Tepanal Espadin

Verdict

Espadín is rarely the bottle to reach for in Rafa García's catalog, the arroqueño and mexicano are the weight-class bottles, but his espadín earns its shelf space by arriving in the same clay-and-50% architecture as the wilder agaves. It's not a reference espadín at the Cuish or Mal Bien level, but at Tepanal's pricing it's a credible daily-sipper.

Tasting notes

Nose: Green apple, then wet clay, mineral smoke

Palate: 50% and barro distillation lift espadín out of its usual joven register, oilier texture, sharper fruit, the clay signature visible through the agave

Finish: Long, limestone, clean

The bottom line

The sensible daily Tepanal. Climb for the wild-agave bottles