABV: 46%
- Price: $70 ($$)
Verdict
Tepextate and tobaziche are both agaves that want proof, and Berta Vásquez's 46% works because her tahona-milled, cypress-fermented method extracts enough concentration that the ABV doesn't have to. Her stronger ensambles sit at 48%+; this one is the quieter variant. Buy it if you're building the Vásquez shelf; reach for her mexicano-espadín-tepextate first.
Two wild agaves at 46% – the method is the proof
Tasting notes
Nose: Orchid – then green herb, wet stone, wildflower
Palate: Layered, tepextate's floral reaching over tobaziche's karwinskii spine. Berta Vásquez's concentration again making low proof read legibly. No consensus on this one; our score lands at 4.0
Finish: Floral, mineral, long
The bottom line
A quieter Berta Vásquez, drink it, don't chase it
Where to buy online
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