Reviews / Rezpiral Tobasiche & San Martinero
Review · · by The Editors
Rezpiral Tobasiche & San Martinero
Simeón's karwinskii duet – 50.4% and every bit of it earned
Score: 4.5/5 agaves
- Producer: Rezpiral
- Maestro: Simeon Ramirez
- Region: San Agustín Amatengo, Oaxaca
- Agave: San Martinero, Tobaziche
- ABV: 50.4%
- Price: $70 ($$)
Verdict
Simeón Ramírez works in karwinskii territory the way Lalocura works in papalometl, he's settled enough in the family that he doesn't need showy agaves to keep a bottle interesting. This tobaziche–san martinero pairing is a specialist pour; 4.3 consensus is fair; we round up because the proof is honored and the pairing is rare done this well.
Two karwinskii agaves arguing politely at high proof
Tasting notes
Nose: Sea salt, green herb, struck flint, faint citrus zest
Palate: Karwinskii-on-karwinskii could read as one-note; at 50.4% it comes through as a chord. Tobaziche's angularity and san martinero's cleaner sweetness trading lines through a saline mid-palate
Finish: Saline, cool, very long
The bottom line
Worth tracking if karwinskii is your register